Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-26
FIRST PRESIDENCY THERE.
Music, Comfort, Cheer and Re-
freShmentS En- Route and Roy
al Reception on Arrival.
Escorted To GlenN God Park Where a
Feast Of Fat Things Awaited Them
-Weber's Old Folks.

'H'I'N' jas az AAtN aNNNNH
ogden. June 26.-At 5.l5 this morning
the vanguard Of the old Folks reached
the Rio Grande depot In salt Lake. and
from that time until Sis when the
train started they came pouring down
TO the depot iu every kind of vehicle
from a streetcar to pony-chaise. Supt.
Elliott OF the r. g. W with admirable
foresight had the 20 cars standing on
the freight track east OF the depot. Zoo
this manner there was 80 danger OF
any of The LOO aged getting TO- the
way Of the four incoming trains which
were due about that hour
COMFORT AND CHEER.
Long before the hour OF starting. C..
II. Savage and The other members OF
the old Folks committee had been at
work making things comfortable for
The guests OF honor. while q dozen La
dies were working overtime 900 the bag
guge car ahead cutting cakes and pre-
pairing lemonade George Margetis,
sid ClaWsou ana that irrepressibie
member OF the local chinese colony.
Josh Davis, were doing their utmost %
make the old Folks fracture their ribs
with hNauty
FIRST PRESIDENCY THERE.
supL Elliott placed 40 the disposal OF
the nrst presidency his private car
'NasatDh. shortly after the arrival
of prest Josepn g. smith and promptly
on time the gaily decorated train pulled
out Cor ogden.
OLD FOLKS CHOIR
And the old folks choir under The
. leadership of Veteran Foster started
ou its tour of the cars singing Should
old Acquaintance BE Forgot and
similar songs dear Zoo the heart Of the
pioneer. The personnel OF iho choir
WAS as follows
" u Foster leader, Edna Edwards.
I sccomranist Prof. Geo. Careless. vio-
liu.
Tcuou ly Gardner Ttos. Butler
] ElL II. Fierce Hy Lcland
Rasrs- Evan stephens Duncan Nc
Allistor Evan Arthur. JOS. Maxwell.
Jos Christensen
Sopranos Ms. Lizzie Thomas I'D.
Nnrd Mrs AGNES Olsen Thomas. Mrs
Martha Arthur Miss Judith Anderson.
Miss Phoebe y. Foster Mrs. Lucy
Greene. Miss Rose Heath.
Al'os-Miss Mabel Cooper Miss Kate
MrAlhsier, Miss Aura Rogers. Mrs Mil
Doe T. Lyon Miss Sarah Daniels.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
The irip TO- ogden va. am enjoyable
one. 'he officials NJ the Rio Guudc nal
taken every pre0autinu Boo the direction
az q. .I
load oi precious human frrght lu AN.
Ii'.1l to having "a steady oi veteran
IikD % e.. Gibson 90 The throttle aud
touiIet1i Frank Smith io handle fh.
train ordcrs the genial PASSENGER agent
n w. cushing and Frank Grnesh. X
were nn hoard, as the last CONT NJ au-
peal
AN AGE CENSUS
While the choir was singing and lie
aides passing refreshments through
mo cars "a census of those oa hoarI
WAS taken Of those wearing rcd
hadc which denoted that they waro
% years OF age and under so Their,
were 9'- Of those wearing blue badges
$50 grU- or over. there were lg Tia
whit, badges We're worn hy seven pa1-
lIr only These were persons over
Co., These. together with The commit
Co.. ana aides made total ~ l,lG.
OLDEST PERSON oN TRAIN.
The oldest person on the train was
MARY Ann P7llam. aged "a years.
months Sarah curtis. 80 years came
ueyt Then followed James Leach 80
the Second ward. with % years W.
mon hs The others were. Peter Man
ming % Agnes Arbuckle. 90 years 1rI
h f.H
y J.. Pratt 50 years and months
Among the pioneers present ver,
James Lawson. ~ l29 north Second
West ana T. n Dewey Of er east
Fourth SCUM
one u the striking features was airs.
icriif Meihos. who wore a character.
istrict hcadircss Of Holland Of 30 wears
ago which attracted much attention.
PLAYED AT KINGS WEDDING.
John j. Darrell. with his aged blind
brother. created considerable entertain
nent throughout tho trip with his solos
on q tl whistle Mr. Barrel when a
b0y played in a drum and fife band
.n The ola country on the occasion ~
Tho wedding ~ the Prince OF wales.
r0w Edward VII OF England
MET BY OGDEN COMMITTEE.
Before The train had proceeded many
miles r. ,h1p WooIlcy. sheridan Ja.lhs
IDi ~. p Mc0une 0f the ogden come
Uitt.e. who ha3 come to salt Lake r1.
Poe express purpose. passed through fhe
rIin ana SAW that every one from trr
PRESIDENT of thC church % the tran
rfw was provided with a ticket uhipr
untitled them io afmittance o. tra
Banquet scheduled On GieuUooi paris.