Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-25
Salt Lake Veterans Assemble as
The Guests of Davis
County.
VERY UNIQUE UTAH HOLIDAY.
Eleven Hundred Pass Gates to
Participate in Twenty-fifth
Annual Celebration.
Among Crowd is Frisby Boy of 81
Years, and Fom People Over
Ninety.

Today is a great one for the old
folks. T'hsy arc enjoying the hos
pitslity Of the younger generations
who stand in the shade Of the trees
they planted in the desert. and men
who boast that they are so years
young are dancing hornpipes at La
COON while men not so young by a
score are being told to cheer up and
frtsk around "A bit like their badged
leaders.
The outing to- Lagoon is tho twenty
nth annual celebration of what has
become great and unique Utah Holt
day Born in spirit OF showing the
gratitude of the strong Tor the weak
who spent thsir strength preparing
the pioneer way of the west, the
holiday has grown in Significance and
importance through % years until
over 1,100 old folks passed through
Lagoon gates, stepping lively despite
canes and sometimes clutches and
each one bringing a helpful smile and
wealth of gray locks to testify 10
many years Wen spent.
LONGEST TRAIN EVER.
The first train left Salt Lake ut s.45,
and it was the longest that ever start
ed out for the Davis county resort,
for IL carried a full dozen of the new
long cars, ana each one of them took
its capacity Of ribboned passengers
Through every Davis county Town
more Of the happy passengers were
waiting, and when the great throng
had made it's way behind the Bountifui
band. playing gay music, into the en-
vronment OF flowers, grasses and
ferns, they made a more than beautl-
| full sight.
NIGHT FEAST A REGIMENT.
Arrangements for their entertainment
were most complete. Every one OF the
large tables under the bowery roof was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
| linen was spread for II noon repast
| Commissary tents each filled with all
| the good things of the season. includ-
ing Vienna rolls. ice cream, and straw
berries enough to feast a regiment
were fixed at convenient intervals
| around the bowery. and lest These
should not suffice for all, a string OF
tables was run UP tho vine covered
pathway from the bowery 10 the roller
| skating pavilion
The program for the morning was
purely informal, the people spending
the time as each ono liked. Al ~
! O'Clock. after the crowd had been rein
forced until 1t was double its original
| size. by the arriva OF tho 10 o'clock
| train from Salt Lake. dinner was
| served, and this proved to be a very
| lively affair IN which many good ma
tured jibes were passed around the
| groups OF diners.
GUESTS OF DAVIS COUNTY.
Davis county was represented heav-
| fly in the entertainment. President
Grant of the Davis stake. with
| his counselors, Jesse NJ. Smith ana
James A Eldredgs. had invited the
ssit Lake county old folks to he tina
| guests OF Davis county, and all that
the old folks committee OF Salt lake
| had TO do was to see that their guests
| arrived at Lagoon. Each ward bishop
| in Davis county had been made y COM
nittee OF his ward and these called
on the young ladies' Of the Mutual Inn
| provement associations. 1t was these
young women who we've responsible
/ for the splendid showing at the dinner
tables, and their success was COM
| Ilete.
ROAD SERVICE GOOD,
Tho Lagoon railroad, too. as well as
| the management, mad entered into the
! spirit OF the day. and was very careful
I 10 see that everything went we'll EN-
/ curslon Agent j. II. Bean was on hand
! early to see that all Arrangements wero
| complete. and ne was assisted by supt'
| A. ID Person who also gave the train
| service his personal attention. VIII
/ liam Eddingon. "A friHky young boy OF
/ 81 years climbed over the engine 20
| prove that no could do II, and decorated
| Il with flags and bunting. The tram
| crew consisted of Engineer Saunders.
| Fireman HAYWOOD, and Conductors
| Fletcher an Bailey. Despite It's great
| length II was carried over the new
! road bed with the heavier rails at 30
! mile gait, and arrived al the resort Iva
| 40 minutes running time.
SOME VETERANS PRESENT.
Among the old folks were many odo
and interesting characters There were
George TAN. " YOU please. who wanted
| ali the other men TO cheer w. ana
| carried a large badge showing him %
be- a member OF the NauYoo Legion,
Then there was Uncle Robert Nesl'h
nashlng the badge of tile Indian war
Veterans. and making his boast that
bis ward alone had sent out four people
nvor 30 years ~ age, and 10 over So
This. for Uncle Robert was ms
twenty-hfth annual trip With tho OLD
folks. Tor he nod been with then
ON The first one to Black Rock on tho
lake
THE OLD COLORED COUPLE.
There we're the old colorcd couple
who have been famous for gears
through constant attendance az thesn
reunions and Alma Watts WIN
strnp connecting the hack of his
specs" running from ear 10 eau
ard 81 challenge out 90 dance any man
IA the crowd down and out TO prove
the self-rellant charaater Of his early
training he carried mess kit tied
up in a red bandana handkerchlei'
prepated for dinner under any ana hll
circumstance that might arise
JOSH DAVIS WAS THERE.
Josh Davis was there, of course
| with a brand new Chinese rigging mo
! bad come prepared 10 make the wo-
mon ANA children laugh by doing q
/ umhllng 0ot 1n roller skates. heen
| among the old folks 40 years 40
| said Nand still making them laugh