meeting, he talked of some of the false doctrines that were prevalent in the Church and warned the Saints about them, stating that he was pleased that there was none such being taught in the Morgan Stake.76 Following a plea from the First Presidency in the fall of 1945 to reduce the amount of drinking and driving taking place in Utah, a committee was organized by the stake presidency to try to close beer parlors in Morgan. They made many attempts to see the sale of liquor in Morgan County reduced, but all measures failed. Finally, an ordinance was drawn up which would prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays. This petition was presented to the City and County officials in October with the ordinance being adopted in Morgan City but not in Morgan County.77 Centennial Year 1947 Nineteen forty-seven was the centennial year for the Church. Activities commemorating the arrival of the Saints in Utah in 1847 were held throughout the various wards of the Church. Morgan Stake began their celebration with a centennial ball on 25 January. Those attending were asked to wear pioneer costumes if possible.78 Another aspect of the centennial celebration was a cleanup, fix-up campaign in all the wards. In Croydon, the priesthood took charge of the project. Fences were repaired, old trees removed, rubbish hauled away, the cemetery cleaned up and the ward meetinghouse and grounds refurbished. All the other wards in the stake had similar projects. Also the stake tabernacle was repaired, renovated, and painted and an amplifying system installed.79 The Morgan Ward M-Men's basketball team won the stake championship and represented the stake in the Ogden division and won the division championship. They went on to the final tournament in Salt Lake City and did well but were finally defeated by Springville. Team members were F. Dickson, F. Rogers, C. Randall, G. Rose.G. Porter, F. Little, and Francis.80 At the spring stake conference in March, Clifford Young and Henry D. Moyle were the visiting authorities. A "Committee on LDS Girls" had been organized in the stake on 26 January; and at stake conference a mother's and daughter's meeting was held on Sunday morning. President Geary made the following statement in his address at the afternoon session, "No matter how humble your position in the Church, the Church will suffer if you fail it. We are a blessed people, live the Gospel to the best of your ability." At the close of conference, both President Heiner and Elder Young talked about the hardships the pioneers faced on our behalf and our debt of gratitude to them.81 The Daughters of Utah Pioneers sponsored a centennial ball on Saturday, 26 April. Catherine Rogers was chosen queen and Camille Fry and Dot Whittier were named attendants. During the evening, a floor show was presented. A handcart company, made up of Primary girls of the stake, dressed in pioneer costumes, sang songs of the pioneers. F. W. Clark was honored as the oldest pioneer present (he was eighty-seven). Elizabeth 163