Primaries Send Toys To Hospital Teton Chapel Christmas Spirit Pervades Wards.Of Institution SPITE curtailments of rEmaterials and labor shortO'y r-tfri- . ages, dolls and toys are assured for the delight and' joy. of the little invalids in the L. D. S. Primary Childrens Hosin following changes JHE stake and ward officers pital through. th$ kind offices of Mrs. Elizabeth Thain and were reported this week by the. Primary children of Bevgeneral authorities attending erly Hills Ward of the Los stake quarterly conference ses Angeles Stake. sions: Past president of Primaries of both - the Wiishire - and SAN JUAN STAKE Hills Wards, Mrs. Beverly ' Elders William Russel McThain is visiting In Salr Lake Conkie and Reed Lance were this week, An important part set apart as members of the of her baggage en route was a large carefully wrapped and stake high council. securely tied box w hich was ordained Lance was Howard delivered to the Childrens bishop of the Moab Ward with Hospital Wayne R. McConkie as first Amidst unconcealed raptures counselor, Owen M. DeSpain of keen interest and delight the as second counselor and Lyman large interesting package was finally opened to disclose, cudPeterson as ward clerk. dolls,- - clowm dolls, calico dly Elder Joseph F. Merrill of wooden jeeps and wooden dolls, the Council of the Twelve, ofguns and many other toys ficiated. dear to childish hearts. PIONEER STAKE ' Designed and fashioned by Elder SamuelPerry Lee was the teachers and - children of Beverly Hills ward these toys setapart as a member of the are Council Stake High by tiofts of Piqpeer interesting gifts that his brother. Elder Harold B. come to the hospital weekly-tok- ens Lee of the Council of the of love and sympathy, and in the spirit of helpfulness, Twelve. from children all over the CARBON STf4KE Church. The Hiawatha Branch 6f the Carbon Stake was made into a ward with Claude L. Erickson ordained bishop and William O. Riches as first counselor and REPORTS received at the offices of the General Board Afton Alger as second counof selor. Primary Association bring Elder Lunn Broadbent was encouraging news of Primaries ordained bishop of the Helper in the southern part of Utah Ward with Elmjr H. Parker and California. Parowan Stake as fujgt counselor and Frank is a sample of how Primary leaders are meeting unusual Hartel as second counselor. conditions. tTnder the able Elders Byron Cai ter, Walter of Zona Topham, leadership N. Draper, Don C. Clayton Jr., of Parowan Stake president and James VL. Oviatt were set women done' have Primaries, apart as members of the stake double duty carrying on Prihigh council. as well as filling in places BKhop Marvin O. Ashton of mary left vacant by men, called ihto the Presiding Bishopric offi service. They are feeling the dated. good effects of their summer MARICOPA STAKE programs which included variElder Walter Haney Pew ous activities that many of the was set apart as president of children will use leisure the stake High Friests quorum time entertainment during the with James Christian Anderlong winter evenings. son as first counselor and Lu SPECIAL FEATURE cious Levere Gaidner as secAnother special feature now ond counselor. being used by Parowan Stake Elder David Tenney Lam chart Chiloreaux was et apart as secdren of the Stake are much inond counselor in the bishopric terested in the contest carried of the Chandler Ward. never miss by the chart and i Elder George F. Richards of a meeting unless compelled by the Council of the Twelve of- sickness ficiated.At Cedar City Primary Chil DENVER STAKE dren are enthusiastically helpElder Louis- - W. Sorenson ing with comTnunity activities, was set apart as stake clerk. harvesting the bounteous crops Elder Clement ' P. Hilton so that cellars will be full for was set apart as president of winter. Some of them have also the stake High Priests Quorum taken part in the making of With Delmont H White as first counselor and Vivian W. Bent- was set apart as second counselor in the Fort Collins Branch ley as second cdunselor. Elder Gilbert Edward Pul- presidency. Hubert H. Nielsen and Darsipher waj ordained bishop of win the Denver Second Ward, with H. Jepson were set apart Penn Bertrand Mortensen as as presidents of the 309th first counselor and. Reed Whit- Quorum of Seventy, and Elder ney Warnick as second coun- Nielsen also as stake mission selor. president. Elder Devere R. McAllister Elder Clifford 'E."' Young, Assistant to the Council of the October 1943 2 Twelve, officiated. ' 30, Pge -- sampler-uf-theTOntrib- 66 Per Cent Of Stake opulation Attend STAKES new combined chapel and. tabernacle erected at Drlggs, Ida,' was dedicated Sunday, Oct. 10, at appropriate exercises during the quarterly stake conference, with President