American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-07-22
BIG Time FOR
OLD FOLKS SET
FOR AUGUST II
WILL RE ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
SUMPTU0USLY FED AND EN-
THUSIASTICALLY Y-RID ED
FROM HOME TO MERIDELL Park
AND HOME AGAIN.
SHOULD ACCEPT AT ONCE
In Order To Qualify You Must Re
Sixty Years or 0yer--Eyeryon Of
Age Invited No Exceptions Made
Says Chalrman Beckstend.

All you old folks-attention. A big
time is In store for YOU August nth
at Merldell Park, Pocatelio. You are
expected TO be there. No excuses are
accepted. You are TO be royalty en-
tertained, sumptuously fed, and enthus-
iastically joy-rided from wherever you
live To the scene of the festivities.
and back home again. That, In brief.
il the plan announced to the Press
this week by the committee In charge.
Pioneers will be there--at Meridell
park, from every nearby section. IL
| You haven't seen an old friend la an
other section of the state. for several
| years, you may be sure that you Will
see him August 17th at Merldoll park.
II you are from Kentucky. Missouri,
New Hampshire or Georgia, your ind
others there from your own state.
They viii all be there, IL they are
sixty years old or more.
The Years That Count.
II you are still young at sixty, or
seventy or eighty, that makes no diff
ference II is the years that allow
you 20 qualify and not the way YOU
feel. The committee presumes that
everyone who has reached three score
years and over, has reached the age OF
discretion. II wants to know how a
large gathering OF discreet people act
/ when they get together. Then TO II
wants to play the delightful host and
show the old folks how II IL done In
nineteen twenty one. The occasion
|, promises 10 be about the biggest and
g lbest event ever staged in this or any
4 other section. That is why you are
d urged TO quality at once and do II as
followa.F =
Q First notify the chairman OF the com.
j. mittoe, w. w. Beckstead. that you
want to attend this reception and en,
d tertainment. Next tell him your age
y And finally tell him where you live
d The committee besides the chairman
? are Rev. J. A. Ford OF the Baptist
l. Church, Rev 9. l.. Buekner OF the
Methodist church, Rev. Wuost OF ths
Lutheran church, Rev. A. l.. Ross oi
the German Baptist church, Rev. Cow
~ man Of Rockland, Bishop Ceilings o.
American Falls and Bishop Andes
,I May of Rockland. The committe'
r. realizes that II has a vast amount o
n work to do bctwuen now ana Angus
nj 18th, hence ls getting busy early AL
names Will have TO be obtained
40 places OF residence will be learned
To hHh inNuHh VI transportation pfoNudei
nj for every one OF the so-called col
Nv Folks" Some job--but the commit
lie tee is capable OF Il and has gone /
work with unbouded enthusiasm, .5
Automobiles Needed
y All people with cars who WIFI len
90 them and their service to the CON
80, mittee, on that d6y should also motif
+" the committee. Arrangements mus
be made with local assistance to nj
all transportation needs.
ON This call applies particularly 10 th
o. people of American Falls and ROCK
r. land and vicinity other parts OF IA
county VIII be taken care OF by otho
ne committees. The "old folks" day prc
I'm gram originated with the PocateIl
ey Stake Of the H. ID. =. Bt oil creeds ar
.aI cooperating In the plans. No partlcu
IN lar class OF old folks are 10 be enter
ID tained. Church affiliations will nc
"a be considered and many OF the OF
ir folks probably will not belong to an
Of church. This entertainment goes b,
nv yond any creed. fraternity or othc
OF association. When the commltte
n says II wants all the old folksp
ar means II wants all the old folks, 81
down and send your acceptance {
n the invitation 20 w. w. Becksteat
,w chairman OF the committee