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title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
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periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 28
number: 7
published: 1925-05
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: "Unknown, “Mutual Work,” *Improvement Era 28, no. 7 (May 1925)*: 701–708."
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  identifier: improvementera2807unse
start_page: 701
end_page: 708
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  publication_year: 1925
  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 1925, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
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# Mutual Work

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(^Mutual Work Superintendents and Ward Officers Please make announcement in all public meetings of the Jubilee celebra- tion in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Y. M. M. I. A., to be held in Salt Lake City, June 6-10, 1925. Committees are at work preparing to make it one of the most notable occasions in the history of our organization, as well as in the annals of the Church. We trust that as many as possible will avail themselves of the op- portunity to join in the celebration. The main features will be a religious program, business meetings, a pageant and a parade. M. I. A. in Germany Dean Dinwoodey, mission secretary, Swiss-German mission, Basel, Switzerland, March 17: "Concerted effort was begun last fall to organize Mutuals in the branches of this mission patterned after the organizations in Zion. We are meeting with great success. Last fall we issued a booklet de- tailing the purposes and organization and work of the Mutual, outlining the different activities, together with three adequate sized manuals for courses of study. In some of our organizations we have as many as five classes, includ- ing a troop of boy scouts. We are preparing manuals for the year 1925-1926 and will be glad to use the manuals in English for the preparation of the same. To that end, kindly forward us manuals of the Y. M. M. I. A. used in the different classes in 1922, '23 and '24. We have the Advanced Senior lessons which appear in the Improvement Era.' Granite Stake Merry-Go-Round On the evening of March 24 the Granite stake M. I. A. conducted a merry-go-round in which all the wards of the stake participated. Each ward had a different act and each act was seen in each of the wards. Many thou- sands of people, assembled in the nine wards of the stake, were delighted with the splendid presentation which consisted of the following program: Emerson, "Over the Garden Wall;" Forest Dale, "Fine Feathers;" Hawthorne, "The Wild Rose;" Highland Park, "The Four Musketeers;" Nibley Park, "Baby Blues;" Parleys, "Seven Stages of Life;" Richards, "Spring;" Sugar House, "The Spirit of Mutual;" Wasatch, "Memories of India." The stage display, the music from the various orchestras and musicians, the acting, dancing, costuming, delighted all who witnessed it. Richards ward won the prize. Summer and Jubilee Instructions At the semi-annual meeting of the Y. M. M. I. A. officers, held on Monday morning, April 6, at 8:30, there was a fairly good attendance. A male chorus, after prayer by Parley P. Black of the Lost River stake, sang, "Till the Victory's Won." by B. Cecil Gates. General Superintendent George Albert Smith presided. He pointed out that our Church and organization is among the leaders of the world in many community activities. He urged that our position be maintained, and counseled the parents to make a closer com- panionship and association with their children. Executive Director Oscar A. Kirkham discussed the contest work for the June Jubilee, outlines of which ap-

