Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-14
Bishop Hunters Birthday Chosen
As Date for This Years
Old Folks Excursion.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO HELP
Free Rides on Railroads. Trip 20 the
smeltcr and Whole-souIe Wei
come by Townspeople.

Old Folks day. which has become one
Of the Unprecedented holidays In Utah.
will be celebrated this year on June
22.which will be the NTH anniversary
Of the birth OF Edward Hunter. for
many years presiding bishop Of tho
Mormon Church. and who was the
first man 10 institute what Is now uni
versally known the state over as old
Folks day. Bishop Hunter was born
on June %. 1893, and the Old Folks
committee decided that il would be "a
hitting memorial 10 the beloved bishop
TO observe the anniversary OF his birth
in their annual reunion. Bishop Hun
ter, together with the late C.. r. Saw
age and George Goddard, planned the
first observance Of Old Folks day away
back In the '70's. and the day has been
one looked forward 20 with pleasure
by the old people Of the state ever
since
The day will be observed IN Tooele
this year. A letter was received by the
Old Folks committee this morning from
r. T. Wells. general manager Of the
Salt Lake Route, In which Mr.. Wells
said the management Of the
road would take pleasure In pro-
vding transportation for the old
people. free Of charge from Salt
Lake to Tooele and return. And as the
station OF the Salt Lake Route az
Tooele Is some distance from the town
proper which is reached only by the
rails Of the Tooele Valley railway, the
committee communicated with e p
Mathewson. general manager OF tho
Tooele Valley and the International
Smelling q Refining company at
TOoele, who gave assurances that he
would not only haul tho old people
from the station 10 the town, but that
he would take them up TO the smelter
plant and give them view OF the
workings OF the mammoth smelter
without their having to leave the cars.
The train will be carried over the salt
Lake Route TO Tooele. where Il will be
switched TO the rails OF the Tooele Val
ley, hauled up 70 the smelter and then
returned 70 the town. where the enter
tainment and banquet viii be held in
the grove surrounding the tabernacle
The matter OF receiving and enter
the old folks will be handled
by the people Of Tooele stake. Presi-
dent II. s. Gowans and the bishops
OF all the words OF Tooele stake are
engaged in making preparations for
the event. When ]. r. Bean and
George r. Margetts Of the old folks
central committee went TO Tooele to
meeting OF the people was called, and
Al a well attended gathering the mat
ter was discussed and by unanimous
and enthusiastic vote Il was decided
to invite the old folks 10 Tooele the
present year. The mayor OF the city
was present at he meeting, and
he assured the committee that the Of
hcials OF the town would heartily Co
operate In giving the old people a good
time. The musical and literary pro
gram, as well as the banquet. will be
furnished by the people Of Tooele.
Tn keeping with its practise in former |
years, the Utah Light a. Railway com |
Dany has consented to haul the old |
people TO and from the salt lake |
Route station on the streetcars free. |
General Manager Joseph S. Wells this |
morning notified the committee that he |
would honor the badges Of the old peo- |
pie on the 22nd OF June for free trans |
portation on the streetcars 20 and from |
the depot.
From the preparations being made /
for the annual celebration. the old folks |
ire assured OF a most enjoyable time /
IN the Tooele excursion. The age limit /
: 70 years and over but that Is the /
'nly restriction placed upon the par
icipation OF the pleasures OF the day. /
All the old folks 70 years old or over.
'egardless OF color or creed. are in /
fted 10 attend the reunion. and every
hing possible will be done 10 make the
lay one long 10 be remembered nv /
hem.