Mutual Work: Committee of Control; Deseret Gymnasium; Program for Quarterly Conjoint Meetings

Mutual Work.

Committee of Control Deseret Gymnasium. The Committee of Control of the Deseret Gymnasium were appointed Wednesday, March 16, at a meeting of the General Board Y. M. M. I. A., by the First Presidency, as follows: Hyrum M. Smith, chairman, B. F. Grant, Thomas Hull, of the Y. M. M. I. A.; Willard Young, B. S. Hinckley, A. B. Christensen, of the L. D. S. University; Stephen L. Richards, J. F. Bennett, Milton Bennion, of the Sunday School Union Board; and J. M. Knight, Sylvester Q. Cannon, George R. Emery, and John M. Cannon, of the Ensign, Pioneer, Salt Lake and Granite Stake Presidencies. The order of appointment is signed by Presidents Joseph F. Smith and Anthon H. Lund, and John Henry Smith, of the Council of Twelve.

Programs for Quarterly Conjoint Meetings. A topic which the stake officers should take up immediately is the matter of providing programs suitable for the quarterly conjoint meet- ings. The M. I. A. has been given the Sunday evening of the quarterly conferences of the stakes for use in the interests of the work of the Improvement Associations. In these quarterly meetings there should be a short report given by the stake superintendents of the condition of the organizations, for the enlightenment of the public and the visiting breth- ren and sisters. These reports should be concise, short, clear and definite, as far as possible. Provisions should be made also for a program consisting of one selection from the Young Men and one from the Young Ladies, which should reflect the work and the studies taken up in the manuals of these organizations. Besides, there should be a suitable musical program, and such other exercises as will fit the occasion. In case there are no visitors, it is expected that the stake officers will appropriately occupy the remainder of the time presenting to the people such instructions and explanations as will enable them to understand more fully the object of the associations and the labors that we are endeavor- ing to perform, as well as the various divisions of our work that we are seeking to establish.