---
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: 29
number: 6
published: 1926-04
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* 29, no. 6 (April 1926): 601–607."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2906unse
  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: improvementera2906unse
start_page: 601
end_page: 607
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  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1926-04)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2906unse
  publication_year: 1926
  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 1926, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
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# Mutual Work

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cyWutual Work How About the Reading of the Four Gospels We suggest to the superintendents of the various stakes of Zion that, at the very1 first meeting with the officers of thel stake, they emphasize the reading of the Four Gospels, which is under the general supervision of the Y. M. M. I. A. Standards committee, and which should receive special emphasis at this time. We call attention to an item concerning this matter found on page 387 of the Improvement Era for February, copy of which has been sent to all superintendents. Essays and names must be sent to the General Superintendent Y. M. M. I. A., Salt Lake City, by May 1. It is suggested that the Young Men members of the committee on Standards take charge of the work. There is still time to get this matter done. Suitable recognition will be given to all who fill the requirements. Recognition of the stake winners will consist of a New Testament, with autograph of the General Superin- tendency; and the recognition of the leading winner will be the publication of his essay in the Improvement Era, and the gift of a more elaborate New Testament, given him by the General Superintendency. Fiftieth Anniversary of M. I. A. in North Sanpete The Y. M. and Y. L. M. I. A. stake boards of North Sanpete stake are making elaborate plans for an M. I. A. Day, to be held in May, 1926. It is to be a jubilee celebration, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the M. I. A. work in Sanpete county. There will be contests in public speaking for M Men and Gleaner Girls, ladies' choruses and M Men's quartettes, luncheon for out-of-town visitors, a parade in which more than one thousand M. I. A. members are expected to march, and cash prizes will be given for the best features. A public meeting will be held, in which representatives from each of the General Boards of the Y. M. and the Y. L. M. I. A. are expected to speak. There will be contests featuring every band in the stake, and a ball under the direction of the stake recreation committee. Various committees are at work to make the jubilee celebration one of the largest Church events ever presented in that stake. Superintendent J. F. Mower is enthusiastic concerning the preparations that are being made. Pictures Previewed and Recommended by the M. I. A. Committee These can be arranged for with the Visual Education Department of the University of Utah. Obtainable for a limited period only. America — 10 reels. Presented by D. W. Griffith. A thrilling story of love and romance. The story of America, written by Robert W. Chambers, deals with the Revolu- tionary period, and is the story of the struggle of the colonies for liberty, from Paul Revere's ride until George Washington became President. Braveheart — 7 reels. Rod La Roque. A tremendous story of Indian and college life, dramatic and appealing. Welcome Strangers — 7 reels. Florence Vidor, presented by Belasco. A humor- ous story of how an enterprising Jew with a sense of humor overcomes the racial prejudice of a small New England town.

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602 IMPROVEMENT ERA Waking Up The Town — 7 reels. Jack Pickford and Norma Shearer. A vivid picture of the struggle for opportunity and the wistfulness of every ambitious boy — supporting a mother, winning a girl. Three Faces East — 7 reels. Rupert Julian production, supervised by Cecil B. De Mille. A gripping melodramatic mystery photoplay of the Secret Service with a background of war and a romantic love story. Friendly Enemies — 7 reels. A George Melford production. An all-star cast. A picture in which the spirit of Americanism is strong throughout. Simon the Jester — 7 reels. Eugene O'Brien and Lillian Rich. A four cornered love triangle a screen story of remarkable heart appeal — filled with real drama, humor and pathos. The Last Edition — 7 reels. Starring Ralph Lewis. An instructive melodrama of newspaper life. The Keeper of the Bees — 9 reels. Robert Frazer, Clara Bow and Alyce Mills. A magnificent, out-of-door love story, by Gene Stratton Porter. The Bandit's Baby — 7 reels. Fred Thompson. A lawless cowboy regenerated by the smiles of a cooing babe. A rodeo full of arenic thrills. Speed Wild — 5' reels. Lefty Flyn. A Western picture. Isn't Life Wonderful? — 10 reels. Neil Hamilton and Carol Dempster. A simple romance of love and potatoes. A picture which is as life itself. M Men, Rexburg First Ward, Annual Banquet Twenty-seven M Men of Rigby First ward and fifteen invited guests assembled in the chapel basement on Tuesday evening, Feb. 2, 1926, for their Annual banquet. After the opening song, "America." led by Leo Jacobs, and prayer by L. V. Merrill, a program of toasts and musical num- bers was given by the various M Men, under leadership of Toastmaster

