The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-10
MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT.
WILL ESTABLISH
READING ROOMS, LECTURES,
And Gymnasiums For the Physical,
Mental and Moral Advancement
of the Young Men and Young
Ladies of the Salt Lake Stake.

Last spring a movement was started
in connection with the Young Mems
and Young Ladies Mutual Improve
ment association organizations forthe
physical, mental and moral advance
ment of the members. A plan for es-
tablishing reading rooms, gymnaSlumS
and courses of lectures was put under
way. The general presidency OF the
associations appointed committee 10
investigate the subject and report.
This committee consisted of Willard
Done Joseph H. Felt, Thomas A.
ShTeeve, D. NJ. Todd and B. S. Hinck-
ley.
The committee prepared report
recommending that the plan be tried
in Salt Lake stake, and last night
meeting of the officers of the associa-
tion was held in Social hall for the
purpose of considering the matter and
of maturing plans.
Roll-calll showed nearly every city
ward represented and several of the
nearer country precincts also.
Received Warm Approval
J. H. Felt, superintendent of the as
sociations, called the meeting to order.
briefly stated its purpose and reported
progress made by the committee. En-
cour-ag cement had been received from
all sources. He read a letter signed by
the first presidency and other church
dignitaries indorslng the plan.
The presidency of the Salt Lake
stake approved of the scheme in an
equally emphatic letter signed by
Angus M. Cannon, Joseph E. Taylor
and Charles ". Penrose. 1t was also
stated that the committee had asked
the assistance of Miss Maud May Bah
cock and had received assurances of
great interest and hearty support from
her
Mrs. Mary Freeze, superintendent for
the Young ladies branch of the asso-
citation, warmly approved of the move
ment and favored going to work at
once.
Miss Maud May BaIbcock was called
for and said she had been delighted
with the plan and was at once inn
pressed with it's feasibility. She out
lined plan which she thought feast
BILE. This contemplated a. class for
married ladies in the forenoon, two
classes for young ladies in the after
noon, meeting every other day; two
classes for young men and two for
children, the former meeting in the
evening, one ait 8 and one at 7:30 and
the latter at some hour in the forenoon.
The lower part of the basement or
Social hall could be fitted UP for a
reading room and library, while the
rear room could be fitted UP with bath
rooms and lockers for young men.
Will Fit Up Social Hall.
Willard Done and J. W. Eardly both
spoke in favor of the plan and gave
facts tending to show that it was prac-
teal Mr.. Eardly thought 81, 200 should
ha 1,oi n nd cd in,
Social hall, which had been offered to
the societies, rent free, by it's trus-
tees
MIR. Stewart likewise commended the
plan, saying that it was the Inaugural
ton of a system that would bring
about the harmonious education of
all the faculties, mental, moral and
physical.
Superintendent Felt spoke of the his
toric association clustering about this
hall and was glad that a project so
worthy should be started and nursed
within it's walls.
DR.. Maggie Shipp also spoke and
spoke with so much Vim and enthuSi-
asm that she received hearty applause.
She said the associations promoting
this scheme were branches of a church
that laid claim to all good, pure things
and she believed this was a movement
w
would come and which would become
greater and better as the years roll by
Thomas Hull was strongly in favor Of
the scheme and thought an artistic
home-like place should be fitted UP if
for no other reason than the refining
influence it would exert over those who
would visit the place.
ID. F. Collett said that if any one
present had a doubt of the success of
mol oh hot oeLI,to -
at the success achieved by the Young
Mems Christian association started by
a young dry goods clerk over forty
years ago and which had grown to a.
great organization, conceded to be do
ing a noble work.
Resolution Adopted.
Mr.. Done offered the following mo-
ton and Miss Cannon seconded the
same:
1--WE, the representatives of the
Young Mems and Young Ladies' as
ISOLATION, indorse the movement thai
has been set on foot and pledge our
support and as far as possible the sup
port of our associations to begin it,
After some discussion the motion car
ried unanimously.
On motion of Spencer Clawson it was
decided to constitute the presidency of
ISOLATION a general committee on or
ganization. A ways and means com
mittee Of sixteen members as follows
was appointed:
Spencer Clawson, Thomas Hull. Or
son Hewlett, DR.. Maggie Ship, Mrs.
Ann Grosebeck, Mrs. Mary Irvine. c..
D. Stewart, Miss Nellie Morris, Hor-
ace G. Whitney, Nephi Morris, Joseph
II. Dean, Mrs. Fox, Maud May Bah
cock, w. B. Dougall, Miss May Taylor,
Mrs. Amanda Done.
| 1t was voted to request all who so
desired to sign the membership roll
Immediately after adjournment, and
at the close the greater part of the au-
dience went forward for that purpose.
The committee on ways and means
also met at once to organize for eff
fective work. The meeting adjourned
subject to the call of the president.
DISAGREEMENT AND DEATH.