Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-16

| CoHllnoQAteu aItef the exercises IN the
| pavilion, c. r. Savage having thought
| fully brought big bundle from the
city
| The work OF catering to the Old
| Folks WAS divided az follows. Spanish
| Fork stocked nine with Palmyra and
| Leland one each The First ward had
| three, the Second Third and Fourth
| ward two each, Each table was IS
feet long
The tables had seating capacity Of
| l,200. while i6 gentlemen and 81 lady
aids helped to get thlngs into shape
| prior to the invasion Of nearly 5000
| diners,
Most OF the merchandise donated by
Salt Lake merchants FOR the old folks
was LEFT a Spanish Fork 10 be given
| to the poor by the Bishops Of the
various wards
Hedge Dldrclyson. who was born IN
Iceland. July IL, 1912, and has resided
In Sp0nlrh Fork for number Of years,
was voted the Oldest lady present, and
accordingly given bottle Of wine
She attracted considerable attention
throughout the day with her black sun
bonnet and largo white ro3ette pinned
to her breast,
An effort was made to get the old
folks 20 dance on the green 10 the
strains OF the band. However most
Of them were too tired AT the close OF
the set program 20 indulge in extern
slYe dancing.
G. r.. Savage was one OF tho busiest
men IN evidence yesterday. He seemed
TO be omnlDresent with n handmade
glad smile and an old-time Mormon
greeting for everybody
The Rio Grande covered itself with
glory IN the manner I'm witch II handled
The crowd. Col. Benton and his aid
w, j. Rldd, were on hand all day, and
when that Is said more would be su-
periuous. Assistant Supt. Goigcr also
came down the line and brought tho
iain I'm 30 seconds ahead OF the adj
Nertlsed time. 70 be sure that MOTH
Ing went wrong, he rode on the engine
and rang the bell pretty nearly all the
way INTO salt Lake
Prof Give with his violin was great
acquisition 20 the old folks choir.
It was the largest old folks outing
TO date.
All crceds and nationnlties repre-
scnted I'm Salt Lake were practically IN
evidence on the train Hirini Whanga
and wife, the Maori veterans, were
there, az also were Mr., Isaac, the coll
Ored attendant who came "a Utah with
President Brigham Young and his sis
tee L. Waters represented the He
brews, and Josh Davis the Chinese.
Despite the fact that the street sprn-
kler had been out all night and was
still I'm commission when the train ar
rived. the dust was the only thing that
In any measure marred a glorobs day
The dainty mattresses IN their white
mortar boards and tassels looked de-
cidedly chic. They early demonstrated
that they were workers too.
c. w. Booth. general chairman Is
apparently the c. r. Savage Of Spanish
Fork. As an organizer and rustler he
proved himself to be a very successful
understudy to the veteran salt Laker'
The idea OF strewing hollyhocks and
flowers at the entrance to the square
for the old people 10 walk over was
very happy one and indicative OF the
prevailing spirit at Spanish Fork yes
terday.
Sugar beets boiled were among the
novel dishes served hot at the dinner
Hot coffee and tea ad lib also were
features appreciated by the old people
APOSTLE c. w. Penrose was the reeipi-
ent Of hundreds Of Congratulations from
veterans Yesterday upon his appoint
ment as a member Of the quorum or the
Apostles.
Neho Utah and Alpine were among
the stakes represented yesterday In
addition TO the 1903 visitors from SAT-
Lake Spanish Fork took care OF z'Voo
more from Utah county generally
The street car company had big
string Of cars waiting for the old Iy'hs
when they returned at G5O last hls""
The original Pioneers were represent
ed I'm the person OF Thomas p. edward
of payson. who was around shaking
hands throughout the day
OF the 200 tickets issued on the occa-
sion OF the Old Folks first outing 10
Garneld 80 years ago, there is but one
known TO be In existence. That Is IN the
possession of Andrew Jensen, the as
sistant Church historian They were
printed on red, white and blue card
board
These are the names OF the aids who
Yesterday looked after the physical
comfort of the veterans. Car NO. one
sid Clawson, assisted by several AIDS
two, George d. Bennett, assisted by
Miss Bertha Young and Miss Eva
Jensen, three Mr.. Maxwell. assited py
Miss Rose Eddington and Miss Margar-
et Eddington, four, y, A. Grant, ASSIST
ed by Miss Belle Savage and Miss Anna
Richardson; FIVE, Or. John Thomas, as
sisted by Miss Minerva Jensen ana
Mrs. Thomstorff, six, A. j. scar ASSIST
ed by Mis- Hannah Nye ana MISS Han
nah AxtOn: seven, Thomas Lamber, as
sisted by Miss Hazel Calder and Miss
Mary Snyder eight, Joseph c. Lyon,
insisted by Miss Florence Sears and
Mrs Rudy; nine, Fred Barton, assist
ed bv Miss Elvlna Winberg and Miss
Tvn Barton; ten, l.. Dahlquist, assisted
bv Miss l.. Klmhal and Mrs Smith,
eleven. Oliver Pearson, assisted by Miss
Mabel Miner and Miss Emma Larsen;
twelve. Farley Il. Jensen; thirteen,
Heber c. Jex. assisted by Miss Jennie
II. Smith and Miss Kate Thomas; four
teen. John =. Creir, assisted by MISS
Anna Cracroft and Miss Flora Nelson
fifteen. H. Groesbeck assisted by Miss
sarah Parker and Miss Mckenzie; six
teen. Bishop T. A. Williams, assisted
law Miss Eleanor Johnson and Mrs. VIII
lams.
The old Folks choir consists of the
following Salt Lake musiclans VIII
liam X Foster leader, William G.
Give. ylolinlst; Miss Edna Edwards,
accompanied, sopranos Agnes O,
Thomas, Sadie T. Benedict Martha 7
Arthur. Kate Heesch, Kate McAlllster
and Phoebe Foster altos Alice Foster
Mabel Cooper. and Anna Rogers ten
ors. Harry Gardner ELI H. Pierce,
Thomas Butler and Evan Arthur.
bassos. Duncan M. McAllster, Moronl
]. Thomas, Joseph r. Morgan and Will
liam X Jones.
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OLD FOLKS DAY