The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-19
CHILDREN HAVE
DAY At SA[TAlR
Little Ones Enjoy Themselves in
Play and in Feast
ing.
1T WAS CATHOLIC DAY
AT THE LAKE RESORT
10y and GIadnesS Reigned Su-
preme Throughout the
Entire Day.

Clouds ss well as sunshine lowered
over the children on Tuesday, that
day being sci apart as Catholic Chill
dren's" day at Saltair, and In an es-
pecial manner was II the day OF days
for the inmates OF the hearns-St Ann
orphanage all of whom were the
guests of Bishop Scanlan Tor the occa-
sion. The clouds came up, according
To Father Ryan. in the delay of the
Utah Light and Railway company in
not sending cars In time TO transport
the children after the company agreed
TO have them there at Il specified time
And there was long walt OF two hours
before the little ones were taken 10 the
depot.
But sunshine crowned everybody and
everything as soon as the train pulled
out and from that moment TIL the last
train dropped It's passengers In town JOY
and real gladness reigned supreme.
Miss Gleason I'm Charge.
The management was chiefly In the
hands of Miss Nora Gleason and her
"Chautauqua" hat, especially the hat.
for wherever that hat bobbed up some
thing had 10 be done. Assisting her
were Mrs. G. c. Slade, president OF the
Altar society; Mrs. Il. d. Brooks, Mrs.
Ronald Morrison, Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Herr. Mr.. c. 4. Locke. Mrs. p. Gibbons.
Mrs. Seley. Mrs. Butts and John Foote,
In many and various ways, these good
men aud women planned and set ana
waited on tables and did all sorts OF
things TO make the scores OF little peo-
pie happy who sat Mt them. Early ana
eager solicitation had brought bounti-
full results, and the picture of plenty
when the word w0s given 10 go In
was really beautiful The children of
the orphanaGe were cared for by the
sisters. and all other children OF any
or no church or creed were made well
come and fed till they could eat no
more
Children Ruled Everywhere.
Among the orphanage children are
two pickauinnies. and years Old and
just In front OF where they sat were
piled twenty great watermelons to be
used later on. The ruling passion was
strong in both Of them. for when Miss
Gleason and her 'Chautauqua" hat
came along with pie, they both called
cut; When is you all goin' to give us
de milyuns2" DE mlyuns" were
slashed and two hearts made happy.
The children ruled the roost every
where. Here was Father Ryan chuck
ing little tots under the chin and max
ing a poor fist at baby talk.
Here was Father Domeath swingipe
four cherubs till he grew red In tbs
face. and still he smiled. Yonder was
Bishop Scanlan with a critical eye on
the kids" in the merry go-round. Here
was Albert Herr dealing out candy
and all sorts of good things TO every
| kid in reach. and over all and through
all was n Veritable atmosphere Of gen
uine joy, Was anything wrong? Miss
Gleason and her "Chautauqua" hat
were promptly on the spot. and 10!
smiles and sunshine,
/ Participating in the day were the ST.
Cecelia chorus girls, the choir chill
dren. and hundreds of the children of
the people OF the diocese, No word or
action marred the pleasure of the day
or evening, and no accident of any ma
| ture occurred.
| Dancing and instrumental music
| filed in odd hours. and from first to
| last IL was a successful outing.
One Picture Remembered.
One picture in the evening will long
remain in the memories OF all who saw
| il. AT the evening meal the tables
| were set for all the children. and Bishop
Scanlan sat at the head OF the feast.
| His kindly face was wreathed In
smiles, and the gray heads who stooa
| back and saw the picture and knew
the long life OF labor and self denial
this good man has passed through felt
and some of them said Surely, his
heart is in the right place" The bit
| terest of life's blows cannot sour a
| true heart to the love OF little children.
The orphans left for home at o'clock
| Twenty minutes later Annie Johnson
a 4-year-old colored orphan, was found
in the pavilion. having been overlook cd
In some manner, and she was sent homo
| with special escort.
The names OF those who had given
literally TO make the day success
I ''RillN' RISTh MrG
Locke, Mrs. Gibbons, Mr.. and Mrs
Herr, Mr.. Foote. Mrs. Seley, Mr.. Lang
ford and score Of others, always ano
ever including Miss Nora Gleason.