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Show Head Tells Women s Roles R.S. By EVELYN MAZURAN Deseret News Woman's Editor NEW YORK Women must maintain their traditional roles of homemakers and mothers, but they also must accept new responsibilities in civic life. This was the declaration of Mrs. Belle S. Spafford, general president of tire Relief Society of the Church and president of the National Council of Women, prior to opening the 81st annual meeting of the group here. Mrs. Belle S. Spafford, left, visits a moment with Mrs. Florence S. Jacobsen at New York convention. Mrs. Spafford was elected president of the influential organization last year at the national meeting. She is the first woman outside of the New York area to be elected to head the group. The council includes 32 member organizations through which 23 million women can be reached. In New Yoik for the tonfeienoc are several hundred members from across the country, representing varied segments of American life. In New Yoik for 'he commence also was Chief Called New Stake Presidencies Named Lewis W. Nielsen, an industrial engineer with the Church Building Operations and Maintenance Dept., has been named manager of the new general Church office building in Salt Lake City. His appointment was announced by the Presiding Bishopric. Mr. Nielsen will continue to operate in his present capacity with the building oper ations department which is h i all buildings of the Church. He has been employed with the Chuuk for the past six years and prior to that was with United States Steel Corp and ThicW Chemical Corp., in industrial engmecin.g and supervisory capacities. Mr. Nielsen formerly was with the Advanced Planning Dept., of the Chuich and in his added responsibilities will be responsible for a study of office space allocations in the r.c.v building and cooiuinme moves of various departments into the new SALMON STAKE A feature of the m erit quarterly conference of Salmon Stake (Idaho) held Sunday, Oct. 19, 1969 was the sustaining of Joseph Albert Proksoh ns president of that stake. Sustained as counselors weic Darrel! J. Neff and John Wilbur Rigby. The new president rumr'k Pies. Laurence J. Bills. , Pres. Proksch was bom Sept. 6, 1936 at Salmon, Idaho, a son of Albeit A. Proksch and Anne M. Bittner. He married Ilallie Julia Havens of Provo, Utah. They have four children. k dgie lie has served in several Church positions including, stake Sunday School super- intendent, and stake executive secretary. Pres. Neff was born April 8, 1923 in Burton, Idaho, a son of Emil Neff aird Eva Lenora Johnson. He married Verna May Bates of Rexbutg. Idaho. They have five children. He was graduated from Ilivks College with a degree in agriculture. He has served as high councilor and counselor in the stake presidency. He is engaged in ranching in Leader e, Idaho. Pres. Rigby was horn Nov. 7. 1931 in Montpelier, Idaho, a son of John R. Rigby and Geneva Keller. He married Ruth Price of Paris, Idaho. They have two children. He has served as stake Sunday School superintendent, and as bishop. He is Salmon, Idaho. as a druggist in FT. WAYNE STAKE In a reorganization of the Fort Wayne Stake presidency at the regular quarterly Pres. Rue C. Johnson Pres. Joseph A. Proksch He was graduated fiom Brigham Young a B y New Building TWO STAKES REORGANIZED University with Mrs. Florence S. Jacobsen, general pre-- i dent of the Young Womens Mutual Improvement Assn, of the Church. The YWMIA is a member of the Count u. as is the Relief Society. The council has never had greater challenges than it has today, Mrs. Spafford said in a statement. For many years, we woiked for suffrage, and for the recognition of women. Now that we have achieved these thing- -, we must measure up io the responsibilities these privileges bring, " she said. Mrs. Spafford also spoke of the role women play ir. the present-daworld. She emphasized primarily that they mu-- t maintain the integrity of the family and also must strengthen community virtues Women are the of any segment of our population to be the spiritual force and balance in human affairs. This is what I believe. Tins is what I'm trying to teach, she said. Noting that various issues, on which there are definite varying opinions, Mr. Spafford said, We regard the council as the voice of the American woman. We meet, discuss current issues art common problems And we offer guidelines in dealing with these matters. confeieticc of that stake, Rue Coibett Johnson was installed as the new president vvitii Robert IV. Gerke as first counselor and Thomas C. Cooke as second counselor. Elder Mark E. Petersen, of the Council presided and installed the of the Twelve, new officers. Pres. Johnson was born May 3, 1927, in Bancroft, Idaho, a son of Hans Otristian Johnson and Sarah Amelia COrbett. He martied Dorothy Jane Christofferson, in the Salt Lake Temple. They have five children. He received both B.A. and M.A. degrees from Brigham Young University and a doctorate from Indiana University. r mission to the Following a Eastern Stales, he has held many positions in the Chinch, including seven and a half years as a counselor in the stake piesiden-O- two-yea- Foimeily a seminary teacher in St, Anthony, and an instructor at Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, he is now academic dean at Indiana University, at Fort Wayne. Pres. Gerke was bom July 11, 1928 at Wayne. Indiana, a son of Rudolph H. Gerke and Frances Cozik. He married Fort WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 1, 1969 Ethel Maxine Corneal and ehildien. they have three He was graduated from the Idaho State University, with a B.S. degiep in pharmacy. Following his conversion to the Church in 1955 he has served as counselor and of the YMMIA; counselor to a branch president; bishop's counselor, high councilor and bishop. Presently he is pharmai ist nnniaget of a drug sfoie in Fort Wayne. Indiana. Pies. Cook was born Feb. 17, 1933 in Gary. Indiana, a son of Herbert B. Cook and Josephinp Claik. He married Suzanne LeBrun, July 13, 195). They have five children. He gained B.S. and MS, dogiees from Indiana Univeisity. He was converted to die Chuich in 1963 and since then has served as assistant Sunday School superintendent, ward cleik, bishop's counslor, high councilor and stake executive secretaiy. He is an elementary school principal in Fort Wayne. building. He was bora in Smithfield, Utah, Dec. to Wiiford L. and Harriet Nielsen. He served a mission to western Canada and then was graduated from Brigham Young University in general engineering. He received a masteis degree in engineering administration from tiie University of Utah. His wife is the foimer Grethe Sorensen, whom he married in the Salt Lake Temple on Aug. 24, 1953. They are the parents of two sons and three daughters. The family lives in Centerville, where Mr. Nielsen serves on the high rounoil of Davis Stake. He also has served in two bishopries. 17, 1929, |