Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-19

inc uinner dense clOulh from tnc houtn
west rolled up rapidly and thunder
rumblcj overne But rs the drift o
the breeze was to the north, 1t wa
hoped no rain would fall ON Springville
However, when the repast was over, I
shower commenced 10 fall and most o
the Old Folks went back to the train
for shelter, waiting til the clouds rolled
by and sunshine glaiiened again the
face Of nature. Then they returned to
the grove.
After music from the baud, Moses
johnson humorously rccitcd "rhc Old
Timer"
w. G. Dunbar sang the following:
for many year nov passed away.
We've had this Fiorous treat
To spend with ffisnii a summers day
And clad each other mccti
Prom quiet homes, not often lcft
because Of wcafy years.
~ car. or team and rail-. 90 kcpt.
That smilcs OF turn 70 teani
cuuHus.
Here's ihfce.scose ten and four score years.
neyoud this, gate a few,
/ Who all enjoy their annual out.
AMI THANK their friends 90 true
we've Governors hni. and Jadge, too.
A. year by year hath SEEDS
Tho Utah Central. q now,
IN this Eood worl long ted;
Today. upon tho no Grandc
wetaku this iooicd.fo spini
] a - ID. {. Il
which thus our hearts could vial Chorus
our Committee have tolied and tried.
] In ovofy needed way,
/ To make our long ~ shorter ride,
4 grand hish houdayi
/ rhsir faces and lhcir voices speak,
In ava. pathetic tore.
They're brethren. sisters. Tor thsy seek
The aged and The lonoi-lChoma.
Then presents We have had, riioic,
Prom many thoarhifui hand,
Who wed In giving more AND moro
Thaa Oh Toita con could stand,
without q heartfelt prayer % God
That such may oor chlesi
win plenty on The rariha gfoon toi.
Ana then with Heavens own rosi.= Chorus.
since nrsi the old folks found good friends.
TO sive their time and means.
To deemed that ns gi1lr love extends,
which everywhere fcieemsi
And many alfred ant patient soul
whs At the hfsi came out,
Has reached the other shore. the goal
Win riad triumphant shouti-luhors.
Mere passing 90 With stumbling feet,
our ranks are hf5akmg down.
New fhees-badfos hence vii erect
And wear the old foiki crown.
They'll have their fHsnii. a. We have had.
while soul Ia unh fiirs.
Her towns In nvAiry make riad.
These special guests VI hufai
song hath ~ charm. ana OF our choir
Have surg the Oh songs DER.
Nov We can catch he same true Gre.
Ana illh a. ne'sr before,
God bless earn one who leads a hand,
To make this vel thovn day.
And whsa thor 20 "a, may thousands stand
Win welcome aud huffahi -lChoras
iirSHt ". NAifnuE
salt fAts CITY. June 18th. i,gi.
George Goddard and the Old Folks
choir sang "lIard Times" aud Bishop
w. u. Preston made bfloi speech.
Glfts were then distributed TO aged
sprlngvlllc people by q. II.
Savage In his usual Witty and happy
style. Ho called In vain for M old lady
over 90 who had not bal u new
bonnet for ton yeas, i've Year,
or one year, thon Tor Que who
had TO 80 out washing for her
living. 80 the present, u tinc new bon
net, was awarded 10 Mrs. Luctclia II.
Mower, the authotc.s u tho poem
read At the morning exercises. Phils
Dlbblc, IS years old, who was shot
through the body In the early pcrsecu.
tlons; Sarah Parrish, so, Matilda Stree.
per, ~, aud Hannah shepherd, ~, Ia.
yalids, aud Anna T.. Hafcn, 20, were
zach given alec arm chair. Dress
patterns, fancy baskets and contents,
ohlnawarc, gloves, cousis, collars,
,les, ETC., ETC., were given to tho follow
Ing old ladies, aud canes, slippers, ETC.,
to tho old gontlemeni
Hannah NJ. Dlbble, SO; James NJ.
Peitce, ~; Newman Buckley, "a; An.
drew Larsen, 7ai Eliza a. MendenhAll,
81; HALEY =. Ayere,,. 20; Noah racl.
ard. 20; Polly +. Chllis, 70; orson
Hulvtt, 20; Tobias Dallcn, 80; AbFam
Taylor, ~; Hannah Harrison, 70;
James wisoombe, 20; Ann Bramall,
~; Charles Avery, 72i Mary Ann
Iayland, SO; Eliza Deyenlsh, y;
Augustus Cox, ~ Ann b. Bring.
hurst, 70; lauaon Roundy, 70; Mary
Snelson, isi Mary A. Douglass, Is;
Rachel spaiibri, IS; Martha Stephen.
sou, az william Cpnm 81, ~; Judu-
than AyeFell 70; Jacob McCurJy, 10;
Eliza Deal, 70; Luorttla II. Mower
"; Benjamin w. Brlndle, 70; Sarah
Brlndle, 70; Mary A. Herbert, 20;
Jacob HouU, 10; VIM. Mendenhall,
20; Sarah l.. Nlendonhall, ~; Harriet
Kindred, ~; VIM. Giles, 10; Ann
Giles, 7Oj Margaret Parrish, SO; Cyrus
Sanford, II; Sylvia Sanford, Ioi Rich.
arl Bird, 10, Catherine boyer -;
Edward Pontington, n; Elizabeth
Whiting, 10 Jamea Chadwick, 81;
Cerlna johnson, 20; Hlla Nelson, ~
Joseph Allen,Ia; MaryAnnRullmer, 10;
solomon johnson, ~ Caroline Johu-
son, n; Sheppard Hulehings, 70; John