Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-25
OLD FOLKS DAY.

What more noble endeaNor than TO
gather the ola Folks of the state and
to watch over them while here, pro-
vide generously for their entertain
meiit and give them automobile rides.
4 band concerts, a feast and u good time
that viii be remembered by them al
ways as one OF the happy days IN the
time when their lives are growing
shorter? Such an occasion will be next
Tuesday. Committees Of yonnger
ably assisted by the younger women
are working with zeal to make this day
ii success. From the north and lae
south special trains donated with.
striking generosity by the railroad
companies will bring the aged into the
city. rho trains will BIO met as they
near tho city and the feeble merry
makers will 8be helped from the cars
and into automobiles and taken for a
delightful spin oyer the City, Fheii'
j lunch viii be served to the thousands
( Of visitors in the Temple block.
s. With the trains and automobiles do
mated, and also the services of tho
s bands, to many it may seem that the
undertaking presents few difficulties
to those having 1t In charge. Such.
i however, Is not the case The. work IS
arduols Hundreds of women are
helping the men who are devotlns
much Of their, time to the planning pf
the great day. 1t Is to be remembered
that this day Is for the aged Of MI
crceds, regardless Of color Or station
In life. A call has been made upon
the ministers of the denomination 4
5churehes Of the citYggto furnish the
names OF. tho aged members of their
churches 50 that they may be ginclud
ed In this great holiday The ministers
are cooperating With the committees
in way that insures large attend
ance at the gathering,
n Mean@ while, Relief Society workers
are 3canvassinE every block in the CITY
in tile interests of the success of@the
underta liking. AS a general rule they
/ are met with generous responses by Al
people visited. There are u hose. how
ever, who do not accord them even
( courtesy, regardless OF any co-opera-9
tive EFFORT the. might give. Cases have.
been reported to the committees WherA
Il doors have been shut against the wo-
men when making the canvass. Such
seems almost incredible. il would seem
Sthut the fact thar the entertainment
& is for the aged, the inflrIn and the crip-
Sple, With hair silvered by the passing
i ~ I. . "
1 or the years, would stir8even the most
callous to an appreciation OF the ef-
fort in which these women are ellSas-
ed, even leaving out Of the considera.
AZ Ion good breeding, which should at
least find its limit in Il courteous re-
fusal to give aid.
But the time Is now ripo when the
people Of this City should rise to this
occasion to give the best support they
can to 50 noble an undertaking. With
the passing of time. many Of these
no other gathering Of this sort. for
when the time comes again for the
assembly OF the aged; many 3of them
will have answered the roll call that
summons them to activity In another
sphere, On Tuesday, then, this city
will be honored with their visits and
the people should spare no effort to
make the gathering a success from
every viewpoint,
Utah is proud Of her Old Folks day.
p 1t Is u Utah institution. To gladden. the
2 hearts of life's veterans is a work from
which all IS sepfiYnnpte Int tto..nis