Show cP OLD FOLKS FIRST DAY How the Two TwoThousandyeterans WereEntertainedl VISIT TO FORT DOUGLAS I THE DRESS PARADE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST Mother Cutliff Over One Hundred Years of Age the Centre of Attraction At-traction Colonel Kent Addresses the Veterans Exercises at the Tabernacle Last Evening Address I Ad-dress by President Woodruff Presented With Flowers Todays Programme I iI > Two thousand faces worn and vrmkled by age but beaming with the hght of younger days two thousand hearts beating with the pleasantness 13 Which ttY were aecustomed in 3 ears so long gnl by that they seemed almost forgo ttln the joyous glow of a renewed outh resting like a halo I above the gray heads and bent forms of icnerOle 01 age patriarchs in I years but children in every other re j I I epect such was the picture of the old I gl st f I folks who are the welcome guests of I The cliy at the close of their first days entertainment Many tired liodies and weary limbs lay down toast I i < u to-ast night with a sense of joy in the heart and a pra > er of thanksgiving oi the ups for he opportunity which I had been off rr > < I them to forget for a nl h < tr ii > i of life wn draw Lg fo a cf and to believe i that they v trt child > o again Xc < oie tS of any importance in 5 tit Lake c iy esterday unless he < mid wear a i Ji tte showing that at < isi 70 y eci 1 f iird passed by since he list saw tl i irht of day The re daintier of ti t i 1IL w ian were simply atte da4 N hi I wrs left undone li I the JmI I io i having the entertain iitr in Chll f 1 hy the iarge number ci pfrtops > h gae their assistance ii tin mar to rake the day one tn it tJf t < M 1 fi his ould remember as 0 of the I i i t t if their old age It w Old Folfs Day at Fort I miTlas anl tin bawny sons of war > no ernip t ImIe ams Twenty furth infsuirj rtprirnent could not 1uo gven u i > f iocs to a nobler 1IllC than 1 iig i thE pleasure and t < < c 1 itamin to the old people that i y did > ud uif soldiers knew it ii > Dres i > niadcs and battalion iriojieuvre a id tn other incidents of amy life n i tim i of peace may grow a J J > I 1 I ft t = I I fti PM l 1 1 I MOTHER CUTLIFF THE CENTENARIAN AND THREE OTH3R GUESTS O HONOR GOING TO TEE FORT I monotonous to tae dl0 have to take I lart l in them dally and it may become i i M arisome at timeb to be placed one on-e vhbition for thf entertainment of t r jieoplo who understand nothing about jiilitarj nianouvi arc have little or I no appreciation f ih > ndless toil and Tat tice which ai r ces ary to produce the perfection > i sd cry knowledge > tad action whf the regiment at Fort IVuglas pose sses But the boys in blur had appreciative spectators yes torJav Not that the was one among r r all the I old people pre cnt who understood under-stood the difCisvnre tHtween i a Fours I lift1 and a Jisnt front into line h lijt the did nt have to understand Jt They knt thit hcre were several 1 huncixl men > f th aimy of the j fnte3 States it j inq their best tot to-t Brighton their > d I hearts by giving them a dLplay arid an entertainment t i which they ° L re unaccustomed And their best they did do and no I I I fauT could have been found with them 1 > > en a more critical body of spec I I taors Many of th old pape who doubtless I doubt-less ascribe their long life t > the prin II I I iple of Earty to bed and early to I po rise etc were up almost with the 1 bun yesterday waiting fr the first cart I t car-t start for the fort so that they could avoid the rush which was bound to follow fol-low During the first hour that the tars were running quite a number of i the old people reached tne tort ana oy I 8 oclock the two Set oar companies t uJio generously provide the transportation E transpor-tation had all they could do to handle f ttt crowds From S uitil 10 oclock there was a novel and animated scene I as the int rsectior of Ian and Second outh streets The old pople lined the sidewalks and the street itself waiting i lor an tpportunity to find room on the t tars OFF FOR THE FORT t There was a flutter of red ribbon evorywbere the badge o honor which Tione could wear unless he had reached the age of three score rears and ten hecg t rsbd e There was a sprinkling I of blue with the red but the wearers were not very numerous though every car contained one or two pas engers who had reached the eightieth milestone There were no white rosettes to be seen on the streetcars street-cars Those entitled to wear this insignia in-signia were they who had reached the age of SO and they vcre made objects of special consideration and were taken