--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Allen, Oluf L. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 23 number: 11 published: 1920-09 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Allen, Oluf L., "Fireside Dreams," *Improvement Era* 23, no. 11 (September 1920): 998.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera23011unse 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: improvementera23011unse start_page: 998 end_page: 998 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1920-09) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera23011unse publication_year: 1920 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 1920, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Fireside Dreams 1002 IMPROVEMENT ERA —12 to 16 Inclusive Junior The lessons for the Junior class will consist of campfire stories, the titles of which follow 1. The Pathfinders from the Missis- 10. The Monarch of the Plains. sippi to the Pacific. 11. Life Among the Indians. 2. The Indian Woman Guide. 12.-Indian Customs and Habits. 3. The First Mission to the Indians. 13. The Story of a Song. 4. The March of the Mormon Bat- 14. Father Bundy's All-wood Wagon. talion. 15. Pulling a Handcart Across the 5. The First Pioneer Company to Plains. Cross the Plains. 16. Unwise Buffaloes and Men. 6. The Herd Boy of the Plains. 17. How the Missionaries Escaped 7. How Widow Smith Found Her Capture. Cattle. 18. The Gold Fever. 8. The Pony Express. 19. Racing with a Prairie Fire. 9. How Early Missionaries Crossed 20. The Waters of Loup Fork. the Plains. Special Activity Events Officers will have noticed in the calendar that there is a special activity event scheduled for each month. In the effi- ciency reports, stakes will receive proper credit each month if one of these is held each month in each ward during the eight months provided; hence 10% of the efficiency of the stake depends upon the carrying out of these programs. As indicated, where associations meet on Sunday evening, events that cannot be held appropriately on Sunday, such as debates, dramas, etc., should be held on a week night. The same event should be held throughout the stake on the same evening, but the December, January, February and March events may be interchanged, if thought desirable. Lists of plays, declamations, etc., will be furnished officers upon application to the General Secretary. The following are the special activity events: 1. October—Opening SociaLt 6. March—An Evening with Church 2. — November Harvest Festival. Leaders.* 3. December — Musical Festival. 7. April — A Spring Celebration. 4. January— Debate. 8. May — A Pageant. 5. February— Drama. One Suggestion for an Opening Social The Secretary, on application from the officers, will furnish suggestions on each of these headings in detail for the carrying out of these various activity events. As for example, "Opening Social," in October: Indoor Track Meet tDivide the company into groups, each with a captain and a yell- master. Furnish each person with a crepe paper badge of the color his group represents, and a program of the sports. The captain se-