Mutual Work

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT The General Conference of the M. I. A. will convene in Salt Lake City, June 7, 8, 9. The tentative program is as follows: The June Conference Luncheon. Finals in contest dancing. Dancing. Saturday, June 8 Friday, June 7 9:00 a. m. — General Session — As- sembly Hall — Tabernacle Grounds. 10:30 a. m. — Department Sessions: (a) Executive Officers. (b) Music. (c) Community Activity Com- mittee. (d) Adult Department. 12:00 a. m. — Luncheon for Leaders of M Men and Gleaner Girls. (One representative M Man and Gleaner Girl from each stake. Price, 75c per plate.) 2:00 p. m. — Y. M. M. I. A. Session. Demonstration of Fathers and Sons' Outing. Separation into following depart- ments: (a) M Men. (b) Vanguards. (c) Scouts. 2:00 p. m. — Y. L. M. I. A. Session. Demonstration of Mothers and Daughters' Day. Separation into following depart- ments: (a) Gleaners. (b) Juniors. (c) Bee-Hive. 4:30 p. m. — Excursion to Saltair. Informal reception. 9:00 a. m. — Department meetings. Theme: "The Abundant Life Through the Wholesome Use of Leisure Time." 10:00 a. m. — General Assembly — Re- port of departments on above theme. 11:00 a. m. — Presentation of Slogan for 1929-1930. 12:00 a. m.— Y. M. M. I. A. Lunch- eon for stake superintendents — Hotel Utah. Y. L. M. I. A. Reception in honor of President Martha H. Tingey — Bishop's Building. 1:30 p. m. — Contests. 8:00 p. m. — Grand concert and grand finals in contests — Taber- nacle. Sunday, June 9 8:00 a. m. — Joint Officers' Testimony Meeting — Assembly Hall. 10:00 a. m. — Organ Recital- nacle. 10:30 a. m. — M. I. A. and Session — Tabernacle. Theme — "The Home." 2:00 p. m. — General Session- nacle. 7:00 p. m. — General M. I. A. Ses- sion— Tabernacle. -Taber- Primary -Taber- Summer Work The M. I. A. program for the sum- mer period — June, July, August — while of a lighter nature than that of the regular season, is equally important in its bearing upon the welfare of our young people. Every effort should be made by officers to keep in close per- sonal contact with the members of the

June, 19Z9 MUTUAL WORK 695 association. We urge that the organ- ization of officers be kept intact. It is hoped that there will be few resig- nations, but where any occur, vacan- cies should be filled at once, before the June conference, if possible. The Sunday evening joint meetings are to continue each month the year round. The General Board will pro- vide suggestive programs for these meetings, and also for Sunday evening sessions of quarterly conferences to be used when these conferences occur in the respective stakes. We make the following general recommendations for the summer pro- gram: June 1. Joint M. I. A. meeting, June 2nd. 2. Meeting of stake boards to plan and check on the summer program. 3. The regular union meeting; con- tact between stake and ward officers either by personal visits or by cor- respondence. 4. Meeting of ward officers to ar- range for the carrying forward of the program. 5. One recreational event for the entire association: an M. I. A. excur- sion or an outdoor social, picnic or festival. This may be either a ward or stake affair. 6. One or more gatherings of each department — program or social. July 7th. 1. Joint M. I. A. meeting, July 2. Meeting of stake boards. 3. The regular union meeting; contact between stake and ward officers either by personal contact or by cor- respondence. 4. Meeting of ward officers. 5. One recreational event for the entire association: Independence or Pioneer-day celebration. 6. Group gatherings. August 1. Joint M. I. A. Meeting, August 4th. 2. Meeting of stake boards. 3. The regular union meeting; or contact between stake and ward of- ficers either by personal contact or by correspondence. 4. Meeting of ward officers. 5. One recreational event for the entire association: Fathers and Sons' Outing, Mothers and Daughters' Day. 6. Group gatherings. For the M Men there will be tournaments, baseball, tennis, quoits, track and field events. We urge all ward officers to make it your special business to have per- sonal talks with as many of the young people in your ward as possible, par- ticularly with those who may not have been under the M. I. A. influence dur- ing the year. In a tactful, considerate, loving way, make these boys and girls feel your personal interest in them. Fortify them to meet the alluring pleasures of the summer period which offer subtle influences sometimes hard for youth to resist. If any have been indifferent, let your influence win and hold them. Sunday Evening Conjoint Program Suggestions 1 . That the theme for the evening be "This Is The Place." 2. That the following named songs form the basis of the musical numbers: "High on the mountain top a banner is unfurled," "Let the mountains shout for joy," "Zion stands with hills surrounded," "Let Zion in her beauty rise." Solo, "My mountain home so dear," to be sung between the two parts of the address. 3. That the presentation of the

