Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-30
OLD FOLKS DAY.


The seventeenth annual excursion
OF the old folks OF Salt Lake CITY aud
vicinity wss success la every par.
ticular. IL came or yesterday, the
trip being over the Rio Grande West.
ern Railway to Paysou, pretty town
Of $500 inhabitants, seventy miles from
this city. A special train consisting
OF seventeen coaches and u baggage
car was placed at the disposal OF the
Old Folks' arrangements committee by
the local management OF that com.
pany, free Of cost. The courtesy aud
efficiency II the railroad officials and
employees contributed In no small de.
gree to the success OF the occasion.
The Old Folks arrangementr com.
mitteo was composed OF the following
gentlemen: &. Il. Savage, George
Goddard, John Kirkman, Bishop w.
Il. Preston, w. Ellington, W. Naylor,
w. L.. Binder, Andrew Jensen and n
a. Empey, all Of whom were
present and actively engaged ia
experimenting the work OF at.
tending to the old people. Bro.
theis Savage, Goddard ami Kirkmau
were memhers Of the orr inal com.
mittee which inaugurated Old folks
day seventeen years ago. Bishop
Hunter, now deceased, was one OF
their colleagues at that tlmo. To Mr..
Savage might be credited the idea Of
originating the day, aud though ON the
first excursion only "a limited humble
Of persons participated, he had tho
satisfaction OF seeing ll62 persons on
the train yesterday, 1000 OF whom
were over seventy years " age.
shortly before O'Clock yesterday
morning the old folks and their friends
began 10 pour into tho II. q. W. depot.
They came In hacks, carriages,
street care, buggies aud In vrhi.
Giles OF all kinds. Those between
10 and so wore red badges, between 81
and 40, blue, and those OF 90 aud over
white silk. Tho seventies seemed NJ
numerous that the woods appeared u
be full OF them, the eighties were not
so plentiful and the nineties numbered
about half dozen. The work oil
seating the old people was promptly
performed under the guidance OF Tia,
committee and nh able corps Of assist
ants. For this duty three young
persons-two ladies anu one gentleman
were deput.d fer ta,h car. n,
cars were uistinctivly designated, and
the Populations were numbered accord
| ingly. 81 there was no confusion.
Immediately after the train started
lemonade, cake, candy and other It'll,
delicnules were served to the old folks
| No royal or arlsi SIatic personagel
could be more tenderly waited
on. Then came the old folk
choir, composed Of members OF Tia,
Tabernacle Choir, under Prof. Beesley
end serenaded the occupants OF each
car. On tho Outward trip they gave Is
serenades, no easy task, In yesterday,
temperature. The were followed by
MT. W. q. Dunbar, with his bagpipes,
who also rendered "rhe Highland
March" In each OF the Is care. Con
tingen,s Were taken up at all the
depOts between here anu Payson, aud
care was taken that no aged perfOr
wishing to participate should bo neg
lected.
The train arrived at Payson abou
1880 a. IN. Inc payson Silver bsnt
was Mt the depot, dlscoursing lively
airs for the benefit u tho old pco
Pile. The Payson Executive Com
mlttee, under the guidance o
John Quigley acquitted ,hemselve
Aobly. 5talwsrt young fellows were
stationed at the steps Of each car IL
assist the aged to alight, and in cnse
where persons were too feeble TO walk
10 take them bodily In their arms Il
vehicles In waiting. TIE road all th'
way from the depot 10 the city pgrl
was tttewn with new.m0wn hay, ant
on each side OF this was line Of yOuu,
lastrs all dressed IN white, wEvini
mlumture American ilhps. The Ben
jumin brass bunl was also Ia attend
snce ana marched a, the head OF tue
procession.
The OLD folks marched six abreast I,
the CITY Park, the ep rance to whlcl
was marked by trlunphal arch, uu
der which was wrought in heaulilu
flowers tho word MELcOME. In fact
u was a triumahni march such as oniy
cDnquefOts or heroes are usually NC
cUTued. Immediately ON their arTivA
ut the grounds, the work of diuinl
commenced. Bulwer says man cat
live without lots OF things, but IN
can't live without dining. Here wer
special tables VI great length, lsdel
with edibles VI the choices kind, AM
In Attendance was little army O
young men and young women dresse,