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Show H ONE CRYING NEED H ONSIDERARLE reluctance is felt by The Rec- H ord in those times of conservation, economy H and the many drains that the people have to meet H in connection with war activities, in advocating H any expenditures not imperative, but there is one H great community need that we feel restrained to H call attention to. It is the matter of the unsatis- H factory and now somewhat primative method em- H ployed of lighting our public buildings at night, H and particularly the Tabernacle. The large, 100 H to .'M)0 watt lamps are without porcelain covers or H anything to suhdue or modify their brightness, H and the result upon the eyes of persons who at- B tempt to sit and glare at them through a session B of an evening meeting is most unpleasant, and in B many cases quite detrimental to eyesight. A num- H ber of people in the community are having serious H trouble with their eyes, and it is due in no small M degree to the bad lighting system employed in our H public meeting places, all of which are practically B in the same shape. M We know of nothing of like cost that would B add so much to the beauty, comfort and utility of M our local tabernacle as a set of modern lighting B fixtures. Including porcelain globes to diffuse the B light evenly throughout the room and eliminating B the trying glare that strains the eyes. Despite M the war conditions, we believe that we might raise B enough money for this great improvement, which B is by no means an "non-essential." B Those of you who have attended an evening B meeting in the Parowan chapel have noticed the B contrast perhaps in the lighting more than in any B other particular. H Who will start the ball rolling ? |