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Show M. I. A. Board Challenges Leaders to Lift Standards of Guidance for L.D.S. Youth - V vT7 FROM A IXOWER BEDECKED PLATKORM THEY rRLSIUbD Cenet Bingham Dee, Edith II. Lambert, Isabella S. Ross and Miss May Anderson, general superintendent of the Primary Boys and Girls Outline Qualities They Expect to Find in Directors; Tribute Paid Pioneers By PAIL STAPLES General officers of tha L. D. S. Mutual Improvement association associa-tion issued a challenge to 4000 of its directors of youth when thry met Saturday in the second day sessions of the organization's forty-second forty-second June conference, to raise the standards of leadership within their ranks. Hasel Brorkbsnk. member of the general board of tha Y. W. M. L A., sav out the challenge In a short address entitled "Preparing for Action." Ac-tion." Four Salt Lake City boys and I Iris, representing tha 10.000 youths enrolled in the organisation In 22 nation of the world, Joined In the challenge by outlining the qualities they expect ia a leader. Gloria Emery. Beehive Cirl; Keith Glade, Explorer; Msxlne Chaxlier, Gleaner Girl, and Robert Richards, M Man. participated. Understanding, loyalty, character, sense of humor, a youthful outlook and cleanliness wer soma of the qualities listed. Dr. L. L. Daine. dean of the school of medicine at tha University of Utah, presented a leadership score chart. The chsvt was demonstrated dem-onstrated a an aid in selection of leaders by the ward and Make offlcera, enabling the superior to check on the qualities of leadership manifest by the workers. With a dramatic program taking cognisance of tha rapid growth of the church and the "triumph of faith." tribute was paid tha pioneers of the church as feature of the early morning program presented before an overflow audience la the Assembly hall. Visitors continued to pour into the city during the morning, to swell Friday's recordbreaking opening day attendance and to give promise of one of the largest conferences ever held by the time the climax Is reached Sunday. Officers were kept busy registering the new arrivals. The second dsy of ths conference opened with a general program in the Assembly hall at t a. m. George Q. Morris, general superintendent of the Y. M. M. L A, and Mrs. Ruth Msy Fox. general superintendent of tha Y. W. M. L A, war presiding. The congregstlon joined In singing "The House of Youth." Norma Squires, Hollywood stske Junior girl, ssng The Lord Is My (CoallmiMl im e.v TSHMI i Column riv. I M. I. A, LEADERS HEAR CHALLENGE traatteae rrwa Pare One) Light." and then member af the Hawaiian delegation delighted th huge crowd with selection af their native string music. Reenactment af th tragic history of Winter Quarters, where eOO mem-bare mem-bare af the L. D. S. faith died In m-4T. stirred th gathering. Taking Tak-ing the ub)ect af Avard Fairbanks' Fair-banks' two ataluea. "The Tragedy of Winter Quarters" and "Th Triumph Tri-umph af Faith " a a theme. Mr Rachel Grant Taylor, daughter af the president ef the rhurrh, prepared pre-pared the acrlpt for the presentation. presenta-tion. Dr. John H. Taylor, husband ef the author and one of the president presi-dent of th first council of th seventy, sev-enty, told of the hlatory In explanation explana-tion before the actual presentation The ecenee ware reenacted In plastic by a cast ef men and woman, who praaanted an Inspiring performance in a aetting ef aoft muale. Challenge' Voiced Eight departmental claaee fol- n-. ( h . nM-rtlH P I . af till sessions and the presiding officers ' wsre: Community activity, Oscar A. Kirk ham. Aaaambly ball; eecre-larles. eecre-larles. Alma H. Patttgrew, general secretary of the Y. M. M. L A, and Eli H. VanNoy, general secretary of the Y. W. M. L A. third floor. Bishop's building; sdull and eeniora, lr. George H. Hanaen. fourth floor. Bishop's building; M Maa and Gleaners, Dr. Burton K. Farnaworth, Barrett ball: Junior department. Has I Brockbank. genealogical board room; explorere, John D. Gilee, Deaeret gym: acouta, D. E Hammond. Y. W. M I. A. board room, and Beehive. Ethel S. Ander-eon, Ander-eon, Eighteenth ward chapel. A luncheon lor mission supervisors, super-visors, superlntendenta and preal-dent preal-dent was bald at noon In tha Lion House eocial canter. A program ef musle wa presented and members of the first presidency af the cburcb were guest of honor. Depertmental meeting continued during th afternoon, convening at 2 p. m. An executive department, prealded over by Mr. Morris snd Mrs. Kox, and an Improvement Era director' meet, with Srlngham A. Steven conducting, were added. A general reception and M Men-Gleaner Men-Gleaner banquet In lha Lion House will precede the evening program. Both will be held at 5 p. m., with the evening program in the tabernacle taber-nacle at 7:30 o'clock. The cultural aru as character building medium will be featured st th labernarl program. W. O Robinson, field aerrelary for the Y. M. M. L A., and Charlotte Stewart, member of tha Y. W. M. L A. board, will Join In directing the activities. Honor Might' Program Tha program I known a "Church Honor Night," and following follow-ing playing of an organ prelude -Tha Spirit of M. L A " will be graphically shown In a short ceremony. cere-mony. Virginia Weilenmann will read and colors will be born by Joel Doiiu and Zina Hinckley. The Hawaiian Ha-waiian will again entertain with music. A series of plcturisations, readings read-ings and music numbers will be used lo bring out lha value of the cultural arts Bii from th lives and works of great artists will be shown, along with scene from foreign land and history. Tha climaxing number of tha program pro-gram will be a short concert by the Hollywood alak M Men-Gleaner chorus of 100 voices, directed by Reid Cox. This chorus cam nearly ano milea by train from tha movie city to take part In the annual convention. con-vention. Melvin J. Ballard, member of the council of twelve of tha church, asked that closer contact be kept between the church and tha boys of Its membership, when be spoke at a special scout-explorer session Friday Fri-day afternoon. Th meeting was held In th Deseret gym and wa on of a aerie of departmental classes. Th convention will close Sunday evening with a general session In th tebernecle, at which Apostl Ballard will give the principal address. ad-dress. Preaentatlon of the 137-J I theme in "choral speaking" by a ' chorus of mo voices will be the other ! highlight of the program. Grace i Nixon Stewart will direct the prs-icnlatioa. |
