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Show A FonstGlvon to Our Old Folks &r Sunday was tho beginning of one of tho grcatist da) a ot enjoyment for Iho old people nf this pinto that haa ever taken place. Tho committee, Win. fiouthwick, Joseph rirondbent, Geo. Glover, I-ott IIufpoii and A. 51. Davis had nrranged for Iho gala tlmo to be Wcdiicstlay the I'.'th inet. In Giirur,s hall that gentleman having c,!ven his hall f reo for tho occasion They had also made calculations of what amount ot food it would Inl.o to feed their noblo fathers and mothers When Uio people woro gathered together ou tho Sabbath afternoon in tlio mooting house, tho hilt of faro wns read them, nnd they wero naked to donate Bitch foolas was needed. No sooner wns tho cnll mado than pies by tho Ecore, bread by tlio bushel, cakes by the basket, milk by the gallons uud butter by tho keg wero given. Money from all directions came pouring In until ono would liavo thought n free silver bill had passed Congress All theso eatables nnd money wero given In n few minutes, nnd waa an indication of how tho icople feci towards tho nged. Wednesday morning enmc. Tho sun peeped over the eastern mountains, and cast its warmth on the glimmering snow in the valley below. All nature seemed to bo making ready for tho happy tlmo which was nvvalting for the ticd of our city. At an early hour vehicles woro seen taming fmm every part of town carrying the bounties ot tlio earth winch were safely de)ositcd in tho hull. Soon alter theso camo other conveyances loaded down vvllh moro precious burdens, that tf tho aged people over 05 years, which hnlttd at tho samo placo and wero hooii-rcllcvtd hooii-rcllcvtd of their contents. On entering the hall no beheld onru Ol tho mutt lovely scenes linatilmOtW-tliroo loop tabhH lonjlcd with tli-vijfi illicit ol Iho earth sin rounded by tho Invited guc'ts. At 12:S0 Ulsliop T. It. Cullergivo n short uddrvft of wclomo; after which nil proceeded to Halinlj tho inner man. During the citing, tho stlvei mid string bands played. As toon aa nil had been sallsllcd tho Inbles wtro cleared away and tlio guests formid on the door for a grnnd ninri'h, led by Mumiel Tulornnd wife. After this n pmgiHin was rendered na follows: Song by the utd folks choir, "Oh M rather'. Speech nnd song by tkorgo Uoddanl, of Silt r.ako. ltceltutiou by John Woodhoine Speech by Charles 1). Kvnns, of bpung-vllle. bpung-vllle. Song by tho choir, "Hard tunes conio nguln no more". Sceeh by ex-lliehop ex-lliehop l'aekaidi of Springville. bjieecb by (leorgo Ivirkhnm. Original song "The old folks at lionm", lr James (llrdhtll. Tho winters then proceeded to pass candy, nuts, oiaugon and apples totho people, during whith tlmu Ilithop T. H. Culler mado a speech, nnd in bu-half bu-half ot Iho committee prentcd the oldest gentleman in thu house, Mr. Muicub 1'rickson, ago 87, with n silk muiller, the oldest lady, Mrs Martha I'. Thomas, ago 81), n silk fchiiwl, the nextddent lady, Mrs. fckcena, ngoSJ, n silk hnndkcichief, and .Mrs.' Williams, ago 77, a gold broai"! pin. Hesitation by Mrs. Sabin.i Caudluiul. Bongby Joseph Husson "The little buncli of w liiskeis on his chin". The companion uong "Still his vihikkMgrew", by Joepli Kirkhnm, jr. Clog danco by (iuorgj Kirkhiim. Song "The family row" by J. l UibbA Co. Trnyer by A U. Audoieou, In the evening n dauco . i.aclveu to both old and oung, which kept up till 1- 80 n. m Thus ended one of the happiest, JollU'rst and moil ple.is.int time a ever on-joyed on-joyed by our heroes and heroines, our ago.l frthorg and molhonr, whoe lives havo lieeu spent in ledecmiiig the deecrt laud ef our lovoly inounti In lioine. Their iiotite iieeua win no emblazoned em-blazoned ou hlitury's pages, long nftor theii journey d life is o'er. Of them too much in prniiHi cannot he said, for thein t much cuniiot be done to make them happy while they remain. It would huvo given us muuli plensuio tn havo been able to have given n more complete account ot this enjoyable time, but no one from this oilice wns Invited to participate on tills ocoasi n with tl u old folks, the enroll for which wo leave for tho cpuiuiiuee lu explain. |
