The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-26
SALT LAKE CITY WILL
ENTERTAIN THE OLD FOLKS

Salt Lake. May 25.-There Will be
convention OF old folks in Salt Lake
June 2e, at which all over the age OF
40, who dwell In Utah from Brigham
City on the north to Provo on the
south. will be eligible to free trans
bortation to Salt Lake City as the
guests of the railroad companies and
the Old Folks central committee; IN
addition to train rides. automobile
rides, Dig reunion on the tenn
pie square, will be In order. Refresh
ments will be served and there will be
A big gathering in the tabernacle. al
Which addresses will be made by Pres
ident Joseph +. Smith, Governor Will
liam Spry, Mayor Bransford and other
leading citizens. The Tabernacle
chair and some of the best soloists "a
the city will also be among the fea-
lures Of the huge gathering.
This statement was made by
member OF the. Old Folks central
committee this morning. who said:
"The old Folks will be entertained
in Salt Lake this year. on Tuesday.
June 20" This was the final decis
len, reached at meeting of the OH
Folks central committee on Saturday.
The arrangement rs the outgrowth uf
wish expressed by c. r, Savage,
just previous TO his death. 1t Is now
twelve years since the people OF the
city entertS ined the old folks. For
many years the old folks of Salt Lake
have beer entertained by the people
If the cities and towns, both NORTH
anil south q! the city, and trips have
been made as far south as Payson
and 20 brigham City on the north.
Guests of Railroads.
The plan agreed upon was for the
Salt Lake old folks, with the help OF
every big-hearted citizen to enter
tain the old folks Of adjacent cities.
w. H Bancroft, general manager OF
the o. s. l.. railroad, through his
chief clerk, George K Smith, has gen
erously offered to provide free trans
portation for the old folks from Brig
ham City and other towns in BoXeller
county, also from Ogden and the sew
eral wards In Davis county. Col |. A
Benton, one OF the old folks railway
friends. has arranged to do the honors
| from Payson, Provo and the interme'
| diate cities.
''It is expected that 1000 people. 10
| years OF age and upwards will be
| brought to Salt Lake over both rail-
road systems. A committee has been
| appointed 10 communicate with the
/ president of The Salt Lake Auto club,
as we'll as each individual auto owner,
asking them TO meet the trains at
the several depots and receive the
veterans and make the hearts of the
aged glad by treating them TO ride
through the city
Each person will be provided with
flag. and the parade will be headed
by band. After the auto parade is
over the visiting old folks will be
served with refreshments on the
Temple square.
This banquet will be In the hands
of the Sisters Central Committee SUI
pervisors. aided by the Relief society
Of the various wards. Long tables
will be placed on the north side oil
the tabernacle and everything done
to make the visiting guests comforts
BILE and happy.
AT 1890 p. m, grand musical
program Will be given In the taber
nacle in which the Tabernacle choir
! and Prof. Mcclellan, with many lead
ing singers, will take part, followed by
short speeches from President Smith
Governor Spry, Mayor Bransford ant
other leading men. The musical pro
gram Will be for all the old folks o.
Salt Lake as we'll as the visitors anC
will be free to all persons 20 years o
age and upwards, without regard tc
creed or color
THE committee in a few days viii
send out Invitations TO the variou:
wards and settlements, with full in
struotionS regarding trains. railwa,
tickets and other Information neces
sary, so that all things will move IL
perfect order--no hurry, and every
body happy.