696 IMPROVEMENT ERA June, I9 2Q slogan be preceded by a quotation or a one-minute reading advocating ob- servance of law. 4. That the address on "This Is the Place" be divided into two parts. (a) The prophetic background for the declaration by President Brigham Young — young men. (b) The fulfilment of the declara- tion— young ladies being responsible. 5. That the material here presented, and to which reference is made, may be used by the speakers. 6. That the ward officers or a pro- gram committee arrange the details of the program making such use of the suggestions offered as they may deem best to develop the theme, preceded and followed by appropriate music, and then keep the slogan of an unfinished battle for righteousness before the minds of the people. MATERIAL 1. From an Article, "Brigham Young's Pre-Vision of Salt Lake Valley," By Junius F. Wells, Published in the Christmas News, 1924. (a) The Declaration of Apostle George A. Smith, Church His- torian, page 17: "We look around today and behold our city, clothed with verdure and beautiful with trees and flowers, with streams of water running in almost every direction, and the question is frequently asked, 'How did you ever find this place?' I answer, we were led to it by the inspiration of God. After the death of Joseph Smith, when it seemed as if every trouble and calamity had come upon the Saints, Brig- ham Young who was president of the Twelve, then the presiding quorum of the Church, sought the Lord to know what they should do, and where they should lead the people for safety. While :hey were fasting and praying daily on this subject. President Young had a vision of Joseph Smith, who showed him the mountain that we now call Ensign Peak, immediately north of Salt Lake City; and there was an ensign fell upon that peak and Joseph said: 'Build under the point where the colors fall and you will prosper and have peace.' (b) The Narrative of Patriarch Lo- renzo Dow Young, page 58: "We had reached the mountains, Brother Brigham was quite sick with mountain fever and the camp laid over a day or two because of sickness. We were at a place from which there appeared to be no way out, at least the precise way we should proceed was not determined, al- though explorers were ahead and a part of the company had gone on to blaze the way and make a road. We were weary and some of us nearly worn out. We were anxious and worried about Brother Brig- ham. I went to him where he lay rest- ing: the fever was still upon him. and I said to him, 'Brother Brigham, you have led us across these great plains into these mountains. Here we are stopped and you are sick, and it doesn't look" to some of us that there is any way out. The hearts of the brethren are faint and their knees trembling, and I want to know, Is this the end?' He raised himself up and said to me: 'Brother Lorenzo, when we reach the end of our journey I shall know it; and I don't know it.' The next day he was better, and we journeyed on through the canyons and finally over the mountains into the valley." (c) Statement of Apostle Wilford Woodruff, page 60: "When we came out of the canyon into full view of the valley, I turned the side of my carriage around, open to the west, and President Young arose from his bed and took a survey of the country. While gazing on the scene before us, he was en- wrapped in vision for several minutes. He had seen the valley before, in vision; and upon this occasion he saw the future glory

June, 19 29 MUTUAL WORK 697 of Zion and of Israel as they would be, planted in the valleys of these mountains. When the vision had passed, he said: 'It is enough. This is the right place, drive on.' The Testimony of President Brigham Young, page 6 0 : "I ascended and crossed over the Big 2. From an Article, "This Is the Place," By Nephi L. Morris, Same Issue of News. Mountain. When on its summit I di- rected Elder Woodruff, who had kindly tendered me the use of his carriage, to turn the same half way round, so that I could have a view of a portion of Salt Lake Valley. The Spirit of Light rested upon me, and hovered over the valley, and I felt that there the Saints would find protection and safety." The Words of Presiding Bishop Charles W. Nibley, Page 97: "He did not know at the time the marvelous riches of this land, but you can draw a circle around Salt Lake City 300 miles, making this citv the center, and there is more of gold, of silver, of iron, of coal, of land, of copper, and of all the precious metals: more variety of grains and vegetables, and fruit and flowers; more of everything that is needful for the use of man within that circle, than in any such area in all the known globe. This is the place. * * * Here is peace; here is abundance; * * * which no other people in the world have." Prophecies: Ancient — See Micah IV. Modern — See Compendium, page 274. Slogan in Production: A free people may amend or repeal a law of their own making, but they cannot disregard such a law without striking at the top root of the tree of liberty. Mutual Hour on the Radio Station M. I. A. broadcasting. Stand by for important announce- ments. Are you listening in on the Mutual Hour program.'' By special arrangements with Sta- tion K. S. L. at Salt Lake City, each Sunday afternoon from four to five, mountain time, is "Mutual Hour.' Programs of a very interesting and in- spirational character are conducted