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MUTUAL WORK 603 Fay N. Miller. A lively spirit animated the banquet proceedings. Those who responded to the toasts were genuinely responsive to the spirit as they "toasted" the various M Men qualities. Bishop Hugh A. Wright was proud to be the "big daddy" of such an inspirational group. Many well deserved compliments were paid to Myrthen Bassett, president of the M Men, and his associates, Weldon and Reed Webster. Claude C. Cornwall, M. I. A. Field Secretary, presented an official M Men pin to Ward Senior Leader Ray N. Miller, with his toast to the M, which he said stands for Mutual Men, for) "Mormonism," for Mission, for Man- hood, and at this moment for Miller, the successful M leader in Rigby First ward. Among the other visitors were, Stake Superintendency Oswald Chris- tensen, L. V. Merrill, and J. A. Watts: Ira Watson of the ward M. I. A., and M. O. Howell, scout executive, of Preston, Idaho. Huntington Junior Girls, Active in the M. I. A. For the past two years Huntington ward has been conceded to have the best enrollment and attendance record of any of the M. I. A. units of Emery stake. It is also the largest ward. Each department has contributed to this attainment, no slight portion of which can be credited to the M. I. A. Junior Girls. There are several junior girl groups in Huntington ward, but the girls shown in, the picture adopted this reference as a title when they first entered Mutual. They are a jolly bunch, willing and anxious to take part in any program or activity. They love to do it, nor does it hurt their feelings to "fill in" as substitutes to save the occasion when others are unprepared for a regular program, or refuse to take part. For that reason and because they are thoroughly capable, the girls are popular in community, religious, school and social activities. HUNTINGTON JUNIOR GIRLS Left to right: Morell Wakefield, Maude Johnson, Eva Westover, Celia Leonard, Hilma Grange, Adeline Leonard. This group of girls has an affectionate nickname with local people — 'The Dizzy Six" — but perhaps it's the boys who are dizzier than they.

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604 IMPROVEMENT ERA For programs they sing, both individually and as a group, give readings and play music, and they cook for school and other banquet functions, being enrolled in the domestic science class of the Huntington high school. — Lamont Johnson, Huntington, Utah. Scout Masters School, Utah Agricultural College The Sixth Annual Scout Masters School of the Utah Agricultural College, Logan, Utah, was held this year, February 28 to March 7, inclusive. The school was attended by twenty-six scout masters from Wyoming, twenty-four from Idaho, fifty- three from Utah, making a total of 103. SCOUT SCHOOL, LOGAN There was a special faculty of eleven, including Charles M. Miller, Regional Executive, Los Angeles; Oscar A. Kirkham, Associate Regional Executive, Salt Lake City; George R. Hill, former Dean of Agriculture, U. A. C. ; Charles G. Plummer, M. D.; G. E. Hammond, Scout Executive; A. A. Anderson; Victor Lindblad; W. E. Hawkins, Commissioner, Cache Valley Council; D. S. Young, Executive, Ogden Gateway Council; N. G. Tolman, Official Red Cross representative; and Ralph Hubbard, National Representa- tive, Authority Indian Craft Orinthologist, Boulder, Colorado. The College faculty consisted of eighteen leading professors, including President E. G. Peterson, and William Peterson, Director Experiment Station U. A. C. The class periods of ten hours began at 8 o'clock in the morning and closed at 10 at night, with lunch from 12 to 1, and dinner from 5 to 7. Prior to 8 o'clock in the morning there was "first call," "reveille," "inspection," and breakfast at the U. A. C. cafeteria. Not a moment was lost. The program was a peppy inspiration from the beginning to the end. We present a picture of the attendance — a body of clean and enthusiastic fellows, en- gaged in a wonderful work presented to the youth in the Scout's program. They will go back to the three states, ready to put over new thoughts in a wonderful program. "What's the idea of taking your little brother fishing with you?" "Mother said the doctor told her he had the worms."

