---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 20
number: 6
published: 1917-04
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, *Improvement Era* 20, no. 6 (April 1917).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2006unse
  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: improvementera2006unse
curator_note: Source verified against the Internet Archive scan and masthead (vol. XX, no. 6). Advertisements and advertising-only leaves are omitted. Scan leaves were mapped to visible printed folios before transcription; unnumbered frontispiece material is retained without invented page markers.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1917-04)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2006unse
  publication_year: 1917
  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 1917, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Improvement Era, April 1917

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## Contents

- B. H. Roberts, “Christ's Personal Appearance in the Western Hemisphere—I,” 477.
- Anthony W. Ivins, “On Villa's Trail in Mexico—V,” 500.
- Guy C. Coleman, “My Faith: A Poem,” 504.
- C. Ralph Amott, “Japanese New Year,” 505.
- H. R. Harrison, “My Mother: A Poem,” 507.
- Delbert W. Parratt, “Outlines for Scout Workers—XVIII,” 508.
- James E. Talmage, “Destiny of the American Nation,” 514.
- Elsie C. Carroll, “The Gift of Trapper's Cave: A Story,” 516.
- Grace Ingles Frost, “The Wraith: A Poem,” 522.
- Newel K. Young, “Moral Education of the Adolescent—V,” 523.
- Lou E. Cole, “Staff of My Soul: A Poem,” 526.
- Ida Stewart Peay, “Putting Mother on the Shelf: A Story,” 527.
- Phoebe Cary, “Courage: A Poem,” 535.
- Julian M. Thomas, “Civil Service: The Merit System,” 536.
- Joseph M. Tanner, “The Break with Germany; the Czar Dethroned,” 543.
- Evan Stephens, “Beloved: Chorus for Senior Boys,” 546.
- G. G. Meldrum, “A Tardy Season: A Poem,” 547.
- The General Auxiliary Boards, “Instructions on Social Work,” 548.
- James E. Talmage, “Editors' Table: “Hot Drinks are Not for the Body”,” 555.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “Mutual Work,” 559.
- Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, “Passing Events,” 564.