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Show III CQIWENT1QN j OF MUMS WIS ' HELD SUNDAY The annual conventiou of the V. M and Y. L. M. I. associations vvas held yesterday in the fctake relief soriety 1'iiilding and Third ward meeting houfce, under the direction ot Presidents Presi-dents James M Thomas and Eliza MeFarland of the two stake boards. All of the sessions were well attended attend-ed and among the visitors were the following prominent church officials k Mrs. Emma Qoddnrd of the general I V L. M. 1 A. board; Geore H Brlin-liall, Brlin-liall, Benjamin Goddard. Nicholas G-Morgan G-Morgan and Claude Richards of the general Y. M. M. I A board. Pres ldent James Wotherspoon of the North Weber stake and Thomas E. McKay ot the Opden stake presidency. There were also a number of a high 'ouncllmen and members of ward bishoprics present. The convention wa6 opened with a joint stake board prayer meeting at 9 ID a m. and at 10 o'clock the first general session was held. This Wi nion was conducted by Counselor Wells M Intyre. The organ prelude was by Ruby Wotherspoon and the Invocation wan offered by Bishop's Counselor James Robinson of Plain H Joseph H. Williams led the congregation In Hinging. "Come, Ye Children of the Lord.' and .Mrs Ida Shurtllff was introduced as the first speaker. The subject discussed by Mrs Rhurtllff was "Contest Work" and In the forepart of her talk she told of the excellent results that had been attained in the North Weber 6Uike 10 that departmentd of U. I A. work las. year She then gave a review of the work that la to be done during the coming season alon? similar linea. I The "public speaking ' contests are to be confined to the advanced senior 1 lasees, while tht re-told stories have been given exclusively to the Juniors. Kl There are also to be mixed double iiuartette and male and female quartette quar-tette contests, but the singers who form the latter organizations must be members of the former. The junior U and boye' choruses will be conducted con-ducted the name as last year. An innoation in the contest work will be the "Short Drama ' Among the ggestions made by Mr?. Shurtllft for the successful carrying out of the contests was that special coachrs be secured to prepare the members of the associations for the different contests con-tests The second speaker was Joseph U. Williams, who discussed the "M. 1 A. Normal Course and Educational Campaign " He first explained the ne i BBlty for Introducing the normal course, sa Inp that failures to obtnln appreciable results in mutual lm provement work were largely due to the Inefficiency of the department leaders, To do awaj with this condition con-dition to a large extent by fitting the leaders for the successful per formance of their tasks, he said ihr M. . A. normal course had been instituted in-stituted by the general boards. The course for the three eber oountj stakes will be given in the Wei er academy and the following subjects will be discussed- For the V M M 1 A Organization and Manage ment;" "Manuals and Reading Course;" ' Athletics and Scout Work ' For the Y L. M I A "Organization and Manasement," "Senior and Junior Jun-ior Lesson Work;'" "Reading Course," and ' Helps for Supplementary Work." Joint Work "Social and Intellectual activities." This course is to begin about the middle of November and to close at Christmas time. President Eliza MeFarland made a few remarks concerning the present dance hall evils and the nement which v,hh on foot for their eradlca tion. In the North Weber stake She said that the question of improper dancing 1101 only had to be contended with In the public dance halls, but also In the ward hallt and as a means of correcting these evils, a stake dancing class is to be organized. This class Is to be composed of two cou-pies cou-pies from each ward In the stake and R hen these couples have been taught the new dances and ballroom etl quelle, by a competent Instructor, thej are to conduct the dances In their home wards Following President McFarland'8 talk, the Misses Iris, Clara and Ethel Bowus sans "Twilisht Son?" and the organizations then separated for department de-partment work Id the young men's department Wells Mclntyre discussed the subjects sub-jects of "Publications and Funds, J W. Wlmmcr discussed "Ethics ot Scout Work" and Nicholas G Morgan discussed "The M 1 A Reading Course " Following their exposition of the different subjects, a general discussion dis-cussion was held and many valuable points were brought out by the ward and stake ofucers and general board members. In the young ladles' department the subject of "Class Leaders" was dls cussed by Olive S Blackham. Ruby Terry taiked on "Class Work," Lillian Lil-lian Green discussed the topic. Some Things to Remember" and the sub Ject of "Follow Up Work" was dls cussed by Ida Shurtllff, Eliza McFar land and Sarah A. Buck. The afternoon conjoint session was conducted by President F.liza MeFarland MeFar-land and after the prelude and Invocation, Invo-cation, the congregation sang "Scat ter Sunshine. " under the direction ot Mary Nordquist Ruby Terry gave a brief report of the recent visit made by the stake officers to the Nevada wards, saying that they found the people deeply interested in all branches of the church work and re celved splendid treatment v. bile in Nevada. The workers separated for department depart-ment work at i 20 o'clock. The first speaker In the young men's depart ment was Claude Richards of the gen oral board His subject was "Correlation "Corre-lation of the Manual Lesous With Vocational Industries." In his dl6 cussion. among other things, he said that the people of the past bavK had an educational ladder without any landing place and for this reason the trend of modern education was to ward the flttlnz of the students for definite vocations in life. The work of the Y. M M 1. A. this year will be to urge th" young men to secure at least a high school education but to prepare for a practical life. The young men, the speaker slated, must begin to choose a vocation Instead ot falling into one by accident, as has been the practice in the past and the mutual improvement associations are to help the boys to got started toward the making of this choice. The senior manual this season is entitled "The Vocations of Man ' and the object of the teachers will be to being the lessons into touch with the lives of the students, at home, play or in the schools. In addition to the senior manual study, lectures are to be given to the different classes by professional men and practical artis nns. according to Mr. Richard's suggestion. sug-gestion. "The Need of a Vocation " was dls cussed by Aaron Tracy in his o.