May Anderson
Born: 8 June 1864
Called as First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency: 1905
Called as Primary General President: 8 October 1925
Released: 1939
Died: 10 June 1946
Called as First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency: 1905
Called as Primary General President: 8 October 1925
Released: 1939
Died: 10 June 1946
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Biographical Articles
Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 4
Instructor, April 1937, May Anderson and A. Hamer Reiser
Relief Society Magazine, August 1946, May Anderson - Friend of the Children
Instructor, April 1937, May Anderson and A. Hamer Reiser
Relief Society Magazine, August 1946, May Anderson - Friend of the Children
Jenson, Andrew. "Anderson, May." Biographical Encyclopedia. Volume 4. pg. 271, 273.
ANDERSON, May, general superintendent of the Primary Association of the Church since 1925, was born June 8, 1864, in Liverpool, England, a daughter of Scott Anderson and Mary Bruce. She was baptized in England by John Nicholson and confirmed by Orson Pratt. In 1883, with her father's family, she emigrated to Utah, crossing the Atlantic in the ship "Nevada" with a company of Latter-day Saints in charge of Ben. E. Rich. She became interested in Kindergarten work and studied kindergarten methods under Miss Alice Chapin and in the University of Utah under Miss Mary C. May. For two years Sister Anderson taught the Free Kindergarten in Salt Lake City and for four years operated a private kindergarten and also for four years was assistant teacher in the kindergarten department of the University of Utah. For five years she served as a counselor to Louie B. Felt in the Primary Association of the 11th Ward, Salt Lake City, and in October, 1890, was sustained as general secretary of the Primary Association. From this position she was released in 1905, to act as first counselor to Louie B. Felt, general president of the Primary Associations of the Church, and on Oct. 8, 192.5, she succeeded Sister Felt in that position. Sister Anderson has been editor of the "Children's Friend," the organ of the Primary Association, since 1901, and in her official capacity in the Primary Association has visited every stake in the Church except those just recently organized. Sister Anderson helped to establish the Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City and is president of the board of trustees of that institution. For one year she served under Dr. E. Gowans in behalf of the Children's Bureau of the U. S. Department of Labor during the World war, working under the direction of Miss Julia Lathrop, being appointed to serve as an honorary or "dollar a year" worker. As a member of the Salt Lake committee of child welfare (division of the state defense council) in April, 1919, Sister Anderson received from the U. S. Department of Labor a handsome bronze medal. For her efficient service, the U. S. Treasury Department, in 1919, presented her with a Victory Loan Medal, made from a captured German cannon. The Primary Association, over which Sister Anderson presides, has a total membership of nearly 120,000.
ANDERSON, May, general superintendent of the Primary Association of the Church since 1925, was born June 8, 1864, in Liverpool, England, a daughter of Scott Anderson and Mary Bruce. She was baptized in England by John Nicholson and confirmed by Orson Pratt. In 1883, with her father's family, she emigrated to Utah, crossing the Atlantic in the ship "Nevada" with a company of Latter-day Saints in charge of Ben. E. Rich. She became interested in Kindergarten work and studied kindergarten methods under Miss Alice Chapin and in the University of Utah under Miss Mary C. May. For two years Sister Anderson taught the Free Kindergarten in Salt Lake City and for four years operated a private kindergarten and also for four years was assistant teacher in the kindergarten department of the University of Utah. For five years she served as a counselor to Louie B. Felt in the Primary Association of the 11th Ward, Salt Lake City, and in October, 1890, was sustained as general secretary of the Primary Association. From this position she was released in 1905, to act as first counselor to Louie B. Felt, general president of the Primary Associations of the Church, and on Oct. 8, 192.5, she succeeded Sister Felt in that position. Sister Anderson has been editor of the "Children's Friend," the organ of the Primary Association, since 1901, and in her official capacity in the Primary Association has visited every stake in the Church except those just recently organized. Sister Anderson helped to establish the Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City and is president of the board of trustees of that institution. For one year she served under Dr. E. Gowans in behalf of the Children's Bureau of the U. S. Department of Labor during the World war, working under the direction of Miss Julia Lathrop, being appointed to serve as an honorary or "dollar a year" worker. As a member of the Salt Lake committee of child welfare (division of the state defense council) in April, 1919, Sister Anderson received from the U. S. Department of Labor a handsome bronze medal. For her efficient service, the U. S. Treasury Department, in 1919, presented her with a Victory Loan Medal, made from a captured German cannon. The Primary Association, over which Sister Anderson presides, has a total membership of nearly 120,000.
"May Anderson and A. Hamer Reiser." Instructor. April 1937. pg. 159.
Miss May Anderson, Superintendent L. D. S. Primary Association and A. Harder Reiser, General Secretary Deseret Sunday School Union, Eating Poi in Honolulu.
Miss May Anderson, Superintendent L. D. S. Primary Association and A. Harder Reiser, General Secretary Deseret Sunday School Union, Eating Poi in Honolulu.
"May Anderson - Friend of the Children." Relief Society Magazine. August 1946. pg. 535.
May Anderson—Friend of the Children 1864-1946
THE General Board of Relief Society, on behalf of the membership in all the stakes and missions of the Church, pays tribute at this time to the memory of Sister May Anderson. Long devoted to the service of children. Sister Anderson passed away June 10, 1946, at the age of eighty-two. She served the Primary Association with great devotion for forty-eight years, acting as secretary of the General Board, as a counselor, and, from 1925 to 1939, as general president. Under her enthusiastic and untiring direction, the Children’s Friend was founded; her energy and her vision were largely responsible for the success of the Primary Children's Hospital. Sister Anderson's interests were varied, her talents outstanding. Thousands of children and their parents remember May Anderson with love and gratitude. Her influence and her sympathetic service will be of lasting benefit to the organization which she served so well, and to all who are devoted to the welfare of children.
May Anderson—Friend of the Children 1864-1946
THE General Board of Relief Society, on behalf of the membership in all the stakes and missions of the Church, pays tribute at this time to the memory of Sister May Anderson. Long devoted to the service of children. Sister Anderson passed away June 10, 1946, at the age of eighty-two. She served the Primary Association with great devotion for forty-eight years, acting as secretary of the General Board, as a counselor, and, from 1925 to 1939, as general president. Under her enthusiastic and untiring direction, the Children’s Friend was founded; her energy and her vision were largely responsible for the success of the Primary Children's Hospital. Sister Anderson's interests were varied, her talents outstanding. Thousands of children and their parents remember May Anderson with love and gratitude. Her influence and her sympathetic service will be of lasting benefit to the organization which she served so well, and to all who are devoted to the welfare of children.