Mutual Work

(^Mutual Work The Most Complete of All The Playground, a monthly magazine published by the Playground and Recreation Association of America, contains the following complimentary notice of the M. I. A. Recreation Bulletin No. 5, in their October issue, 1925. "Recreation Bulletin, No. 5, Mutual Improvement Association, Published by General Boards of M. I. A., Salt Lake City. Utah. "For the benefit of their recreation committees and leaders, the General Boards of the M. I. A. of the 'Mormon' Church have compiled in a booklet of 156 pages all the previously issued bulletins on recreation together with some new material. There are suggested activities for all phases of the recreation program — physical, social, dramatic, musical, linguistic and others, and suggestions for leadership, home recrea- tion, and for general features. "This reference book represents one of the most complete and practical com- pilations which any recreation group has yet issued." Mr. C. H. English, Supervisor of Bureau of Recreation, Board of Education of the city of Chicago, in writing to Executive Director, Oscar A. Kirkham, states that he had a very interesting conference with L. H. Weir of the Playground and Recreation Association of America, and Mr. Weir spoke especially well of the M. I. A. Bulletin No. 5, recently published on recreation. He stated that it was "the best thing" he had seen. Motion Pictures The following pictures have been previewed and found acceptable by the Committee. The Bandit's Baby, 5 reels, Fred Thompson; The Keeper of the Bees, by Gene Stratton Porter,! 7 reels, Robert Fraser, Gene Stratton, Alyee Mills, Clara Bow, Joseph S. Wichard, Martha Mattox; Druscilla With a Million, 8 reels, Mary Car, Priscilla Bonnie, Keneth Harland; Jimmie's Millions, 8 reels, Richard Talmage; Lady Robin- hood, 6 reels, Evelyn Brent; White Fang, 6 reels, Strong Heart; Ridden Conutt, 5 reels; Let's Go, 6 reels, Richard Talmage. Real stunts by himself. The Danger Lin''. 6 reels, Madam Tsura Aoki and Sessue Hayakawya. A Japanese love and war drama. Women Men Marry, 6 reels, Florence Dixon; Youth and Adventures, 6 reels, Richard Talmage; That Devil Guemado, 5 reels, Richard Talmage; The Mysterious Stranger, 5 reels, Richard Talmage; Blood Hound, 5 reels, Bob Custer; Stream of Life, 6 reels, Nettie Davenport, Frank Wilson, M. J. Gross. Utah Scout Conference At the Older Scout Conference of Utah, held in Salt Lake City, October 22-23-24, 1925, the following conference slogan and resolutions were passed at the closing session; every scout pledged to do his best: Slogan: "Carry On." Resolutions: We, the older scouts of Utah, believe that we can best help ourselves by helping others in: (a) The Church — By greater loyalty and a higher standard of morality. (b) The Home — The greatest factor in developing character and leadership. By creating home atmosphere through love, cheerfulness and obedience. (c) The School — Through an "A" record in application and conduct.

MUTUAL WORK 207 (d) The Community — • By the development of civic pride, by cooperation with town movements. (e) Scouting — ■ By returning service to the movement through personal contact. It is the belief of the older scouts that no one of these above resolutions can be complete without one good turn daily. Life Memberships The general officers of the Y. M. M. I. A. are grateful for the response that has come to the roll of life memberships this season. Neola ward of the Roosevelt stake is among the wards that have recently made good showing in this department. Thanks. The General Board expect at least one life membership from each ward each year. The response each year so far has been gratifying. Summit stake came in with a fine showing also. Los Angeles Fathers and Sons Superintendent Charles N. Norberg informs us that the Los Angeles stake had a wonderful spirit and attendance at the Fathers and Sons' Outing this summer. It was held sixty-five miles from Los Angeles at Glen's Ranch. There were three hundred and five in attendance. V. M. Jones, J. A. Rasmusson. Edwin M. LeBaron and Basil T. Kerr are the brethren most responsible for the success of the outing. The photo-was taken by Wm. L. Skidmore. The Los Angeles stake never does things by halves and the Fathers and Sons' Outing in 1925 is a living witness. Hawaiian Jubilee Conference We have just held one of the most successful M. I. A. Conferences in the history of the mission, and indeed feel that the Jubilee Year Celebra- tions and contest work are real stepping stones in the mission's records. Because of great distances, and lack of facilities, we were unable to have a general M. I. A. Conference, separate from the General Conference. Our contest work was naturally the biggest part of the celebration, and we received much assistance from the Hand Book. Rules and regulations regarding entries in the events were mailed last January to the seven conferences, where Mutual work is organized. Each conference president outlined the preliminary con- test in his own districts. Most of the entrants in the male quartette and public speaking were members of the M Men's organizations, but because