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702 IMPROVEMENT ERA peared in the April number of the Era. He suggested that fathers and sons' outings be planned now, in order that this activity may be made a complete success in all the stakes. He also discussed the relationship of the Boy Scout movement to the Y. M. M. I. A., and made it plain that the teaching of religious instruction should be given by scoutmasters so that the purpose of scouting in our organizations may not be misdirected. He also stated that paid experts must be employed to direct the scouts in the various councils. Elder Thomas Hull of the General Board stated that the primary object of the M. I. A. work. is to implant a testimony of the gospel in the hearts of its members. Some activities, while temporal, must yet be founded on faith, for the basis and intent of our work is spiritual and the activities are only a means to an end. Elder Junius F. Wells spoke on the preparation for the parade June 10, and Elder Edward H. Anderson urged extensive advertising of the Jubilee celebrations through the various stakes of the Church, including notices in meetings and in the local press. A general discussion of problems of the Y. M. M. I. A. was conducted. The benediction was pronounced by President Edward J. Wood, of the Alberta stake. M Men, Oakland Y. M. M. I. A., California This picture represents the M 'Men of the Oakland branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This class has recently been organized ;and are taking hold of the program of work as outlined with great enthusiasm. The young men are shown here signing the constitution as charter members. They all enjoy the spirit of the gospel and one may expect to hear many praise worthy things in the near future from this class of young men. — Oakland Y. M. M. I. A., G, Marion Gates. Recreation Leadership Institutes Commencing with the week of Jan. 26, a series of institutes in Recre- ation Leadership, under direction of the General Boards of M. I. A., were

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MUTUAL WORK 705 conducted for the stakes in and adjacent to Salt Lake, Ogden, Logan and Provo. The opening session was held in Ogden on Mon. evening, Jan. 26, and met thereafter each Mon. evening until Mar. 2. In Logan the sessions were held on Fri. evening, in Salt Lake on Thurs. evening. In Provo, American Fork, Spanish Fork and Payson on Wednesdays and Saturdays. More than 2,500 M. I. A. leaders attended these institutes. Oscar A. Kirk- ham, executive director of the Y. M. M. I. A., had charge of the Institutes. Elder Melvin J. Ballard, of the General Superintendency, Ephraim E. Erick- son, and Claude C. Cornwall, of the General Board of M. I. A., Miss Ann Nebeker of the General Board of Primary, W. O. Robinson, Special Field worker of the M. I. A., Miss Wilma Jeppson, of the Brigham Young University, and Miss Marjorie Gowans of the Deseret Gymnasium, took charge of the department sessions. Each evening the group met in general session for the first hour, where problems of supervision and items of general interest were presented. Then the group divided into four sections: Child, Adolescence, Adult, and Com- munity; and there studied recreational needs and interests for these various age groups. The third period was devoted to special programs with helpful suggestions given by demonstration from the various stakes. At the con- clusion of the course a mimeographed booklet was presented to each en- rolled member, containing a complete summary of all material and sugges- tions presented during the course. Advanced Senior Class, Wandamere, Grant Stake This class has done well during the past season in helping to make the association a success. The population of the ward is 750. The class has an average attendance of thirty-two — the best record of any class of its kind in the stake. The picture shows the class with the following persons in the front row reading from left to right: A. T. Shurtleff, bishop; James Jack, second counselor. These are not members of the class, however, but have supported the work in many ways. John Laxman, president of the Y. M. M. I. A.; and Neve Fox; Louise DeJong, Dora Midgley, Emma Max- well, presidency of the Y. L. M. I. A. ; Savella H. Strong, teacher of the class; M. Boutista, a Lamanite brother who has recently filled 'a mission in Old Mexico; Barnard Medaline, a Jewish brother who has been a member of our Church only about four months. Besides the people named, the class