David O. McKay offering the dedicatorial prayer. t Constructed at a cost of 198, 000, the new edifice- - will serve both Driggs Ward and Teton Stake. Complete with 13 classrooms, baptismal font, kitchen, council rooms, chapel and recreation hall the building is designed to fill well the needs of that area. With 1,846 members, or 66 per cent of the stake population in attendance, the conference was conducted by President Albert Choules, for 22 years president of the Teton Stake. Also present at the exercises were five former -- V Is Dedicated tF former residents from Salt Lake, Arizona and parts of Idaho. MERLINE lit the L. D. 8. Children's Hospital caddies one of the gift dolls hi her chubby arms as President Elizabeth Thain collects fnll pay for efforts made in her behalf. Primary Leaders Tell Of Visits commercial moving pictures filmed in that area. My Friend which shows the Flicka, horses and beauties of southern Utah, Buffalo Bill , which will be released soon, and Lassie Come Home, considered the best dog story ever written. At St. George the Primary annual Halloween parade was held with children in eerie costumes and pumpkin Jack o lanterns. This was under the guidance of Mrs. La Rue Christian and Mrs. Lucy Garff, counsellors to Arilla H. Hafen, president of St George Stake Primary. In the Los Angeles area Primary is going forward vigorously, some meetings being held during the week at the churches as usual, some on Sunday morning, and others in neighborhood groups, the two latter arrangements being a wartime necessity. LUNCHEON HELD The Los Angeles Stake and ward presidents held their annual luncheon at the Wiishire Ward Lounge Oct 18. Pooling their ration tickets made the luncheon pos sible. Norma Pratt president of Los Angeles Stake, has a member of each ward presi dency acting on her stake board in addition to her other board members. By this means they' receive the full benefit of the . Quarterly Bulletins which are sent to stake boards by the General Board since visiting has been so curtailed The Quarterly Bulletins give Special helps and instructions concerning the Primary program. The bulletin for the Winter Quarter is now being mailed. It contains instruc tions for the Christmas party and conference programs as well as enrichment material for the 10 departments of Pri mary. Board (tirthdiail Cjree titled. ex- - gIRTHDAY greetings are . tended this week to: Elder Albert E. Bowen of the Council Of the Twelve; Elder Bowen 'will observe his sixty eighth birthday on Sun- of day, Oct 31. A native Idaho, Elder Bowen has risen to positions of prominence in the legal profession as well as in the Church. For many years he was a member of the Sunday School general board and hen became general superintendent of the Y.M M.I.A, which position he held at the time of his appointment as a member, of the Council of the Twelve, April 8, 1937. 6 r Wendell J. Ashton,' general secretary of the Deseret Sunday School Union. His birthday is also on Sunday, Oct 31. , Chapel Dedicated G. L. Spangenberg Dies On Coast UNERAL services for George L. Spangenberg, member of the High Council of Pasadena Stake since its organiza-tion, was held in the Alhambra Ward Chapel, Alhambra, Calif , Oct 24, under the direction of Bishop Julius V. Madsen. Elder Spangenberg was a past president of the Ontario Branch of the California Mission for 13 years before moving to Pasadena. He also served as chairman of the Genealogical Committee of the stake. -- Bibles Being Rationed Now HICAGO (INS) Along with butter and.meat and shoes, Bibles are bping rationed, it was revealed tonight. "There is a shortage of Bibles, we are rationing our supplies, and we expect conditions to get worse instead of better,. Dr. Robert T. Taylor, secretary of the Chicago Bible Society has announced. The overwhelming demand by both soldiers' and civilians for copies of the Scriptures, and the rationing of paper are responsible for the shortage of -- Bibles. "We are now limited to 1,300 copies a month of the American Bible Societys Missionary edition, which sells for 40 cents, although we could use- - 3,000 a month, Dr. Taylor said. 4, Already jnore than 5,000,-00- 0 copies of the Scripture or Testaments have gone to servicemen from various sources, yet the Vail is undiminished." ThbChurchNews EISER Presiding Bishop . Le Grand Richards dediEntered at the poetoffice at Gertrude R. Garff, a member cated the new Weiser Ward Salt Like City as second class according to Act of Conof the Relief Society General Chapel Sunday, Oct. 24, during matter gress, March 3, 1879. Published weekly by the Church Board. Her birthday is Tues- his attendance at the Weiser of Jesus Christ of Latter-daStake Conference. day, Nov. 2. Saints at Salt Lake City, Utah. y