208 IMPROVEMENT ERA some of the M. I. A-'s are not completely organized with "M" Men, we were unable to require that all entrants in these events be members of the club. Each conference was allowed but one entrant in each event. The work was held the Saturday night of conference, April 25, and we were granted the privilege by President Neff of opening the new social hall at Kalihi, Hono- lulu. The judges of the contest were non-members of the Church, which proved a very satisfactory arrangement. A crowd of 1,500 was assembled as 7:00 o'clock in the hall, and on the plasterer's scaffolds outside. The events were public speaking, seven minutes, story telling, seven minutes, solo, male quartette, female quartette, mixed quartette, steel guitar, and parent's class chorus. Each of the musical numbers was limited to one verse and two choruses. The speaking events were in both English and Hawaiian, and most of the music was Hawaiian. Individual winners were not announced, but each winner was given a certain number of points; for example, there were six entrants in public speaking. First place was given six points, second, five; third, four, etc. The Laie conference where the temple and Church plantation are located was the winner, and was presented with a green and gold banner, on which were inscribed the words; "L. D. S. Hawaiian Mission M. I. A. Contest, 1925." This was presented to them at the party and dance given by the general board on Monday, April 27. We feel that this is but a beginning in our contest work, and expect to begin our next year's activities early in the fall. — G. Elroy Nelson, President Mission Mutuals. Uintah Stake Fathers and Sons The fathers and sons of Uintah stake held their outing last summer in Trout Creek Park. They had a glorious time. Congressman Don B. Colton, and President Wallace Calder, of Vernal, took active part with the youngsters in the games. The picture to the right shows them in action. The photo to the left shows Sidney Lewis, 78, the oldest, and Newell Remington, the youngest who took part. There were 87 people in the company, and the outing lasted three days. R. Remington had charge for the Recreation Committee.

Mutual work 269" Y. M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, October, 1925 ■2 "2 -a •3 tc is _ P 0 "S S ■ S a Jl a ° O STAKES •a =3 "3 ° 0 a s , p si sj P .2 2 1 E ^ 0 e fee 3 0 «< CO "O s i ■_ 13 1 s 11 S 1 3 g 3 0 J3H OQ o l« •S -a 5 j •a" c <; H S a 02 *= %& gfl 13 53 s ^ << M< Bear River 476 12 5 42 41 31 6 45 165 29 40 24 6 35 134 Beaver 309 7 2 18 35 25 38 116 17 29 17 23 86 Box Elder 647 13 12 85 178 90 33 180 566 74 107 47 26 133 387 Cache 520 8 3 37 23 57 68 185 26 9 29 45 109 Cottonwood _ 717 10 10 89 75 151 12 191 518 74 45 108 150 377 Deseret 435 12 10 89 121 79 7 80 376 67 89 53 5 69 283 Fmery 509 9 5 38 19 68 142 267 56 31 17 57 120 225 Garfield 277 8 2 15 12 15 14 10 7 10 8 35 Granite . . 1000 9 8 93 75 142 98120 64 5 80 49 112 70 156 467 Jordan 1010 339 1350 16 5 12 13 5 12 108 46 118 155 87 150 127 78 223 109 220 106 276 610 317 876 95 37 105 123 70 126 94 40 169 85 177 68 229 489 Juab 215 Liberty 714 Logan 616 11 10 99 68 78 161 406 85 58 66 128 337 Millard 344 8 8 53 67 40 11 56 227 44 52 29 3 60 183 North Davis .. 435 6 6 56 41 44 8 69 218 44 40 34 79 64 189 North Sanpete.. 768 10 5 42 31 60 19 86 238 34 16 31 12 65 158 Oquirrh 462 5 5 52 49 73 14 111 299 41 37 56 11 72 217 Pa rowan 521 8 6 36 88 50 14 57 245 '38 44 27 12 42 163 Pioneer 776 172 10 4 8 3 62 29 40 48 94 44 43 18 97 65 336 204 56 19 34 32 69 22 30 10 88 39 277 San Juan 122 Sevier 360 526 6 8 6 6 46 51 54 50 52 57 117 120 269 278 35 49 38 86 36 57 93 116 202 South Davis.— 308 South Sanpete 458 7 6 48 8 42 87 185 29 4 28 56 117 South Sevier.— 304 8 3 3 3 2 3 11 2 2 3 3 10 Tintic 264 242 5 8 4 6 32 64 45 79 27 63 63 55 167 261 22 52 28 48 15 43 48 40 113 Bannock 133 Bear Lake 363 11 11 80 91 101 29 91 392 54 55 61 14 74 258 Franklin 420 11 8 76 55 51 107 289 46 30 21 42 139 Fremont 687 14 1 1 80 117 92 21 97 407 71 98 68 14 73 324 Pocatello 524 10 8 73 73 67 32 119 364 67 57 55 31 98 308 Raft River __ •160 9 5 38 35 31 34 138 31 15 20 25 91 Shelley 326 300 210 9 8 6 6 6 5 43 54 50 48 24 53 38 52 29 14 4 32 52 44 175 236 176 29 39 36 36 71 52 26 33 25 ir : 126 Teton 4 36 39 183 Twin Falls 158 Yellowstone _. 296 10 8 45 62 48 3 55 213 34 51 37 1 42 165 Alberta 380 225 12 9 4 5 33 41 53 53 52 51 17 17 64 36 219 198 27 33 36 32 41 31 13 9 46 29 163 Lethbridge __ 134 Los Angeles — 520 17 17 95 140 180 170 585 83 115 160 152 510 Maricopa - — 390 8 8 68 108 73 11 100 360 55 80 59 10 83 287 Moapa 237 8 7 56 55 59 18 66 354 45 46 40 16 45 192 St. Joseph 478 15 13 92 115 110 46 133 496 75 85 72 35 104 371 Star Valley 359 11 9 74 57 86 6 84 307 57 43 61 5 53 219 Woodruff 435 9 6 50 63 58 7 79 257 38 46 31 5 42 162 Young - 102 4 4 25 15 34 10 20 104 16 12 25 7 15 75 N. W. States 214 18 9 46 69 27 7 20 169 42 63 29 7 15 156 Notice that over half of the stakes have not reported for October. Man} errors have appeared in the reports submitted, especially in item 2. Remember this is two-thirds of the enrollment, or else the nearest actual percentage. For Novem- ber all reports should be in hand at this general office by December 10. Thank you; and success to our many excellent workers.

