--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Unknown collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 27 number: 12 published: 1924-10 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: "Unknown, “Mutual Work,” *Improvement Era 27, no. 12 (October 1924)*: 1189–1194." source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera27012unse 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: improvementera27012unse start_page: 1189 end_page: 1194 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1924-10) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera27012unse publication_year: 1924 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 1924, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Mutual Work MUTUAL WORK 1189 H. Redd, and one of his counselors, told the boys stories about early days in San Juan. After breakfast on the morning of the 7th all hands returned to Jack- son's Camp where by special arrangement they went through the stamp mill while it was running, and then up to watch the miners work in the gold mines in the mountain side above it. After dinner they headed down the country for Blanding, and their enthusiastic yells in the streets announced their arrival in the early evening. The fathers, too, were enthusiastic, and fully convinced that men who send their sons on an outing instead of going with them, are making a mistake, and missing a great opportunity. — Albert R. Lyman, Blanding, Utah. A Fourteen Mile Hike to the Grandaddy Lakes It is only a few years since we first heard about the Grandaddy lakes, in the Uintah mountains. We had heard that parties made pack train trips there every summer, but could get no detailed information from anyone we knew. Late one afternoon in June, my father, brother and myself, started First View of Grandaddy Lake Basin for as near as we could get to the head of the Provo River, with our Ford bug, a region close to the Grandaddy lakes. Above Woodland we came to Pine Valley. Here we left the river and followed a good road up South Fork and towards the east. From a sheepherder we learned that this road led up over the divide and down Wolf Creek canyon. White patches of snow could be faintly seen under the black forest on the hill-sides. We traveled several miles before we could find, in the dark, a level place large enough for our beds and a fire. While eating supper we received our first information about the lakes. Two men with a lantern from a nearby sawmill, came over for a visit. They told us how to reach Savage's ranch, the starting place for the pack trains. They concluded the distance was a "darned long" seven miles. We meant to hike those seven miles on the morrow, to see those beauti- ful lakes, two miles in height. Arriving at Savage's ranch about eight a. m., we soon found it was to be harder than the fourteen mile hike we had made as boy scouts. By i '- - - P3gp We Saw the First Lily Pads on this Lake nine o'clock we were ready to start. We left the heavy view camera and took the little No. 1, special, instead. One carried the camera, the other the vasculum containing the luncheon, to be used in return to carry botanical specimens. We were indeed traveling light. Mr. Savage was still skeptical about our making it after starting so late, but we were fairly sure. Scarcely had we left camp when a large ruffed grouse rushed off the trail into the brush but immediately came back feigning broken wings, legs, etc. We could hear her brood scurrying off in the opposite direction to which she was trying to lead us. A little farther up on the dusty trail were the footprints of a half grown bear. Spruce, here, began re- placing the aspen and Cottonwood as we mounted higher, another splendid example of the short distances you have to travel upward in the mountains to pass through several life zones. About half way up we came to the first bridge that crosses the creek. It was such a pretty spot that I stopped to get a photograph, climbing over logs and large bare stretches of solid rock under tall slender spruce, we came to two small lakes. Here we could see the rim of the basin. Then it was a dash to see who would get the first view. And I shall never forget the thrill I received at the first sight of those bright, blue lakes set amidst the dark forest of Englemann Spruce. We were at an altitude of considerably over ten thousand feet, which made us short winded, but we were soon ready to make the descent into the basin. Establishing ourselves on some rocks at the edge of the largest lake, we disposed of our lunch. After an hour of resting and fighting mosquitos we were ready to explore for pictures, flowers