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Show OLD FOLKS' DAY Veterans Had a Grand Time at Pleasant Grove. ACTION 0FTHE ELEMENTS A Heavy Rain Storm Fell all Around the the Grove in Which the old Folks Were But Didn't Fall on Them A Sumptuous Kepast Speeches, Sonars, Etc Pleasant Grove yesterday loyally received re-ceived her honored guests, the old folks' excursion. Upwards of 2,000 veterans who have passed the allo'ced "thre9 score and ten" were there, and perhaps 3,000 others. The committee who had the affair in charge covered themselves all over with glory and bo did the whole city, for the outing was a decided and most pronounced success. and one that was freely commented upon and is being spoken of today almost al-most with awe, was the behavior of the elements. A heavy and very disagreeable dis-agreeable rain fell in this part of the valley, the storm extended in all its fury as far north as the southern out-skerts out-skerts of Pleasant Grovo. In American Amer-ican Fork, just north, the rain also poured down, and snow was eeon falling on the mountains to the east, bat only a few drops of rain fell in the grove where the old folks were enjojing themselves. The loud rumbling of thunder in the mountains was very threatening and many ot the old people aroe and were about to move iTito the meeting-house when George Goddard from the stand told them to remain seated, lhat it would not rain there. Sury enough it didn't rain in the grove, and the exercises proceeded Bmoothly and the day was an entire success. The special train bringing the old folks from Ha.lt Lake reached Pleasant Grove at noon. The band was playing national airs.The old folks were blithe, gay and merry. Tfcey were escorted to a line of vehicles and conveyed to the grove. The town was filled with aged from other settlements and with many others from the nearby places. The spacious grove, studded with a wealth of popular and locust trees was pleasant to look upon, and the sua was almost entirely excluded by the dense foilage. At the north end was a commodious com-modious bower, and the grove was provided with chairs to the number of about 1,500. Other benches and chairs were brought and by the time all were seated it is estimated lhat that there were about 3 500 people assembled in the groye. The contingent from Lehi consisted of about fifty wagons, beaded by the Lehi Bilver band which furnished furn-ished music throughout the afernoon. At about 1:35, the assembly was called to order by Chairman James T, Thome, of the Pleasant Grove executive execu-tive committee, and invocation was offered by Apostle F. M. Lyman. After the choir had sung We Shall Know," alayor James O. Bullock welcomed the visitors in behalf of the citizens to their beautiful city. He then invited all present to take part in discussing the lunch that had been prepared in the grove.' The repast was served on eleven tables, each with covers laid for 100, and many bushes and vines had been relieved of their lucious burden to supply sup-ply the feast. After the guests had parcagen as oniy travelers can, me provisional twelve baskets full were still remaining, and the executive committee com-mittee and pretty waiteresses all received re-ceived full praise from the old sires for their profree hospitalities. The immense crowd again assembled assem-bled in front of the platform at about 2:30, and listened to congratulatory speeches and enlivening music from the old folkB' choir. Several of those who had attained to a ripe old age were honored by being escorted to seats of prominence on the platform.SpeecheB were made by George Goddard, ApoB-tlea ApoB-tlea Lyman and John Henry Smith, SoDgs were sunz and the chairman made a closing address and the whole assembly then joined in singing the stirring strains of the Doxoloey. Joseph E. Taylor offered the benediction bene-diction and the" formal exercises of the day were over. |