-s.n ing remarks, the speaker gave the following reasons for the need of a vocation. 1. "The chauges in Indus trial conditions demand that every man have a vocation that he might live and be a "live" citizen ". 2, "The welfare of the nation demands It ' "Specialization Is the demand of the hour and the road to success." In his discussion of the first phase of the question, he reviewed the de velopment of the industrial life oi the nation since its inception to the present day, along the lines of agriculture, agri-culture, manufacturing and commerce In hbs summary, ho said, "What does all this change mean to every man" He cannot be a 'Jack of all trades. There are so many fields of actlvlt . all activities In Industry are so complex com-plex and technical. He cannot figh' Indians, build a house, preach a sermon, ser-mon, mend shoes, shoe oxen, found empires, as our forefathers did. What does It mean, then? Why, he must put his brains and hands in this great Industrial trend or starve and also make a failure as a citizen of the nation." Concerning the second phase of the question, the speaker referred to th'-fact th'-fact that 7-8 of the students who attend at-tend colleges, universities and other Institutions of learning drop out before be-fore they finish their courses. No provision has been made for these, so they must fall into the ranks of the unemploved or the occasional laborer, la-borer, or else be re-educated. This same condition is true of the pupils in the public schools and is becoming a menace to the nation, as its pros perlty and welfare primarily depend on agriculture and skill in tli trades " In conclusion he said. "The trades and professions offer a field wide enough and diverse enough so that any young mau's natural gifts may find expression In them He could probably succeed along one line and fall In another. A parent could wise ly use all bis discernment in studiously studious-ly learning the natural tastes of the child. Give a man something that he likes and help him to qualify for it." The closing talk was given by Wit ford Shurtllff. his subject being "Reports." "Re-ports." The first speaker in the young ladles' la-dles' department was Mrs. Emma Goddard of the general board. Her subject was the "Course of Study" and in her discussion she cave a thorough preview of the lessons that are to be taken up during the winter In both the junior and senior classes Her talk was listened to with much interest by the assembled class leaders lead-ers and officers and she gave them many valuable suggestions as to the manner in which to present the dlf ferent lessons, so as to interest the members of the association. The question of "Individual Resnon BlblUty" was discussed by Elsie Powell. Pow-ell. Mary Nordquist and Mabel Jensen, Jen-sen, under the throe sub-divlslons "To God," "To the Community," and "To the Home." The first was taken b Miss Powell, the second by Miss Nordquist and the third by Miss Jensen, Jen-sen, all three handling their subjects In an able and interesting manner During the meeting, the assembh was favored with a selection, by tho Lynne ward quartette. The convention was brought to a close with a public meeting In the Third ward meeting house at 7 p. m The invocation was offered by Pres ident Thomas E. McKay and the speakers were Benjamin Goddard, George H. Brimhall and Mrs. Emma Goddard During the Bervlce Darle I' in sang "O May My Walk Be Close With God" and Walter Stephens sang I "Bow Down Thine Ear." Tho organ accompaniments and incidental music iras played by Mary Nordquist and Ernest P. Oboru. In his talk, Elder Goddard congratulated con-gratulated the stake board officers on the success which had attended the meetings of the morning and afternoon after-noon He then discussed briefly tho rapid growth of the church, saying that on a recent "Fast Day" in Salt Lake City, that 166 baptisms were recorded. re-corded. Tho auxiliary associatlou workers, he said are putting forth their efforts to keep the work abreast Of thi growth and their purpose Is to co-operate with tho parents in the mental, moral and physical upbuilding of the children. Mrs Goddard spoke upon the sub ject of "Marriage," bringing out In an Impressive manner, the responsibility responsi-bility resting upon the young people to live and progress so as to become good housewives and mothers and honorable and well-providing bus-bands. bus-bands. President Brimhall spoke upon the subject of "Social Work." outlining the plan of the general board to foster a movement for "Family Home Night" once a month "Homo Socials So-cials and Musieales' for the M. L A. members and "Social dancing " He also spoke briefly on home life, saying that the essentials for happiness happi-ness In the home, was "Constant Con fldence;" "Constant Counsel:" "Con slant Compromise" and "Constant Courtship." in the relationship between be-tween husbaud and wife. The benediction was pronounced by President James Wotherspoon. |