by special committees of the General Board of Y. M. and Y. L. M. I. A. To the many other means employed in spreading the spirit and helpfulness of M. I. A. the newest method of com- munication has now been added. Re- ports already received indicate wide- spread interest in the programs of the Mutual Hour and each week brings in- dications of more general participation from all parts of the West. The aim of the Mutual Hour pro- gram is to bring to our members, as far as the message can be made to reach, a weekly reflection of M. I. A. activities. To non-members of the Church and also to members of the Church who are not members of the M. I. A., the aim is to convey an idea of the real spirit and purpose of these organizations. The first series beginning early in the year was conducted by the adult committee of the two General Boards. The programs were of a uniformly high standard and evidences of unusual interest were manifest on all sides. These programs were of a strictly edu- cational character, no attempt whatever being made to use Mutual Hour for purposes of propaganda. The present series is being conducted by a committee representing all M. I. A. departments and is intended to re- flect the recreational and leisure-time activities being carried on in the M. I. A.

698 IMPROVEMENT ERA June. 1919 For the period ending Sunday, July 1 4, a coordinated series of presenta- tions by outstanding authorities has been provided. In orderly sequence, the various phases of speech activities are being presented and these are being paralleled with presentations of the most important fields of music. An outline of the programs from June 2 to July 14 will give an idea of the scope of the work covered and should arouse the interest of every M. I. A. worker and in fact every lover of good music and the various forms of speech. June 2, the program covers public speaking and story music. Public speaking has already been presented in the programs since May 12. These presentations have been made by Prof. Herbert B. Maw, member of the Gen- eral Board of Y. M. M. I. A. and head of the department of public speaking at the University of Utah. It is the plan to have Prof. Maw con- tinue his lectures and demonstrations covering public speaking. The story- music period will present the types of music requiring a story to be known in advance in order fully to appreciate the music itself. This program will be presented by Mrs. Ethel S. Anderson, assistant chorister of the General Board of Y. L. M. I. A. June 9, it is planned to present the winners in the public speaking and music contests in the Church finals, which will be held on the preceding day. In order that these young people might be heard by as many people as possible, special arrangements have been made to have them appear over K. S. L. during Mutual Hour. June 16, the spoken- word division of the program will continue the lec- tures and demonstrations on public speaking, and the musical period will be devoted to voices and vocal music. June 23, this program will conclude the public speaking features and na- tionality in music will include the out- standing characteristic music of the leading nationalities. June 30, the spoken-word division will be devoted to drama with pre- sentations and illustrations directed especially to the possibilities of dra- matics in M. I. A. groups. On this program sacred music will be discussed and illustrated during the music period. July 7, the program will be devoted to story telling representing spoken- word activities, and the opera repre- senting music. Both these features will be presented with appropriate il- lustrations. July 14, the concluding program of the present series will include the drama and community music. The period devoted to drama will be a con- tinuation of the previous program and should be extremely helpful to dra- matic leaders throughout the Church. Community music will be treated by J. Spencer Cornwall, music director of the Y. M. M. I. A., and will be presented especially from the stand- point of the musical needs of our own communities. Among the outstanding authorities in the different lines who are partici- pating in the presentations of the spoken-word and music activities, in addition to those mentioned, are An- thony C. Lund, Frank W. Asper, Ed- ward P. Kimball, Tracy Y. Cannon, Thomas Giles, Gerrit de Jong, Mar- garet Summerhays, Marion Redd, Maud May Babcock and Janet Barker. The committee is anxious to have as many people as possible take advantage of the information presented in these programs and offers the suggestion that persons having radio sets invite into their homes for the Mutual Hour other friends and neighbors who do not have access to radios. A splendid oppor- tunity is presented to spread the spirit of M. I. A. by the formation of groups in the various committees meeting each Sunday afternoon during Mu- tual Hour. Ward presidents could con- sistently take the lead in the formation of such groups, thereby continuing the influence of M. I. A. during summer months. Special features in the pres- ent series are being planned and addi- tional announcements will be made in the M. I. A. magazines for July.