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Mutual work 705 consists of the officers of the Relief Society, the Sunday School, the elders' quorum and other leading officers of the ward, all of whom are enrolled ind in regular attendance. Many others are good, loyal members whose names space will not permit mentioning. However, it will readily be seen that the success of the class is due to the unity and faithfulness of the members of the ward in general who are anxiously engaged in the good cause and do many things of their own free will and bring to pass much righteousness. Wishing the Era sucess in its splendid work, very respectfully. — Savella H. Strong, class leader. Y. M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, March, 1925 STAKES 12 £15 J- g Ss CO S o m a, a feS ■a .£ 81 S3 £3 << .2 -a £ 5S OJ GO < 11 ■a" S 87 112 49 91 17 91 23 14 131 90 60 48 16 102 165 50 123 83 116 95 154 53 28 188 102 36 34 9 104 135 21 22 42 10 82 42 127 146 35 20 "67 ~37 85 40 124 45 96 93 39 14 60 10 73 14 63 22 28 6 16 177 61 43 62 69 18 58 5 42 2 19 22 16 2 § Bear River Benson Box Elder Cache Carbon Cottonwood . Deseret Duchesne Emery Granite Grant Hyrum Jordan Juab Kanab Liberty Millard Morgan Mount Ogden Nebo North Davis North Sanpete North Weber Ogden Oquirrh Palmyra Parowan Pioneer St. George ... Salt Lake San Juan Sevier South Davis . South Sonpete South Sevier Tintic Utah Weber Bear Lake ... Bingham Blackfoot Burley Cassia Curlew 476 758 786 520 360 681 435 300 494 911 1047 500 793 343 210 1326 570 198 519 480 451 730 713 792 420 493 463 777 654 1063 173 353 503 440 285 254 1100 655 363 530 514 315 169 124 91 124 111 94 44 110 96 71 52 97 129 75 67 40 59 127 53 62 69 42 63 81 128 97 55 64 82 128 138 37 51 80 57 51 38 131 77 58 103 88 76 42 22 199 140 301 55 108 80 254 93 58 100 266 169 141 74 69 280 98 118 133 79 99 147 147 209 61 167 77 172 153 58 84 106 72 89 99 164 124 76 169 169 130 67 43 160 204 184 159 54 240 129 63 137 238 108 166 236 99 40 359 79 44 185 69 151 166 220 235 90 111 177 157 187 69 104 149 169 53 46 299 171 110 90 119 95 26 30 21 115 36 28 95 1 1 1 124 252 301 276 89 242 138 86 172 250 394 201 314 172 11 2H 35 17 39 116 89 414 127 96 44 44 82 82 154 21 12 23 29 19 82 119 164 292 270 306 170 100 190 198 320 83 139 366 181 72 147 430 192 133 130 127 131 54 35 595 835 933 584 323 672 700 334 419 780 1008 611 758 329 257 1352 357 331 598 344 495 725 765 847 420 486 608 737 295 268 390 724 508 284 330 1024 646 377 "53 7 513 442 231 130 62 87 98 73 89 138 70 20 30 29 81 33 72 180 56 70 42 36 84 80 113 63 67 114 73 59 30 39 32 50 103 165 33 42 52 78 58 65 31 40 45 40 55 44 91 73 74 141 42 24 38 88 63 30 78 105 110 65 24 40 32 52 67 59 34 9 38 43 25 32 107 106 60 37 46 46 64 115 58 85 62 62 30 41 15 16 100 139 207 110 55 179 109 60 134 170 269 140 48 60 302 44 78 73 89 105 175 224 106 69 125 131 190 42 108 143 101 48 71 328 106 68 84 81 62 32 22 336 471 542 291 151 424 511 250 314 549 651 437 381 170 170 860 155 251 362 187 226 328 466 585 227 299 343 483 554 159 262 356 229 163 144 718 307 222 350 287 230 144 69

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704 IMPROVEMENT ERA STAKES *3 a a Ms •a 1 1 ■3 N B E . 1 il si ■Si li .3 a is 02 3 o •a a a 6 g si 3! a I S £ 3 0 E-i 8 3 «S a a s3 .2 £ i § 02 ■a g ■a S << 1 .2 1 li << a 3 I. O 0 & 3 0 Franklin 42u n 11 96 141 154 270 661 65 59 75 137 336 Fremont 607 13 13 122 244 261 139 157 922 85 107 173 78 88 531 169 120 S 4 8 3 59 26 94 40 45 46 44 42 242 154 36 14 54 17 28 12 20 20 138 Lost River - — 63 Malad 329 223 8 8 8 8 78 64 85 93 93 71 11 136 78 329 317 49 52 73 39 75 40 2 102 43 ?qo Minidoka 176 Montpelier 345 12 12 85 129 103 19 141 477 64 53 45 7 105 274 Oneida 354 11 9 74 95 68 19 100 356 53 48 36 10 70 217 Pocatello _ 473 10 10 106 93 118 37 127 418 79 55 74 26 91 325 Portneuf 181 11 6 46 55 41 28 58 228 35 39 22 20 34 150 Raft River .... 