The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-23
Nearly Thirteen Hund,.,
" Years Make Jsur,a
springtille.
cENTENARIAN ACTS ASl
HOSTESS TO THE M,
Mas. Margaret Gof. lm
comes Hundreds of Gu.
Arrangements PERT,

In no other state In the u,,,-
could there be assembled AZ
sons past the age Of n
as as large a proportion Of til, ars.
80 as participated in the o,s
excursion To SpringviIle Ttr..
lSoo of Salt Lakes populat,o.
Ing the Oldest citizens, snen
,heir annual outing. 1t we,
iair Tor everybody conca,,as
trains We're neccssarY 10 -
folks TO springville. There
badges IN slght-,he c....7 +
passed the seventy-yesr -
were mol so many blue h,aa
the eigniy-vcur mark-.,sn
badges could be moro a,,o.as nnas r<
The otner colors. for the we,,.
paHSes Gore testimony Of haSisl
the ninety-year mark A'a
or all the festivities Tho,
attention Of the people al
nuallN none is moro yers,sS
tention than the annual nn.,
the old folks. While uuder y.
OF the Mormon church. ne,,.as w
coloTk Is n dividing line Tbs
me rs tEe age lim!t-seven;y -
Long before the time sryt.ss -
trains TO leave the station ~.
people began arriving. One oT =,
the hrst street car ThprS.
which landed them al tie s,sg..
o'clock. II was two Moo
train time. but The Lnovled-.
of enjoyment ahead Kent them ~. y
ing impatient or WEAR N ,Ss
soon as the aides arrived a, ~
the waiting old folks were isis
train ana given comforebs ~..
hour before train tine the ~
choir assembled al the station
songs 10 entertain the waliIrr :
On Two Long Franl
iva trains OF twelve coashs, !
cry seat taken, LOFT the nmr,.
GFande station. one at s:eS aaS n
at S:35 O'Clock. On each l,ss
baggage car well filled wuS -.
Things TO eat and casks Of lese-.
the trip down aides served -
sandwiches. AT Provo the rfri- E
terred from the Rrst section T h.
TO the second.
Although weighted down win T.
majority o( the old folks sSeva
energy and sDrlrthliness Io M.
OF themselves. Not until Ia 4
We're said and the start home b
dla they begin 10 feel the iatlrss
DAY Just as boys and gIrt IN
days outing fSll Of fun ard ~
never 4 thought Of fatigue u-,S
of the day comes.'sC tbe old fd{s
day spent the day With no Iiocr7
fatigue that might be theIr ~
the homcward trip. HoweYr.
merry crowd that landed al 81
late Thursday evening.
Centenarian Is Hoasa
Springville presented ss huz
oldest citizen. Mrs Margaret ID
was l02 last Christmas. She at
old folks and spent the DAY aao1
In her wheel chair. Aside fruz
deafness. she was as young q
her guests. She was pleased ~
10 pose for q picture and rs q
know II il would ne good
The pUblic square in the rnls
was made the scene OF ,he dTf
tiles. The general commiiia q
OF the outing had worked dIN
several weeks 10 perfect eys1
msnt for the enjoyment Of lhs
Not a slip came In the days -
10 mar its pleasures. From -
the trains arrived al Spring
the hour for returning. evp
offered some feature OF enteru1
the old people assembled. II
choir was cheered 10 The fda
appearance. Memories Of
sugge sted by the songs ana
there a hand triile less assc
year ago was seen 10 oruS
tear.
In the center OF The U9r
table specially arranged asi
were seated the speakers Ga
OF the general COMMITTEES
were given by Sprlngville ~
by some Of the old tolKs
noon was spent most enioy.W.
in social conversation IN ~
acqua!ntances and in lalEul
early DAYS of the seltleueh!
The music OF the Old Fo!ss
supplemented with SOLOS op
singers. :, -
Credit for the success o. E
win EVERYBODY who had any,
with II The Utah Light hl,
pany. by rapid car serv,es' Ss Ss -
people to the station tor w
no delays. The passenger ih y
departments OF the penyeI@., ~
had special represental'TSs TS.,,9
the trains. Col l. \. pS m
special car wasatch. v went ..-assf vi
ond section and took .,ls.1, ps,s5
of that train. Other oin.a M
departments were on S;rch a.
and saw to il that no h'''
running OF she trans