Mutual Work

OyYLutual Work Program For June Conference The following prospectus of the June conference program will give an idea of the big things that will be presented during the three days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 11, 12 and 13, 1926, in Salt Lake City. Utah. % Friday, June 11 From 9 to 10 o'clock a. m., joint opening exercises. From 10 to 12 o'clock will be devoted to the Junior departments in separate meetings of the Y. M. and the Y. L. M. I. A. From 2 to 4 o'clock p. m.. Senior department exclusively will receive attention, the Young Men and the Young Ladies meeting in separate groups. From 7 to 8:30 o'clock in the evening, the Advanced Senior class and also the Recreation group, both joint, will meet in separate meetings. From 8:30 to 10:30, a joint social will be held. Saturday, June 12 From 9 to 12 o'clock a. m., the joint M. I. A. workers will discuss, under the project method, the theme: "What are the outstanding needs of the voung people of the Church, and how can the M. I. A. best meet them?" The workers will be divided into eight or more classes, or groups, presided over by members of the General Board, to discuss the question one hour; then, the groups will all meet together and the concensus of opinion obtained in the groups will be presented to the ensemble and discussed. From 12:15 to 1:45 p. m., there will be separate luncheons for the superintendents of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations and also for the presidents of the Young Ladies' Associations. Saturday afternoon, from 2 to 4 o'clock the final tryouts in literary and musical contests will be held (See Improvement Era for March, pages 508-9). From 8:30 to 10:30 in the evening, a concert and grand finals in the contest will be given. Sunday, June 13 From 8:15 to 10:15 a. m., a joint testimony meeting of M. I. A. officers will be held in the Assembly Hall. From 10:30 to 12, general meeting in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, at which the slogan for 1926-27 will be discussed. From 2 to 4 o'clock p. m., the joint M. I. A. and Primary Associations, and the general public, will meet in the Tabernacle, under the direction of the First Presidency of the Church. Sunday evening, from 7:30 to 9 o'clock, there will be a general meeting of the M. I. A. and Primary Associations to which the general public is invited. Officers' Notice, Contest Work In the March issues of the Era and Journal, practically all the details relative to our contest work were covered; but the attention of officers is called to the following items issued in a recent circular by the General Super- intendency of the Y. M. M. I. A. and by the General Presidency of the Y. L. M. I. A.: 1. Music Contests. If individual wards enter chorus or orchestra groups, it will be necessary to hold a stake tryout. A stake chorus, (both Y. M. and Y. L.)

MUTUAL WORK 689 or orchestra, however, may be made up of individuals from several wards and the one chorus or orchestra may represent the stake, in which case a stake try-out is unnecessary. District tryouts must be held. Winners in district try-outs are to be prepared to sing the ensemble numbers as indicated. Choruses and male quartets are to be sung with accompaniment. 2. Public Speaking Contest. Stake try-outs and district try-outs must be held. It is the purpose of the contest also that large numbers in every local associa- tion enter this contest. If this is done it will necessitate ward try-outs. Officers are urged to make this contest a special feature for all M Men and Gleaner Girls. 3. Stake Try-outs should be held not later than May 15. 4. District Try-outs should be held not later than May 2 5. 5. Names- of Contestants, winners in district try-outs, are to be forwarded so as to reach the General Offices not later than June 1. 6. For complete list of stakes as districted, see Y. M. M. I. A, Hand Book, pages 79, 80. 7. The following stakes, starred in the Hand Book, will take the initiative in preparing for district try-outs: Districts Y. M. Supt. Y. L. Pres. and Addresses 1. Alberta, Seth N. Nelson. Fanny K. Duce, Cardston, Alta., Canada. 