Show IT WAS OLD FOLKS DAY A Grand Reunion of the Veterans Yesterday TRIP TO PLEASANT GROVE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EXCURSION OP THEM ALL Some of the < Youngsters Who Are Approaching the Century Marls The Day Pleasantly Spent in Feasting Siiifiiliipr Speech linkIng link-ing and Discussing Days The Old Folks excursion to Pleasant Grove yesterday was the largest and most successful ever given in Utah This is what Chairman C R Savage said and so agreed the host of old veterans and aged mothers as they returned re-turned home tired but lighthearted after the days festivities The day was in every way auspicious and everything from the pleasant ride to and from Salt Lake and Utah valley I val-ley to the programme and speeches at Pleasant Grove went off smoothly and to the perfect satisfaction and enjoyment I enjoy-ment of all The day which opened bright and cheery continued so I throughout all the exercises and until the old folks were again safely in the cars and protected from the light showers that fell late in the afternoon As is usual in such events C R Savage the inaugurator of these outings out-ings in honor of the aged ones was the central figure in the incidents of the day and to his untiring efforts was largely due the genuine success of the affair George Goddard too whose presence is always indispensible on such occasions was a conspicuous figure I fig-ure and made the old veterans feel almost al-most young again with his genial manner man-ner and brisk energy The other members bers of the committee all of whom used every care and attention in care tenton providing pro-viding for the amusement and comfort of their aged guests were Nelson A Empey William Naylor John Kirk man Binder William Eddington and W S The Start I was nearly 830 before the last group of veterans entered the Song train and > the committee announced that all was ready for the start There were eighteen coaches in readiness I I and credit is due the Union Pacific officials for the splendid line of cars I I and 0 the Bio Grande Western for four etxra coaches which were furnished I furn-ished by the company on a few moments mo-ments notice Every seat in the cars I was occopied and as the train pulled out there was a cheer from the large crowds of people who lined the station sta-tion to be present at the departure of the venerable excursionists Old Folks Choir As the train was leaving ithe Old Folks choir which consists of about fifteen well knowp soloists sang in good style All Aboard under the direction of Mr W H Foster The chorus enlivened the journey by singing some favorite airs in each of the cars Auld Lang Syne and Annie Laurie which were sung with pleasing effect made many an old eye glisten with remembrances of t cither days The members of the choir outside of the leader were H S Ensign D M McAllister Eli Pierce Joseph Morgan Henry Gardner William Leland Mrs Julia Silverwood Lizzie Newton Agnes OlsonThomas Mollie Cooper Alice Foster Alice Ellis Millie Lyon and Mrs Laughlin Wore Their Badges Each of the excursionists was identified by a badge indicating the comparative age of the wearer Those between 70 and 80 years wore red badges blue was held by the persons per-sons who had passed the eightieth milestone while a white rosette marked the venerable few who had gone past their ninetieth summer Of j those who had sojourned for almost ai I century in this nundane sphere several I were still clearsighted and active and entered into the spirit of the occasion with as much vim as their less aged companions Some of the Veterans The veterans haVIng the largest total of years t their credit were Titus Davis of the Seventeenth ward 90 years Nancy Nowell of the Twelfth ward 90 years Mrs S L Sprague Thirteenth ward 92 years Mrs Sarah Free Seventeenth ward 95 Janet Arid Jordan infirmary 92 96 Mary Argent of West Wearers of the Blue Of wearers of the blue badge signifying signify-ing an ascent from 70 years there were a host Among these were noticed William Jarvis S3 Ole Larsen 82 James Brown 83 W N Cook 80 Edward Ed-ward Williams 84 Mrs lI A E Wat I maugh S3 Mrs Mary Sawyer Snow S2 Jacob Olsen 81 William Burrows S4 Mary Ann Phillips 80 Eliza FisherS Fisher-S John T Conk 83 Sarah Best 87 John Knights 80 Joseph Walker 86 Peter Ranck SO Hannah Jacobsen 89 Mrs S Larsen 60 Ellen Wells SO P P Pike 84 Thomas Howard SO John Miller 93 James Bird 84 Janet