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Show ""1-TiID AY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1934 Relief Society Conference Oniws ijV-ro'. Crm-jfl Wota lle Mrs. Lo::a Paul Baxter, mem ,a of the general board of the Re: le Society, represented the gene lci authorities of this organization 10 the Alpine . Stake Relief Soci conference-convention held last S: rs day in the tabernacle- m Tlie conference opened at S a-! a-! with a half hour's session in wh ' the executive officers " of the s"i met with Mrs. Baxter, and in wd : ' she urged that die lessons taken hi the ward be socialized that greater number may take part. M Kl Ivy G. Steele, supervisor of the m Lt azin? and reading of books repor t.g her w ork, as did Mrs- Fern A. W le kev, head of the Social Service a i niirtip wnrk ATr. tvtq nr it1 a ll3 briefly outlined her duties as stal eg secretary. L. At this point the group was joi te ed by the stake members. Mi a,. Hannah Ashby reported the Litera e the theology work of the stake. e Mrs. Baxter expressed her plea ,t ure at the various reports given ar e urged the women to continue in tl o good work they were engaged in- e At 9 a- m- representatives of relii U organizations, the ward bishop . ward presidents, advisory high cou: y oilmen and ward social service ale s joined the group. The subject f it this meeting was "Available Soci; n-ciuuiees, aim was mtroaucea d; L Mrs- Baxter. 1 County Commissioner J. W. Gil . 1 man explained the relief work don in the county and the funds aval able. He said the county had rt ' ceived from the R. F- C- prior t ' CWA and FERA, $250,000, but a 1 this date the funds of the budge ! 1 were already exhausted and thi yaar will end with $50,000 to $60,00 ' overdraft- Commissioner GUlma. ; commended the doctors for their a! titude and the splendid work don ' hv thpm rturinp- t.l-ipsp Hic-lvpccin times. He also praised the co-operation of the bishops and the Relief I Societies. Utah, said Commissioner Gillman, is getting her full share of relief funds, but he was of the opinion opin-ion these funds cannot continue as heretofore- Mrs. Baxter spoke briefly on old age pension,, and was not in favor of it only when necessary. General relief work was discussed by those assembled. At 10:30 the visiting teachers and class leaders of the wards joined the assembly- Mrs- Maud Christensen, stake president of the organization, expressed her pleasure in the response re-sponse of the workers in the various departments in attending the meetings. meet-ings. Short talks on the work under un-der their supervision in the stake were given by Mrs- Ivy G. Steele, Work and Business and Relief Society So-ciety Magazine; Mrs. Fern Walker, Social Service and Clinic Work; Mrs. Mary E. Abel, compiled nine months report; a duet was rendered by Misses Eda and Bonna Ashby of the Third ward, accompanied by Miss Ruth Giddings. The 1934-35 project: "To Become Familiar with the Books of the Old and New Testament, the Book of Mormon and the Pearl of Great Price," was presented and explained by Mrs. Baxter- It is the object of this project to have the women of the organization to so familiarize themselves with the scriptures that they may refer to them readily, said Mrs- Baxter, and a home evening with all members of the family as- cnmhWI tt-milrl ViP u 11 tftpnl t.iniP to accomplish this. Mrs. Laura Dunk-ey Dunk-ey pronounced the benedicton. The afternoon session, to wheh :he public was invited, commenced it 2 o'clock with Mrs. Maud Christensen Chris-tensen in charge. The "Singing VTothers'., under the direction of Mrs- Ann C. Hansen sang and Mrs. ri-nms Ct. Smith nnnnrrl with nrav- "ew remarks expressing li'T pleasure it the visit with the Alpine stake vomen. A solo, "Rock of Aces," va.s sung by Mrs. Lillinn Ashby of Mpine. President Earl S. Oreenwxl ;):: words of encourag'inent 1 h" women in their work of seivicp. le told of the part the pioneer Mothers and mothers of grrat men ink in the program of Sucre's juid 'ell, that (lie women of the R.eljef Society tire tiohiit their part In U)- t- Mrs. Baxt';r was in attendance I -it this session together with mem- f ers of the stake presidency, high f touncilmen, and visiting Relief So-j v :iey wom"n from Tooele s'ake and v ;ne hundred local officers and j nembers. 1 I Mrs. Christensen made special ! .s nention of the Relief SocH.c worn-; t n relea, r'd from the y'ake board : I ince the last roiiferenc-1. and of the I n lew onr-s appointed toge'lier v.-itlr t-hamres t-hamres mnf!e in ward 'iffieerss. f Mrs. Baxter fpoke ,r-P.y on ' S loldintf the standards of 11)'' hurch. This ori';inizat,ion. :;aid Te:;irlent Clre"nw(XKl. is different rom all other on-aniS'ilions as it, '.as organized by a proph'-t of ,'x- Follov.-ing closing remarks by Mrs. :i,risten.-.en in wliieh .-he said r.h" va.s sure the women could lvein 1he ear's work with renewed determ-na-t-ion throutdi the inspiration 'lined at th" confer'-ncp. all ji!nl n singing "We Thank Thee O God "or A Prophet," and the benedict-ion v;ls pronounced by Mrs- Sina N. Chipman. ron"tr.ir!:vc Foi'e.e.s in I.i'e. n Mrs. Cliristensen commend"d the Tiv sv'.r'X in which the v.-nmen ' T "rfnrm their dufi'-s In the orrani-, f it ions, saying that a.hhouch the v, omen were hiry women yt they C re s0 willing to do the tilings asked f them- She p-inter out the arii.s- C f and wonderful tldnes smim-' m ii-.-h-d bv the moth-Ts in their own ; y onies Folpeein" these remarks , i; rr-s T-.-y P'e,.p f-Kike on "Civic Re-( g onsibil:'y " A .v-W-'ion w:i. ren-1 1 s-red by th-s "Sineing Mothers." j I Mrs- Anderson, president of the . v 'ooele Stake Relief Society, made a C |