Show FEATURES FEA TURfS OLD FOLKS Fort Io fourth Forty h Annual Outing Is Given Aged Age A Persons Person at Saltair pIcnIcking ana ane an singing the tho songs of ot the tho old trail trai more mor than 1800 old folks pioneers and carl early settlers setters of the state held their forty forty- I fourth annual outing yesterday at al Saltair I f Yesterdays Yesterday's festivities be began an anat at 91 a. a a m. m when the tho first tr of ot 01 folks left for tor the lake and continued until sunset Dinner was served at nOO noon Red ribbons indicating more than 70 years were worn worn by the majority at o the honored guests though several ha haa slue blue blue Indicating Indicating- they had passed tho tIm year 80 mark A few wore white showing showing they had reached anU anti pa passed sed 90 years of age The oldest man present John Reamond Rea- Rea mond had reached 98 years Mr Ir Redmond Redmond Redmond Red Red- mond was wa born bor In England April 11 1 1823 1822 The honor of being beinG the ol oldest cst lady present was not so easily decided since there were two contestants for the prize Mrs Elizabeth Elzabeth Gent Gentry anti and Mrs Irs Ann Erskine both 97 91 years old Comfortable rocking chairs were presented presented pre pre- seated to the three as prizes s from tho executive committee Choir Sing Dand Band Plays 1187 Music was furnished by s band with wIh several old fashioned tons and time old old hymns by the ol old folks folks' choir The choir directed b by Thomas Butler Buter is composed of ot Sarah L L. Wood Martha Arthur Melissa leUs a S. S KImball Rose Rem C C. Solomon John Peterson Peter- Peter son Lucinda Sev Sevy Amelia Amela Margetts Annice L. L Butler Buter Ela Ella B. B Richards Richards Nan Savage Richardson Alice Alee Foster Duncan Dun can Katherine Heesch if I. I Lyon Phoebe A. A Spry Spry- Albert Scare Harry Hrry Leyland Hyrum Olson Samuel Spry James Maxwell Maxwel John Vincent Evan livan Arthur Thomas Butler Buter Henry Giles and Fr FredrIett Gies J JAndrew Andrew Jenson vice chairman ot of theold tIme the old folks folks' committee bad had charge of ot the entertainment In the absence of ot Bishop C. C W. W Nibley chairman Mr Jenson Season introduced the three oldest people present present present pres pres- ent and and gave reminiscences reminiscence of ot former fonner c celebrations Tho The address of ot welcome was as a given by Joseph Nelson manager manager of ot the te Saltair resort B. B F. F Grant an and Charles Carles W. W 1 Penrose each gave a series serle of or recollections of earlier earler days das Dr th Georgo George Whorton James who is wrIting i a history of ot early ely Utah eulogized the tha pioneers and their contribution to progress s especially their method of ot ir Jr- Jr Ion Yesterdays Yesterday's celebration was In honor honorof of the birthday ersay annh-ersay anniversary of or Bishop Edward Hunter who with Charles R Ti T. T Savage and nd George Georgo Goddard originated the idea of ot an old folks folks- day Cay Bishop Hunter was a born in Pennsylvania Juno 22 Z Betel Hotel Held First One Oaf The first old folks folks' excursion lon was given seventy-four seventy years ago at Clinton's Clin Clin- aO tons ton's hot hotel hotal 1 on the shores of ot the Great Salt lake Since that time tho the celebrations cele cele- have been held annually with wih the exception at of 1877 wHen the te affair was was was cancelled on ac account of r fr r BrI Brigham ham Youn Youngs Young's B death and in Hn on account of ot the war The have boon been ben held six times Umes In Salt Lake Le seven se in Jn Ogden five ve at Lagoon five at American Fork three at t Provo Prove twice at Brigham City twice at Wandamere Wan Wan- n twice at Springville and once each at Tooele Spanish Fork Geneva Pleasant Grove Payson Garfield and four tour times at Saltair Those in charge were C. C C W. W Nibley chairman J J. J B. B Bean secretary George Savage George E. E Bout Bourne Andrew Jenson Jenson Jenson Jen- Jen son and a committee from each ec ecclesiastical ec cc ward represented |