Utah Enquirer | 1888-07-10 | Page 1 | Old Folk's Festival

i FOLKS FESTIVAL important notice to those who intend the annual excursion for the old alks will take place on july over the utah central to lehi the committee in charge are compelled to announce that in consequence of the great popularity of the excursion and the desire of so many to accompany alie same henceforth no tickets will be disposed of on any pretext to persons under seventy the number of persons of this age and up warda being sufficient to anake up a train of huge proportions as many as the committee and their aides can handle we trust that this explanation will be sufficient and that all those who have heretofore gone who were under seventy will be willing to wait for their turn until they become of age the movement to do honor to the aged is prompted solely by the desire to increase in creasa respect for persons of mature years wa desire to see all who are entitled to cheso courtesies meet on a common level whether rich or poor for one day at least we intend to distribute mementoes of the occasion to many who are needy whatever is handed to us will be given where it trill do good every person who is eligible is invited independent of race faith or color tickets foe all such can be obtained of air at the tithing office salt lake city all persons entitled to the privileges of the excursion should observe the following rules choso 70 years old and under 80 should wear a red rosette on the left breast those 80 years old and under 90 should have a blue rosc tto those 90 years old and under should year a chita rosette and over years are entitled to wear the golden star which can bo obtained of the committee all wearing rosettes or badges odthe col ors named anre entitled through fhe kindness of superintendent arnold to ride free in the street cars on that dagand wa invite those having vehicles to render aid to take to and iram tho who may go the train will atop at the regular stopping places and wilL take up all who are of ago and aro provided with tickets which must be obtained in advance 0 mr kirkman the old folks choir will accompany the train and discourse sweet music in each car going and returning old persons are not entitled to take young persons along with them as companions no person will be permitted to enter the cars without a ticket the entertainment is for the benefit of the aged only and money cannot purchase the right to enjoy the festivities of the dayall who go should provide themselves with caps for drinking purposes those whose generosity has aided us before will please remember us on this occasion asi B PRESTON GEO C R SAVAGE VM EDDINGTON WM WM L BINDER JOHN KIRKMAN ANDREW JENSON NELSON EMPEY committee of arrangements