2. Big Horn, Woodruff Gwynn. Cowley, Helen C. Johnson, Lovell, Wyo. 3. Boise, R. Charles Gambling, 1903 N. 22nd St. Kathryn D. Willis, 1219 Franklin St., Boise, Idaho. 4. Fremont, Oswald Christensen. Ethel Schwendiman, Box 295, Rexburg, Ida. 5. Burley, James Bodily. Edith Langlois, Box 5, Burley, Idaho. 6. Montpelier, Clarence L. Wright, Box 32 6. Ada J. Von Almea, Montpelier, Idaho. 7. Cache, Francis M. Young, 240 N. 1st E. Katherine M. Ricks, 658 E. 6 N., Logan, Utah. 8. Ogden, C. Angus Wright. Maude West, 2031 Orchard Ave., Ogden, Utah. 9. Granite, DeVoe Woolf, 1436 E. 13 So. Eva Lindquist, 2269 So. 8 E., Salt Lake City. ' 10. Utah, Isaac Brockbank. Leona Durrant, 1089 W. 1 N., Provo, Utah. 11. Sevier, W. L. Warner. Ella Parker Ogden, Richfield, Utah. 12. Parowan, M. J. Uri'e. Alice C. Knell, Cedar City, Utah. 13. Young, J. L Walker. Lieve N. Behrmann, Redmesa, Colo. 14. Maricopa, Delbert L. Stapley. Ida R. Aldredge, Mesa, Ariz. 15. St. Johns, Albert F. Anderson. Laura F. Day, St. Johns, Ariz. 16. Uintah, Irvin" Eaton. Jean Merkley, Vernal, Utah. 17. Deseret, George Finlinson, Oak City, Utah. Grace Warnick, Hinckley. Utah. 18. ' Los Angeles, J. A. Rasmussen, 1283 Browning Blvd. Vida E. Savage. 926 S. West Moreland Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 19. Juarez, Miles A. Romney. Ida E. Turley, Col. Juarez, Chi., Mexico. All who enter these contests are winners, since it is the effort and the spirit that count. The development which comes to individual M. I. A. mem- bers through participation in these activities is the real objective in contest work. Success to all who take part. Six Idaho Stakes in Leadership Week The First Annual Leadership Week of the Southern Idaho District, comprising Cassia, Burley, Minidoka, Twin Falls, Raft River, and Blaine stakes, was held at Burley, March 1 to 5, inclusive. There were more than 500 people in attendance, and courses were given in the following subjects: Folk dancing, play production, social dancing, scouting, religious education, methods of teaching religion, farmers conference, and social welfare. Assist- ance was given by Dr. H. M. Woodward, Dean L. John Nuttall, Jr., Wilma Jeppson, and Lowry Nelson, of Brigham Young University; W. O. Robin- son, of the Y. M. M. I. A., General Board; by specialists of the University

690 IMPROVEMENT ERA of Idaho Extension Division and others. Herman P. Fails, second counselor in. the Minidoka stake presidency, was in charge of the institute, which was held under the auspices of the stake presidents of the various stakes. The week was so popular with the people, that they voted to make it an annual event. Granite Stake Merry-Go-Round The third annual Merry-Go-Round of the Granite stake M. I. A. was given in the nine wards of the stake on March 30, 1926. Every ward in the stake was represented with a very excellent act. Three prizes were given: one for $15, one for $10 and one for $5. Approximately five thou- sand people visited the recreation halls of the nine wards during the evening and were royally entertained by the presentation one after the other of the following program: Nibley Park, "Nibley Novelties;'" Richards, "Easter Days;" Hawthorne, "A Forest Legend;" Emerson, "A Romance in Delph Blue;" Wasatch, "If Eyes Could See;" Parleys, "A Phoney Radio;" Sugar House, "Moonlight Sonata;" Highland Park, "Art's Triumph;" Forest Dale, "Spring Fancies." There were some excellent fillers between the acts, which kept the audience in good humor all the time, and the nine acts were pre- sented in about two and a half hours. The presentations were lively, and the young people received in each ward a rousing reception. There were no delays. Each act was finished in its own ward, closing the ward pro- grams. All the programs were presented in the Sugar ward, to the four or five hundred people who took part. Admission was 25c for adults, and children, 15c. The results of the Merry-Go-Round ended in a handsome remuneration for the M. I. A. organizations in the Granite stake. Senior Girls and M Men in Sugar City This is a flash-light of the Senior Girls and M Men of Sugar City, Idaho, at the finish of one of their most enjoyable socials. Ideal standards, good fellowship and the real aim of Mutual work characterized the evening's program. Games, stunts, luncheon served by the M Men and a dance, were all voted a success, mainly because the slogan was, "Everybody on the floor; no wall-flowers." Much credit is due to the young people, who had charge of the party, and we say keep up the interest, Seniors and M Men. — Graham McKay, in charge of M Men. Los Angeles Coming to Conference The Executive Committee of the Los Angeles stake Mutual Improvement Association Senior Chorus have arranged for a trip to Salt Lake City during the June conference, and will take part in the Church- wide contests in music,