June, 1929 MUTUAL WORK 699 M MEN DEPARTMENT Tenth Anniversary Banquet of Ensign Stake M Men Although but eight years have elapsed since the Church adopted the M Men plan in place of the old senior classes, Ensign stake M Men have just celebrated their tenth anniversary. This movement had its inception in the 18th ward in March of 1919, and came about like this: In the spring of 1919 it was found that scouts of pre-war days had grown into seniors of post-war days, but that there was little to hold their interest in the senior class. In an effort to interest these young men, the 1 8th ward presidency asked Irwin Clawson, who had had these boys as scouts, to take the group. Brother Clawson believed that these men would develop faster if they were given the responsibility of running their own class under the not too strict guidance of an instructor. Hence he organized his class along the lines of the present M Men class. The boys quickly grasped the opportunity and formed their own club, with the usual officers and committees. Con- ducting the class work and activities was given over to the boys themselves. As was said by the General Board Senior Committee, in discussing the needed change in the department more than a year later, the young men were getting "increased, directed responsi- bility in the conduct of their class exer- cises and activities." And this was true, for these young men conducted their own class and arranged for their own socials as they do today. Com- mittees were appointed to direct ward dances, arrange for class programs and for hikes and trips which the class made outside of the Mutual night. Each Tuesday evening the class had an open forum in which there was dis- cussed matters of religion, ethics and kindred subjects. On the third Tuesday in March of 1919, this class elected H. Hartland Halliday as president, Clarence Giles as vice-president, and Harold Noall as secretary and treasurer. A constitu- tion was adopted and committees ap- pointed. The first social affair was ENSIGN STAKE M MEN BANQUET

700 IMPROVEMENT ERA Jane, 1929 an after-Mutual dance given on Arbor day. It was the first successful ward dance given in the 1 8th ward that year, and the boys felt satisfied, even though they just made their expenses. The class continued to function until June, when an adjournment was taken for the summer. During the summer the class president, Brother Halliday, was called to labor in the Western States mission. At the annual election of the club, held in October, Clarence L. Giles was elected president, Harold F. Noall, vice- president, and Adrian J. Gray, secre- tary and treasurer. A difficult problem arose with the opening of the Mutual in the fall of 1919. Whereas all the senior class were welded into this ACE Club, during the preceding spring, with the opening of Mutual a number of men appeared as members of the new senior class, and their relation to the compact group of last year's senior class gave much concern. It was de- cided to accept all new members of the senior class as members of this ACE Club. The organization was perfected as before. The entire class work, as well as the outside activities, was conducted by the club officers un- der the guidance of Brother Clawson. The club undertook to give after-Mu- tual dances every three weeks or so throughout the year and did so. The club divided the profits with the 18th ward Y. L. and Y. M. M. I. A. on the basis of one-third to each, with the result that the club itself and the Mutuals finished the year of 1919- 20 with substantial treasuries. Dur ing the fall of 1919, the members were disturbed when their activities had caused some unfavorable discussion on the part of certain General Board mem- bers. Apparently this arose from the use of the initials A-C-E, which gave the impression that the club was a secret society. Later, on two occasions, the class was visited by General Board members. They were satisfied that ACE meant nothing and that the re- organization of the senior class was the change required to hold the interest of young men. In the spring of 1920, a meeting of the senior super- visors of the city stakes was called by the General Board to meet at the Des- eret Gym. The stake superintendents were also invited. At this meeting Supt. John D. Giles outlined the new club organization and the success at- tendant on it. Finally, on May 19, 1920, the whole subject was referred to a joint junior-senior class committee. The following week this committee recom- mended that the seniors be given "in- creased, directed responsibility in the conduct of the class exercises and ac- tivities." On June 2, 1920, this com- mittee supplemented its previous report by recommending a class organization of a club with a president and secre- tary and suggesting the duties of each; also occasional open-forum meetings with a provision for lessons by the class leader from the senior manual. This report was adopted. It will be observed that the report embodies just the changes made by the Aces in form- ing their senior class into a club, even to the radical change suggested by the committee that class leadership be abandoned and a directed responsi- bility of the senior men themselves be substituted therefor. This was the breath of life imparted to the senior class of the 1 8th ward in March of 1919. Frank Bailey, one of the charter members of the ACE Club, explained the workings of this organization to the M. I. A. conference in June, 1920. A year and a half after the organiza- tion of the senior class into the ACE Club, the movement spread beyond the bounds of the 18th ward. Supt. John D. Giles commenced the or- ganization of similar clubs in other wards of Ensign stake. Granite stake took hold of the movement and found in Burton ward that the club organi- zation in their senior class was a suc- cess. They so reported to the General Board and received permission to try similar organizations throughout the Granite stake.