160 8 4 26 34 24 26 110 16 12 10 9 47 535 335 13 9 13 9 130 68 136 107, 144 83 14 35 188 87 612 375 78 55 71 69 84 55 7.9 74 37 307 Shelley 745 300 194 8 7 7 4 45 26 85 56 42 47 5 62 47 239 176 36 17 56 37 30 23 4 58 35 184 Twin Falls __ 112 Yellowstone 336 10 9 57 125 90 15 79 366 49 72 53 10 50 234 Alberta 352 340 11 7 11 6 86 39 136 102 157 117 32 54 169 94 580 406 70 34 102 70 120 70 24 32 136 76 45? Big Horn 282 120 234 5 9 5 8 27 58 63 75 30 66 26 35 37 56 185 290 22 40 28 52 16 34 23 20 28 35 1 17 Lethbridge ._. 181 Maricopa 361 8 8 66 132 88 36 113 435 56 75 48 20 65 264 Los Angeles . 400 16 16 115 165 250 190 720 105 149 220 165 639 St. Joseph — . 516 16 9 83 115 125 185 508 58 57 60 106 281 Star Valley _... 352 11 11 89 63 98 27 117 394 73 43 84 18 92 310 321 194 435 6 7 8 6 7 8 68 52 78 94 50 139 97 85 123 58 24 13 111 45 139 428 257 492 54 39 63 62 35 117 63 60 76 27 15 13 78 36 106 784 185 Woodruff 375 85 4 3 22 178 32 278 41 197 39 176 134 892 15 140 10 177 17 136 24 112 66 Calif. Mission 707|30|21 565 N. W. States |16|15 81 130 44 16 20 291 77 73 38 12 14 214 Y. M. M. I. A. Efficiency Report, March, 1925 STAKES ■2 a 3s 3 0 ■0 fa CO S >>S3 So e U 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 9 10 10 8 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 0 6 7 9 8 5 7 10 6 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 4 9 10 10 9 8 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 I S.9 Bear River . Benson Box Elder . Cache Carbon Cottonwood Deseret Duchesne _ Emery Granite Grant Hyrum Jordan Juab Kanab Liberty 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 6 6 6 6 5 6 10 10 10 10 6 10 5 5 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 7 10 10 10 8 10 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 10 10 10 4 8 10 10 6 3 5 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 94 9 91 10 91 10 96 10 82 9 90 9 ■j 4 8 83 8 76 10 90 10 96 10 100 8 76 9 90 10 98 10 96

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706 IMPROVEMENT ERA 11 STAKES O. 1 S •a 1 a 5 -.3 s 0 § s I q 53 i •o s 31? >>S3 If 1 EH s 1 es 8 OS So © is 5= Millard 6 5 10 9 7 10 10 9 10 10 86 Morgan ... . . 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 98 Mount Ogdcn _ 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 96 Nebo 10 5 4 4 3 6 1 3 6 6 48 North Davis .... 10 5 9 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 91 North Sanpete.. 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 93 North Weber __ 10 6 8 7 5 8 7 10 10 8 79 Ogden 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Oquirrh .. . 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 95 Palmyra 10 7 10 10 9 10 9 6 9 8 88 Parowan 10 6 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 89 Pioneer . 8 10 6 7 8 10 10 6 7 5 8 10 7 9 7 9 8 9 8 8 77 St. George 83 Salt Lake 9 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 95 San Juan 10 6 8 10 5 3 10 7 10 3 82 Sevier 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 97 South Davis .... 100 South Sanpete 10 4 10 7 10 10 10 7 10 9 87 South Sevier _ 10 6 8 8 6 8 8 9 9 8 80 Tintic 10 4 8 10 8 10 10 10 7 9 86 Utah 9 10 ' 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 98 Weber ' 10 5 "10 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 92 Bear Lake 10 6 7 7 3 8 7 7 8 9 72 Bingham 10 7 10 9 9 10 10 10 8 10 93 Blackfoot 10 6 10 5 7 10 10 10 10 10 88 Burley 10 6 8 7 7 10 10 9 9 10 ?6 Cassia 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 9 93 Curlew 10 5 5 5 4 4 5 2 2 2 45 Franklin 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 95 Fremont 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 97 Idaho 10 10 6 6 7 7 10 7 8 7 9 5 9 7 10 7 8 5 8 7 85 Lost River 68 Malad 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Minidoka 10 6 8 5 9 10 9 10 9 6 82 Montpelier 10 6 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 92 Oneida . 10 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 8 10 8 10 9 10 8 10 86 Pocatello ... . ._ 100 Portneuf 10 10 7 4 2 8 6 7 10 7 71 Raft River ____ 7 5 2 10 7 10 3 10 54 Rigby 10 5 10 9 To 10 10 9 10 8 91 Shelley 10 6 10 8 8 10 10 10 9 9 93 Teton 8 10 9 2 3 9 10 7 10 10 78 Twin Falls . 