1 MUTUAL WORK 691 drama, public speaking and other events. The Gleaner Girls and M Men have organized a chorus of two hundred selected singers, who will take part in this excursion and in this year's big contest in June. Already a hundred and fifty of the stake's best young singers are enrolled in the chorus, which is under the leadership of Directors William Salt and Hortense Steed. Several events have been presented to raise funds for this trip. It, is expected the chorus will leave Los Angeles June 9, and after arrival in Salt Lake City will spend a day in seeing the sights around Salt Lake; the third, fourth and fifth days will be accupied by the conference. Among other activities to be engaged in by the chorus, which will travel on a special train, there will be a visit to Saltair, a trip to Ogden, a trip to Pine Crest in Emigration canyon, and an evening dinner dance at the Hotel Utah. On returning they will go via Zion canyon to Los Angeles. They have secured special rates, and will not be required to return in a body; provided, permission to extend their stay in Utah is obtained from the parents of the young people. We congratulate the M. I. A. workers, on their enterprise and enthusiasm in this undertaking. Era Subscriptions Nicholas G. Morgan, member of the General Board Y. M. M. I. A., on a recent visit to North Weber stake, discovered that the Far West and Harrisville wards each had gone over the top in Era subscriptions by double their required number. We congratulate the offic'ers of these wards on this result, as we do all the officers in many wards that have made similar advancement in the matter of subscriptions for the Improvement Era. In this connection, superintendents of stakes will notice that only about thirteen stakes have made the full) quota; eighty-one are unfinished. Please complete the canvass before the June conference. Subscriptions may begin in June, and on. Back numbers cannot now be furnished. Fast Sunday Evening Joint M. I. A. Programs Outlines are being prepared for the Fast Sunday evening programs for the twelve months, beginning June, 1926. The programs for June, July, August and September, with full outlines, will appear in the June issues of the Era and the Journal. The theme selected for the programs relates to the life and labors of tht Prophet Joseph Smith. Topic 1, for Sunday evening, June 6, will deal with his religious yearnings, treating some of his early experiences. Officers are urged to bear the general theme in mind for the Summer months. Burley M Men's Jamboree On the 19th of February the M Men of Burley stake, which consists of nine wards, put over a jamboree in the Burley stake house. They en- tertained the Gleaner Girls, the president of the stake with bis counselors and their partners, the bishops of wards and presidents of Mutuals, in a program which consisted of stunts, songs and musical numbers, and wound up with a dance and refreshments. It was the first party of this kind that these young fellows had put over.. Their president closes the account by saying, "The Church and the people here have a right to be proud of the M Men of the Burley stake." — Hyrum S. Evans, president stake M Men. Scouts in Idaho Leadership Week Scouting formed an important part of the instruction during the First Annual Leadership Week at Burley, Idaho, March 1 to 5 inclusive. The department of scouting was in charge of Herman P. Fails of the Minidoka stake presidency. Scout Executive Douglas Hawley, of the Snake River Council, gave some valuable instruction on Thursday, including cooking, camp sanitation and discipline, hiking, etc.

