American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-08-29
POCATELLO STAKE e.
CONFERENCE HELD
HERE LAST WEEKEND
AMERICAN FALLS CHOIR FURN-
ISHES MUSICAL PROGRAM AND
MALE CHORUS MAKES HIT, AP-
POINT SUNDAY SCHOOL HEAD
APOSTLE WHITNEY PRESENT
Attendance Reaches Maximum of 1856
at Sunday Afternoon Service; J. W.
Ceilings Presides at Sunday Even
ing Service, Auspices Of Mutuals.

ing Service, Auspices OF Mutunls-
The Latter Day Saints in Pocatello
cessful stake conferences in Amert~
can Falls last Sunday night. The
maximum attendance was 1856 at the
afternoon meeting ON Sunday. Apostle
o. f. Whitney OF Salt Lake and Pres
ident VIM. A. Hyde OF Pocatello were
the chief speakers at the conference
meetings. The musical part of the
program was furnished by the Ameri-
can Falls choir with the exception of
the meeting Sunday evening for which
the Pocatelllo choir furnished the
singing.
Saturday meetings were held In the
L. ID. S. church at 10 n, m. and y. IN.
VIM. A. Hyde, president OF the stake.
Milo Hendricks. End councillor, j. w.
Ceilings, president of the Y. M M. l.
A., and Mrs. Minnie Nelson, president
of the primary association were the
speakers at the morning session. In
the afternoon Bishop May OF Rock
land, Karl Houtz. high counsellor and
Apostle o. f. Whitney spoke on the
program. A small number attended
the morning session which was In
creased to i50 in the afternoon.
On account OF the larger crowds ex-
pected Sunday. the meetings were
transferred to the Auditorium theater-
Attendance exceeded expectations and
345 people were counted at the morn
/ ing session and 1856 attended In the
afternoon, No count was taken In the
evening although the building was
packed. Apostle Whitney and stake
first counsellor spoke to the members
in the morning, and Apostle Whitney
and President Hyde took up the at
ternoon session.
Mutuals Lead.
Sunday evenings meeting was un-
der the auspices of the stake mutuais-
President ]. w. Ceilings OF the " M
M. /. A. presided Mrs. Leroy Harri-
son, president OF the Y. l.. M. /. gave
an interesting talk on the missionary
work taken up by the mutuals In the
stake. j. w. Ceilings spoke on the
mutuals' slogan: I'VE stand for spir-
itual growth through attendance at
sacrament meetings" The Pocatello
choir furnished the music and Mrs
/ Too OF Pocatello sang solo. Apostle
! Whltneys selection at this meeting
was considered one OF the best OF the
conference, giving a talk on Poems"
and illustrating II with original poems
OF his own.
There were no changes In the stake
officers except In the presidency OF
stake Sunday school. Arthur Reddish
was released and Ray Stratford APP
pointed to succeed him.
Henry Gessel had charge Of the
American Falls choir which furnish
ed the music. The following was the
morning program: praise TO the
Man" by the congregation; "All Half
the Glorious Day" by the choir; solo
Sacrament" Mrs. Nelson; anthem
Abide With Me-" choir, and Come
Thou Glorious Day" congregation.
The feature OF the afternoons musl'
cal singing was the American Fall,
quartet compUsed of Frank Moench
Henry Gessel. G. Lee French and Al
bert Gish Other numbers on the pro
gram were: Come, Come We Saints,
: by the congregation; 10 the Mightl
, God Appearing" by the choir; anthem
/. "oh Come Let Us Sing" by the choir
and also Sons OF Michael"
Many Outside Visitors.
Outside visitors at the cOnferenc,
Included tne following from fochleiio
= VIM. A. Hyde, president OF the stalk
= and Noah s. Pond, 1st counsellor, AM
( Milo Hendricks, End counsellor, wh'
e compose the stake presidency; Bishol
. NJ. A. Pond and wife Of the lat ward
< Or. X. II. Sutton, lst counsellor OF tn
r 1st ward. Bishop ID. J. Sutton Of tn
Bird ward Bishop J. Y. Satterfield o
the End ward Mrs. Gladwyn Of tn
n stake relief society; Mrs. Leroy Har
o rison, president OF the Y. L. M. I.
I and Mrs. Pond, her End counsellor.
!. Six of the IL high counsellors Of tn
:, stake were present: Edward II. Har
: rison, Karl Houtz. NJ. Heath, Georg
: Morris, w. w. Beckstead and EdwI
Fifield. Among those from Rocklan
u were Bishop and Mrs. Andrew Ma
h and his first and second counsellor
% M. u. Walker and Mr.. White. Ais
> Edwin and Mrs. Fifield. II. p. Frot
II sham, Harsison White and Mr.. an
n Mrs. Lynal May were among those a
=, tending from Rockland. Bishop How
)f ell and his family came up frdm III
e Meadow ward at Arbon.
d Miss CornelIa Winters, daughter