Show I j Young Y Dung Ladies Mutual Improvement Association I TI I r I rr I l r r r I t Ill t A S i t 1 r n f a 41 N r rf l aa f r i V MRS IRS RUTH 31 3 FOX FOB BIRS ARThIA M IT U MRS MAE TAYLOR TA President l THE HE Young Ladles Ladies Mutual Improve Improvement Improvement ment meat association had Us its Inception I 1 in hit the tho home of Brigham Young Youn 40 10 years calS ago At this times time 1569 there was a departure from Crom the simple plo pio pioneer plot t I veer neer life lIfo noticeable especially among I the women of oC the Church Peace and andI I I prosperity perl t had opened up the way for extravagance in cooking Particularly I d j on festive occasions there was rivalry among tho the housewives as to who should have hae the greatest number and I variety arle of ot dishes The young girls I I vure procuring fashion plates from the tho cast east and were going to extremes In InI I following the fantastic fashions then I in vogue President Young wisely thought retrenchment was necessary That It might begin in his own household house household hold ho he organized his daughters Into a 0 Young Ladles Ladies Retrenchment so society society In November 1869 9 Eliza R fl Snow who was present at this Initial or 01 organization was authorized to go about among the th girls effecting organizations I I lions tho the purpose of ot which was wall to en encourage 1 courage modest plain and sensible at attire atI I tire and lInd to educate the girls in the gospel of oC Jesus Christ President I Young placed the mission of ot retrench retrenchment ch ment mont among amonI the older women upon Mis Irs Mary Isabella Horne Home She Sho be became carne came the tho president of or the tho Sevier h branch of the Ladles Cooperative Re Retrenchment Retrenchment I society The girls societies that is tho the Junior branch of oC the various arlous wards of ot the thc city made mado their reports regularly I at the of the senior depart department I t I meat ment I J Tho first ward organization was that of ot the tho Nineteenth ward As the work spread outside of oC Salt Lake City Into all nIl the town of or the tho saints hero thero was need for closer supervision so the senior and junior branches of ot Re Retrenchment Retrenchment Retrenchment gradually separated and stake board boards were organized to vise local associations Mary lIar Isabel Isabella la Horne Home continued to travel with Eliza R fl Snow and Zina Gina D H Young aiding In the organization of oC tho the girls Tho The scope of oC the work ork widened im Int improvement provement was the th general aim and the specific purpose was the obtain obtaining obtainIng ing lag of or a testimony of oC the truthfulness of the gospel When hen the young oung men of oC the tho Church were banded under the title Young Mens Mutual Improvement as association a 0 name chosen by b President Young he suggested that the name of ot the Retrenchment society bo changed to Young Ladles Mutual Improvement association With Ith the adoption of or tho the new nose title and tho the stimulus of ot the taro brother organization or the tho membership grew rapidly and the work was broadened broad broadened broadened ened The general board at first termed Central Board was organized under the direction of or President John Taylor Ta lor loron on June 19 1880 1850 about 10 years after acter tho the genesis of oC the movement in tho the Lion house with Elmina S Taylor farlor as president In the 25 years which Mrs Taylor so 80 I ably directed the fortunes of these societies so SQ societies changes occurred which re reviewed revIewed reviewed i viewed without the Intermediate steps I would appear magical As a result of oC Mrs Taylors close attention to the work her executive ability exactness and wisdom tho the mechanism of nil all tho the associations was wan soon unproved Improved Order system and ond thoroughness char characterized characterIzed characterized them By tho the assistance of the divine divino aid ald which she continually sought by b devotion and unfailing equity large wisdom in the selection of oC associate s and still larger love loe for the individual girl she WitS was enabled to build up a n powerful hom homogeneous homogeneous homogeneous organization in a quarter of oC ofa ofa a 0 century YOUNG WOMANS JOURNAL The Tho Young Womans Journal has been and is today a n great groat factor in inthe Inthe inthe the advancement of oC Mutual Improvement Improve Improvement Improvement ment The first number of oC this thia mag magazine magazIne azine was Issued In October 1889 For Forli 11 li years ears Mrs Susa Young Gates who was a prime prImo mover In ht its Ita establish establishment establishment establishment ment was editor edl tOl and for tho tUo first eight