The “Era” Story Contest
Improvement Era, vol. 18, no. 5, March 1915, p. 455
Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations
EDITI >RS' TABLE 455
772 wards and independent branches, we have received contributions at the Presiding Bishop's office, from (u?> wards, and the fallowing is a list of the amounts contributed by the several Stakes ;m<l missions: Alberta $ 257.80 Nonh Weber Alpine 561.90 Ogden 437.79 Bannock 764.69 Oneida 689.37 Rear Lake 1,222.81 Panguitch 433.42 Rear River . • 377.61 Parowan 418.65 Reaver 240.70 Pioneer 289.21 Renson 530. 1 Pocatell» 630.18 Big Horn 206.56 Rigbv 325.00 Bingham 259.50 St. George 583.45 Rlackfoot 244.19 St. [ohna 189.75 Roise 135.80 St. Joseph 309.85 Roxelder 680.46 Salt Lake 990.92 Cache 853.38 San Juan 248.00 California wards 32.90 San Luis 97.90 Carbon 322.62 Sevier 626. 1 Cassia 635.91 Shelley 196.25 Cottonwood 379.41 Rnowflake 273.05 Davis 964.78 Smith Sanpete 619.43 Deseret 277.52 Star Valley 275.00 Duchesne 129.10 Summit 478.97 Emery 188.55 Taylor 750.00 Ensign 889.9" Teton 90.75 Fremont 732.76 Tooele 317.75 C.ranite 642.07 Tinta 197.80 Hyrum . , 668.94 Onion 1 067 Jordan . , 474.98 Utah 656.11 Tuab 292.18 Wasatch 131.05 Juarez 18.45 Wavnc 103.15 Kanab . . 272.63 Weber 362. 1 Liberty 586.97 Woodruff 187.02 Malad'. . . 408.21 Yellowstone 192.30 Maricopa 160.01 Young 103.35 Millard . 334.81 Northern States Mission 170.00 Moapa . 180.45 Central States 209. HI Morgan . 155.73 Eastern States , 23J .5 I
Nebo . . 644.26 Individuals 192.15 North Sanpete 621.26 We are pleased to advise you that this fund, now aggregating fhe sum of $28,411.52, has been collected without any charge to the fund whatever, not even for postage or paper. Respectfully submitted, your brethren in the gospel. Charles W. Xibi.kv. Orrin P. Miller, David A. Smith, Presiding Bishopric. Since the above was in type 75 more wards have reported, swell iug the total to approximately $32,000. A substantial proportion has been scut to President Hyrum M. Smith and balance will be remitted at regular intervals.
The "Era" Story Contest Closing January 20. resulted in the awarding of the $25 prize to Josephine Spencer whose story, "McClosky and the- ("able." will appear in the April number of the Era. There were thirteen contestants. The judges were: Nephi Anderson, editor of the Genealogical Magazine; Elizabeth Cannon Porter, a well known story writer; Attorney Hugo P.. Anderson Mary Connelly, :
editor of the Young Woman's Journal; and the associate editor of the Era. A minority rather favored "'The Gift" by Elsie