210 IMPROVEMENT ERA Y. M. M. I. A. Effeciency Report, October, 1925 STAKES a. i a M i a ■2 i M 1 a s CO a S h O •o § 9 -2 § CO o ©■a ■si 1 Bear River 4 10 10 10 8 10 5 5 10 10 82 Beaver ._ 7 9 To 7 9 5 10 5 2 10 10 5 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 59 Box Elder 84 Cache 4 6 6 10 8 10 3 2 10 10 69 Cottonwood 7 10 6 10 8 10 8 8^ 10 10 8/ Deseret 8 5 9 10 6 10 7 7 3 8 9 10 9 7 5 3 5 8 6 9 67 Emery ' . 77 Garfield 8 8 10 10 7 10 8 6 8 73 Granite 6 10 10 9 10 10 4 3 10 10 82 Jordan _ . 6 10 8 9 6 9 9 3 10 6 76 Juab 9 10 10 4 6 10 10 5 10 8 82 Liberty 7 10 10 10 10 10 8 6 10 10 91 Logan 6 10 10 8 5 10 7 2 10 9 77 Millard 7 10 10 2 3 8 4 1 6 6 57 North Davis 5 10 10 10 5 10 9 5 10 9 83 North Sanpete 3 7 5 4 1 5 4 4 4 5 43 Oquirrh - - 6 10 10 10 8 6 10 1 10 10 81 Parowan . - - 5 10 6 6 6 9 2 6 6 5 61 Pioneer 4 10 9 4 6 8 5 2 8 8 63 San Juan 10 6 8 3 5 8 6 5 8 8 67 8 5 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 9 10 10 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 89 South Davis 90 South Sanpete 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 3 10 10 91 South Sevier - 1 1 4 4 2 4 2 1 3 1 22 6 10 10 10 8 10 6 6 8 10 4 10 4 8 10 8 10 68 Bannock , 70 Bear Lake 10 10 9 6 1 10 6 4 4 8 68 Franklin 6 5 7 5 4 10 10 5 10 10 72 6 7 8 10 7 10 6 5 3 9 10 10 9 6 3 6 10 8 10 9 72 Pocatello 80 Raft River 9 10 10 2 10 8 8 4 8 69 Shelley __ 5 10 6 2 4 6 4 3 4 6 50 Teton _ 8 10 9 3 10 8 6 10 5 69 Twin Falls . 8 8 9 5 3 8 6 5 7 7 71 Yellowstone - 5 10 10 2 4 10 9 7 10 10 77 Alberta ' 6 9 10 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 10 40 Lethbridge 96 Los Angeles 10 10 10 7 10 10 2 10 10 79 Maricopa - - 9 10 10 4 4 10 6 5 10 10 88 Moapa 10 10 7 5 1 10 9 7 10 8 77 St. Joseph . - 10 10 10 9 1 10 7 7 6 8 78 Star Valley 8 10 8 5 4 9 6 4 2 8 74 Woodruff - . 6 10 10 8 4 8 3 6 10 8 73 Young 10 10 10 5 5 10 . 7 7 64 N W. States ... 7 10 10 — 1 9 4 5 ..__ 8 54