The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-18
THE ADDRESS.

entertainment:
THE ADDRESS.
The Old Folks committee are pleased
to announce that through the courtesy
of President and General Man
ager Bancroft of the Oregon Short Line
4 they are enabled TO invite all the old
people of 20 and over residing in the
Weber, Davis and Utah stakes VINO
| are able to care for themselves to come
to this city for two or three days and
enjoy the hospitality rendered them
by the generous hearted citizens who
fully appreciate the many kind acts
so freely iavished upon our aged resi-
dents on the occasion of their visits
north and south in past years.
Tickets will be good for passage TO
this city on June q on either the
morning or evening trains. COM
mittee will be in attendance on the
arrival of each to locate all persons
unprovided with places to stay. The
railroad company has generously made
the tickets good for return until the
25th; this will enable our visitors who
have friends to stay with TO enjoy
prolonged visit. Others who may be
staying with strangers can return TO
their homes on the Wednesday even
ing. Trains wifi leave Garfield in
time to enable them to do so.
Salt Lake and Ogden railroad will
honor for passage on his line all tickets
reading via the Oregon Short Line
This will be a great convenience to
the old folks residing in Bountiful,
Centerville and Pennington.
PROGRAMME FOR JUNE %.
The first attraction offered is a free
ride to Fort Douglas and return on the
Salt Lake and Rapid Transit railways,
rendered by the managers OF
these two roads. Colonel Kent has
kindly offered to give mill
tary reception to all the veterans
who may honor him with a visit on
that day The drill will commence at
a. m. The review at 1920 a. m. The
regimental band will discourse
sweet music. The members of the
Mormon Battalion will please wear
small American flag in addition TO the
badge of age. The pioneers. If any
present. will wear the jubilee colors-
sage green. crimson and yellow; mem
bers OF the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie their usual badge.
Old folks located along the line of
the Rapid Transit railway in the
northern part of the city should use
that line in going to Fort Douglas.
Those from First South downwards
should take the Salt Lake City rail
way. Cars will leave Murray at $50
and 730 on the morning of the 22nd
on the Rapid Transit. Be sure and
wear your badges. The ride to and
from Fort Douglas will be free-at all
other times fares will be collected by
both roads.
The Oregon Short Line will pick up
the old folks in this valley VINO desire
to attend and who are provided with
stopping places, but the committee are
ID residents
of this stake. This means Draper and
Sandy From other points the bishops
will please make their own arrange
ments for coming to the city.
On their return from Fort Douglas,
the excursionists can take rest and
prepare for the mass meeting in the
tabernacle at 1880 pm. Doors will be
open at Gas. On this occasion grand
musical entertainment will be provided,
in which the tabernacle choir, the the
atre orchestra and Held's band, under
the direction of Prof. Evan Stephens.
will furnish delightful music. Presi-
dent Woodruff will deliver short adj
dress. President George Q. Cannon
will preside. Those wearing badges
must take the center seats. Visitors
admitted to the side seats and gallery
only. Persons having the old folks in
charge will please see that they are
accompanied to and from the concert,
so that none of them are left on the
We make this appeal to all who own
or control the use of vehicles to help
us by taking at least one load to the
Fort so as to enable the vast number
to get there on time-choose your own
guests.
SECOND DAY, JUNE %.
On this day the entire assemblage of
old folks will Garfield n s.
with their old comrades from Grants
vile, Tooele and other points west. Due
notice will be given of the departure of
the trains