The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-06-30

Yesterday Salt LAX. City tore the
leaf OF its calendar and gave " lih-
orally 60 old foiks-and with tails.
manic touch they an became young.
says Wednesday, Tribune II was
detect aE"s-thr badge ot agc was dis
played--but at the sam" time Il was
peculiar that the bent aFc of the yes
terdays was lost In the smiles Of re-
unions and the sturdy stride that
challenged the Wouidbc youthful aH-
alstants. And when the day was over
some SIX thousand happy old folks
returned "a their homes and greater
number OF young folks, who had as
sisted In the day, were even better
contsnted.
Ola Folks bay was Instituted on
May IL, 1876. and has been held an
nually since. hut In no year has u
reached the success that was obtained
last Tuesday In the making OF the
holiday Tor the old folks, A. early az
10 o'clock special trains began arriv-
ing and Salt Lake county augmented
the number that swelled into the sly
thousand mark, some fifteen hundred
more than the general commiiir" hnd
anticipated.
Picnic Ia the shade.
Despite swonoring sun the old
folks had a comfortable daN, Even
had the mercury trird a. Guido ~
ambition 10 reach the hundred noioh,
the old folks would stu have peeh
comfortable. 4 fore" of energetic
workers. whose only aim was e. mhk'
the day comfortable tor tho guests OF
the day. outdid thr discomfort 81 ~"
heat
These worker, BEGAN with the
harding OF trains and continued
through the journey ~ IN" d"poN
the eruff station master ana hir
s,raIght shouldsrsd assistants forgot
,he dignity usually attached a. thelT
luniforms and ordinary passengers
yer. brushed aside Tor the old iolhs'
Al the station rat's Their" Wer" corps
OF Roy Scouts, eager young mo.
ana patTolmsn O. asslst the guests OF
the clty, Even the street car men
nv.rsteppsd their rules and WalIl'
patroImen lett their beats 1" XIV W.
sistance O. the su's''' ,.,
Al the final destination OF tl' nus'
within the tempt" gates the OF" l"'Na
found "A cooling shade nnd'I VIM"
ana on the refreshing lawns W'Ir
snrsad tables laden with l'hpl'ns
Idelrariss. AMI a. these tables "'',
h.,,,es of girHsh workers Win hafru
rms ana face bsaming with tue love
! :, "a. u,rk assigned to them, nus
,il,g :, ana fro with the insis'eher
re- ,o,h ono uf th- old folks shoulu
Sn potbiug uut uartlke ot the ecu
ca,ies offered. The noon all"'l
enc nothing nut ms pl'h' ~
which years Wsr, i"ie"'''h'
Program Grra,lS Enjoyed
d, IN, afternoon the tabernacle at
rated the guests of honor TOT "
-, Tim, The program was puI-
noss,y made brief, ont IRON the ~ ~
,oy,nsnt II produced Il might Wen
80" continued Tor another hour OF
TWO The ogden band opeNsu, w Wv
| ,oh.rnacIe exercises ana was ioHo"
~ nv the singing of the hymn 1oI'''
Caa Ne saints" by the audience
rs" rev T. A. Simpkin gave inc IN
,'asa,,on and then Presiding b'shop
q W. Nibley, In happy h'"'''''''
greeting 10 the old foiNs' s.,,Ioks
w. Mont Ferry, mayor OF ''a'' , 800
CIV was the first speaker 'n''ou 49, -,
nv bishop Sibiey and on or'' go
az city ne extended NaI" w., -
~ ,he visitors. President Joseph "a
sn,,h gave hearty greeting 70 lhs ~
,a,sS ana rseited pioneer day .Nps' :,
1850 that were recalled oy NAM ~
en- snI S.arsrs He briefly reviewed inc
as.T day lie OF the Mormon pioneers