June, 19Z9 MUTUAL WORK 701 Within a little more than two years, this method of handling the senior classes was accorded general approval. By 1921 all the city stakes were using the club method. Thanks to Clarence L. Giles, there is a recorded history of this senior class. In the ACE Club 1919-20 Year Book, the history is described at length. It is an interesting 20-page affair, highly illustrated, with many a quip and joke. It was sent to the ACE missionaries in the field and was by them passed around to their friends. In the years that have elapsed, all but four of these ACE "publications" have been lost. It is the earnest desire of the Ensign stake M Men that the General Board will provide a safe resting place for these historic books and will per- suade the club to part with them, for these four are now more than a con- temporaneous history of the Aces. It is a history intimately connected with the growth of the M. Men movement. It is a record of the doings of a senior class, which had developed the M Men idea and organization and pioneered that field for a year and a half before that plan was adopted by the Church. Y. M. M. I. A Efficiency Report eor April , 1929 STAKE 00 C c o rj 'c a to 6 <_> C n *U a at < bo < bo c '3 c s; o c S bo P. e JO <y O a s a c s S o a -a c c '5 5 O > < t/1 3 O S m Q t 3 h Ensign 20 19 11 14 17 10 10 27 18 18 164 Juab 7 6 8 3 6 2 4 12 2 4 54 Lehi 13 18 12 16 10 10 10 7 12 13 121 Liberty 22 18 13 15 20 10 16 35 8 11 168 North Weber 9 17 11 14 8 8 7 10 6 13 7 5 7 14 13 23 10 7 20 4 98 Ogden 115 Palmyra . _ _ n 16 14 10 6 9 9 76 9 16 128 Parowan . . __ 6 8 8 5 3 3 9 5 6 53 Pioneer ... 1.4 17 19 10 12 10 12 21 3 10 128 Salt Lake 14 16 8 12 13 8 8 19" 7 8 113 Sevier .. _ 22 21 14 16 20 10 10 32 7 8 160 South Davis 25 20 15 14 20 10 25 35 8 20 192 South Sanpete 14 18 15 8 18 no 8 17 8 10 126 Uintah 3 18 15 10 10 10 5 6 8 6 91 Wasatch . 18 17 17 17 16 14 10 11 15 11 10 10 10 18 24 2 8 2 15 118 Weber ... __ 127 Franklin _ . 13 19 15 19 14 15 9 12 9 16 7 10 5 11 19 26 19 13 17 13 127 Fremont ____ _ 154 Malad 8 12 15 9 10 6 6 18 1 l 13 1 18 Minidoka . . . _ 9 10 1? 7 7 5 4 14 8 9 85 Portneuf _ 5 8 6 7 4 3 1 6 9 5 54 Yellowstone __ 9 10 8 7 7 6 7 12 6 10 82 Big Horn 2 3 1 12 1 1 1 3 3 27 Hollywood 12 10 13 8 10 6 4 11 6 9 89 Los Angeles __ _ 19 17 19 13 17 9 14 31 14 19 172 San Francisco 19 | 14 13 13 17 1 8 9 20 | 22 16 151 Woodruff 15 1 18 7 13 10 1 10 10 26 10 10 129 Cafifornia Mission 16 1 16 18 13 17 1 10 5 16 17 24 152 Central States Mission .... 18 1 10 40 15 9 1 7 1 11 16 127 N. W. States Mission.... 12 1 13 34 11 1 11 8 5 17 1 7 12 130