--- 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: 24 number: 3 published: 1921-01 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Mutual Work," *Improvement Era* 24, no. 3 (January 1921): 270–272.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2403unse 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: improvementera2403unse start_page: 270 end_page: 272 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1921-01) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2403unse publication_year: 1921 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 1921, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Mutual Work : Program Y. M. M. I. A. Tobacco Campaign The Correlation Committee of the Church have provided for general meetings throughout the Church to be held on Sunday, January 23, as a protest against the use and sale of tobacco. Items for subjects are entered in Pamphlet No. 8. The Young Men's and Young Ladies' organizations will meet on Sunday evening, 16th, where they meet on Sundays, or on Tuesday evening, December 18, in their regular meetings, and devote the whole evening to the carrying out of the anti-tobacco program. After the opening exercises, to be held jointly, the members will separate into two divisions, the young ladies carrying out their particular program on the subject allotted to them, and the young men carrying out the program prepared for them as follows: All departments will remain together for the entire discussion. The following program will be presented to the young men: I. Discussion of Law-enforcement with reference to tobacco, by: a. Presentation and explanation of the present anti-tobacco law. (Source, pamphlet No. 8, Social Advisory Com.) The pamphlet may be obtained from the stake social committees. b,. Methods of assisting in law enforcement: 1. By reporting violations of the law to police officers or members of the Social Committee. 2. By helping to prosecute violators of the law by acting as complaining witnesses, etc. 3. By helping to create a public sentiment in favor of rigid law-enforcement. II. Discussion of the scientific evidence against the use of tobacco. The following approved sources of information are submitted 1. Pamphlet No. 8, Social Advisory Committee. 2. Tobacco and Human Efficiency, Dr. Fred J. Pack. 3. Dr. Pack's Article in January, 1921, Improvement Era, "The Tobacco Crusade." 4. Series of Articles in Saturday Evening News. Wherever possible, juvenile judges, probation officers, police officers, sheriffs, lawyers, ex-service men, who do not use tobacco, should be asked to discuss the topic, "Law Enforcement;" and physicians who do not use tobacco should be asked to discuss the scientific aspects of the subject. Speakers and officers should notice that the case against tobacco is sufficiently strong to need no exaggerated or over-emphasized statements. The plain truth is all that is necessary. Teacher-Training All Y. M. M. I. A. teachers and officers are urged to attend the weekly teacher-training class in their respective wards. The new book Fundamental Problems in Teaching Religion, paper 50c, is now ready. It strikes the right key, and makes teaching a pleasure. Not a teacher or parent should let the month pass without reading it. Then study it, and put its precepts into practice. After the problems are absorbed, teaching becomes easy, and family government a delight. MUTUAL WORK 271 Y. M. M. I. A. Efficiency Report for November, 1920 . 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II) STAKE -aft 2riS S3 < H a* £ C «C>2 j: u *> to «5! H Twin Falls 10 65 Yellowstone 5 10 75 Arizona Maricopa 5 10 70 St. Joseph 8 Wd 10 55 Wyoming Big Horn 5 10 70 Star Valley 10 55 Woodruff 5 5 45 Colorado Young 10 50 Taylor (Canada) 55 Moapa (Nev.) ... 60 Union (Ore.) 55 Notice how many responded to a genuine report for November. Thank you. What have the delinquents to say? Why not wake up the secretaries of the wards and stakes, and let us have a complete report for December, by January 5? Stake officers are responsible for the stake report, make ward officers responsible, so that we may hear from every stake in the Church for December. You can do it, with just a little determination. Put it to work, and thanks in advance. Nebo stands in front with the greatest number of points, this month. Arco Again to the Front Last year, Arco in the Lost River stake made a remarkable showing in subscriptions for the Improvement Era. They are coming again to the front for vulmne 24. Ir a letter dated November 8, Parley P. Black, our agent in that ward, senr in 10 subscriptions, enclosing $20, and said: "We have the Era in 67 homes and expect to get it in every home by December 1, 1920." We certain!} congratulate the agent and point to the fact that subscribers, once receiving the Era and reading it, remain with us, doubtless from the fact that the interest and instruction in the Era is worth the money." Preston, Nevada, Shows Good Work Mr. Jesse H. Draper, writing from Ogden, Utah, encloses an efficiency report of the Preston ward, Nevada, North Weber stake, which shows that 20% of the ward are memmbers of the Mutual Improvement Association; that in class work, special activity work, slogan, fund, participation in programs, and ward officers and teachers' meetings, the ward stands 10; in Scout work, 5; and the Era is subscribed for in every home in the ward but four. The ward is located some 365 miles from Ogden and the Church population is 115. The ward was the first in the North Weber stake to pay its complete fund. The ward is visited only once a year by the officers of the stake. Orthelo C. Bradley is the president, and in a letter sent to Supt. Jesse H. Draper, dated Dec. 1, he said that the ward had held an enjoyable harvest festival, in which they had carried out completely, the program outlined in the special activity pamphlet.