to the fort in private carriages It was not only down town that the old people boarded the cars but on even I jreet crossng front Main street to the j V city limits were groups waiting to he I I taken to the fort and there was many j a look of disappointment i on their faces i i I a = sometimes two or three cars would have to pass by them before they could j I bt one on which there was any space I 1m them to occupy The exercises at Port Douglas opened promptly at 9 t I oclock with a battalion drill In which all eight companies participated Even at that early hour there were 500 or more of the old folks tm the ground j and they watched every movement with absorbing interest The battalion I drill was concluded about 930 and then thfciv waD a waHAif nearly an hour be I fore the principal event of the morning the dress paradeDuring this time the old folks continued to pour Into the little military city They came by fcvcry avenue available by street cars and in private conveyances In conveyan es a num her of tas S they were attended by younger members of their families and sometimes by little grandchildren who guided their unsteady footsteps and led F I them to places where they could rest But in most cases the old neople were unattended and they arrived In pairs or in groups of four or more and it was most interesting to watch the air of in dependence with which they walked about the grounds Old ladies and old gentlemen clung to each others sup port or satdown side by side on the grass or in the chairs which lined one side of the parade ground The sol diers of the fort both those who were on gurd duty and those who were not gave them every possible assistance an direction and cheerfully replied to Uie numberless questions which the old people had to ask The favorite resort re-sort was on the east side of the parade ground in the locality of the band stand under the Fhade of the trees though before It was time for the dress parade there was not room enough for them there and the line was extended along the north side of the parade ground and the old people also occupied feats on the porches of the company quarters where they became the special object of attention from the men Everybody was in the happiest spirit possible Old friends who had not seen each other for a long time encountered each other here and there and indulged in the warmest of greetings greet-ings There was an absence of all conventionality I con-ventionality No introductions were necessary to a conversation for the I brotherhood and sisterhood of age made kinsmen of them all The ribbons I I rib-bons of led and blue with an occasional occa-sional glittering of white fluttered in the breeze and seemed ltf add to the I merriment of the occasion And the i old folks were proud of those ribbons I Thf was not latterday young lady j avision to having their age known by I any or toe old ladles of that party Taej gloried in the red and in the blue I and in thp white if they were qualified to v ear them The white was a fea tur only in its rarity but the blue was II a special object of interest and even thee who wore the red would stop to look at overt old lady or gentleman I who could wear a blie rosette Many of the v earers of the blue looked younger than those who were actually j I so bufit was a remarkable fact that a I large nroportion of all the old folks I bore their cars well and as far as could be judged by appearances gave I every indication of being able to attend i at-tend man > more occasions of the kind I A HUNDRED YEARS OLD Just before it was time for the dros 1 parade a carriage arrived from the i I city drawn by two white horses and I having an American flag floating from I the box seat Within the carriage were j I thlde wearer of white r03ctre and in j i fact pie of them > vai cnitled to vcr a still more distinguishing color if I there had been any for sin had pasjed the entir mark It was Mihr Cutliff and shf v as 100 ears old at month In the arrlate uith her were I Mother Sprague aged > and Father Barney aged 1 The drag rh wi i > OQ 1 i uf ho pee firm aged followed this carnage into I the jritunds and both vehicles look I a p sit ion overlooking the parade ground I By this time there were ail ij0 < > dif d-if i Iks the for and with j tie cs r I I iitois i thsi mu < t have been JiWO p1 lIlt there 10 vtas the dress aIt1e of he regiment All of them wer eager to eec every Jeail and they look positions where the best iev could be obtained nv T maneuver was vanned with the keenet J mteies There ere 1 ruml er of old uMis ail members of the Mornu battalion among