Show Self Help Encouragement Is Theme TheIne of Duchesne L D S Quarterly Conclave Guidance Of Youth Is Stressed By Representatives Of General JJ y i. i Board At Duchesne Stake COI Conference r. r Sewing Sewing- Centers Suggested To Help Needy Self help and service to others other and the guidance of youth were the themes of the Relief Society and Mutual Improvement association association association asso asso- conference held here Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- and Sunday for the Ducheane Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne stake Despite the fact that the stake has been divided there was even greater attendance attends attend r rance ance at this first conference of the new stake than at previous conferences which included the membership of the Mo Moon n Lake Stake it was estimated by cers Saturday was almost entirely taken up with departmental sessions ses ses- ses- ses and instructions to officers and class leaders Sewing Sewing- Centers Described Mrs Cora L. L Bennion of the general board urged Relief Society Society Society So So- members to help others by teaching them to utilize their available resources such as making making making mak mak- ing over clothing canning food for winter use etc and by economical economical economical eco eco- management in the home enable them to get off the relief rolls She described the sewing centers operated by the Salt Lake City society where women I are taught to make clothing from new material which is purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased at aft t wholesale pi ice c by bythe bythe bythe the Relief Relle Society Under expert supervision the woman makes a a. adress adress dress or other garment for herself herself herself her her- self and another which is sold to pay for the material used Suggestions Mode Made Mrs J. J P. P Maasen executive officer who visitor the center in Salt Lake was able to add valuable valuable valuable able comments It was suggested that a committee committee committee com com- be organized in the D Du Duchesne chesne stake to work out a similar similar similar simi simi- lar plan A suggestion was made to provide provide provide pro pro- vide committee chairman stationed station station- ed ed in various neighborhoods with lists of dependable needy women who could be called to take care of children in the evenings or af af- Class lead leaders rs session took up the presentations of lessons with demonstrations by Mrs Helen Mrs Nephi Moon and Mrs Porter POrter Merrell Mrs Fern T. T Moffitt demonstrated how to conduct singing in the wards Membership Campaign A membership campaign with an aim to increase the membership membership membership member member- ship to by 1942 which will mark ithe anniversary of the Relief Society was discussed The organization started 96 years ago with 18 members and has grown to at the present time Erma Roland secretary of the Ule general board and Mrs Hardy of the general board instructed class leaders in Y W V M. M I I. I A. A Continued O On Page 8 I S SIs Self Help Encouragement Is Theme of Duchesne LD S Quarterly Q y Conclave Continued From Page One sessions while Mr Ire and Mr Winters led the Young Mens Men's In in- Bishop Levi J. J Anderton stressed stress stress- ed nutrition and its relationship to child welfare In his address before the general assembly on Sunday Ye Are Arc the Salt of the Earth was the subject of Mrs Bennion's talk urging the women to realize that the welfare of the nation depends on them through the upbringing of their children the future le leers leaders ers I At 3 p p. p m. m Sunday the organizations organizations organizations separated each taking up special phases of their work such as scouting gleaner girl and M. M men activities The evening session was given over to a youth conference with the young people taking part inthe In Inthe inthe the program |