and adventure. We next visited the lake that the forest serivce has named Island Lake. Here Lynn obtained two good photographs of the lake island, and several peaks in the distance. We had heard that there were water lilies in the basin and we were looking for them. As they req ire quiet and shallow water we looked for the smaller lakes. A few hundred yards from the first lake visited, we found another shallow lake, in the center of a very wide margin of thick springy moss. We had found, probably, the only place in our state where the lilies grow. While digging a few of the lily roots we scared out hun- dreds of salamanders along the shore. Some of them we could see with their heads shoved into the mud, thinking, if salamanders think, that they were MUTUAL WORK 1191 hidden from view. All we had to do was carefully reach down and grasp them firmly about the body and throw them out on the bank. Returning to the trail we finished gathering our flower specimens. The basin is in such a high-life zone that the variety of plant life is limited. The Engelmann Spruce is the only tree or shrub that we found. By far the most common flower was the Dogtooth Violet (Erythronium pacvi- florum) and the Marsh Marygold (Caltha rotundifolia) . There were many that have no common names and some that are not found in the Wasatch mountains. On the way back to camp we continued to gather flowers and look at trees. It was still early when we reached the ranch. We had made the fourteen mile hike in eight hours and had spent three hours exploring the lakes. Father was satisfied and Mr. Savage admitted that it was as good as his horses do. That night, after two hours of fishing, we pulled up the blankets over our tired limbs, satisfied with our accomplishment of the day. — Homer Wakefield, Asst. Scoutmaster, Troop 6, Provo, Utah. Parowan Stake Fathers and Sons' Outing — A Glorious Success One hundred twenty-five fathers and sons left Cedar City for the Duck Creek camping ground, Monday morning, July 14, to enjoy the most suc- cessful outing ever held in Parowan stake, under the direction of the Y. M. M. I. A. When all the cars were parked it gave the appearance of a small city. Many hikes were taken and numerous points visited, namely, the Ice Cave, Strawberry Point, Duck Creek, Cedar Breaks, and Navajo Lake. Baseball games furnished much entertainment for the fathers and sons. How- ever, the sons were worsted by the fathers. Each evening a campfire pro- gram was enjoyed, with singing, speeches, and games. Among them were "Personal experiences with the bear" by Alex G. Matheson; quartette sing- ing under direction of Bishop Elias M. Corry and talks by Leonard Sargent on "Beauties of Utah" and "See Utah first." The Panguitch stake people joined them the last evening — 148 strong — and furnished part of the program. The numbers given will long remain in the memories of those present. The next day two very exciting baseball games were played, one between the fathers of Panguitch and Cedar, in which Cedar won, 17-16. The other between the scouts of these two places, the score being tied, 25-25. Everyone enjoyed himself to the utmost, and many fathers formed a companionship with their boys that is not so prevalent in home life. Under the supervision of Mr. Oliver Jensen, the camp director, Supervisor Mace, and the scoutmasters, the camp was well disciplined, and good sportsman- ship prevailed throughout. At sunrise each morning an impressive flag cere- mony was held. Ideas for next year's outing are already being worked out, and it is thought to have Kanab, St. George, Panguitch, and Parowan stakes join in one big outing. Everyone present at this outing is determined not to miss it next year. — Condensed from report of /. E. Riddle, Cedar City, Utah. Boise Stake Outing At Lake Lowell, on July 16-19, the Boise stake fathers and sons heid their annual outing which was pronounced "the best yet." We quote from the M. I. A. Bulletin, published by the Boise Mutuals: "Two whole days, with the preceding evening and following morning thrown in for good measure, were consumed in fun-making between father and son." A hotly contested baseball game between fathers and sons was played in the morning of the first day in which the former won, 12-11. The afternoon was spent in swimming, fishing, boxing, horseshoe pitching and group games. "At Placing food in the Haangi — Fathers and Sons', Boise 6 o'clock came the 'haangi.' Shortly after three o'clock some 45 chickens, 34 dozen ears of corn and 70 pounds of potatoes, were placed in a rock- lined hole (the rocks previously heated) covered with clean white cloths, then burlap, and then buried