1. Top: A good game for scouts: "The Chariot Race," being taught scout leaders of the Snake River Council, by Scout Executive Hawley, at Burley during Leadership Week, March 4, 2. Scouts taking cooking tests during South Idaho District Leadership Week, at Burley, March 4. 3. Scout Leaders and Officers, Snake River Council in training at Burley, March 1 to 5. , ; 4. Scout Executive Hawley. instructing Scout Leaders in Camp Craft, in preparation for Summer hikes, Burley, March 4.

MUTUAL WORK 693 Y. M. M. I. A. Statistical Report, March, 1926 STAKES GQ © Z a '£ g ■a 3 8 •a S a a as Cfl .2 -a 2a mi . © •o.o a 2 i a 3 *g Ed 2 c O 2 B " — a 3 o « a a .2 « 3 g OS £ i i a << 2 « < Eh © Z m| 55 eel 53 A lpine 1000 1 8 16 n? 135 7fi7 381 910 1 13 71 1 14 181 479 Bear River - 332 12 8 74 99 87 25 103 388 49 65 41 14 61 230 Benson 756 14 11 91 134 196 42 •215 678 65 61 104 18 138 386 Box Elder 638 13 13 123 252 182 88 250 895 95 140 103 38 188 564 Cache 615 11 10 100 73 172 218 563 70 35 75 124 304 Carbon 150 10 4 36 54 52 8 70 220 31 31 25 8 42 137 Cottonwood _ 717 10 9 93 92 220 271 676 73 25 91 176 365 Deseret s. 471 12 12 106 187 160 17 141 611 65 100 75 12 82 334 Emery 477 9 6 49 36 1 19 196 400 35 95 69 108 7,3 7 Ensign 934 8 8 85 1 1 1 781 78 ?74 829 71 74 1 15 41 73? 533 Garfield 278 8 2 9 14 10 20 53 5 6 3 6 20 Grant - 1170 288 14 7 12 7 119 49 102 63 279 91 62 27 333 90 895 320 94 39 74 21 135 49 31 14 225 49 559 Gunnison 172 500 1011 10 16 4 16 32 139 50 206 65 284 85 420 232 1049 22 93 29 79 44 183 33 237 178 Jordan ... 592 Juab 336 5 5 41 97 87 135 360 31 65 43 98 237 Kanab 215 6 6 41 66 47 91 245 31 26 19 61 137 Liberty 1350 12 12 134 246 339 233 353 1305 110 185 182 151 265 893 Millard 344 8 8 5 6 82 119 12 109 378 45 58 64 3 72 242 Morgan 203 10 8 63 103 26 9 84 285 49 76 17 7 54 203 Mount Ogden 637 8 8 78 110 129 35 189 541 62 52 59 23 134 330 North Davis 446 6 6 54 76 107 33 131 401 37 35 26 14 80 19 2 North Sanpete 719 10 7 66 50 200 36 183 535 49 26 116 28 130 349 North Sevier 267 6 3 42 101 62 19 69 293 13 30 16 4 15 78 North Weber 640 13 13 101 93 140 30 234 598 76 35 69 17 150 347 Oquirrh 462 5 5 50 86 101 29 147 413 43 23 31 12 78 187 Panguitch 261 6 5 40 71 77 18 63 269 30 36 38 15 52 171 Parowan _. ... 494 8 7 50 115 115 34 98 412 33 63 81 14 57 248 Pioneer .. _. . 782 10 8 61 67 142 51 200 521 48 32 61 17 93 251 St. George .... 680 15 10 93 178 138 107 117 633 55 107 79 66 62 369 Salt Lake 1067 13 13 137 168 208 57 398 968 93 77 104 27 353 554 San Juan 182 4 4 36 48 61 25 56 226 26 40 22 16 24 128 336 6 6 5 54 31 90 128 110 59 99 121 430 262 29 24 42 77 36 38 75 75 261 South Sanpete 480| 7 135 South Sevier 200 8 7 10 10 4 10 34 10 6 4 10 30 Summit 467 12 11 68 88 83 21 141 401 49 33 41 7 62 192 Uintah 404 10 8 58 110 126 26 120 440 46 70 60 18 65 259 667 242 8 10 8 8 80 64 104 79 127 60 247 55 558 258 58 50 34 47 64 43 173 41 329 Bannock 181 Bear Lake 363 11 1 1 85 91 115 32 112 435 56 51 59 9 60 235 Blackfoot 514 13 12 107 140 123 26 130 526 71 91 66 18 116 362 Burley . .. 