Show J nU C rn STAKE QUARTERLY LY CONFERENCE YELL WELL ATTENDED In spite of stormy weather the Duchesne stake quarterly conference p held at Duchesne on March 15 16 and 16 was well attended All the stake presidency most of the m members of the high council bishops of ot wards wards presidents of priesthood quorums and saints generally generall were present t f from the stake making a total otI of ot I E 27 the largest gathering at a aI I quarterly conference in fu the Duchesne i stake I George F FV Richards a member of the council of the twelve apostles r P r was vas as present and the main s speaker pecker at atI r I each session of the conference The F main subjects treated were essentials essentials essentials essen I of leadership ward teachings responsibility of the priesthood to the church and to the world Some Somo very choice music was rendered in and chorus singing by bl male voices from Duchesne and Mt Emmons Emmons Emmons Em- Em mons which was thoroughly enjoyed enjoy enjoy- ed by all We had some very spirited contests contests contests con con- tests on Saturday evening in stor story storytelling storytelling telling debate and basketball The first was a contest Miss Ruth Cluff of Mt 1 Emmons winner of f the story telling contest in ill the Duchesne stake and Miss Vera Calder of Vernal winner in the Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin- Uin tah stake The subject matter of both stories were excellent with nn In almost perfect I delivery delhery and he judges must have had some difficulty in deciding which way to cast their vote vole two of which were cast for Miss Calder and one or Miss Cluff Following was vas a debate on the question Resolved that a hard jr it- Jr- Jr faced road would be more more ad advantageous advant advant- vant- vant ageous to the Uintah basin than a aJ J branch branc 1 railroad with David H H. Bybee Bybee By- By bee and Leland Larsen Larsen successful r in the Duchesne stake stale on the affirmative and the Misses of Vernal successful cont con con- t in the th Uintah stake stahe for the negative The subject was handled in first class shape with some goo good arguments brought out on both r sides The judges decided in favor of the affirmative J. J The The next contest was very exciting exciting exciting ing and very close being a basket basketball x hall ball game between Duchesne stake and the Roosevelt stake Boneta Doneta the winners in Duchesne st stake l C contesting contesting contesting contest contest- ing with Hayden the winners in Roosevelt stake The game was nip a. a and tuck all the way through resulting resulting resulting result result- ing in a a tie at the thee end d of time They were given five minutes more to play playoff r off the tie Duchesne stake winning 26 to 24 I t Roosevelt male qu won over Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne not entering the f contest |