Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-05
SWEET CHARITY
AND THE ORPHANS
ct, Purple Day at Picturesque
- ,coor Was an Unqualified
Success
,,cIONS OF HAPPY CHILDREN.
an tbe Lawn, Sport Among the
' r'or.rs, and Are Feasted and Pet
ted by Many Kind People

ooravolent and Protective Or
=. =, Elks Of this city which enter"
oe Ia The orphans from the various
p I,.ble institutions hereabouts, Is
s sas.,ying Of much praise for the sue
s ~. which attended its efforts yester,
v chile the members must Feel
.S in contemplating the fact that
ware instrumental in bringing 80
,nch happiness to tho little ones VINO
NV hoan thrown upon the charity Oh
p', ,.aors At such tender ages. For the
.na presented at Lagoon as the most
Neno and girls swarmed over the
pV .inl grounds, was sLch as 20 warm
hau'nu., ~ the most casual observer,
me ns', oauae him 70 feel that charity
=. moi 50 "cold" after all 49, e,..ors.
s not the watchcare OF the Sisters,
U ig and the matrons OF the
.,ons orphanages Of the city, tne
i tnSNa, az the guests OF the Elks, were
enl'u ia.od 10 the Lagoon depot ana
Wn,y ensconsed on the 1880 tram,
Musg as the "the orphans special
XIV hnt the orphans, those In charge
nV, ram and the Elks were taken on
this train 49,, A.. .,o,r reached the
~, until the Youngsters were put
W. Wv In their little beds at night, those
I've arge OF them were kept busy
y, W. t5e marty reached Lagoon 1t re-
n,sad Inc preatest effort on the part
sisters. mntrons and Elks to Keep
KEN 'orether long enough to get them
safely on the grounds ana WneH ones
siraws when the wire Is cut, they sea-
tered FAR and wide. They enjoyed their
htedom immensely ana INDUCED III
m kinds Of childish capers on the
srass until 1880 o'clock, when the can
"a dinner came, and the children We're
grouped together IN squads ana inarch-
"a TO the bowery where tables were
mread. freghted with sandwiches, cake
ana other edbles which take the fancy
NJ little ones. The tables with their
srow white covers and floral decora-
tons presented a lovely appearance.
When the meal was concluded, with
,hplr dimplod hands full OF candy and
fruit the little guests were again
amqed loose" 20 wander at pleasure
among the trees and flowers. But the
sand man" was around, and many a
little head dropped and It's owner was
Of 10 "napland"
At o'clock the various scheduled
amusements began under the direction
Of yessrs ], G. Barthel w, l.. Pope
and W. Z. Tremayne, the committee I'm
charge OF the sports. This part OF the
entedanmcnt was not the success IL
might have been for the reason that 1t
vas impossible to tie the children down
10 business, as many Of them preferred
10 wander around taking In the lake,
he fishes, the bear, monkeys, etc. The
bell game between the Orphans Home
and Day Nursery and the Kearns st,
AIMS 0rphanage was won by the for
rer IN q score OF . to T. There were
numerous foot races and other con-
tests for both boys and girls, the WIN
ners being given knives, balls, bats,
story books, aud numerous other things
dear to the hearts Of boys and girls.
After the sports We're concluded all
repaired TO the dancing pavilion
where addresses were made by Rev.
Father James j. French OF Notre Dame
university South Bend, Indo and Rev.
Peter A. Simpkln. Both OF whom spoke
tloquenty on the beauties OF charity,
and congratulated the Elks on the
splendid entertainment they had fur
nlshed the orphans. After the speak
ing, little Miss Mile Williams sang
n her usual sweet way. "Tessie" and
'BedelIa."
AZ 1880, after having partaken OF an
o'ner delightful feast and been given
fdes on the little train and the boats,
,he children were placed aboard the
ualn ior home where they arrived
aoout o'clock The little folks were
eIl neatly attlred and presented
uean animated appearance, and show
e. plainly, though they are orphans,
Wey are well cared for by the kind
F.9ople whose charges they are.
me eiam bake 10 perslstently adver-
msu py the Elks, was everything that
saa peen promised, and by all who had
= TASTE Tor the shell fish, was pro-
bounced a great success
,ne attendance during the day was
pe.ween 1900 and 5000 and was handled
WIN me usual care and expedition by
Sie 0melais az the Lagoon, and every
v v'l. was skillfnlly and satisfactorily
JHvIAeu out by the ladies and others In
La'ee; The proceeds of the excur-
Of the city. was " r'"''"e 0s