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Y. M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, February, 1926 STAKES £ 9 •3 e xi W 00 No. Wards No. Wards Reporting Officers and Class Leaders' Enrollment Adv. Senior Enrollment "3 I! tag H is •i ». 8 3 3 a Ed 3 o Ei 8 S "■3 a «»< 8 .§ .2 8 3 a oo "g << 8 a oo £ < = 5 4 -a a §1 < Eh 1000 373 1 8| 1 5 121 8 119 75 125 94 250 87 362 12 110 856 378 95 47 61 76 115 41 175 8 72 446 Bear River 244 Beaver 309 5| 3 29 73 52 78 232 23 62 34 48 167 762 638 14111 13113 99 108 188 270 202 171 40 51 266 264 795 870 70 83 102 137 101 115 14 33 162 181 449 Box Elder . 549 Carbon . 590|10| 4 37 67 35 7 74 220 28 38 36 4 68 174 Cache 520| 8| 8 77 60 180 190 507 61 52 100 140 353 Cottonwood _ 717 10U0 102 104 250 |295 751 77 46 122 186 431 471|12|12lH- 187 28 160 117 17|141 611 406 73 36 106 18 80 58 13 85 105 357 Emery - 476| 9| 7\ 57 204 217 Ensign 948| 8| 8| 84 162 283 93 276 898 73 78 130 65 230 576 Garfield 278 8 6\ 42 73 63 82 260 30 29 32 42 133 Granite , 950 9 9 1 10 1 146 262 96 281 886 81 73 162 47 236 599 Grant 11441 14| 14|147 119 327 90 366 1049 114 90 181 52 261 698 Gunnison 288 7\ 7\ 48 76 101 46 72 343 36 22 49 47 154 Hyrum 500 10 5 49 117|104 34 105 409 35 49 68 11 61 224 Jordan 1011 16 13 114 157|2 10 330 811 87 74 117 195 473 Kolob 390 5 5 43 43|116 126 328 30 24 101 84 239 Liberty 1350 12 12 136 242|349 250 334 1311 112 153 197 158 261 881 Logan 615 11 10 107 841178 252 621 84 45 108 143 380 Millard 344 8 6 40 5 9 1 60 20 77 256 36 44 28 15 50 173 Mount Ogden 638 8| 8 81| 101 127 34 187 530 64 53 75 22 138 352 North Davis .. 460 7 6 55 74 107 27 128 391 38 31 44 11 84 208 North Sanpete 719 10 10 83 81 219 58 215 656 61 41 152 44 161 459 North Sevier 267 6 6 42 101 62 19 69 293 33 55 31 12 34 165 North Weber 640 13 13 96 49 141 30 197 513 74 33 66 21 105 299 Ogden 826 462 10 5 10 5 100 52 154 87 238 112 19 29 295 147 806 427 73 44 90|124 1 8 1 29 9 14 167 77 463 Oquirrh 182 Palmyra 475 8 7 59 115 175 38 182 569 53 42 89 20 102 306 Parowan 495 8 6 40 93 75 36 76 320 33 47 60 16 37 193 Pioneer - 782 680 10 15 91 < 74 81 146 118 38 48 202 111 524 429 52 50 39 51 831 144 69 337 St. George 7 71 84 29 283 Salt Lake 1078 13 13 134 161 204 83 345 927 101 92 127 53 266 639 San Juan ._ . 199 4 3 37 58 69 21 83 268 19 46 39 11 30 145 Sevier 366 6 6 56 82 126 83 68 415 45 47 72 57 42 263 South Davis 506 8 6 43 63 131 182 419 38 38 70 104 250 South Sanpete 480 7 5 35 9 116 163 | 323 | 22 2 44 86 154 Summit 467 12|11 75 79 95 9 139 397 1 55 43 42 4 59 203 Tintic . _ _ - 265 5| 5 37 93 39 9 114 292 22 1 48 15 3 86 174 Tooele 397 10| 7 57 94 '85 24 99 | 359 [ 40 [ 45 26 14 43 168 Uintah 404 1100 ■ 10110 58 134 110 100 126 270 26 61 120 311 | 440 | 876 | 48 | 70 1 76 1 67 82 170 20 45 75 223 301 Utah 15 15 570 Wasatch 383 9 9 71 126 131 195 | 523 1 51 75 88 167 381 667 363 8 11 8 11 77 85 106 89 119 117 20 225 118 1 527 1 429 1 59 1 59 43 1 53 66 70 10 162 72 330 Bear Lake 264 Blackfoot 514 13 13 101 136 117 65 99 J 518 1 81 1127 74 19 66 367 Blaine .. _ 176 4 3 34 73 51 13 32 | 203 | 28 1 58 39 10 22 157 Boise 364 8 6 42 52 51 4 42 | 191 | 4C | 26 31 3 40 140 Burley .. .. . 