9 6 7 5 5 7 9 8 10 7 72 Yellowstone 10 6 9 7 8 10 8 7 8 7 80 Alberta 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Big Horn 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 90 Juarez 10 10 10 7 10 9 4 10 2 10 10 10 4 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 78 Lethbridge 96 Maricopa 10 6 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 95 Los Angeles 10 10 8 ' 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 98 St. Joseph 10 6 7 8 .... 10 8 8 7 8 72 Star Valley 10 10 10 10 .10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Taylor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Union 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Woodruff 10 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Young . 10 5 8 4 8 6 6 7 6 60 Calif Mission _ 1 10 1 10 9 3 3 9 9 6 3 8 70 N. W. States .. 1 1° 10 9 1 1 10 7 7 .... 8 65

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Talifer, a Chinese city of 50,000 population was destroyed by earth- quake, on March 19. The extra session of the U. S. Senate, which commenced on March 4, adjourned March 18, after having confirmed most of the nominations made by President Coolidge. Marquis Curzon died, March 20, 1925. He collapsed on March 5 at Cambridge, while dressing to attend a public dinner. Four days later he underwent a serious operation, from the effects of which he did not recover. Governor Geo. H. Dern vetoed the bill, passed by the Utah legislature, permitting the use of schoolhouses for religious purposes, half an hour after the school hours, on the ground that the constitution of the state prohibits the use of schoolhouses for religious purposes at any time. The first German presidential election, March 29, resulted in no election. Jarres had 10,400,000 votes, but the other six candidates had all in all 17,393,000. The successful candidate must have a majority over all. Ludendorff had only 337,000 votes, being the lowest on the list. "Birth Control" was recommended by a meeting of physicians in New York, March 29, and a resolution was passed to that effect. A telegram on the subject was sent to President Coolidge by Mrs. Margaret Sanger, urging him to help the cause along by forming a "federal birth rate commission." A Hebrew university was dedicated, April 1, in Jerusalem by the Earl of Balfour in the presence, of 7,000 persons. Representatives of educational institutions from all over the world were present. The university stands on Mt. Scopus, at an altitude of 3,000 feet above the surrounding valleys. The amphitheater overlooks the Mount of Olives with its many graves. Mrs. Augusta Braddock Clayton, a pioneer of 1848, died February 13, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rose R. Jackson, in Oakland, Cal., of ailments due to old age. She was the widow of William Clayton, and came across the plains, when a girl of 15, in one of the handcart companies of 1848. She was born in Bedfordshire, England, November 24, 1833. Mrs. Ellen Fenn Savage, widow of the late C. R. Savage of Salt Lake died at Santa Monica, Calif., according to advices received by her sister, Mrs. Victoria Thurman of Salt Lake. Mrs. Savage was born in England, Nov. 14, 1843, migrated to Salt Lake City, Sept. 19, 1854, she moved to the present site of Provo the year following, residing there the major part of her life. Senator Reed Smoot suffered a general breakdown on March 13 at his office in Washington, and was recommended a two weeks' complete rest in bed. The attack which Senator Smoot suffered at his office, the doctors, one of them Dr. G. Gill Richards, of Salt Lake, said was merely a symptom of his general run-down condition. Senator Smoot attended the General Conference of the Church, April 4-7, and appeared in good health. Funeral services for Joshua H. Kimball, son of the late Heber C. and Sarah Ann Whitney Kimball, who died in California, April 6, were held in Los Angeles April 8. Interment was in Inglewood cemetery. He was born in Salt Lake City in 1864. Two years ago he went to California for his health. He is survived by his widow and six children. Hugh M. Kim- ball, a son, is on his way home from Germany, where he has been on a mission.