years of ot that time she sho also at nt attended attended tended to much of ot the business Under tho the conditions which obtained at ot this period almost superhuman faith per perseverance severance and find sacrifice were require on the tho part of oC President Elmina S STaylor STaylor Taylor Talor and the editor in order older to con continue continue continue Its publication It frequently happened In Its early history that the tho th editors own pen head had to 1111 almost hall half hallof hallof of the tho 48 18 pages printed Mrs Gates deserves credit also for the encourage encouragement encouragement ment alent of or new now writers The foremost young oung women authors of or Utah owe their beginnings to her inspiration Mrs Gates G was succeeded as editor by Mrs May Booth t Talma a go who held the l e position I i near two years She was followed by b Miss Ann Amt M I Cannon who acted as editor about five years Miss Mary lIar E Connelly Connell Is the tho present edi edl I tor Tho The associations have been the exclusive ex exclusive elusive owners of oC this periodical for forthe forthe forthe the past 12 years In this time It has hasho had ho great prosperity financially Tho The girls everywhere arc loyal enthusiastic tic supporters of their magazine and andare are arc proud prou of ot the high literary stand standard standard ard it Is reaching OFFICERS OF Y L M lr 1 I 1 A AThe ATh The Th demise of President Elmina STaylor S STaylor Taylor Talor which occurred occulTed Dec C G 1901 ne no necessitated a reorganization of oC the gen genera genera general eral era board In April HO 1903 Mrs Martha Irth Home HOIne Tinge was tens chosen president Mr Mrs Ruth M 1 Fox and Mrs Mae Mac Taylor aylor strom counselors counselor Mrs oIlS Alico K IC Smith treasurer tr and Miss lIls Ann M N MCannon I Cannon was al retained as ns secretary Mr Mrs In discharging the tile du duties duties ties of o this office hus has won the love lot and allegiance of oC her fellow workers I near and afar off 00 by b lieu her uprightness devotion tion to duty ditty and Invincible faith In inthe tho the cause causo which she represents Among A the big bl helps to success In tho the Mutual Improvement association per perhaps perhaps haps the biggest Is that of DC tho the guide work cork Fifteen years cars ago it was WM Intro Introduced Introduced introduced For the first two or three years the tho guide work or outline studies for forthe tho the lo 1 meetings provided by b tho the gen gon general eral r 1 board were printed print In form fann Since Sinco then the tho outlines for tor all courses studied have been published In inthe tho the Journal This has hns produced system and uniformity In tho the associations consisting of members which are aro now no pursuing 1 ur the tho course courso It Is in infinitely finitely superior to the early parly custom cu tom of or utilizing the tho meeting time toy iby miscol miscellaneous mIscellaneous laneous programs A further glance Flanco at the methods and features by b means moons of which the tho work of ot today toda is being perfected brings into prominence tho the convention work Con Conventions Conventions are now held annually In ht tl tho the 61 stakes and the tho aim rum IB is to make mako them training schools for lor tho the thousands of oC oCo o ra who vho attend This work IB Is planned and published by b tho the general board but Is executed under the direction direction tion of oC the stake This drilling In the tho technicalities of or local procedure overcomes many man of ot its lis difficulties and produces an intelligent activity In tho the varied phases J of Mutual Improvement association work Grading of or the as associations which was waa done do no In recent years ears conduces to the general Improve Improvement mont ment the Junior and senior classes In Inthe inthe the tho main being furnished separate s studies New subjects In theology eth OUI ethics ics Jes literature and domestic science are arc presented present from year to year ear Thousands of at books are aro being added to ward libra libraries libraries libraries ries aa as a result of or tho the great Interest created ray by T y tho the study stud of ot Y L M II I A 0 literature The Jho traveling libraries stimulate homo home reading habits by placing clas classical classical classical books bools In the tho hands of or thousands of ot young oung girls Tho The pedagogical class work tho the businesslike management of oC finances and tho the accuracy and precision in records reports and statis statistics statistiC statistics tics tiC aro arc aids ru s in tho the movement toward perfection but tho the greatest glory of oC tho the Mutual Improvement work comes come through Its abundant spirituality |