321 9 8 64 99 82 17 88 I 360 1 52 1 62 53 10 53 230 Cassia 171 6 5 40 48 35 16 48 187 25 65 18 9 3 0 14/ Curlew '. . 91 10 5 31 45 33 50 1 159 23 1 18 18 31 90 Franklin ... 420 1 1 1 1 1 102 95 92 173 | 462 1 61 1 78 66 113 318 Fremont 657 14 14] 122 230 202 57 1159 | 770 | 98 1 1 56! 1 15 41 126 536 Idaho _. 203 540 11 1 1 81 58 9| 73 82 169 36 86 24 ' 40 1124 | 240 | 452 35 1 56 1 471 23 |148 45 12 23 74 140 Idaho Falls ... 323 Lost River 128 4 3 24 30 34 43 131 1 1? | 19| 23 20 19 Malad 332 8 8 74 100 111 115 | 400 | 60 1 73 1 79 7 5 28/ Montpelier 367 13 1 3 f 71 101 69 23 1 162 | 426 | 46 | 57| 35 '/ 78 223

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606 IMPROVEMENT ERA STAKES J3 W 2 g ■a £ Si §5 3 a |1 CQ H *i il 11 31 "■3 sl 11 00 73 si OQ +£ E I1 II Oneida | 3 54 Pocatello | 524 Portneuf | 25 8 Raft River 160 Rigby 520 Teton 315 Twin Falls _ 210 Yellowstone n_( 3 70 Lethbridge __| 223 Los Angeles _j 52 6 Maricopa | 419 Mdapa | 184 St. Joseph ... -| 254 Star Valley __| 359 Taylor I 320 Woodruff I 435 Young | 45 N. W. States J 321 Calif. Mission 1046 121 6 10J10 91 7 8| 5 13113 8| 7 6| 5 10 9 9] 9 18118 8| 8 8 6 15 8 1 1 [ 10 6| 6 9\ 9 5| 3 22|22 33133 46 49 102 50| 64 35* 47 1071148 37 55 39 64 64| 103 80| 98 156|180 761130 52 84 70 93 1 1 3 I 78 79| 103 73| 170 21| 18 95| 192 204 382 47 126 22 32 107 57 44 83 77 285 129 72 75 121 176 131 48 66 224 33 20 32 83 175 87 38 140 47 56 90 76 121225 151 72 89 116 91 129 15 41 165 225 524 223 152 522 204 203 340 363 858 522 318 365 439 449 519 115 415 1046 34 68 44 19 67 26 29 58 66 129 57 35 48 70 57 49 9 18 74 38 17 74 24 44 87 66 151 79 51 46 51 80 102 7 78| 161 1631243 25 76 16 16 70 57 34 42 49 224 79 47 32 80 106 72 25 59 148 22 61 115 73 18 86 26 36 53 62 179 103 43 48 74 45 82 7 32 108 138 355 171 70 307 153 143 240 269 691 343 195 196 286 288 316 54 346 720 Y. M. M. I. A. Efficiency Report, February, 1926 STAKES a. S 1 S i ■a a < 2 < a o c<3 K o 3 o St a 3 3 a © w -» E © 3 a 3 • fa •a to a »» £° = "5 3^ •si o 9 5 8 8 9 9 8 5 8 7 76 Bear River 10 6 10 10 8 10 8 8 9 9 88 Beaver 10 10 10 8 10 10 9 10 10 10 97 Benson 10 6 9 6 8 9 9 7 9 8 81 Box Elder 10 6 10 7 6 10 8 8 10 10 85 Carbon 4 10 4 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 42 Cache 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 5 10 10 93 Cottonwood 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 94 Deseret 10 6 9 7 7 10 10 10 9 9 87 Emery 9 5 8 8 8 6 7 5 7 7 70 Ensign 9 6 10 10 10 10 9 6 10 10 90 Garfield 9 5 8 4 3 10 8 4 6 10 67 Granite 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 5 10 10 92 Grant 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 10 10 95 Gunnison , 10 4 6 3 10 10 7 7 6 7 70 Hyrum 8 5 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 91 Jordan 8 6 8 8 6 8 8 6 8 8 74 Kolob 8 10 10 8 10 10 9 9 10 10 94 Liberty . ... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Logan 10 6 10 9 9 10 9 8 10 9 90 Millard 7 10 9 6 4 7 8 6 9 7 73 Mount Ogden „ 8 10 10 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 95 North Davis .... 9 5 10 10 7 10 10 9 10 10 92 North Sanpete 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 10 10 94 North Sevier 10 6 10 9 7 10 6 4 5 6 73 North Weber .. 8 6 8 9 4 10 10 10 10 10 85

