The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19
MUST ONLY Be OLD
TO Enjoy OUTING
No Other Limit Placed on
Tooele Celebration to Be
Held June u.
800 EXPECTED TO BE I'M
PLANS FOR OLD FOLKS DAY
FESTIVITIES COMPLETED.

Extensive preparations for the an
nual celebration OF old folks day at
Tooele. June 20. have been complet-
ed by the committees. The attendance
Is expected to exceed all previous rec
ords, and II Is estimated that 1900
persons over 10 years Of age will take
part In the excursion A special train
carrying the old people will leave the
union station for Tooele at $3.50 a m,
and will consist Of thirteen passenger
coaches. Upon the arrival at Tooele
the old folks will be guests OF the
Tooele Valley Railway company.
through the courtesy of General Man
ager E. p. Mathewson- They viii be
! taken a Sightseeing trip and win be
shown the method OF treating ores at
Tooele at 1880. where a banquet in
the grove surrounding the Tooele
tabernacle. which will be decorated
The return to Salt Lake Will be at
or o'clock.
The old people viii wear badges In
dicating their ages. Those over 10
years and under so will wear a red
ribbon badge, and those over so and
under 80 will wear blue badges, while
all those over 90 years OF age win
wear white ribbons. The Utah Light
& Railway company will follow the
custom Of other years and win carry
all wearing the badges to and from
the depot free Of charge.
Railroads Combine
On account Of the proportions OF
the excursion the railroads have COM
bined 10 carry the old folks to Tooele
and return. General Manager r. T.
Wells of the Salt Lake Route will fur
nish the motive power for the occa-
-
Bancroft Of the Oregon Short Line
and Colonel l. A Benton. general pas
senger agent Of the Denver q Rio
Grande, will furnish the passenger
coaches and equipment required The
train will be decorated with the ma
tional colors. for which purpose many
flags and a large quantity Of bunting
have been secured Lemonade and
cake will be served to the excursion
lists
The committee In charge wishes II
understood that age Is the only quail
ficatiOn necessary TO take part I'm the
celebration, and every man and wom-
an IN the city over 10 years, regard
less OF color or creed. Is requested TO
I Join the excursion. Bishops. minis
/ ters and heads OF congregations have
been requested TO send In lists OF
persons over 20 years to the commit
| tee, who viii furnish the tickets for
their charges. Tickets may be had
/ OF William 3. Barton at the office OF
/ the presiding bishop. The old people
can obtain their tickets from the bish-
| ops OF their respective wards OF from
the minister Of their congregation.
] and are asked to bring a knife. fork
/ and spoon for each member making
the trip, and should wear the proper
\ badges. All viii be made welcome
and a good time shown TO all present
II One Hundred Aides.
The members Of the old folks cen
1 trail committee Will be assisted by 100
aides, who will exert every possible
effort for the care and entertainment
OF the aged. A large number o6 young
men and women Of Tooele have been
appointed by the Tooele stake auohtr-
tiles to care for the old people during
their stay in that town The central
committee IS as follows:
c. w. Nibley, William Naylor. VII
liam Eddington, Andrew Jensen, VIII
liam 3. Barton, Hyrum GrOesbeck.
II George 3. Margetts, b. +. Grant. Heber
II c. IversOn. Joshua b. Bean. George y.
n Bourne, George L. Savage. Rebecca
Nibley. Annie Naylor. Mary Edding-
ton, Bertha II. Jensen, Ellen Barton.
Ann Groesbeck. Fannie Margetts, An
ME S. Grant, Anna 3. Iverson, Mar
\ garet +. Bean, Helen K Bourne, Lana
i 5. Savage.
II The outing is TO be in commemo-
ration Of the 117th anniversary OF the
birth of Bishop Edward Hunter, who,
/ with G. r. Savage and George Cod
dard. planned the first outing for the
old folks. I'm the early '70s. Since that
time the practice has grown in favor,
and yearly outings have been planned
for the old folks in various parts Of
the state. The celebration at ToOele
l promises to be the largest IN the his
\ tory OF the observance.