Mutual Work: Annual M. I. A. Convention Program

Mutual Work Annual M. I. A. Convention Program The annual convention of the M. I. A. will be held in Salt Lake City, June 7, 8, and 9, 1912, beginning at 10 o'clock, Friday morning, with a meeting in the Assembly Hall, at which there will be singing by the Granite Stake Y. M. and Y. L. M. I. A. After the opening remarks twenty minutes each will be occupied by two stakes. Granite and Cache for the Y. M. M. I A., and twenty minutes each, Parowan •and Salt Lake, for the Y. L. M. I. A. in telling four stories. There will be an oration by a young man of Alpine Stake, occupying fifteen minutes, subject, "Brigham Young as a Pioneer," also an oration on "The Three Pioneer Women of Utah," by a young lady of Wasatch. In the afternoon separate officers' meetings will be held. At the Young Men's meeting a five-minute talk each from a representative from Union, Box Elder, Duchesne and Kanab, will be given, setting forth briefly the article in the current volume of the Era in which they were most interested. (2) The Reading Course. Each stake should furnish to the general secretary in writing the following facts: a. Number in the stake who have read one or more of the prescribed books for 1911-12. b. Which book has been most popular? c. A representative from each of the following stakes will give a five-minute talk on how they have handled the reading course in their stakes — Yellowstone, Weber and Sevier. (3) The Manual — "The Manual — Its Place in Mutual Improvement Work" — Dr. George H. Brimhall. (4) The Fund — Its use and disbursements — Moroni Snow. How to collect the fund, from each of the following stakes: Alberta, Millard, Summit and Beaver. Questions and discussions after each topic. (5) Annual report and roll call. Music by the Y. M. M. I. A. of Salt Lake Stake. On Friday evening a reception will be held for the stake officers in the Deseret Gymnasium, at 8 p.m. On Saturday morning at 10 a.m., at Barratt Hall, "The Essentials of Good Debating" will be treated by Dr. John A. Widtsoe. (2) Athletics and Field Sports (a) Some Problems in Athletics, by Lyman R. Martineau; (b) What to Play and How to Play It— Eugene L.Roberts. (3) Music and Drama. Music in the Associations — Practical Demonstrations, Oscar A. Kirkham. Saturday afternoon will be devoted to athletics and field sports, folk-dancing and exhibitions of scout work at Wandamere. ^C Zanday morning a conjoint meeting will be held at the Tabernacle, at which will be presented (1) a suggestive preliminary program under me direction of the general board. (2) A talk on Language by Elder Junius F. Wells. The balance of the time will be occupied by members of the general boards. Extra musical numbers will be furnished by the musical directors. At 2 p.m., in the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle choir will furnish

662 IMPROVEMENT ERA the singing. There will be three ten-minute talks as follows: Spiritual Development, Primary Association, Edith Hunter; Intellectual Development, by the Y. L. M. I. A.; and Social Development, Y. M. M. I. A., B. S. Hinckley. The remainder of the time after the presentation of the officers, will be occupied by President Joseph F. Smith. In the evening, at 7:30, in the Tabernacle, a conjoint meeting will be held, at which three twenty-minute addresses will be given as follows: "The Place of the Y. M. M. I. A. in the Church, by Elder Heber J. Grant; The Place of the Y. L. M. I. A. in the Church, by one of the ladies, and The Relation of the Primary Association to the M. I. A., Ann Nebeker. There will be music between the addresses, furnished by the musical directors of the M. I. A. and Primary Associations. Rates have been secured over the railroads.