Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-11
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N,5daI Dtpaich 70 ho NEWS
PLEASANT GROvE, July ll.-hll the
,ailway tlliuisls did their beet 10 make
Rue Old Folks comfortable and sue
crtdtd admirably. The Old FOlks'
choir wss on hand under the leader.
ship Of William Foster, who hiss been
a leader from tue first. Just Ne the
ifain pulled out the choir poured forth
no merry stfalns Of All Aboard, tue
selection being rendered with % # Iisite
harmony, bringing tears Of Joy TO
many faces. Tue Old Folks were Rll
aboard for day VI rejoicing. As the
tain moved on the choir went from
car 10 car singing various sole cllOns.
OVER NINETY.
On the train, as II passed from Salt
Lake 10 Utah counties, there were ak
PERSONS over ninety ycaro Of age: viz,
JANET ARD, intirmaTy, 90; sarah
Fise, Seventeenth ward, %; Mrs. =.
IL. Sprague, Thirteenth ward, %,
Mary Argent, West Jordan. o.; Lltus
Davis, Seventeenth wRfI, 90; NauGie
NOVEL;, Twelfth ward, %.
ARRIVE AT the GROVE.
Az 1926 am. the train reached
Pleasant Grove aud the old folks were
warmly welcomed and escorted 10 the
gfoyc, At the station was the Pleasant
Ntoyo band which plryed several aiIa.
The old folks were conveyed In car.
lagos aud wagons whil6 the younger
eOple walked. This children Of the
5ut Pleasant Grove Sunday schools
lefe drawn up ON tho street facing the
iatiOn and made most beautiful
lecture. The grove, at the Fifst ward
meeting house, giving u magnificent
hade, was well provided with
itah and tables, At the entrance was
hn arch over which were the words
WELCOME anu Honor to the Aged"
lhefs was q large committee Of Ploas.
PA Grove citizens to conduct the
SNARE A hOal Of young lGdies attend.
'u 70 serving refreshments nj the tlblos
ald young men distributed lemonade.
On The platform there assembled the
va tolks' committees OF Salt Lake
anu Pleasant Grove, the ohoirs and
leading citizaus OF salt Lake aud Utsh
counties including brigham Young,
John Henry Smith, Francis NJ. Ly-
man, H6bet }. Grant, Jonathan a..
hhlm6all, Jos, Il. Taylor, CIV. PcnrOse,
suuge w. n. Dusenberry, Mayor Jas.
", Bullock, Pioneers John Brown,
hehlon Waller and others. Many
people came from the surrounding act
Henlehts, about sixty wagon loals
coming from Lehi, with the silver band.
mere were pTesentlaboul / 200 persons
over 40 from Salt Lake county and
Auout 1900 othsT people u ali agep,
9oluuing the oldest lady In Pleasant
NioVe, MIS- Sproul, aged o.
the PROGRAM..
The program commenced at ll,25 by
tne Oid Folkh' choir singing "Auld
iEt1hg syne,"and prayer was Ofle,ed by
Elder Lyman.
address or WELCOME.
Lhe choir then sang We Shall Know,
nl mayor Bullock made "a brief nd
,o ,ts Oh welcome aud notified the old
e S'as mat luncheon waa ready. This
Ouslslel OF bounte1us Tepnst served
splendid style In the grove by
YOU Mattresses. Then tho guests had a
y sy,s t,me Tor mlngling In general con.
ssraol ioh ana indulging In remlnls.
Njbs VI eAtly days, many interest
ny scenes being Recalled.
nuout l O'clock clouds beglu to
o' ana q shower threatened. There
Iumbllng Of thunder, but the
s, swept thoilclOuds 10 the south.
I,9' atu mere vas no downpour, At
az over w were called 10 the Mat.
thl those from Salt Lake who
F'AssI were Mrs. Margaret Pinntz