the srtators and then imnds H N < K ti their mvn si Id 1 1 vAt v-At t 1 con < lus oi of the < Trts rmrade hceal hoUI ftiespnt in an niioimal entertainment the only othr milltaiy i feature h > i j a guard mount i CrLONEL KENTS GALLANTRY I lAs l-As many of tIl old folks as r < old do iso i i-so congregated around the band stand and jitei tcl to ruse ty i th1 band lora lor-a while Cr loiel JOu pal 11 1 h s jop < is to Motoi Cutliff an < i the other aged feciJe n 1 te carnage with her and also to 1s 1 Janet Aid ased u and Mrs Jam M LKin j ne > deJ u o ho j eie in irk a C arnagcs Colonel I KPl then iveli to tie bad tard and p d is n si 1 r i tn ie 11 1 i > etii > e I i K i < ial and t lhi I j ft carnet request he iri a pii St eh in a Iiil h he told t < > thai he 1 I ne er seei ao rath > I liking 1 lt 1 i f old iadies and gentiein 11 r r ii < InJ j lie hale them a hearty j wtUonv I i 1 i ut and 1 mid I liii 1 j to MJ ih es ti the utmost H wa sjv he n using beet < I J it KI luifi < aina > made a cir C oil i I the io J f ofiuis uaiers i at e iiIr ir I f I L if eaiii of tnem I h 1 the i iii es and their families ca tl ill of th aniate t ard I vr i esntvd 1 d I the t eptenaruin and IlkI Tiii4ii n Th < Id 1 ladv shok hams ru ih 1 ci i all and had f men v me-n fi vt > I I I ttlo < a > my iaea a Yt < r r n i 1 i oR carried in tbjr father a is in > the carnage aol clai IJ t ha id il let I aged occupants I ILl F LKtJ CHOIR In tire meantime the old folks choir I IIM seihld in the band stand aid thy ang secral 1 ain me lading I riiu I a Tin lard Ti > nec Tome i A ain XI Mor The hOt 1 if noon 1 v as apj > reaehing bv l this tim t and the large rijs tint in front of officers row i rgan to look 1 like a pem < around Mal of i I I i pll t 1 y nt < nio iiad bniurht their lunch with them and they seated atrc themselves on the grass and spread the contents of their baskets before them No school nltnic could have been merrier and during the remainder > f the time that the old folks ea ned at the fort they enjoyed every min fe of it Early In the afternoon they began i be-gan to leave as fast as the car could j accommodate them so as to Have an I j 0 k o j opportunity to rest before the tabernacle taber-nacle concert in the evening There i were no accidents or distressing inc dents of any kind every heart was happy to the last and many were the expressions of thanks showered upon Colonel Kent and his officers and men j AT THE TABERNACLE I The closing featureof the days entertainment en-tertainment was the concert in the tabernacle in the evening The outing at the fort apparent did not weary I the eld people for they all seemed to be present In the evening The seats in I the center of the tabernacle were reserved re-served for them and all who were not entitled to wear the TeIJl blue and white I badges had to take seats on the sides I I or in the gallery President George Q Cannon oresidecl and lly his eldS was i the venerable President Woodruff whb I wore the tie bas indlcatjng he had passed his ninetieth year The railing rail-ing in front of the cholt1 the organ and a part of the gallery were decorated j with American f tJ an Ted white and blue bunting and a if a stand of growing flowers stood IT I tint of ti f > pup ts A very touching tribute lo the old folks occurred juc before the concert con-cert opened Richard E Evans the florist donated 2000 carnStipns and a committe of ladies dlstribufd them among the old people each old lady receiving re-ceiving two of the flowers and each old gentleman ne C frt number ont on-t programme was a hmn by the abernacle choir under the direction of Professor Stephens The hymn was Glory and love to the men of old Elder George CodCard an ostpgeaarian hiT = plf offered prayer and then the choir sang an anthem of Mrs Eliza H SnoiVe entitled Oh My I Father PRESIDENT CAXXO2f I President Cannon delivered an ad dress of welcome in which he said that tht city was highly honored by the i j presence cf such a distinguished l tom I pany He felt thankful for the insti I tutlon of this method of payipg respEct I to the aged There was something beautiful and attractive about it apd he believed the custom would afd other communities He spoke ot the generous assistance Which the railroad and street car companies had given to tne movement tie believed that the presence of so many eld I people was an evidence that they had spent pure and rrperatc lives which were examples that the present generation shoufd > fol low I was a blessing live wng when a life was made one of useful no j t PRESIDENT WOODRUFF Holds band rendered a medly which