--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Iverson, Minnie collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 17 number: 6 published: 1914-04 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Minnie Iverson, "Friendship. A Poem," *Improvement Era* 17, no. 6 (April 1914): 564.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera176unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera176unse start_page: 564 end_page: 564 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1914-04) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera176unse publication_year: 1914 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1914, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Friendship. A Poem 564 IMPROVEMENT ERA lawyers in the United States, who had had an opportunity to know Mr. Clark and his work, say that if he were going to resume practice, there would be no man he would rather have for a partner." On July 15, last year, the Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post characterized Mr. Clark as "one of the ablest officers that ever served in the Department of State," and Hon. Philander C. Knox one of America's greatest lawyers who has filled with credit the offices of Attorney General of the United States, United States Senator, and Secretary of State of the United States, being asked whether he cared to make a statement for this article replied by telegram : "Had you given me the time and opportunity, I should have been glad to amplify an expression of my estimate of the character, ability and public services of Joshua Reuben Clark, Jr., by specific reference to his work under me in the Department of State. Limited as I am to a telegraphic reply, to be made at once, I am doing him but justice in saying that for natural ability, integrity, loyalty and industry, I have not, in a long professional and public experience, met his superior and rarely his equal." We must close our article here, with the hope that the people of Utah, after having read it, will have become better acquainted with one of Utah's brilliant sons, who, through his ability and industry is reflecting, in national and even international, circles, great credit and honor upon his people, his state, and his country. CHICAGO, ILL. Friendship "Instruments blending together, yield the divinest music, Out of a myriad flowers, sweetest of honey is drawn." — William Wetmore Story. Thy thought rings true, and stirs anew my feelings loyally! From mem'ry's store I name them o'er, each friendship, royally! A fragrance rare now charms the air, 'tis love's divine perfume. O blossoms pure! How fresh endure thy ever-luscious bloom! O true, believe that could I weave a token wondrous rare, Immortal dower of fadeless power to be rny constant care, Name not (in kind) the gems we find in sea or hills above, Naught could decoy, I'd choose the joy of friends my heart doth love. Where'er I go this ruddy glow encircles me with light. New gems unseal until I feel the fulness of delight! Each ministry of sympathy in fitness doth belong, When cometh pain, kind deeds sustain, and straightway I am strong! A beauteous band, so precious, grand, yet different every one. In truth I see how unity a heaven hath begun. Let freely shine each light of thine across my striving way, And greatly share my earnest prayer of gratitude today! Minnie Iverson.