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708 IMPROVEMENT ERA John Brown, an early settler, now 93 years of age, died at the family home in Salt Lake City, April 10, 1925. He was born in Limsfield, Surrey, England, 20 miles north of London. When 19 he went to London and joined the Church in Oct. 15, 1851, being baptized at Pentonville Baths. With his family he sailed for America, June 4, 1863, arriving in Salt Lake in October of the same year after a most arduous journey across the plains. He helped to construct the Gardo House and the Salt Lake temple. Richard Phillips Morn's passed away, April 2, at the Glendale sani- tarium in Los Angeles. He was born in Salt Lake City, December 23, 1855, the son of Richard Vaughan and Hannah Phillips Morris, one of the Welsh families who came to Utah from the old country in 1855. Mr. Morris was elected city councilman from the Third precinct for two terms. For three successive terms, he was chosen city treasurer, and in 1904 he was elected mayor of Salt Lake for one term. In the city election of 1912 Mr. Morris was chosen for city commissioner. Samuel E. Woolley died, Friday, April 3, 1925, at the L. D. S. hos- pital of complications arising from heart trouble. He was for 26 years president of the Hawaiian mission, where he managed the sugar plantation and other interests of the Church. He was born in Salt Lake, October 22, 1859, the son of S. W. and Maria A. Woolley. He had been active since his youth in church affairs and had spent many years as a missionary. He was one of the leaders in the movement for the construction of the Hawaiian temple. He had made his home in Salt Lake the past three years. The nomination of Charles R. Warren for attorney general was rejected by the U. S. Senate, for the second time, by a vote of 46 to 39. At the first roll call the nomination failed on a tie vote and the temporary absence of the vice president. The opponents of Mr. Warren claim that his in- timate connection with big corporations disqualifies him for the office. But the real issue seems to have been whether the senate has the constitutional right to prevent the president from selecting his own advisers. However, President Coolidge, March 17, nominated John G. Sargent of Vermont, attorney general, and the nomination was promptly confirmed, and thus ended the controversy. President Rey L. Pratt of the Mexican mission was set apart as a mem- ber of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies by President A. W. Ivins on April 7, 1925. He was chosen a member of the first council following the death of President Seymour B. Young, Dec. 15, 1924. He was first or- dained a seventy by President Rulon S. Wells of the first council, at Juarez, Mexico, Sept. 23, 1911 and on that same day was set apart as president of the ninety-ninth quorum of seventies. President B. H. Roberts, of the Eastern States Mission, senior president in the first council, automatically succeeded President Young as president of the council, Dec. 15, 1924. He was first set apart a member of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies by President Lorenzo Snow in October, 1888. The cornerstone for the Mormon Battalion monument was laid, April 7, on the southeastern part of Capitol grounds. On account of the inclement weather, the greater part of the program was carried out in the rotunda. Hundreds of people were present. The Rev. John Carver of Ogden offered the invocation. B. H. Roberts, chairman of the commission, delivered the opening address. Mrs. May Belle T. Davis, secretary, related the history of the movement for the monument. Mayor Clarence C. Neslen gave a descrip- tion of Battalion relics. Mrs. Mary J. Clawson presented Governor Dern with a silver trowel, and President Heber J. Grant was introduced as the successor of Brigham Young, who called the Battalion into being. Governor Dern laid the cornerstone and President Grant offered the dedicatory prayer.