Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-16
THE SILVER GRAYS.
The Veterans Of Utah Take Their IN.
nlal Outing.
HE AGED HOSTS INVADE OGDEN.
TUJ Train LosdS Of on Tolk,--A Grad
E,unionof Old.IIm r,--R,csp.
lin Al Ogden.

excursion has come IN be-. II IL looked
forward 10 and back upon by those
who have entered or are verglng upon
second childhood, as children look upon
Christmas o. the Fourth Of July.
Connected with this custom OF Civ.
Ing the old folks treat each summer,
IL spirit Of such genuine aud sweet
charity, Of such whole.soulod and prac-
teal benovoloncc, and Of heartfelt
hlial love, 10 throws n soitening inGu.
once over the whole community, 70.
gsrdloss Of color or creed; for oil tho
aged, wlthou, distinction Of sex, RAGS
or party, are cordially invited to par.
ticipate In tho festivities Of Old Felix's
dny,without money and without price.
The preparations made by the Old
F5lHu o0mmltteo this year were sKten,
sive, anu contemplated larger At
tendance OF the aged than usual. In
tue neighJOrhoOd Of 500 tickets had
been given out, anu "a II was i'm.
practicable 10 carry 90 large n number
Oi tho old people on one train, 10 was
decided 70 make two sections. These
were ANNOUNCED TO leave at $3.50 and
s:ij respectively, this morning, Ovet
tue Rio Gfanie Western, which tnh
year generously furnishes the trans.
poftatiOn.
At about daylight this morning
light showers began 10 fall AMI there
was prospect that the day might To
uniavofAbIu for Bu outing Tor aged psf.
cons. But Notwithstanding the clouds,
| huf ~ al
large numbers Of aged oxcuTslonlsla
began to gather ut tue depot, ami loug
before the time eel for the fir-t section
| 90 start the platforms were thTongrd
with badgelweEtors. viii o ev1ry eleotiij
car guug IN inu direction Of thu lspyI
was lAdeu with them. The showery
weather had moi In the least dhmpsnsd
| the aTdbT VI the veterans, nor had 10,
apparently, reduced tho number OF
those intending TO 20.
4 choir OF about eight voices was on
each section. fhat on the tfsl was led
by William Ii. Foster; tho other by
| L. G.. Griggs. On tho Journey these
choirs went from car TO car, Iipging
selections and greatly enhancing the
pleasure OF the eScutsionists.
OGDEN, Utah, July l0.-Among the
oxGutsioniAts IN tho fifst section Was
thei typical Utah veteran, President
MILFORD .woouTnf; also Presiuent
Joseph r. Smith. About tho time tho
first section started, nj $50, the sun DO.
gan to snine, and tue ride to Ogden
was cool, pleasant ana delightful. Tho
fifst section composed thirteen cars,
all filled but not ovtrorowjod, aud tho
second section haJ like number
comfortably tilled.
Ia conformity TO the established Gus.
tom, feiTCHhmenls la tho shape OF
lemonade (not circus imitation, but
n genuine hgllc'el, fruit aud cake were
served and Telieheu. The singing In
each car by tho chorus was pATtieu.
lafly pleasing feature. On the
train anu during the whole
day spirit OF cordial ffalef.
nifty prevailed among the eEursionists.
There was maya hand-IhAking and
many a greeting between old time
friends aud many reminiscence was
fec0uuted.
Both trains reached Ogden without
n single UNPLEASANT incident and were
met by splundidly organized commit.
tees. Elaborate anu perfect strange.
ments had been made fot the reception
Of the guests. This bishops OF the i've
| Wulhh VI NkhNh bhA AsT
formed n central cOmmitte Of seven,
with Robert MoQuarrle as chairman.
This committee mad general charge,
while tho other committees were
as followsi Reception, thirty MEMBER;
transportation, i've; decoration, i've;
music, three; finance, i've. Each
committee had iully completed It's
work In q splendid manner. Two
hue dred vehicles were provided Tor
conveying tue ekcuTslonists 10 Lee
ter park, while the street cars bore
stTeamsIs; "rhis Car Free for Ola
FolHs."
The care, kindness and sollcituds
| with which the aged were met anu
assisted into oonvoysnces at the depot
was marked and In the highest degree
oreditabo ~ the good people OF Ogden.
The eXsol number Of old islks on the
second train could not be RscoTtained,
but 10 closely estimated ~ 700. On the
frsI train tho coInt disclosed 1888,
There must have been In ali just about
| ,bOO-lhp largest old folks excursion
ever given, A number were picked
upRt the stations OF Davis county.
Beautiful Lester Park was gorgeous
ly decorated aud admirably arfsngod
Tor tho reception aud comfort Of the
guests. Each Ogden ward had space
set apart uuder troes, and tables Of
ENORMOUS length groaned under
weight with good things 10 which tue
guests We're made cordially welcome.
In the pavilion were tables at which
the committees, invited guests, inolud-
lug Presidents Woodruff and Smith,
dinuu. Near the pavilion was tent
bearing siToameT "Headquart-rs
Mormon Battalion" Here all "BAttal-
ion bOys" reported and registered
thsir names anu addresses. Over
twenty sat ut the table reserved for
them. About twenIy-Ihree msmbers
VI tue Battalion and more than that
number Of members widows reported
daring the dsy, OH folks from Weber
county ~ tho estimated number VI
about 200 were also present makingA
gathering Of about 2,20O old folks
over seventy years Of age.
Shortly before noon program OF
literary exercises was begun. Besides
suysTaI musical numbers. the program
included au address OF welcgms by
Hon. l.. w. Shursllfi, u response by
George Goddard aud addresses by Eli
der Franklin ID. Richards, Rev. q. y.
Richardson, a Presbyterian miuistst