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Show 309 MUTUAL WORKERS If! ' Preparatory Conference Held By Utah Stake M. I. A. Ward Workers. What was declared to be a most succesful M. I. A. conference was brought to a close Sunday evening with a general session in the Springville Opera house in which general board and stake officials emphasized the slogan, "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother." Nicholas G. Morgan, Lewis J. Cannon and Mrs. Elsie TaLmage Brandly were the general board visitors. Departmental work was the main object of the convention, officers and leaders separating into groups for discussion of special phases of ; Mutual Improvement work. Boyj Scout work was outlined by Roy! Passey, who recommended that the boys be given as much outdoor ' training as possible and that their lessons should be taught out in the open as well. . Dr. L. W. Oaks of the "Utah stake M. I. A. board urged that the "M" Men hold regular meetings throughout through-out the year and conduct them under the recognized Roberts' Rules of Order. A special class for the purpose of teaching these rules of order was also urged by Dr. Oaks in order that the young men of the church may become familiar with and proficient in parliamentary procedure. The Improvement Era, the Young Woman's Journal, the manuals outlining out-lining the course of study for the coming year iu the various departments, depart-ments, and the M. I. A. fund were each outlined for the purpose of better acquainting officers and teachers Avilh the year's work. The convent ion which was held at the Birgham Young university, where the various departmental officials and teachers could readily separate for class work, was very well attended, according to I. R. Broekhaiik, stake president of the Y. M. M. I. A. More than .'300 delegates dele-gates were served luncheon at the university at noun. At t lie general assembly at Springville Sunday evening, Mrs. William J. Snow, stake president of. the Y. L. M. I. A., spoke on thu subject. sub-ject. "How to Put the Slogan Into Action." President T. N. Taylor ,and the visiting general board members mem-bers also ' spoke, using the slogn n as their central theme. Special musical numbers were furnished by the Symphonic Chamber of .Music under' the direction o Prof. Franklin Frank-lin Madsen ; the Mapleton's young men's quartet, the Springville First wa rd Beehive G i rls' chorus, a n d Elmo 'Col'fman, who sang a solo. TheMutual Improvement associations associa-tions will commence their winter's work October 7, the first Tuesday after the general October conference. confer-ence. The enthusiasm and eagerness eager-ness shown ot the convention just ,held, together with the help given at the general conference insures a splendid year's work, according to President Brockbank. |