Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-26
Hold Their Annual Out as The
Guests Of Davis County
VETERANS THRoNG RESORT
The scene To-day Was one OF Tie
Prettiest Of All the Outings Thu,
Far Undertaken.

AN Honor TO the Aged has today
essentially been the slogan in Salt Lake
and Davis counties.
Ever since early morning have the
badges worn 10y the old folks been in
evidence, each wearer accompanied by
subscrvient retinue 10 do honors 10
gray hairs and lettering limbs, upon a
ratio OF two or three to every red badge,
as many again to blue rosette, while
when II came to a white favor The
number OF strong arms that were held
out to assist was legion Even the most
dyspeptic Of street conductors this
morning was wreathed IN smiles, and
the man late down town never grum-
bled while the car was being held In
order thai silver haired veteran could
be assisted ON board Not hei why. he
would get into an alteration Win ms
neighbor in the effort to arise from
his seat ana offer the place 10 one
OF the old folks first. Even the free
and easy small boy caught the infec-
ton ana with the department OF a
French dancing master was solicitous
20 a marked degree.
Today the old folks held their con-
vention--lneir annual reunion where
they have nothing TO do but be enter
talned, Toasted and waited upon by
their juniors, while they themselves
talk over old times and at one swcbp
lop half q century off their lives,
Those -four trains that left for Lagoon
III ala a..tal..a
never before seen Ia any state In the
Union. Long before the time adver
tlsed the. veterans were astir and hold
ing up efery street car on the street
corner. Their badge Of honor, worn
with pride, was the magic pass
ror free transportation wherever they
wanted TO go, and none swelled their
breasts more proudly than those who
had graduated this year from the red
class to the blue, or from the blue TO
the white.
When II Is stated that the presiding
Bishops Office during the past week
had issued tickets 10 1853 between the
ages of 70 and S0 1874 between 80 and
30, and but seven over 90 years of'age,
II can ready be seen that there were
not superabundance Of white badges
p'9sen' -. 49,. 80, -
a.. oeio'e VIZ n"ui v, s'alu Hk
.nere WeIe sonle pusy people uVWii az
we uepo, vi tle Suit LAKE q osuen'
EA,ursioh agent D, d. bean was
lnere prlght ana cary put
not before the members OF the
"a rolks committee nad arrived on
the scene. hight nobly did an work
ketuhg the Ola people comfortably SET
t'eu ana attending 70 business ~ gees
mi'nout saying tnat =, H. saVage was
~ ,he mick OF tne tray, helping one
here ana exchanging Don mot mere.
Inc nrst train 70 pun OUT shorty Ar
ter O'CLOCK consisted OF 10 cars me
ne1. ioIioWeu 40 minutes iater ald
picheu up TWO cars OF veterans az
Dounutui anu one a, centerVllie. EV-
erT .ra.n was packeu
Inc olu FOLKS round upon arriving
az Lagoon that the good people OF
,a'is county had not been idle during
'hc past week. The ~ wards OF the
stake had been divided and to each
was assigned the duty OF caring for
certain NUMBER OF the guests The bow
cry nau peeh foped on ana tents Pitch
eu, eaen one Veritaple hive around
when puzzeu some OF the fairest
uausnteis or Davis STAKE, one ana al
intent on beating a rival ward IN the
matter OF artlsuc display or chtice
Vlahds ana moral decorations. To
enunerate the number ana variety OF
edibles that issued from those tents TO
DC placed among the fruits and foWers
on me snoWWhlte tables Tor future ref
ernce would be to 30 through a cult
nary encyclopedia.
Prior to the grand spread, which oc-
CURED AT noon upon the blowing OF a
pugle, there was characteristic en-
tertainment Ia the dance pavilion. II
was as was intended. strictly Informal
ana was hugely enjoyed by the old
IONS 70 say hothlng OF the highly priv
neged young people VINO were present
Turing the proceedings young men
passed around armed with buckets Of
,emohade ana dippers ana told all to
u ,r nearly
me proceedings We're III the hands
VI y, y, S"Nake' VINO saw lhal moth.
ing llasgeu, Atter the opening prayer
~ ~ vne VI ,ne ortihal floneers W. H.
1,.'i ieSiuent Sonh '" hess OF
s,asN s'aNe. proceeueu 10 deilNef an
auuless vi Melconle 10 tne Visitors and
, ~, ' 'oiiE ,1,. them upon
wy pesasl"n' With ne ueslsnaled as
ra, ni,vi,oun pan LA XXI. nei w grew
49, 80 ~, ".a '"ueu w strain 80
~, ga t,,.tn,' . W." ~, nus p"ihe Tue
H. az" ,,a 'e eai,o,, W I,,e 1as' 4,
ra,rton ut tp MN, Wy III h,, ,'o9erl >
Sonoc m w" ~ , miai p'ue pa9se ot
ora,,,,,Sa ns ~ 90, eNp ~ 49, ule
eo-n,y for M P'I 49, ~ d d LaSe