The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-25

drive in a grove of fine spreading trees,
as the dining ROOM Long tables covered
with spOtless linen We're laid, in the form
of q IT. on the lawn, and these were
decorated as though by a metropolitan
chef. The table decorations were cut
flowers, nasturtiums, daisies, rhodOden-
dFOns, sweet peas and other varieties,
while the place flowers We're nasturtiums.
Covers were laid for nearly eighty guests
of honor
The tables were heaped with all of the
choicest FOODS There were salads, olives,
pickles, sandwiches, cold tongue veal
and other meats, cheese. pork and beans,
lettuce, cake and NeapOl1tan Ice cream
bricks. Soda water was furnished to each
guest, from the ice, as needed.
The work of the committee was scarce
ly completed when the line OF pioneers,
under the leadership oil d. NJ. McAllister.
threaded its way through the crowds be-
| tween the bandstand and the tables, and
following their banner, were escorted to
the rOped enclosures.
The place of honor at the head of the
table was given to Apostle Francis NJ.
Lyman who offered q prayer of thanks
giving and praise, after which the mem
bers of the Liberty Stake Sunday school
committee began the service of the din
Ter.
And with what relish the aged men and
women ate! With hands so palsied by
age, in some cases. that they could
scarcely serve themselves, the pioneers ate
Memories of other Days.
The time was not only given to eating
and drinking, but to the exchange of
"reminiscences and recouections of other
Pioneer Day dinners.
I'VE did not have such dinner as this
when we first got here" said an old man
with white hair md beard. land that
night we dreamed of food Not that we
were starved, but the thoughts of food
w homes
came to us as we slept"
The members of the committee in
charge of the luncheon were Mrs. Lena B.
Davis Miss Maude Paul. Miss Alice Hill
lam, Miss Kate Alley Bishop Heber C.
Ivers0n, George BOlles, Albert s. Reiser
and John I. Thorup.
AT a separate table, the veterans of
the Nauvoo Legion, the members of the
police force and others were served as
were the pioneers. The members of the
Legion were Mosiah L. Hancock, Will
liam Cation, George Tall. H. P. Folsom
Henry Walters, John, D; Airmet
John Lees, George Brooks, Joseph D.
Lyons, William Keddington, William
Brown. James Solomon and Samuel Skid
more.
There's not many of us left" said
George Tall, whose head is covered with
the snow of 81 years, but we're all
good ones. We are all good looking, and
as lively as any other boys on the
grounds. -
turning TO dnOtnef youth OF perhaps ~
years he challenged him to a foot-race-
but the man challenged was not game"
During the course of the lunch the
crowd stood around the enclosure and
looked at the pioneers with curiosity
mingled with respect. Thousands of per-
sons of the younger generation watched
the old people at their meal
Some of the Pioneers.
Among the pioneers at table were Mrs
Margaret Pierce Young, a widow of Pres
the plains with the Jededish Grant COM
pany in AZ. She is now in her eighty
third year. and is still active in mind and
body.
Another pioneer who attracted much
comment because of her appearance of
preservation and health was Mrs Lucy
B. Thurston Kinney widow of the late
Chief Justice John Fitch Kinney. who
died i'm 1903. Mrs. Kinney's first husband
married her just before they started
across the plains. That soul-trying jour-
ney was their wedding tour. After the
death of her first husband, Mrs. Thurs
ton became the wife of Justice Kinney
1t was noted by many that the number
of Pioneers has greatly diminished since
last years celebration. One year ago
there were ninety-seven of the old guard
at the annual banquet. This year there
was scarcely two-thirds as many.
At the conclusion of the lunch, Richard
Horne arose, and commanding silence and
attention, with his patriarchial face
of thanks to the committee, and to the
caterers. This was given with enthusi-
asm, and another cheer was given for the
women of Liberty Stake, VINO had so sue
cessfully managed that important part
of the days program.