Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-22
NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR THEM.
Icasled In Route and Taken Splsndld
Care Of on Their
Arrival
SOME WHITE RIBBON GRADUATES.
God Bless the Old Folks Prom.
ucntly Displayed on Banner aud
10 Treatment Accorded.
Especial to the "Ncwsy

Especial 10 the "Ncwsw
brigham, 'ity June 's,--Thc longest
train In one section that ever pulled
ont " the oregon short Line depot In
san Lake arrived at brigham CITY
az lo'b5 oll we'll The train was the
Old Folks special, which left the capl-
tai promptly at s o'clock ana consisted
Of ~ coaches ana commlssary, with
las adults ana three babies In arms
aboard The special was pulled by two
engines ana oul Of Difference Ga the
advanced ago Of the passengers, made
but 20 miles an hour 40 ms not 10 un.
dnly iosllo the veterans
Tho 0rst of the old folks arrived A.
the depot In SAN Lake at 500 q, M, but
despite the early arrival Of some, 10
were lofl behind because Of being too
late Tho great lhrong taxed the train
To us capacity but All wearing badges
wcro seated, while those without them
were under the necessity Of standing
W.
COMMITTEES GET BUSY.
Az soon as the train started out
tho different committees bcgon to
there was constant stream
of wailoB passing through tho
raT with cakes, crackers and lemon.
ndo. As many of the veterans had left
homc without breakfast, their dppo,ito,
| Mrlo Vel prepared for tho ordeal and
lhey ate Nlth u relish that mado the
| htullN or the walters ana committees
men Rlod, In an rs baskets OF cakes
ana 30 buckets " lemonade were dis.
noscd ot ~ that the Nnilors, under tho
direction Of =, IT, Bali the well known
| caterer had their hands run for some
| me Those assisting ~ the distrbu-
| llpn OF lrtrcahmenls wore Miss Ethel
| kOll ana Moadnmos Annie 1roosbeck,
| &, w. savage, HrOrgc Murgotts aud
william Nayllr The organization was
p'iircl, chrh ear having a captain To
look after the wants Of the uged Fans
were also distributed, while tho ola
iclka choir win Prof Becscy leading
ON inc Yl1lln went through the train
SINGING "The continental chorus
composed ON the occasion Of the join
ne of the southern Pacific ana Union
pLclhc railroads, ana Mst sung In Inc
Fifteenth ward Salt Lake IN the well
Known refrain, AN Aboard An
Aboard etc tho Veterans Iolncd with
much feWor
ARRIVAL AT OGDEN,
ogden Naa reached ut $50, where tho
lwlu was met by committee from
brigham NilN consisting OF President
., NJ Sloh ana wife, L.. G., Hoist and
WIG {, Hoist ana wife ana Nols Jon.
sob ana WIZ, ON lhc way up many NJ
Tho ulI IplllU I,.,L
OF Inc smoking parloiS Worc converted
INTO mdIoy drawing rooms, who're I'M.
tormal receptions were held, much to
lhc enjoyment of those participating,
George NWmsoN lnthor uf Msp Emma
lihlnhoN inc linl nightingale, ana "A
~ n H. veteran NJ some prominence,
went through the train playing solos
on bin nulo, "a IN Flnnhmnn Il soryiro
lhnl was greatly appreciated George
MniRotW ana sid CmWeon the funny
mon were also thUo with their hu.
moroslllrs while he mimtuhp Josh
Davis IN chinese costume gave tho
Veterans "a correct imitation Of dongs
IN Ihlnumnd Bishop Preston and III.
urr kudRrl IluNnn represented the
church authorities
WHITE RIBBON GRADUATES
There were half dozen white rib.
bon graduates on The train these con.
slsting Of Thomas Williams. Homer
Duncan ol The Eleventh ward, Jnmos
Leach ~ the Second ward Mary
Carter ana Lincoln Tanner Of Tho
Eighteenth ward, ana lNluc l., Man.
Ming the wen known oolorcd veteran
All being 30 years Of age The oldest
man On the tram was pr la Fovlor of
Nophi aged " wears. accOmpanlcd bv
uDI|INnI la HlttUhInVN IY.
Of Nophh aged a. and Mrs, Fitch of
SAT- Lake. aged 70, when approached
by u 'NoWs' reporter and asked how
he was feeling nr la Foyor ropllod,
20 ! feel Just llke little Kid, uute
frlsky but lm afraid ths win be my
last nip win the old folks Tho vol.
crnn though burdencd with many
years looks AS hale aud hearty Az hls
Foulnlnl companions Of o. Another
old'ilmcr on the train was nr Benh.
MN j. Hoor OF the county nhrmary.
aged p3 years Supt Jones Of tho IN.
nlmWN WAS feeling badly because Mrs
olson, VII IN former years has tnkon
tho palm fOr approximation. was not
hhlo 10 20 along he old lady being too
I'll 10 mako the trim, She also IA "a
NoON .ul age Other veterans aboard
were Ml' M0lgorc. Hart q native NJ
Scotland, ugod D'. MARY carter Of the
! lBhleonlh ward, ~ Sarah curtis W
We Fourteenth ward, o. and Aunt
Jane. who was too proud 10 dyulac
her ARc. 1'h' two oldest members of
lho Tubmnuolc choir aboard were
JoWul MldHlcy ANA Wifp who IoWpd
we rnpll m lNAH AmuuE uihoR Wnl
attracted attention vu8 lIrnl WhaRu.
B0, inc Moor vhipg now notify ,,ph
hlunf In ~ WF A. iolo nuker, "
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