A Tardy Season: A Poem

Instructions on Social Work Organization and Dancing

By request of the General Authorities of the Church, the General Boards of the auxiliary organizations have unitedly prepared the following instructions on social work. These have been approved by the First Presidency and are now submitted to presidents of stakes, bishops of wards, and auxiliary organizations, with the request that they be adopted in the stakes and wards throughout the Church. Social Committees 1. Organization. In stakes and wards social committees composed of men and women shall be appointed by presidents of stakes and bishops of wards to take charge of all social activities. The members of these committees should be selected with a view to their particular fitness for social work, it being suggested for the consideration of the authorities in the appointment of stake and ward committees that it might be well to have the auxiliary organizations represented on such committees. These committees should act in harmony with the Priesthood and carry out their wishes. All social gatherings should be under their direct supervision. 2. Meetings and Order of Business. All committees having social work in charge shall have definite times of meetings. The following order of business for these meetings is suggested: ( a ) Prayer. (b) Roll call. (c) Reports of work previously assigned. (d) Consideration of general regulatory suggestions received. (e) Consideration of local social problems, and determination upon definite ways and means of their solution. (f) Definite assignments of members of the committee to the execution and supervision of the plans agreed upon. (g) Benediction. Priesthood Approval and Public Sentiment All decisions reached by the social committees should be approved by the presiding authorities in the stakes and wards. The cooperation of all Priesthod and auxiliary organizations, and of all other helpful sources, should be earnestly sought. The decisions should then be brought before the general public with a view to creating sentiment in their favor. It must