3 74 9 8 56 124 73 28 87 368 44 78 42 13 43 220 193 91 6 10 6 4 47 24 66 25 46 28 17 63 42 239 119 33 16 66 12 21 10 6 13 38 15 164 66 Franklin 420 11 11 97 132 88 178 495 58 76 39 140 313 657 14 13 107 229 194 82 175 787 83 137 98 32 114 46f 203 540 11 1 1 8 10 57 73 83 169 36 86 16 46 124 238 452 39 56 53 150 35 48 6 21 76 154 Idaho Falls . 330 84 4 4 29 40 34 46 149 17 18 16 VI &8 Malad ... 336 8 8 87 97 94 109 387 55 74 72 80 281 354 11 9 71 86 59 150 366 50 47 34 125 256 574 10 9 77 80 92 36 149 1 434 56 60 61 21 112 310 Portneuf — 258 9 6 42 | 49 24 47 30 1 192 35 19 19 14 27 114

694 IMPROVEMENT ERA STAKES S-8 11 ■a « .9 I ex « SI •a S a a si ^3 il •2 a. 11 ». g •2 E 9 3 3 £ 8 il a 9 *2 a g g g 00 "O o g 3 « 3 19 00 £ ■a © S s ■So •5 E & -1-3 00 *£ ■< i< < &i Raft River — 160 8 5 33 50 23 47 153 18 24 11 22 75 Rigby .. - — 520 13 9 71 106 84 19 91 371 55 81 65 14 70 285 Teton 300 8 3 17 35 40 10 102 15 11 27 10 63 Twin Falls ~ 210 6 6 33 64 44 56 197 29 44 34 36 143 Yellowstone _ 370 10 6 51 93 67 72 283 31 60 33 34 158 Alberta 371 11 11 94 1481151 203 596 77 94 95 149 415 Juarez 127 5 5 16 80 50 27 28 201 14 60 45 20 22 161 Lethbridge . 223 9 8 73 82 70 33 65 323 65 59 49 25 59 257 Maricopa _ 402 8 8 75 121 116 24 163 499 56 82 70 16 112 336 Moapa - 191 8 7 54 90 48 37 79 308 35 62 29 •30 33 189 Sr Joseph 341 15 8 64 118 103 28 131 444 47 78 60 21 79 285 Star Valley _ 359 11 7 113 78 121 11 116 439 43 19 42 45 149 Taylor 333 6 6 78 106 172 87 443 59 83 110 54 306 Woodruff 435 9 9 80 170 125 16 150 541 55 124 81 8 92 360 N. W. States. 313 23 22 87 196 57 32 36 408 73 143 43 18 28 305 Calif. Mission 1046 33 33 204 382 224 71 165 1046 163 243 148 58 108 720 Y. M. M. I. A. Efficiency Report, March, 1926 STAKES Alpine . , Bear River.. Benson Box Elder Cache Carbon Cottonwood Deseret Duchesne Emery Ensign Garfield Grant Gunnison Hyrum , Jordan ,_ Juab Kanab Liberty Millard Morgan Mount Ogden . North Davis _ North Sanpete North Sevier _ North Weber . Oquirrh 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 10 8 9 2 8 10 5 10 10 10 9 10 10 8 9 7 10 9 9 5 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 10 6 6 4 6 5 6 6 10 6 10 6 10 6 5 7 3 6 5 2 ■3" M o 10 10 8 10 10 4 10 9 10 8 10 10 9 7 10 10 10 8 10 9 8 10 10 7 10 7 9 9 9 9 9 8 10 9 10 8 8 9 9 7 5 9 8 6 7 7 7 4 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 10 9 9 10 8 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 8 9 7 7 10 10 10 9 9 5 1 10 10 5 10 10 8 8 5 8 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 6 7 8 10 8 8 10 10 9 9 9 8 9 9 3 9 10 9 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 9 10 10 6 10 10 10 8 10 8 10 8 10 7 8 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 4 6 9 8 7 9 8 6 3 10 8 10 9 5 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 10 10 9 10 10 10 6 7 6 6 9 7 10 5 8 4 3 9 5 10 5 9 10 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 8 10 10 84 89 72 87 87 46 91 85 81 74 93 73 86 79 91 93 92 84 99 76 79 92 90 72 65 87

