Arizona republican., 1910-04-21
.0LD FOLKS HAD A DAY
 All Previous Mesa Ce|ebra, lions We're Surpassed THE -DAY'S REAL FEATURE
Dinner Will Linger Long in Memory of Those Who Participated - Occasion Was Unmarred By Acci- dent of Any Kind

There is probably little doubt hut what , the celebration of old Folks day in Mesa yesterday eclipsed any event of
 a similar nature in the history of the
 town, not only in point of numbers but i in the enthusiasm. entertainment and i general good time. To write cy cry de- ! tail of the entire day that is worthy of especial mention would be an impossi- bility in an ordinary newspaper arti- Cle. In fact the day was chuckfull from the time the first auto loads of old l boys and girls began arriving until they were taken home late yesterday after noon. i To begin at the beginning it would be proper to say that the voting contest i which ended Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock presaged an enthusiastic day { for the old folks. The voting took d sudden upward tend along in the after 1 noon which ran the total number of 1 votes cast for king queen and maid i of honor up to 12.3U0. or in other 1 words the votes created fund of sl23 l to apply on the expenses of the dinner | yesterday. Mrs. Jane Lewis was elect ed queen. with d total of 3.075 votes. while Charles II. Allen. for king. was elected with l.165 votes. The real con test came in the maid of honor race and final resulted in Grace Rogers be- ing the lucky young lady. with q total : of 3.727 votes. Viola Bullock. her near ! gpmBstitor rpfaiNeI 1OA
 | The transportation committee began work carly yesterday morning. a num- Der of autos being pressed into service ! for the purpose of bringing every one who had no means of getting to the 1 opera house. After the arrival Of the guests the ribbons were distributed. All
 those over so years of age were given
 a white ribbon: all those over 70 were given blue ribbon. and all those over
 60 were given red ribbon. The diff i ferent committees were each adorned with their different badges. which gave the entire assemblage the re- semblance of convention.
 The following is a list of those wear ! ing the white and blue ribbons. This ! list is not claimed to be complete: there may have been q few wearers of both
 the white and blue but the list prac i tically includes all in the 70 and S0- year closses:
 Mrs. Sarah Lindsay Charles H. AL len. William Ross and Noah Brimhall white ribbons. MT. Allen. the king. was also adorned with a royal purple. Mir. .. .Brimhall was probably the oldest man present. having passed his eighty
 fourth birthday.
 The wearers of the blue ribbons in cluded the following: Mrs. M. B. Els worth, Mrs. sarah NJ. Pomeroy. MT. and Mrs. Philip Coleman, Mrs. l.. A. ii SpraGue. J. R. Morse. Mrs. E.. F.. Wise, Mrs Jane X. Houston of Michigan, F.. S. Anderson. Joseph Garside, b. $. Clement. Mrs. Emma Rogers. Charles l.. Hawley. w. b. Avery. C. Fuller, w. 1 E. Clark, William Passey, J. w. Bai ley. J F. Drane. ST. Mrs. Pauline An
 derson. Mrs. Anna Nets Mrs. Barbara Lang. Mrs Ann Dalton. Mrs Ann Brig
 zee, Mrs. Susan Horrell, Mrs. Emma Hill. Mrs. Adeline Daly. Mrs. Sarah Jane Johnson. Mrs. Anna Baker. Mrs.
 J. F.. Drane, ST, and the queen, Mrs.
 Jane Lewis.
 The dinner was of course. the real
 
 arranged lengthwse of the hall in or
 der accommodate the most possible. and everything was systematically ar ranged SD that the serving might be
 done with the least possible confusion. ! Promptness was one of the commend able feature of the entire day and was : a thing which was appreciated by the
 old folks as much as any other one thing.
 1 The crowning of the king and queen
 and maid of honor occupied T part of
 the time preceding the dinner hour. | The royal personages were placed at
 the west end of the hall. where they received the congratulations of their
 many friends upon their good fortune. { Immediately after the dinner began the automobile ride. This was a new fea ture from the regular old Folks day ! program. it being the first time that 1t i was ever done here. However. the plan i proved q most appreciated one. for | there were doubtless old people who were taken for a spin of the sur
 rounding country who not only seldom get out at all but who probab-. never ! had an auto ride before. The drivers all had their instructions to keep on
 the low gear. and the event was pulled off without an accident of any kind. although there were probably a dozen
 or fifteen autos lodging in and out
 at the opera house entrance loading and
 unloading all afternoon. The afternoon
 program was rendered after the com
 petion of the auto drive.
 ! IL consisted of severat-soags and ad-
 dresses by ministers and a speciality