Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-10-03 | Page 13 | L. D. S. Leader Stresses Home Harmony Factor in Rearing of Children

L. L D. D S. S Leader Stresses Home Harmony Factor In Rearing of Children Second Counselor McKay Makes Appeal t to- to Women Gathered at Final Session of National Relief Society Society By CLARENCE WILLIAMS I Parents were exhorted to work harmoniously in their homes so they will rear children who will be a credit and an adornment not a blight or a curse to humanity by David O. O McKay second counselor in the L. L D. D S. S church first presidency who addressed the final session of the National Womans Woman's Relief U the thc tabernacle Second Counselor McKay made his appeal to the women who crowded crowd crowd- ed the building at 2 p. p m. m to hear hea instructions from the speakers It was the closing meeting of the 1 so society's so- so cletys clety's two-day two conference Characterizing the father and mother as two artists Mr r McKay said if these two work at cross purposes the result of their efforts frequently is failure Mr McKay said the noblest calling calling call can ing in the world is motherhood True motherhood he added is the most beautiful of arts and the thc greatest greatest great great- est of all professions Moth Mother r In Influence Without discounting the worth and influence of the father it is after all the mother who makes us most he said Women should be he intelligent and pure because it is 3 the living Jiving life fountain from which flows the stream of humanity Other speakers at the session were Mrs Laura W. W former president of the Swiss-German Swiss Relief Relief Re Re- lief society Mrs Geneve J. J Dalton former president of the South African African can mission Relief society Mrs Hazel B. B former president of the Australian mission Relief so society society society so- so and Mrs Kate M. M L Barker second second sec see ond counselor in the society dency Mrs Barker spoke in the absence of Mrs Louise Y Robison society president who was unable to attend sessions Thursday because of illness in her home More of Part Women should play a more Important Important important Im im- Im- Im part in community affairs said Mrs Amy Brown Lyman first counselor of the society presidency who delivered official instructions to general and stake officers at an officers' officers meeting Thursday at 10 a. a m. m in the assembly hall More than society officers at at- at tended Mrs Lyman gave the theIn the In Instructions instructions in the absence of Mrs Robison S S SS I r feel that women are not Eiven S the f opportunity to show what hat the they can do said Mrs Lyman I feel that women should be represented on boards of education and city commissions Where human beings are housed in Institutions I 1 believe that women should occupy a place on these institution boards Mrs Lyman into a discussion discussion dis diB dis- dis of the the- value of women on boards after pointing out that a great many county welfare boards which have been named have failed to include but few women It is a thing we do not understand understand understand under under- stand an and we must stir up interest along this line she added In plans where human welfare education and civic welfare are concerned women women women wo wo- wo- wo men an important part Mark Allen of Provo a psychologist gist of the Utah state training school spoke on Mental Hygiene of the Adults He said mental hygiene Is as broad broadas as life and there are no simple rules that are universally valid aUd He said eternal striving is the backbone of Mormon philosophy and the basis of mental hygiene He outlined a number of common conflicts confronted confronted con con- fronted by adults Other speakers were Elnora Shupe president of the Maricopa stake Relief society Mabel S. S Nokes okes president of the Boise Idaho stake Relief society and Mrs Lula LuJa Y Smith president of the tho Cache stake Relief society Ability to Live j Mrs Smith speaking on Eddi Edu Opportunities said c da- da cation in its fullest meaning is the ability to live intelligently and and to to live Jive intelligently would be fulfilling the purpose of Hf life evil Wo We are aro educated for good or hear feel do Education Education Edu Edu- by all we see or cation is the ability to make snake the proper adjustments to all aU problems of life Mrs Barker presided at the sos ses sion Invocation was offered red by Mrs Joseph J. J Daynes society president pres president dent of the western states mission at Denver Mrs Ina ma S. S Richards RIchard society president of the southern souther states mission pronounced benedic benedic- tion S General Secretary Julia Julin A. A F. F F.- F. Lund read the roll roU call caU