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MUTUAL WORK 607 STAKES 1 1 s 1 J < 9 tst m & ■5 a J I M i 1 eo S i ""I it I 63 I "SS 00 *■> ii Si 3 Ogden 10 6 10 8 8 10 9 7 10 9 87 Oquirrh - — 9 4 10 10 8 10 10 8 10 10 89 Palmyra 10 6 7 7 7 9 10 10 9 8 83 Parowan , 6 1 6 6 6 8 8 I 3 6 5 4 58 Pioneer ..,, 7 6 6 10 9 9 7 8 7 5 9 9 7 6- 7 9 9 9 9 77 St. George 70 Salt Lake 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 97 San Juan - 10 5 8 5 5 8 10 10 8 8 77 Sevier 10 6 10 9 6 10 10 10 9 10 90 South Davis 8 6 10 8 10 10 9 10 10 10 91 South Sanpete — 7 5 10 9 10 10 10 8 10 10 89 Summit 9 5 9 7 2 10 8 10 8 6 74 Tintic 10 6 10 10 4 10 10 7 8 8 83 Tooele 9 5 6 4 4 6 5 6 5 6 56 Uintah 10 10 10 5 7 10 7 4 10 8 81 Utah 1 8 7 10 10 10 10 6 9 10 9 89 Wasatch 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 8 8 95 Weber 8 6 10 8 9 10 7 8 10 10 86 Bear Lake 10 6 10 7 7 10 10 9 8 9 86 Blackfoot 10 10 9 6 8 ro 9 8 8 9 87 Blaine 10 10 8 9 2 10 9 7 10 10 85 Boise 5 10 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 5 61 Burley „ 10 6 9 6 9 10 10 7 10 9 86 Cassia 10 io- 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 99 Curlew 10 6 5 3 5 7 10 10 5 2 63 Franklin 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 9 10 10 95 Fremont 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 99 Idaho 10 6 4 5 7 10 8 10 5 10 75 Idaho Falls 8 10 10 7 8 10 10 10 10 9 92 Lost River 10 6 5 3 8 10 7 5 6 9 69 Malad - 10 10 10 6 9 7 10 5 9 5 10 8 10 9 9 7 10 5 10 6 97 Montpelier 68 Oneida 6 6 10 10 8 10 10 9 8 8 85 Pocatello . 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 98 Portneuf 8 10 6 2 10 7 9 8 5 65 Raft River 10 5 8 2 10 10 10 2 4 61 Rigby .__ -_ __- 10 6 8 6 8 9 8 9 10 7 81 Teton . 7 10 7 2 3 10 9 9 5 8 70 Twin Falls 10 10 10 7 7 8 5 8 3 8 76 Yellowstone . 9 10 10 7 7 10 10 10 10 9 92 Lethb ridge 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Los Angeles - 10 10 10 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 96 Maricopa 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 97 Moapa - 10 6 6 4 3 8 7 7 7 8 66 St. Joseph 10 6 10 10 8 9 9 10 9 9 90 Star Valley 10 7 9 6 6 9 10 10 9 9 85 Taylor 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 96 Woodruff 10 6 8 10 6 8 9 9 6 8 80 Young 10 5 10 , .3 10 5 5 7 6 61 N. W. States .. 10 10 9 10 10 9 8 7 9 7 89 Calif. Mission 10 10 10 3 10 10 8 10 10 10 91 There were 75 stakes reported for February. Two stakes. Liberty, in Utah, and Lethbridge, Canada, made perfect. Twenty-seven made ninety points and over, Cassia 99. Following failed to report: Duchesne, Juab, Kanab, Morgan. Nebo, Panguitch, Roosevelt, South Sevier, Wayne, Bannock, Minidoka, Shelley, Alberta, Big Home, Juarez, St. John, San Luis, Snowflake, Union. Try for 100 for April, and send in March report by April 10. Let us keep up the interest and attendance.