Mutual Work

l4& Efficiency Reports We call attention to the efficiency report of the Y. M. M. I. A. pub- lished in this number of the Era. We have received less than 50% of the reports from the stakes of Zion. The efforts made to obtain re- ports from the stake secretaries have been voided by the lack of reports sen». in from the wards, which is a great indication that the ward secretaries are not as active as they should be in their duties. These reports should be sent from the ward at the close of the last meeting of each month, in time to reach the stake secretary during the early part of the month so that he may compile them and send them to the general office no later than the 5th of the month. The action is very simple, but requires promptness. If there is nothing to report in the ward, so state to the stake secretary; and if there is nothing to report from the stake, let such a report be sent to the general office. But let it be sent in on time, both from the ward and from the stake. If the record is properly kept in the ward, it is a very simple thing to make the report, and it can be done in a few moments at the close of the last meeting of the month. Report blanks are furnished monthly to each ward through the stake superintendent or secretary and stake reports are furnished to the stake officers in ample time for reporting. "Era" and Fund During the latter part of October and during November, the canvass for the Improvement Era in all the stakes should have been made by a live officer or member. It has been done in a number of them. The task is not onerous Where the work has been properly organized. Where there is a stake that has not yet done this work, it should be immediately seen to, so that the subject may be closed. The general fund should have been collected at the opening of the season's work. If any wards or stakes have failed in this, they should be checked, and this work seen to. In this con- nection, Pima, Arizona, was the first ward in the Church to report 100%. with a membership of 97. In completing the canvass for the Era they were also first, in which they obtained 5% of the Church population paid in full, and received their cash rebate in October. We trust that the stakes that have not yet finished their work in these two items, the fund and the Era, will complete them this month. Membership We should make every effort to continue the membership of last year and add to it, so as to sustain the large numbers secured by mission- ary effort last year. From reports received the Senior classes need the greatest watchcare, and every effort should be made to get the young men into our association. A special campaign will likely be carried on, in some stakes, including special missionary work and conventions, during the month of December. Consultation with Counselors It has been suggested frequently that the assistants of the stake super- intendent often fail to get an opportunity to consider the correspond-

178 IMPROVEMENT ERA ence from the general office. The superintendency should meet with their board and every letter and instruction from the general office should be dis- cussed in such meetings, so that each officer may become conversant with the instructions therein, and also have a voice in the general policy and activities of the associations. Y. M. M. I. A. Efficiency Report, October , 1920 STAKE a. V B V u o (A w rt U 6 bo a 8.8 S u o o c ■ 55 Wt w X) C 3 £ a 3 5 to Stake & Ward Officers' Meetings at u, fc u « O (_) :" ">. < H O H Bear Lake 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 45 Benson 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 50 Big Horn 40 Bingham 5 s 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 50 Blaine 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 60 Boise 65 Box Elder 45 Cache 5 5 5 5 20 Cassia 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 60 Deseret 25 Fremont 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 Granite 5 10 5 5 10 5 10 5 55 Hyrum . s 5 s 5 10 10 5 45 Jordan 10 10 5 5 10 5 10 10 10 75 Juarez 10 5 10 10 10 10 5 10 R 10 s 5 10 5 10 10 10 5 80 Liberty 65 Logan 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 45 Maricopa 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 60 Moapa 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 60 Montpelier 10 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 60 North Weber 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 45 Ogden 5 10 10 s 10 5 10 10 65 Oneida 10 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 55 Panguitch 5 5 10 10 30 Pocatello 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 65 Portneuf 5 5 5 5 5 25 Salt Lake 5 5 5 5 „ 10 30 Sevier 10 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 5 65 Shelley 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 45 Star Valley 10 10 5 10 5 5 10 55 Summit 5 5 5 5 5 25 Taylor 5 5 5 5 5 25 Tooele 5 5 5 5 5 5 30 Uintah 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 45 Union 40 Wasatch 35 Wayne 5 5 5 5 20 Yellowstone 10 10 10 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 • 75 Young 10 5 10 5 10 5 50 All the stakes are urged to "come in" on this report for November. Do not be satisfied with the excuse, "Couldn't get the report from the wards." Get secretaries who will attend to their work. Thirty-nine stakes reported above; not even an excuse came on time from the other 42. Send a report, whether any work has been done or not. Some reports may have been sent after Nov. 19, when this record closed.