was greatly enjoyed b theold people President Cannon announced that President Woodruff had intended to de liver an address but that he was unable un-able to use his voice to that extent ow ing to a severe cold but that he had rrepqrcd an address Vhich Elder David McKenzie would read The lat tel then lead the following address of President XVnnlrnffa In fi tfrt AfTa4lA manner and there was frequent I ap ptause from the old people during the realnc I My Dear Friends I thank God that I ve Iverl to see this day I rpjolce to 1 lfil the faces of so many At my frencls gathered together In this great tPhTTtoSe Vo who have been upon I t eirth from 70 to SO jcacs and upI I i wirds Knvc passed through one of the 1 most interesting generations of the chil I l lpn i of men What marvelous changes have occurred I during i our lifetime We I I see things today antI look upon them 1 vfout wonder that In our early days I would hae bean considered miraculous i Wci i as a small boy wo hnrt just ctrersred from under the blue laws of Connecticutto greater freedom of thought and action The duckingstool and other forms of punishment akin to It had been laid aside Women were Ikin no longer hanged or burned n tlfe stake as witches Greater religious liberty was enjoyed < Women were allowed to kiss w1 their children husbands their wives on thq Sabbath dn day without bmp u > un Lsved for I I a boy took an ear ln corn from the field although even then t o j j n 1 1 1 1a i I he might be punished for I he was not I In danger of being sold as a slave as In former days This improved condition of things had just been brought about when I came into the world But greater and more wonderful changes have been j > ccoir > l shed since that time In my boyhood every acre of grain was cut i I with a sickle I in New England Tne first I advance made in that direction was when I the hand cradle camo into use The reaper and the binder were never dreamed of in those days I such things I had been brought Into the wheatfield then the people of the land would have I almost thought the mlllenlunv had come I And there has been rapid advancement I In1 almost every department of life I tV l I need not take up your nt time in detail 1 ing the many changes and improvements i I that have been made We live today i I amid the wondrous powers of steam and 1 electricity by which such marvelous things are being accomplished i fSth 2JS All these things have been brought about In our day and I feel to thank God for what he has done for the children of j men in blessing them as he has done i Mankind have great cause for thankful I ness to our Father In heaven beciuse of I I the many blessings he has bestowed upon them in this day and generation We who live In Utah have especial cause to thank and praise his holy nJme i for the blessings we enjoy I have spent j I 5 years in these valleys of the Rocky mountains and have passed through all I the phases of a territorial government I ut1 we hae arrived at full statehood 1 art I feel U a great privilege to meet wit so many of my friend and citizens OfC rhfrenndd aggn lJ of the state of Utah and I consider j proper here to make some refeence to I J f h eo I our arial as pioneers I and the com me cement of our labors In this sreat Amercan desert And I should be recreant rec-reant in my duty and justly place myself 1 my-self under strong reproof did 1 not give the honor and glory to our great propnet seer revelator and pioneer President j j i BrJiam Young who under God laid I 1 I the foundation or redeeming mis greH I bpfen American desert rom Its sterillf Into the fruitful and nOble state of Utt i t i as we find it today President Young was inspired to come here and he was I inspired = to work after he got here and when Samuel Bcannan who took the ship Brooklyn from New York to San Fran lso loaded with Latterday Saints came to this barren country and me with the pioneers he looked upon the desolation and barrenness and tried witHal witH-al the ower he had to persuade President Presi-dent Young not to stop here but to goon go-on to California 1 heard President Young rive hs answer to Samuel Bran nan in the following language striking hs cane Into the soil No sir I am oTg to ate right here I am goIng to juid a city here I am going to build a if Me here and I am going t build upi up-i a couMy here And by the help of I I coi he lived to see all this fulfilled He I I drcated the corner stone of the Salt I Lake temple and dictated the building i ot the temle up to rile time of his I dpf He directed the bulding of the St George temple and h1eb moved aO great