MUTUAL WORK 695 S ■a 3, a *? STAKES a. s a 5 s 1 a 2 < bfi g < a o « E£ s « 1 a 8 00 S s a "» B a aft. •a si I" 3 o Panguitch ,_ 10 10 4 4 4 9 5 5 4 55 Parowan 8 6 9 10 10 10 4 8 7 5 77 Pioneer 7 5 7 6 7 8 g 7 9 8 8 10 69 78 St George 9 6 10 7 8 10 9 Salt Lake 9 6 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 93 San Juan 10 6 10 5 5 8 10 10 5 5 74 Sevier _ 10 6 10 9 8 8 6 10 10 10 10 10 87 86 South Sanpete 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 6 South Sevier . 2 10 10 10 6 10 8 7 10 8 81 Summit — 9 5 9 7 2 10 8 10 8 7 8 75 77 Uintah __ ._ . 10 6 10 5 7 10 7 6 8 Weber 8 6 9 7 8 10 8 8 10 10 84 77 Bannock 10 10 10 2 10 10 5 10 10 Bear Lake 10 5 9 6 7 10 10 10 7 8 82 Blackfoot 10 10 9 6 8 10 9 8 8 9 87 Boise ._ 8 8 9 7 6 9 8 7 9 6 77 Burley . 10 6 8 7 9 8 9 6 9 9 .31 Cassia 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Curlew 10 5 5 2 3 7 10 10 3 1 56 Franklin 10 6 10 10 7 10 10 9 9 10 91 Fremont 10 6 9 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 93 Idaho ... *_ 10 7 5 6 6 10 8 10 6 8 76 Idaho Falls 8 10 10 6 9 10 10 10 10 9 92 Lost River 10 5 10 3 6 10 7 9 5 8 73 Malad 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 7 98 Oneida 96 Pocatello - 8 10 9 10 9 9 9 10 6 9 89 Portneuf 8 ■ 6 5 2 2 10 5 6 5 4 53 Raft River _ 10 5 9 10 10 10 5 6 65 Rigby 7 10 6 4 6 6 9 9 10 5 72 Teton 3 6 6 3 3 10 10 10 10 6 67 Twin Falls 9 10 10 8 7 10 7 8 10 10 89 Yellowstone — 8 6 9 7 7 10 10 10 9 9 85 Alberta 10 10 9 3 9 10 10 10 10 9 90 Juarez 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 95 Lethbridge _ - 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Maricopa 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Moapa 10 6 5 3 3 7 9 9 " 5 5 62 St. Joseph _ - 10 10 10 10 8 9 10 10 9 10 96 Star Valley __ 10 3 7 6 6 10 10 10 8 6 76 Taylor 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 Woodruff . 10 10 10 9 8 10 8 10 7 8 90 N. W. States ._ 10 10 9 10 10 10 8 7 10 7 91 Calif. Mission 10 10 10 4 10 10 8 10 10 10 92 Fair Play for the "Mormons" The heading of a remarkable article in the London Sunday Express, of February 14, 1926, reproduced in the Millennial Star for February 25. The author is Viscount Castlerosse. The article is written after a thorough investigation of "Mormonism," as a result of interviews with Senator Reed Smoot about a year ago, and later with Dr. James E. Talmage, at the home of Lord Beaverbrook. The article is a manly acknowledgement on the part of the writer that he has been ignorant and prejudiced as regards "Mormonism," but that he has changed his views, and he pleads for fair play in behalf of the missionaries.