The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-27
Entertained by Managemel
Relief Societies of Day
County.
NEARLY TWO THOUSAND
ACCEPT HOSPIT
Some Very Aged People ri,
in the Contests of tb'
Afternoon.

Tuesday was old folks. dav a.
and the occasion was appropr,atx
brated. All the old people os FL
city and OF Davis county were 4
the management to and from ~
and guests Of the relief societies
county during the day,
The first section of the old fo5l
left the depot at 6:.5 a. m. n
was exclusively for the old pee
they packed eleven large carr \
No. ~. with Engineer Sanders 4
man Haywood. pulled the coachs,
streamers were on the sides az :,
glne and the cars. displaying
letters old Folks Day The
ors were Fletcher and Bailey, 4
whole train was under the care q
sion Manager Bean. II is estlrna
fully 1900 old people were carri,
second section Of the old foIte
left at 10 o'clock Engine IS n,
eleven coaches OF this train
were we'll loaded.
howery on the grounds had a,
ranged into sections and AID
decorated The sections yere 4
venIence In the handling Of the Al
In all there we're six sections. n
Ing six Towns OF Davis county,
people OF each town were fed
town section. and euch q, time
had! AT the first table Il vas
that all Of 500 wer seated. Girl
on the tables and gave the z
lunch that was appreciated.
Commissiary Tents.
Each section had commIssf
and these were full Of all kinds q
ing edibles. The second crowd vi,
at | o'clock 4 third sitting wt
sary at 100 In all about 2oQ0
were entertained, ranging In q,
60 10 SO years. During the faas
drew Jensen of Salt Lake gave
ing toast TO the Ole people. II NJ
lows:
Here's to the old folk of Uh.
the fruits Of their noble plans
ample he as delicious and sweet
eret-the honey bee. May thI,
foundation they have laid be as
permanent as the peaks of the b
satch. May their sons be as b.
noble as the noble Romans OF
their daughters be as pure as u
OF heaven. May the great intBr;-
State founded by the pioneers I
ways rank as one OF the best
prosperous of the great constAl
the great North American Un'
may the beautiful national emt
fiag without stain-which thei
patriots planted on yonder Ems
sixty years ago. always proud
over this wondrous land OF th83
home of the brave" Il
Al 2 q clock programme was5
the old people in the roller skat
The old folks choir sang a M
selections. Joseph Hyrum Grant
chief speaker. He made the at
welcome Heber j. Grant sang =,
Without a Stain" first and then
the subject of "Old Folks" Sim.
berger, who was host, made
speech, and Rachael Whipple,
OF age, sang. in q clear voice, -
Ell n Pierce also was on the pro.
He gave a recitation. Agnes o.
sang two solos in the Norwegian
c. b Savage presided. "
Old Folks Contests. Z
The contest for the oldest man
oldest woman on the grounds VA.
5 O'clock Nathan Tanner was !
be the oldest man, Mr.. Tann
years old. He was born In Nfl
MAY IA. 1915. The next oldest n,
Manning (colored). He also wa
1915. but later in the year. San
son also was born In 1915, Th
Of the contest was given a pr!
Anna Marsh took the prize for 3
oldest woman on the grounds
wears old. She was born In 18l
garet Hart was second. She wa
1918.
The old people enjoyed the a
damper was put on them about
dent to four persons who hadr
the resort with them during The
the time the news got abr9aa,
most of the old people had LEFT T
The occasion was one to 6e ionel
bered by those who were there
Invitation. which list included o.,
son over so years Of age In DaT
and Salt Lake City. II