June 16, 1957 - Milton B. Kidman - Superintendent Alvin Phillips - First Assistant Leland Brown - Second Assistant March 12, 1961- Vernal Slater - Second Assistant September 16, 1962 - John Perry Slater - Superintendent Vernal H. Slater - First Assistant Orla Charles Shurtliff - Second Assistant April 14, 1968- George Edward White - Second Assistant August 17, 1969- Ursel Allred - Superintendent George White - First Assistant Brent Barrett- Second Assistant October 31, 1971- Myron Stevenson - Superintendent Stewart Curtis - First Assistant Nalan Onley - Second Assistant December 10, 1972- Kim Slater - Second Assistant February 25, 1973- Wayne Adams - First Assistant August 26, 1973 - Quinton Hurst - Second Assistant September 7, 1975 - Wayne Robert Adams - Superintendent Delroy Neil Saunders - First Assistant Thomas Merlin Buck - Second Assistant July 18, 1976 - Alden Farr - Second Assistant The Junior Sunday School in Slaterville was organized 4 Mar 1956. Mae Wheeler - Coorinator Gala Cobabe - Secretary 28 June 1970 Beverly Kidman - Coorinator 13 June 1976 Nan Schowalter - Coorinator Church activities were under President Richardson direction until 1875 when President Richardson resigned leaving the Branch in charge of his counselors until a successor was chosen. On November 4, 1875, John A. Allred was set apart by Franklin D. Richards, member of the stake presidency and sustained Branch president with John Knight Sr. first and Steven Washington Perry Sr. second counselor and Jeremiah Bateman as Branch clerk. Directing socials and entertainments, counseling and advising in matters of economic interest were ever increasing responsibilities that rested with members of the branch presidency as spiritual leaders of the people for seventeen yeans preceding organization of our ward, which was consummated 28 May 1877. John A. Allred at that time was set apart and sustained as bishop with John Knight Sr., first counselor and Steven W. Perry Sr., second counselor. A month later, -82- July 1, William H. Manning was sustained ward clerk. Some changes were soon made in the interest of lightening burdens of the new bishopric by shifting much of the responsibility of promoting and directing ward functions to heads of auxiliary organizations which became an established practice that has been extended down to the present time, 1978. The part women have played in assignments allotted to them as leaders of Y.W.M.I.A., Primary Association, teachers of religion classes, and work in Relief Society, the organization in which they are particularily adapted to serve. Twenty-six years elapsed from the time the Relief Society was instituted March 17, 1842 as a Church organization by the Prophet Joseph Smith, sixteen years after colonization began, before such an organization was effected in Slaterville. April 21, 1868, a meeting was called to discuss with the women of Slaterville, advisibility of organizing a women's Relief Society. Attendance at the meeting was a good representation of women of our settlement; Bishop Chauncey West, W. Lester Herrich, his counselor, and Charles Hall, clerk of the stake presidency, Edwin W. Smout, and Davis Bartholomew of the local priesthood. Bishop West who presided at the meeting explained the purpose and mission of the Relief Society and urged that Church women become members of such relief groups, for women, because of their sympathetic nature, are particularily adapted to minister relief to the sick and distressed with greater effect than man could. Enthused by the stimulating remarks of Bishop West, the women proceeded to organize a Relief Society. Motion by Sister Almira J. Allen, seconded by Eliza Bradshaw that a Relief Society be organized in Slaterville carried unanimously. The following named sisters were nominated and sustained in the respective offices to which they were called: Louisa Howell Knight, President; Mary Field, first counselor; Sarah T. Manning, second counselor; Leah W. Smout, secretary; Mary Allred, treasurer. The Relief Society organized eight years prior to the Young Men's and ten years before the Young Ladies' Improvement Association, due to efforts of faithful members and encouragement extended by members of the local priesthood, Edwin W. Smout, Davis Bartholomew, and others, attained a remarkable degree of success. August 1, 1872, after functioning four years, first reorganization took place. President Louisa Knight and those who served in respective offices under her, were honorably released and the following new officers were sustained: Mary Field, president; Sarah T. Manning, first counselor; Ellen M. Perry, second counselor; Emma Hudman, secretary; Mary J. Allred, treasurer. Records of the Society are to the effect it remained under supervision of these sisters for a period of thirteen years. A third organization of the Relief Society took place on 27 Nov 1885. President Mary Field and officers of the Society who contributed so largely to the success it obtained through the years, were released and the following sisters were sustained to succeed them in the respective offices: Mary Ann Casey, president Ellen M. Perry, second counselor; Mary J. Allred, first counselor; Charlottee -83-