j j mountain to get a place to suit him upon wNh to erect the Manti temple Her I > He-r > l ted out the place on which to build the Logan temple and he did a great deal to Hs its erection He built the bIg tabernacle in Salt Lake City and he dlc I trted to the archtecta nearly all that Is uo tlter the temple block There is I hardly I a city or town in Utah that was not laid out uncle his direction I bousht Preside t Young Into the > u I m th Vaiiev M III i llmfoi hrH llle time lie had ever seen the place ex I hal I cept tnw vIsIon and as we came round I the be1 wnere we could have a good view of the valley he wished me to turn the side of the carriage so that he could have 1eer iev which I did having a door oienlng on the side ot the carriage car-riage i1 en viewing the valley awhile i he sad That will do drive on this Is I the lace I have seen this valley I I before i islon President Young hud I been sick for several days on the Weber j I river zd seeral of the pioneers had i gone ahead and cut the road through I a quakln asp grove aol had fOre a I camp nd comineced bralclr ground I but It was SO very dry that It was dill j clllt to brek It until It was watered I arrived Tt the camp at il30 I was a I arrlc = rf where the Knutsford I hotel now stands I had In Tny carriage I one bushel of potatoes and I covenanted I I ole that I would not eat or drn < uUl the potatoes were planted In the earth I fulfilled i I ful-filled this coveant getting some of the i brethren to hcln me aid sosn had my i I potatoes planted Other brethren also I I planted some r nd from those few came all our TTtph potatoes until the railroad I built was I Althouli we wee on Mexican soil we I planted the American Hap soon after our i j arrival here We Immediately went to I work and os a Tirotectlon against Indians I In-dians three sctes surrounded wIth a tenfoot a ten acre adobe plat I all on 1on 1 the remaining side with log cabins I Immediately we had to dig ditches and get water to our croia or nothing wouid I have matured With our surveyors chain 1 1 I and co uvss President Young went to I work to lay out Salt Lake City lust as i we S oe t today with its broad streets I i and sldpwalks in the midst of the dry barren sate brush without a white mans Ilarren within a thousand miles of us I I assisted n all that work Mary of you I who are before me have also labored and I I tolcd to build and beautify this country and make it what It is today You know what we hae had to pass through in I all this But God has beei with us I i r N tpdGg thw I He has l crowned our labors with success I He has blessed the land and made It fruitful and we have been able to surround I sur-round ourselves with pleasant homes and many of the comforts of life Therefore i I tray we have great cause to be thank I ful to our Father for the blessings we enjoy I CIGod bless the aged fathers and mothers I of Utah They have performed a mighty I work In this land They have worked i and toled and sought to do nrod In the I earth and they ae worth of respect i and honor In their old age Ve ought to i do all we can to make them happy while they uon tfce earth I hone you who have come together here on the old folks excursion wll have a good time whIe you arc here I pray God to bless you all and to comfort your heartr I do rot now how much longer I shall tarry with Qt hut while I remain I want to do all the good I can This should be the desire of all of us Many of us have lived a long time on the earth and have I trIed to seve God and to carr out his purposes end we should continue to do this until we are called to the other side of the nll God bless you all God bless our children that they may grow up to follow t te footsteps of their fathers and mothers and to take up the work I that will devolve upon them when we shall pass aw iy I feel to bless you nnd all the people and ask God to bless you In the name of Jesus amen At the conclusion of President Woodruffs Wood-ruffs address the < Deseret Mandolin and Guitar cltibrendered a selection which was followed by the Old Folks choir singing Auld Lang Syne W C Dunbar entertained the audience with r his bagpipes and after a few remarks by Mr C n Savage giving directlbns as to the programme for the Garfield Beach outing today the aged head cf the Mormon chdrch President Woodruff Wood-ruff arose at the special request of many of the old folks and pronounced a blessing upon them This closed the evenings entertainment and the old pedple went to their homes to rest after I af-ter the enjoyments of the 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