Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
RELIEF SOCIETY
IN CONFERENCE
Sessions Held Yesterday and To-
day by Women in Noble
Endeavor.
ADDRESSES MADE
Counsel Is Given on Wide Range Of
subjects 10y speakers Quail
lied 60 Talk.

Commencing yesterday general con-
ference of the Relief society has been
held including four meetings. of morn
ing and afternoon sessions The first
convened yesterday morning at 10 a. Do.
and included the following
Opening hymn "Tho morning
breaks" l.. p. Pratt
Opening prayer. Mary A. g.. Lambert
Norwegian hymn, Agnes Olson Thorn
as.
Greeting, President Bathsheba w.
Smith
Address OF welcome. secy Emm.Iue
b. Wells
Response. Counselor Matilda Smith.
Pocoteuo. Idaho
Address. "Our Relations with The
National Council OF Women" Treasurer
Clarissa smith Williams.
SONG Mrs Westbrook
soprano solo. Ave Marie. MasDlgni
Nellie Druoe PuEsley.
a sketch OF the life of Jane s. EIch-
ards. Emily S Richards
Hymn. go My Father El.za b.
Snow. congregation.
Prayer. Elizabeth s.. Wilcox.
President Bathsh,b1 smith and Ssov
r. B. Wells both spoke of their pleas
uro iu being privileged Coo Dee present iu
session with the many representative
of the great Relief organization. and
hoped the conference would ho of mu-
tual benefit 90 an
Counselor Matilda smith of POcatello.
Ida, in replying. expressed the equal
pleasure Of the visitors Zoo being able
Co come 20 the semi-3uuual conferences
ana taking hack with them the iusplru-
ton for their Individual duties in the
society. Treasurer Clarissa s. VIII
Iiams gave am interesting explanation
of thc relations OF the Relief society
with the National Council of Women.
and Mrs. Emily Richards gave incidents
in the life OF Mrs Jane S. Richards.
The afternoon session was a memorial
meeting, devoted 90 the late Annie Tay-
Tor Hyde. and addresses Of loving
tribute % the noble woman were given
by Mrs. Julia +. n. FarnsWorth. Mrs
Sarah j Cannon and Mrs. Carrie IS
Thomas. Beautiful musical numbers
We're given by Mrs Lizzie Thomas Ed
ward Miss 8dna Coray. Misses stella
ana Minnie PoultOn and Miss Alfce
Webley, Willie opening and closing
hymns were sung by the congregation.
and Mrs. Emma s. Woodward gave the
Invocation and Mrs. Susan Grant the
henediction. In addition 90 the REGULAR
program OF the meeting, the assemblagc
had the pleasure Of hearing from Mis-.
Julina smith who has just returned
from the Sandwich islands. q most iu-
teresting account of her "trip. with
many notable incidents attending it.
TODAY's SESSION.
This mornings session was held Al
the Fourteenth ward assembly hal ANA
after q brief word ~ greeting by Pre-i-
dent Bathsheba Smith, and the hymn
and opening prayer by Mrs Sarah Il.
NJ. Taylor of the ogden stake. rOl was
called by Secy. r. b. Wells, and Mrs
Ida S. Duseubury then gave some eN-
Cellent suggestions as To the mothers
work telling the representative ol -he
classes 20 deal with the every day
problems in their programs and not
try TO go over their depth. They should
try 90 get instruction at first haud
from competent and II possible profess
sional people and then give out their
knowledge az the meeting said To- try
Co keep their individuality and mo-. 4u
too much by set rulos, as what would
boz needed By some would not help
others An interesting discussion WIS
followed. ana many excellent sIEgHs-
lions made by visiting represoutatlves.
Mrs ClHIissa S. Williams spoke uf
the duties of treasurers. saying DO was
the aim 90 make the central offices pIt-
terms for the stakes and wards. aud it
was 10 define these that she spoke. The
fund for the anniversary ce 5rati0u
bauquets was discussed and also the
duties ~ members iu re-IId tO Ills
small contribution An Interesting dis
cussion also followed her talk.
NURSES SCHOOL.
Mrs Phoebe y Baatie secretary of
the Nurses organization. talked inter-
estiugIy of this Institution aging thlt
the name of nurses class had been
superseded boy the nurses school 8s the
work was broadening so as ba worthy
of D. larger Specification. She HuIog.zeI
the aim and work of this organization
quoting the experience of one nurse who
had said She would not have be.u
without The instruction f1T amy price
said that Mrs Margaret Roberts. tha
instructor taught them thing Chat
would benefit Thorn in every Dine of
thought and effort Mrs EaatIl ure.I
the society presidents to try to har.
as many us possible join the cIn.acs
as no ono know tho thousand calls
for aId foo this line received by the
toCietN Urged young women tO study
with this class for their own snakes
oven if they should not become pros
fesaIUual NURSES.
Sho said. however chat wisdom
should he used boo selecting student.
Tor the classes. choosing only unbI.
aud level minded girls who would
have % proper conception off fn. ro-
possibilities. said good home. won,
provided tlr gIrls coming from disc
lance
After leV other remars. of n-
eirupUuu. inr meeting closed with
prayer nE Minnie Horne james
Tho program Foe tnIs afternoon Iu-
ciudes hymn. "Loy. 200 uum0'-
Congregation.
praNrr--liau|rt H UHrEur
Hymn. "DuT mountain nIm. Hu
dU.r" words bt E. 3D. Wells. music
hy PROT Evan Stephen nuH0sa-
tlnu
Addrrss Compensation Counselor
IdI 20 UuH.uHtrrN
subject "'ump euaHI.Hu" Dr Nar-
rHrrt 40 Roberts
Piano SOLO, "HHI.l loo D. Major"
Chopin Tracy Young Cannon
Discussion tumueus Annie
Wells cannon and Counselor Man %
NEstfum Hf iur n A. hi a.
solo. .N|ih \.INurD clad. tIa.uu
LIflIr Thomas Edward
Address. "NlaIU u iht Home
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