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Show The Old Folks' Party. The 18th ecml-aunual parly for Ux old people wns given In GarlPs Hall 01: Wednesdny. Tl.ero wm 125 of the old people present. 15 were sick nnd tumble to attend and 12diad died since thcli last party. Itcidea the old people there wcto some CO others present All ol these had nuexcclhtnt dinner nnd niter the tables were cleared nwny tho follow Ing program wns rendered: Singing by Old I'olks' Choir. Prayer by Olcy Rllingion. Singing. Address of welcome, A. H. Anderson, Mulc, Klrkhnm Hand. Kicitaiioit, Miss Pearl Fowler. Itcmnrks, Win, Yates'. 8iug, Mrs. Laura Salnl-r. Itemnrks, Mrs. Matilda Kvans, Kccltation, MissTrvphena Kendall. Comic Bong, John L, (Jlljb. Speech, Harvey Altrcd. Speech, Win. SotithwicK. Song, Isaao Fox, - Speech, Isaac W. Fox. Kcinarkfi, John imiitermnn, Song, John I,. Glbb. Music, Klrkhnm Hand. Speech, Mayor Willis. Song. J. 11. Gnddie. Muslr, Kirkhnui Hand, Tableau, Ked Killing Hood, by tho pupils of Mlis Uiomley's school Itetrcshmciits were then scrveJ. Moit ef Iho old people wcto taken to their homes in the evening but sniiio of them rcmnir.cd for tho danco nt night. The commitleo icmcmbcred tbeee who could not he presejit nnd saw that something wns sent to eneh of diem Thuo'dcst man present was J. J, Keep who wai born in 181I. Ho hai been In tho church for H'2 years. The next oldest was Win. Thomai who was born in 1810 nnd has been n Mormon for 00 years. Tho oldcet woman present was Mrs. Martha A. Fox aped 811. Kleven of tho old people bad known tho Prophet Joseph Smith, J.J. Smith being present nt Nauvoow hen ho ml-ilrcPKil ml-ilrcPKil U1.0 Nniivoo Legion |