Show RELIEF 1OGIETY MEETS SemiAnnual Conference Held S Yesterday STAKE REPORTS RECEIVED Statements were Read Showing the Extent and Importance of tho Work the Society is Doing Addresses Ad-dresses wore Made by Numbers of the Ladies More Prominently Identified t led with the Organization I journment was Taken for Six Months I I Tho semiannual conference of tho Womans Relief society was held In I the Assembly hull yesterday the first session convening at 10 oclock In the I morning The attendance at the mornIng morn-ing session was not large In the afternoon af-ternoon however there was a decided Improvement In this respect tIme lower floor of the Assembly hal being comfortably S com-fortably filled Reports from quite a number of the stakes of Zion wore listened to with great Interest by tho members of the society Several ofllccrs of the S oUcen society also addressed the audience giving words of advice and encouragement to the workers The meetings were presided S pre-sided over by tho president Zlna D II Young Good music was a feature of both sessions of the conference the Twentieth ward young ladies choir leading the congregational singing The opening prayer at the morning session was offered by Elder Redlck Mired of Sanpete This was followed r by a beautiful duet Whispering Hope rendered by Mrs C V An ron I r-on and Miss Judith Anderson n ADDRESSED BY LEADERS Mrs Jane S Richards expressed I pleasure at being able to meet with her sisters In conference and expressed regret re-gret that more Interest was not taken which wu shown by the small attendance at-tendance She said the mission of the society was a great one and that nothing noth-ing but sickness should prevent the attendance at-tendance of tho sisters Mrs Bathsheba l Smlth spoke Inter cyilligly of theorpanllatlon of the so otetyin NiiuvooofIts growth since and of the wonderful work accomplished I accom-plished President Zlna D H Young gave an Interesting little talk upon the alleon queilng power of love and sand s-and said if the peoplo would worship I God UH they should all would be I stronger and more helpful MrM Isabella Home also addressed j the meeting the duties of meetnr upon dutes mcm r her of tho Relief society snylng that they wore not here to do their will but Gods will wi I I r S STAKE REPORTS I At the close of Mrs Homes address reports from the slakes were called for and were given by Mrs Webb or the Snowflakc stake Mrs Card of tho Alberta stake Mrs Elizabeth Fox of the Oneida stake and Mrs Hart of time 1 ar Lake stake After prayer by Jesse M Smith tho meeting adjourned until 2 oclock The afternoon session of the conference confer-ence was opened by a hymn by the Temple choir Glorious Things ore Sung of ZIon The opening prayer wag offered by President F A Hammond of the San Juan Blake This was followed fol-lowed by a beautifully rendered solo Flee as n Bird to the > Mountains by I Miss Judith Anderson n The hearing of reports from tho Gov ral slakes was then resumed and oc ruplod the remainder of the nCelnOh These were given by Mrs Mabel A Hakes of the Marlcopa stake Mrs 1 Agnes Cutler of Jordan stake Mrs Annie W Laucr of Emery stake Ir 1 Kate L r > Paxman of Jtiab stake At this Juncture Miss Lillllo Pye sang Not Half Has Been Told with great of feet Mrs Emily Clark reported progress pro-gress In the losopa colony in rood C county Mrs Maggie r Clift for the I St t GeovS ffil4Kc Mrs Sallna Phillips for I lhe > p Joseph stake itr3 > Jujlna Smith spoke of Lho HLli lof March donations I do-nations which are given to enable of I I fleers of tho society to visit the various I stakes Mrs Mary Young reported in I leresl In the work In the Granle ward I Mrs Elmlna L Cox for Sanpete slake Mrs Ellen Thueson for Sevlor Mrs Angelina Hinckley for Mlllard I i ACer very brief talks by l Mrs Jane Richards F A Htimmond and aJLra YoiflTS > all bearing on the importance of the work of the society an adjournment L adjourn-ment was taken for six months S All the officers of the Relief society will meet on Saturday morning at 10 oclock In room Gil the Templeton I |