under about six inches of dirt. When opened they were done to a turn. Such tender chickens were never produced before! And only once since — the day following. This event was highly appreciated, and when 'Chef Bates had instructed and led a number of boys in the Maori 'bring on the victims'-harangue and dance — 'haka' the appetites were keen." Then after appropriate flag ceremony the evening program commenced which consisted of songs, stories, instrumental numbers and stunts. The sec- ond day's program was practically similar to the first. Frank Praetor directed the activities and sports; Chas. Gambling and Chas. Borup, the evening programs; while Fred Dalton and O. M. Bates, with Frank Kloepfer's culinary artistry, provided for the inner man. M. I. A. Conferences in the California Mission A series of eight conferences have been completed in the California mission. One session of each of these conferences was conducted by either Superintendent Joseph G. Jeppson, of the California Mission Y. M. M. I. A., or President Lydia A Ekins of the California Mission Y. L. M. I. A. Ses- sions were held as follows: Arizona, April 27, San Bernardino, on May 17 Sacramento, May 24, Nevada, May 31, San Diego, June 21, Long Beach, July 12. In each case the program was outlined from the office in Los Angeles and prepared by the M. I. A. organizations represented at these meetings. The program consisted generally of reports of each organization, musical numbers furnished by the M. I. A., and talks on M. I. A. work from the local workers and also the visiting mission M. I. A. officers. At each conference, auxiliary officers and teachers' meetings were held by the mission auxiliary leaders, and instructions were given for the next six months' work, at the end of which the visits will be repeated. About twenty-eight organizations of the M. I. A. were reached in these meetings through their representatives, and most of them received a visit at which an officers and teachers' meeting was held during the week prior or succeeding these conference sessions. Each M. I. A. worked hard to prepare for these meetings. We feel that with these opportunities for instruction and effort put forth by each organization there will be a new interest and enthusiasm displayed during the next M. I. A. year, in this mission — Superintendent Joseph G. Jeppson. Mrs. Ferguson for governor is the choice of the Democrats of Texas. Her nomination is a great victory for the anti-klan element. War was declared, Sept. 7, by General Chang Tso-Lin, of Manchuria, aginst the Pekin government and Gen. Wu-Pei-Fu, the military director of the province of Chi Li. It is feared that the conflict will be long and sanguinary. Lightning flashes on Mars, or what was thought to be such flashes, were observed at the observatory on the Jungfrau in Switzerland, Aug. 24. Previous observations concerning the existence of water and atmosphere were also confirmed. Five liners arrived in New York, all battered in a hurricane which swept the Atlantic coast on Aug. 26. The Arabic had more than 50 persons injured. Captain J. Madsen, of the Danish steamer Nordfarer, was reported as lost, having been washed overboard from the bridge. The United States is invited to participate in the disarmament de- liberations of the League of Nations commission which is to be appointed by the League Assembly. The invitation is the logical outcome of the American participation in the preliminary study of the League of a conven- tion for the control of traffic in arms. The invitation was declined. The U. S. round-the-world fliers arrived in Washington, D. C, Sept. 10, after a flight of 220 miles, from New York. President Coolidge greeted them. He saw in their journey "a new record of achievement in the domain of aviation," and he recognized that it was their skill, perseverance, and courage that brought the great honor to this country. Mobilization day was observed in Salt Lake City and all over Utah, as in all the states, by an evening parade and display of military insignia, and by speeches. Thousands lined the streets, watching the various groups pass by. Very little enthusiasm was evident among the spectators, but the ocassion dem- onstrated that Utah is always ready at the call of the government. Locatelli, the Italian aviator, was rescued, Aug. 24, by the U. S. crusier Richmond in the Atlantic, after having been tossed about for eighty- two hours. Locatelli, with three companions, left Reykjavik in company with the American round-the-world fliers, to accompany them to Green- land, but owing to engine trouble he was compelled to light on the water. The Italian government promptly