Show I I SMITH ON U CI b Says Sas Excessive Indulgence in iu This Form of Amusement is to toBe toBe toBe Be Deprecated M I RECEPTION LAST NIGHT MIGHT NIGHTA A i Affair Given to In the tile Twentieth Ward Hall flail The reception rec given by the tho stake hoards boards of o the th Mutual Improvement ur us to members of o the general hoard board which took tool placa last lat night In Inthe Inthe intile the tile Twentieth ward hall was 1111 perhaps the most brilliant social function unction of o thu tue year The hull halt was tastefully decorated for or the occasion and In III one olle end lemon adelos served sorell while In the other on the tIle tinge stage of ot tha thu and anti well wel ap appointed apPointed pointed amusement hull all nil present partook of ot dainty refreshment served by b n a coterie of ot handsome mill tutu accommodating nce m young ladles The social wu wai w well teil attended by hy ninny many of ot the leading authorities of ot the Church among them President Joseph r F 1 SmIth general superintendent of ot tho the Y V M I 31 01 I 1 Il A Alders l John Henry Henn Smith and George GeorgeA A Smith of ot the Council of ot the Alcoa Apos Apostles anti Ehlers J Golden l and H U II 11 of ot the First Council of ot Seventies Sister Bister Elmina H 8 IRlo gen general general eral of o the Young oung Ln La lies associations was all also pr s nt with Thomas Hull general See sec secretary rotary of o the th Young Mens r Jos JO JOeph Joseph eph K E F Taylor of ot tho the stake presidency nil all the stake of at both associations with their wives husbands and sweetheart George A Smith It h stake superintendent of the Y h M M I A acted ns nil master of ot ceremonies n ii duty which he dis Ills discharged discharged charged gracefully and with character l II hi II 1 rINE MUSICAL The rite social Mela I began hegan shortly after aCter 8 with prayer by b Elder Joseph JosephII II 11 Felt Then followed a II most excel excellent excellent lent 1 lIt musical program selections being given Klun by IW 1 th Imperial quartet Cartel the ward ladles ladies quartet quartel WIN tI lard Squires Squire Thomas Thomaa S Hu lIu Humorous recitations by b Thomas and 13 D S 8 Young YounK rind a violin solo 1010 by II Prof V W S C live During the evening dancing was van Indulged In greatly to tile the enjoy enjoyment enjoyment ment of o all 1111 present There was also nn nit address by b President Joseph F FSmith I FSmith Smith In which ho lie took occasion to con coit the Mutual Improvement nt workers on the free tree and Informal spirit that had hod characterized the exercises of ot the evening IREST JOSEPH F SMITH The speaker said he lie enjoyed himself very er much mingling with vUth many of 01 his friends and acquaint acquaintance ance tunce some Romo of ot whom he had not had hall the privilege of ot conversing with for tor or a I a while hll President lr Ir Smith said he had hall not come romp to preach a I moral lesson or to announce lilly any restrictions on the freedom of ot youth i but lie thought ho he might be to pardoned J for or saying that round dancing waa Willi very vel dl to President Young It M was al III also also so 10 distasteful to President John mylar who cha formulated and published to the authorities of O the th Church advice and counsel that they prohibit round dane dano Ing as Ift much as possible 1 I be belIeve belloe eve said Mitt President Smith tho the Inhibition WillS was Intended to bo lie complete but after atter Its publication letters begun began to pour I Into President Taylor lor that thal the rules rule governing dancing celO no too rigid for or the tite young oun people to live 11 e and that there thero would have to be some somo st mo modification tion In this tIlts respect Tho The result was t itH that hat t President lre ld nl Taylor lor suggested to tho the that they allow one or two round dances s that the young people might be hI held belch under re restraint restraint I understand this has been Interpreted to mean eun that the gentle gentleman man mn ami lady must dance at nt least lean twice apiece ono one with the tue other in itt 11 this thin fash fashIon Ion 1011 and that It has hIlS grown to bo be b en ell entirely round rotund dancing In III some nome quarters Some Saine say 11 aa the tb round danca Is 18 the poetry of ot of motion Of ot this I hive have hll ye no doubt hut but excessive round dancing Is to bo be deprecated There can be no harm In Ina tho the round 1 a man and Ito dunce but bul after all nil give mo me tho the good old dance donee In clotting President Smith congratulated the thu stake boards on the tho excel excellent excellent lent entertainment provided and ad advised advised those thoM present to me use discretion In till nil things II and to set examples worthy of or emulation The benediction was IM a pronounced by b I Elder hoary Henry T Mo Mc McEwan Ic 1 Ewan IRn For the success of ot the undertaking much credit Is in duo the tho different Will com committees who worked energetically to bring about tho the grand result 11 |