Aire 96 Ephraim Nicol 85 Sarah Haslam 85 G A Bait R2 W T Harris SO I Joseph 1ior eS3j W Whitehead 83 II Mrs Whitehead 82 Erastus Olsen f I Mrs Ladey 84 T Larns SO Mrs I Rogers 8 Mrs Fauester 82 AI i Markham S3 R Sprow 83 Mrs Hannah Han-nah Millard 83 Eliza J Taylor S3 I Maria Jensen 81 Albert Brown 87 Mary Rasmussen 84 John Elby SI I Zina Simpson 83 James Orsben 86 John Mellon 82 Wesley Goss SO Rachel Nethercott 86 Benjamin Holt 80 Theodore Curtis SO John D Chase 86 Mrs Chase 82 C E Shoebridge 181 James Lynch SO Fred Johnson SS 1 John Mounteer 82 Thomas Smith 81 I Chrstna McIntyre S2 Mrs Butter field 82 Catherine Mantle GO L Mantle I Man-tle 87 J J Tanner 84 Willis Smith 84 Mrs Ross 8 Anna Sorensen 81 Z W Derrick 81 C G Webb 83 w1 I j I I H Miles 85 Homer Duncan SO Karen Marquison 81 Mary Thomas 82 Alice I Hook 83 John Marcroft 83 Sarah Lees 82 Elizabeth Barton 81 Benjamin I Ben-jamin Green SI Phares Wells 81 Maria Chunn 01 Annla Danielson 88 Jane Ellis 83 Amelia Roberts 80 L C Alexander 84 William Derr 82 I James MuMars 80 Isaac L Marning SO John Evans SS Joseph C Kings bury 83 Benjamin J Beer 83 Joseph I B Noble 84 Elizabeth L Hyde S4 I J M Pierce 81 Jane McKlnney 88 John Gray 80 Charles B Donkin 82 I Helena Fuster 82 James Leach SO Leah Tulson SO John Mounted 82 I Thomas Smith SS Jane Templeman I 85 William Naylor 81 Quite a corps of young ladies and a small contingent of the sterner sex about thirtyfive in all aided the committee com-mittee and made the journey cheerful for the old folks with smiles and Several people of pleasantries prominence prom-inence also mingled among the vener ables and recalled old scenes and experiences ex-periences Among these were Apostles Apos-tles Heber J Grant Francis J Ly man Heber J Grant John Henry Smith J Golden Kimball and a number num-ber of others Pleasant Grove Reached I was high noon when Pleasant Grove was reached and as the train pulled into the station the Grove band was playing national airs with great vim The train was met by the mayor and the executive committee and a large delegation of citizens who at once escorted the more aged and infirm in-firm of the passengers to a line Qf i wagons and carriages which were ready to carry them to the park Four Pleasant Grove Sunday schools were also there to welcome the visitors and formed in two long lines as the grayhaired company passed on their way to the grove The march to the grove extended over a broad street lined with shade trees A large arch covered with ivy and bearing the motto Welcome and Honor to the Aged spanned the street A pleasing pleas-ing sight was afforded by about 150 waitresses who looked neat and pretty in their muslin aprons and white caps as they stood ready to welcome the guests In the Grove The spacious grove studded with a wealth of poplar and locust trees was pleasant to look upon and the sun was almost entirely excluded by the dense foliage At the north end was a folage t commodious bower and the grove was II provided with chairs to the number of I about 1400 Several delegations of old folk flocked in from neighboring towns and by the time all were sated it isj I estimated that there were about 3500 I people assembled in the grove The contingent from Lehi consisted of I about 50 wagons headed by the Lehi wagns silver band which furnished music I throughout the afternoon It is i 0 splendid musical organization and prides Itself upon being the best band in Utah count Among the visitors I of note from neighboring towns were Thomas R Cutler of Lehi and Judge Doosenbury and David JOhn of Provo Called to Order At about 130 the assembly was called t order by Chairman James T Thorne of the Pleasant Grove executive execu-tive committee and invocation was I offered by Apostle F I Lyman After the choir had sung We Shall Know Mayor James O Bullock welcomed the visitors in behalf of tho 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 Ilcpapt The repast was served on eleven tables each with sovers laid for 100 and many bushes and vines had been relieved of their luscious burden to supply the feast After the guests had partaken as only travelers can the provisional twelve baskets fuU were still remaining remain-ing and the executive committee and pretty waitresses all received full praise from the old sires for their profuse pro-fuse hospitalities Speeches and Music I The immense crowd again assembled assem-bled in front of the