expressed its gratitude to the U. S. gov- ernment for the search instituted for the missing men and the rescue. Hebrew has now been made one of three official languages in Palestine, the other two being English and Arabic. The Palestine Weekly of Aug. 1 says 95 percent of the 120,000 Jews in the country now speak Hebrew in social, commercial and official intercourse, and a daily is printed in that ancient, venerable language in Jerusalem and has a circulation of between six and seven thousand. Hebrew has for two thousand years been a "dead" language. Its resurrection is but one indication of the dawning of the day of the resurrection of the Jewish nation. Warships were being hurried to Shanghai, on account of the civil war in China, and the United States, Great Britain, France and Japan on Sept. 3, advised the foreign office of the Chinese government that no naval battle must be fought in the Shanghai harbor. At the same time the diplomats 1194 IMPROVEMENT ERA assured China, that their governments were not interfering in the affairs of that country. In the first battle between the two provinces Kiangsu and Chekiang, which was fought Sept. 3, 500 were reported killed and over 1,000 wounded. Dr. Hubert Samuel Pyne passed away at Provo, Aug. 15. after a brief illness caused by pneumonia. He was born in Dereham, Norfolk, England, February -12, 1862. In 1873 the family came to Utah, set- tling in Provo. After having engaged in the drug business for nine years he entered the George Washington university, Washington, D. C, from which institution he was graduated in 1908 with an M. D. degree. In church affairs Dr. Pyne was active, and at the time of his death was a member of the bishopric of the Provo Fourth ward. Mrs. Anna Helena Anderson, at 262 South Second East Street, Salt Lake City, celebrated her 100th birthday, Sept. 8. She had many callers who congratulated her. Among these were Bishop Heber K. Aldous and his counselor, Elder Jack, and Mrs. Beatty of the 12-13 Ward Relief Society. Some of her young Swedish friends serenaded her in the evening. Mrs. Anderson was born in Jonkoping, Sweden, Sept. 8, 1824, and was baptized there, May 16, 1865. For some years she livel in Gothenburg, where she was especially interested in Relief Society work. She came to Utah in 1886. The Fifth Assembly of the League of Nations opened at Geneva Sept. 1 . The vast interest in the gathering was evidenced by the messages that were brought by delegates from all parts of the world, including the United States. From every nation came demand that something be done to secure peace. Former president Motta of Switzerland was elected president. In his speech of acceptance he said the peace of the world hinges on compulsory arbitration. The prime minister of Great Britain, Mr. Mac- Donald, and the French premier, M. Heriot, arrived at Geneva, Sept. 3, where they were greeted with great enthusiasm. Their attendance is giving immense strength to the League. The town of Bingham, Utah's famous minig camp, was threatened with destruction by fire, Aug. 17. Six families were made homeless and twelve places of business were destroyed before the fire was controlled. The damage was estimated at $100,000. Two volunteer firemen were killed and one seriously injured by a falling wall. The killed are: Tommy Price and Harold Anderson, employes of the copper company. The fire originated at about 1 :45 a. m. in the lower part of the business district, breaking out in the basement of the Bougard butcher shop, where a large electric ammonia refrigerating plant was in operation. A defective fuse is thought to have been the direct cause. Alfred Best died, Sept. 8, at his home in Salt Lake City, after an illness of only six days. He was a well known tenor soloist, and a teacher of music, of more than average talent. Mr. Best was a native of Salt Lake, born February 12, 1877, the son of Alfred and Eliza (Conk) Best. His early education was received in the Salt Lake schools, and while yet a youth he went to New York City and studied voice under Frank G. Dossert. A few years later he went to Germany, taking work under George Ferguson and Carl Mueller, his vocal talents being recognized to such a degree that Mueller, who was director of the Wagnerian festivities at Baireuth, engaged him before the American tenor entered upon a concert tour of Europe. Mr. Best is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Dean Best, and three children. Dr. Ernest Van Cott, dropped dead of heart failure Aug. 27 in Wells- ville canyon, about fifteen miles from Logan. Dr. Van Vott and his wife were returning by automobile from a fortnight's tour of Yellowstone na-