| Show Y L M X 1 I A conference A very instructive and interesting occasion never before has your reporter had the pleasure of attending a more enjoy enjoyable alft conference of this organization that that of the young ladies mutual improvement associations of the salt lake stake held yesterday friday june in the fourteenth ward assembly rooms booms the only thing to be regretted is the fact that so few were in attendance probably owing to the excessive heat beat but those who were present will never regret the time spent so profitably perhaps not more than one half of the organized associations were represented at the conference yesterday but the tee reports that were given wera were so favorable and show so zeu decided an improvement in the associations that the officers and all ail interested in the improvement of the young can tave ave none but feelings of deepest satisfaction some two months ago the president of the associations of the stake mrs mary A freeze suggested that the associations ASSIST IN emigrating some ot of the worthy poor from the old world this suggestion was acted upon so readily that enough means has been collected to emigrate three adults and this is only one instance of the good these associations accomplish nearly every association pays a stated monthly sum towards the support of the deseret Hospi aids aide the poor of its respective ward nor are these charities all that is accomplished complis hed for according to the reports given yesterday the young ladies are vapidly advancing in the study of pilly the theology agy ogy history politics and other subjects introduced in the associations Aft after erthe the reports valuable instructions were given by ladies of experience lathe inthe church among whom were Mrs Kachel Rachel grant mrs B W smith mrs elizabeth howard mrs M A hyde drs ellis B R and maggie shipp and the tf territorial and stake officers of the associations they referred to such subjects as punctuality proper observance of the sabbath sabbata lay day charity respect for the aged plural marriage etc and each bore a faithful testimony to the truth of this gospel after transacting some necessary busi business neos the conference was adjourned for three months when a much larger attendance is desired |
