The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-25
EXCURSION FOR OLD FOLKS
WILL GO TO GENEVA RESORT
THIS YEAR.
Twenty-dfth Annual Outing For the
Aged - Free Trip For ALI Over
Seventy Years of Age.

The old folks committee has ISSUED
the following announcement of the
twenty annual ovation to old
age"
The old folks committee OF Salt Lake
City is pleased to announce that its
annual grand free excursion for old
folks. 40 years old and upwards, of Salt
Lake City and county, will take place
July Z, 1899. this time through the kind
ness of the Rio Grande Western rail-
way, We shall go to Geneva resort on
the east bank of Utah lake, near Pleas
ant Grove.
On this occasion we will carry our
own picnic with US. Each person
must be provided with a lunch basket,
labeled and marked with their name
and address. These should contain
their cups, plates. knives and forks and
eatables. The committee will provide
tea. coffee, cocoa, milk or water for all
who need either. Arrangements will
be made to take care of baskets during
! the stay of the eXcurslonists at the
resort.
The train will leave the Rio Grande
! Western depot at S:45 a. m. Returning.
will arrive at $50. 1t will stop at
/ Murray, Bingham Junction and River
ton going south. This will enable the
old folks in the southern part of the
county to join us without coming to
the city.
The Salt Lake City and Rapid Tran
sit street railways will honor for pass
age to and from the depot persons
wearing the badges Indicating their
ages. Those between 20 and so wear a
red badge on the left breast. Those
between so and 80, blue badge. Ninety
and upwards, a white rOsette.
We invite all persons of the above
ages to go with us. We make no dis
functions as to race, nationality or re-
ligious faith, but all must be of the re-
quired age. We shall use every effort
possible to make it a time of rejoicing
for all who go. Please do not bring
children with you; we have no room
for them on that day. Very aged per-
sons unable to take care of themselves
can have an assistant, but the person
who comes must be of mature age and
must be provided with a ticket before
they start. All persons boarding the
train without tickets will not be al
lowed to go. Bishops of the various
wards and others interested in looking
after the welfare of the aged, will
please bring their lists with the names
and ages of all in their charge to Mr..
j. L. Nebeker in Bishop Preston's Of
flee, any time between the 18th of June
and the 5th of July.
If you have carriage you can as
sist us by bringing to and from the de-
pot any of the aged who go with us.
Remember the veterans on this day and
do not let the sun set without doing a
kind act to some one of them; you may
be old yourself. Kind actions bring
good interest.
The old folks choir, under the lead
ership of William Foster. will gladden. |
the hearts of the veterans going and |
coming, as well as on the grounds. The |
Pioneer band will play old-time tunes |
for those who want to dance jim the pa
vilion. Prizes for meritorious claim
ants will be awarded. A prize of
value VIII be given to the lady or gen.
tleman wearing the Oldest suit or
dress. All sorts of competitive exer-
cises will be entered into.
We respectfully ask the Ladies Re-
lief societies in each ward, and others
who are interested in looking after the
poor and needy, to see that their old
friends are provided with picnic for
he outing. We expect to meet with
he aged residents of Lehi, American
Fork. Alpine and Pleasant Grove at the
'esort. Aged persons from other parts
# the county are cordially invited to
De present.
Any and all persons who feel to sus-
ain our efforts to gladden. the hearts
# the aged can send. in their contribu-
ions to c. r. Savage, l. and IA Main
treet. The amount they subscribe will
lot be published, but the subscription
'ook is open for the inspection of all
Interested persons.
Committee of arrangements,
BP. w. 3. PRESTON, ,
= C. r. SAVAGE, :
VIM EDDINGTON, ,
VIM NAYLOR, ;
JOHN KIRKMAN, !
VIM. L. BINDER,
NELSON A. EMPEY, ,
ANDREW JENSON, +
B. S. YOUNG. I