platform at about 230 and listened to congratulatory I speeches and enlivening music from the Old Folks choir Several of those i who had attained to a ripe old age i were honored by being escorted to I seat of prominence on the platform Formost among worthies thus honor 1 t ed were Mrs Sprague of 92 summers who came over the wastes with the handcart companies and r Sarah Free 95 years old also a survivor of pioneeV days Bfeasant Grove was not behind either in veterans of historic days and there were many hearty handshakes hand-shakes among residents and visitors who long ago had endured ithe perlis of the wilderness side by side Gi Clark of the Grove is a hardy relic of the Mormon battalion most of whom have now passed to other shores There was his old companion too John Gleason and together they were the grand commissaries of the camp of Israel Old Mr Hophender the famous fiddler for ithe original pioneers was likewise on the platform and apparently still has many years of hardihood before him Others of prominence were Mrs Zina D H Young Margaret Pfoutz of D3 years William Harrison 90 years John Sheldon of Salt Lake who has scored 94 years o usefulness Another old timer who received much attention was Jacob E Terry who prides himself him-self upon the fact that he reads The Herald each morning without glasses The afiternoon exercises were begun by the choir singing O My Father a hymn which never fails to enthuse an audiengeGeor George Goddaril Was applauded upon stepping to the front of the platform He spoke eulogisticalfy ot the tabors of C R Savage for the old folks and dis tngUibiied him as the inaugurator of fg such gatherings He called for those who were present at the first excursion to Lake Point frst twenty years ago About thirtyfive arose and Mr Godflard pronounced a benediction upon the fathers Apostle Brigham Young in a brief speech extended ex-tended thanks to the citizens of Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove and congratulations to the assembled as-sembled hundreds Mrs Agnes Olsen Thomas sang The Suwaneo River which was warmly applauded ap-plauded Apostle Lyman spoke of his excursion with the old folks to Garfield ten years ago He said that there are more old people now than formerly and there will be still more in the futur Forevery old man who dies three new ones fill the place laughter Such gatherings as these inspire venera tion for the old in the hearts of the young Mrs Margaret Pfontr now in her ninetyfifth year was introduced intro-duced and greeted with cheers Mrs Pfoiitz survived the massacre of Hauns Mills at which both her father and husband hus-band lost their lives Miss Frampton and Miss Swenson local lo-cal celebrities in music sang a duet Those in the audience over ninety were requested to rise and clrht responded Jane AJrd who has ninetysix years t her credit was announced as the most I aped person present Patriarch John Brown 53 years oid and one of the orl i i gina pioneers was brought forward and plonjer audience with much vigor I Aitostle John Henry Smith I said that the younger generations are blessed in having with them such men and wise counselors Chairman Thorne Speaks The chairman made a closing address and the whole assembly then joined in staging the stirring strains of the Doxology Jaseph B Taylor ooffered the benediction bene-diction and the formal exercises of the day were over During the latter part of the exercises the elements began to show signs of unrest un-rest and the distant rumble of thunder gave notive of a coming rain Homeward Hound The people were at once conveyed to the cars where they remained under shelter until 430 when the tram pulled out on the journey homeward The members of the Pleasant Grove committee were James T Thorne A B Walker M D Atwood oJseph D Wad i hey H B Sterrett Joseph W Ash A 11 Sanberg Wm Cullimore E C Bullock 0 Bul-lock Annie Holman Chas Lina Walker Mrs Alex Ellis Susan Lund Emma Cobley X Elizabeth Thorne An incident that was much remarked remared was the fact that snow fell In the mountains t moun-tains during the afternoon Refreshments were served on the return o re-turn trip which was made in much Otter Ot-ter time than the outgoing passage Ic was about 630 when the long train arrived ar-rived in Salt Lake and a the excursionists excur-sionists left for their homes the verdict was unanimous that the day had been J one of genuine enjoyment |