Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-16
AID FOLKS AT HOME
AFTER EXCURSION.
ri. Day Was Most Pleasant and
~ With No Accident to Mar
The Occasion
PROGRAM At SPANISH FORK.
u carried Out 10 Excellent Man
,od Some Interesting Speeches
Were Made by Veterans

.., mt happy, dusty and smiling
a, 1888 pilgrims to spanish D.. ror TN ~ .,
wv ,,S At 1880 last evening after one OIL
tu"'u soccessful picnlcs in the HIS
~, ,a', q the Old Folks annual outings s
w'' we're the more helpless ana
.,lnpled lifted from the train ana
y. ..,orted to the waiting cars on SECOND
s,n,h. on all sides could be heard tne
s.s.,on that It had been a great day.
e,p, accident marred the joyousness
S !, ma OCCASION everything passed OH
.ao,sly. and the program Went
suO., .s without a hitch on the sohed-
!. The grayhaired veterans were
,~,,D their praise Of the hospitality OK
~ .ooa reople Of Spanish Fork, the
" ..,,u,ness Of the Rio Grande Of
nv ,be streetcar company, and last
~ least. the love and tenderness
~ ,,s,,sa nv the old Folks committee
ga me beyy OF maldens from SAT-
,st, who administered to their every
vsnL
pyslty could not have received more
.',,dnous attention. but then It was
....l,v vbo we're entertained-the gray
,,,,sS kings and queens OF Utah held
...,rtlons all day and It seemed as
@a,gh all Utah county assembled at
%.Ir court and paid homage to the vet
,,,ns who had stood the heat and bur-
A. of The day In the making OF the
ereat state OF Utah
IN THE BIG PAVILION,
NJ. scene IN the big pavilion, which
sands inside the yerdant public square
:, spsnish Fork was an animated one
ysstsrday afternoon. As soon as the
M folks had done justice 70 the mag
,is,ent spread which had been set Tor
.hsir dedication. they FASTENED to the
isrge breezy structure In order to Sc
lnre the best seats, and as near the
nIatform as possible, In few minutes
the nnylIon was crowded 10 Its stand
,ng capacly and hundreds were Obliged
"a N on Inc lawns or benches I'm the
hovery and foego the pleasure OF lis
tenIng 10 the speakers and the music.
Until the exercises commenced the NJ
!. A. band played rollicking airs, while
the veterans exchanged greetings ana
took in" the decorations, which were
both unique and extensive.
DRAPED IN WHITE.
The platform was draped in white,
With pure white cloth background, re-
lleyed by notices executed in green
pine needles, conspicuous among them
being such sentiments as IAN Honor to
the Aged. and Honor Thy Father and
Thy Mother Potted plants and cut
f0pers formed a very pretty effect
wund the platform. The general eff
III, OF the decorations In the building
VS. comprised OF long streamers Of
MntIng Of the national colors with
Ag punches Of asparagus pendant from
II be chandeliers and ceiling
4 THE CALL TO ORDER.
4 Prior to the calling Of the assembly
! border Messrs Margetts and Clawson.
NthlNAA nNNAN Nv hAA AbNh0 khAHNiAhA
you'd be au fat, sang, Reuben, Reu-
vi amid great moderation on the
i at Of the veterans.
Il Shortly after o'clock Chairman c.
v, Booth Of the general committee rap
~ on the table and the guests OF hon
estiled down comfortably for a cou-
Hof hours enjoyment. Subsequent TO
lNlrrng melody by the band, Geo. w.
wilkins, the S2-year.old patriarch,
'Ened the exercises with prayer.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
Ihen followed the address of welcome
inch was delivered by Andrew b..
n Higan' the young city attorney Of
n Tansh Fork, Mr.. Morgan got n round
applause on his opening sentence,
a Wandmothers and Grandfathers," and
iIpm tlat time on had his audience with
him. He said that II any OF the visit
a asVe!erans saw anything they wanted
wI u was up 10 them 10 ask for II
ga take It, for every door IN Spanish
toN was open TO them He corrected
nlnseu IN the next breath to say that
nue Was one door that was locked
ssansl' them-the city jaii--for the
MARSHAL mad thrown away the keys.
NY Weh went on TO affirm In detail
way we Present occasion was one OF n
AMM0le gathering that could not
duplicated anywhere else under the
wv he lnstanced the surprise OF an
A Nmu tourist TO whom he had talked
s. morning and explained that every
ow,tns was free for the Old Folks today.
i asked by the stranger why such
,h,, we case, he had simply told him
,Sa vas because IN Utah I'VE love
sv s Ma FOLKS He closed his remarks
ph,,ShO'.ihs an original poem, preceding
aNl ne said: I'VE want YOU to for.
y, ~, az sorrows today, We want YOU
,,on VIsInoer that this great state which
SiSu nave established il yours. EAT
VIII never die" - 80 'oN' "'e'''o''es
ing OLD FOLKS THEMSELVES.
cb roGIlloving this speech the old Folks
Inn sang Sing Ho for the Harvest
De-. siNr which President Jonathan
ooros It, OF Payson, extended well
siata me visitors on behalf OF tho
AZ e represented.
o,lst. Jus point G, r.. Savage. one ~ the
rn osas pioneers in the Old Folks dnv
char" ' y, was introduced and given
ala ol The exercises. Mr.. savage
callaSa ' max make a speech. but instead
OF ths n Spo9 W. II Foster. the leader
Fcsts S o,a Folks choir, for a solo. Mr.
men so uesplte the handicap of ~ sum,
IN a 80 %qutted himself I'm great shane
Old Folks" w. '''o'uS' BRING Back tho
RESIDENT LYMAN SPEAKS.
'u PRESIDENT Francis NJ. Lyman of
oosS YOUR SCALP ITcu7