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Show III!) FOLKS AT HOI. The Eiposition Is Turned Over to Them for the Pay and All Is Made Bright. OLD MEN WHO ARE BOYS YET i Father Lewis, the Patriarch of the Day-Many Day-Many Visitors From Abroad Eeunion of Old Friends. j -It's the best dividend your line ever ; paid.'' a young man. who had risen to give his seat to an elderly person with a blue ribbon pinned to his coat, observed ob-served to a car conductor as tho latter in a mild sort of way "kicked" at the heavy crowd which the free running of the ears on Old Folks' day brought out. And tho sentiment expressed in this youth's remark seemed to prevail everywhere throughout the city and voluminously so at the exposition building build-ing where- the . celebration of the day w hich belongs to the old folks was in progress. The patriarch wilh his gray hairs found in them a badge w hich caused all others to do htm reverence. That is, all other than those who themselves bore the evidences left bypassing by-passing years. Karly In the day the elderly el-derly witnesses of the past began their pilgrimage to tho exposition, but, early as they wero they had been anticipated and the bright faced and rosy cheeked y;::ig women who deemed it an honor to honor age wero there a long time ahead of them preparing for their com- is Amelia Honey." And she c huckled merrily at the little joke. Many had stories of the early day to tell which they retailed to tint younger generation, representatives ol which I listened eagerly to tho stories of the ox-wagon journey aero the plains j through wastes of devastation w here the snow seemed ever wailing t be ! wrought into a winding sheet. K.iia-belli K.iia-belli 'Milam told of her tbar in the Ions and (earful marches. She is " vearsof age and w as born in Indiana, "i ma Jaikson county Mormon." she observed, ' and have been iu the church liftv-eight years." Others who are very old. or who would lie so considered" did not their light .Ira of spirit ami action deny it. arc Anna Ilcdhurv. Hi: Margaret Car-ivn Car-ivn of Mill Creek, Kt; Marv Ann Pike of Mill Creek. 'v. John Woodruff of II linois, who explained that lie just dropped in as a visitor, 77; Mm. Wood ruff. '58; Jane Ann Oreen of I'.ountilul. 77; Marv Kopold of Hgoper, 78; .lame Hemiington. of West Weber. 71; I 'hal loa Hvardof llountiiul. Nt; Anna Johnson, 7(i; Anna Wittaker, 7; Marv Church. 7(1; Anna Miller. 7; Mrs. Allen Pavi-son. Pavi-son. 73; William F. Cahoon. an dd Naiivooite. 7tl; Susan Tavlor. Hit; Mary Walker, 7.1; John Clayton of West Weber. 70: tieorge Hill, 7'i; Joseph L. Kobinson, Hooper. 7!'; Luclnda Itobin-sou. Itobin-sou. 70; Martha Kniirhl. Hooper, m; A liram I'lmdwick. North Ogdeu. (ieo Opeimhavv & Mr tlpciishaw 70; C. J. Miller. West Welter, TV; Johanna Jensen. KI. lavld Walker,:: Henry Oardner. 70; M. M. Cordon, Trt. Anna tioodnmnsen, Nl; F.linabeth t'ugmtrn. HH; (ieorge tioM-r, hI; Mary Ann Man-agan, Man-agan, l.ogau. 78; Henrv Cumberland, 7ii; Henry Sadler, 74. Sarah William. 70; J, W. 1'1'ippen. ;i; Charles Cow ley. M; F.luaMh Mmther. 74; Mary And. r-sou, r-sou, 7!; Sarah West, 77; Sarah Henry. 70; F.lia Teakle. 70; Sarah Itest, Kt; John Hansom. HI; Anna K Hansen. 71; Nanev F.nglish, 71; J. O Chambers 7'.'. Oa.le'u; John Hruce, 7-.'; W. 11. Myers, mg. They came from everywhere everywhere every-where in Ltah. that is. From Ncphl and Weaver, from Hoiiutiful and Hooper, from the towns on the mountain moun-tain sides and the hamlets ill the valley, val-ley, for past experience had taught th'elii what thesereunionsmeant. What ui'iiitered the grey hairs and wrinkles when youth was only to willing to lend a Part 'of itself r The people live long iu the laud of .ion. hl.se it weru impossible to have brought out an attendance in Mich numbers. Whether it were the mountain moun-tain brooks and broey.es that made it so none of the old people could tell. They only knew that today they were very happv in the knowledge that the commandment com-mandment "Honor thy father and thy moiher that thy days maybe long' was not simply a platitude. They had memories of other Old Folk's days spent in other sections of I'tah. but now that Salt Lake's doom wero open to them to use the rity as convenience con-venience commanded the fullness of the liberty and pleasure left for them rather nonplussed them, so they contented themselves with just taking Salt Lake's word for it and silling about on the chairs and benches provided, pro-vided, looking from beneath ancient poke bonnets and silk hats at the eager, I Inistliiig maidens who were busily at. work on the dctvrntioii of tables, of I I which there was one for eacu ward i.ntl HO; Job Open-haw. 7M; Mrs Opciishaw, '07, I'.rga Hansen, West Weber, 7:1. There were about three hundred of the old people, no distinction Meg made as to creed. 'I he tables were twice tilled by tho pretty girli, there being (rood things and cake galore. Cake bloomed on every side. Pi i.es were offered for the oldest man iu the county ; bonnets for the two women who had been longe-t without new ones; for the oldest, mall and woman in Wcbei eoiiuly; fortho-eeoin pelled to work to sustain them- Ives; tor the woman who has longest been a widow; for the blind and for the men who have not had a dollar In pocket for a month. Special cvereisei fol lowed the dinner in thirf fashion; Invocation, F.d. Stevenson. ( ma k-s. ()p..iiliiK hvmii. '': ,ilntnli."Tam,ni-te . hi.lr. ll-iil sl.ioiaii.iiml.' n.. 1 A,l,lr.....f wruoine... , M.r i !. M- Ii, sp,.n May MfI J '--'i"' H! .r HpuiiKl.-.l llniiir" "' ''i" A,l.lr.-s (lov-rimr 1 l'm Old Kolk M (tloy" T .hrii t'H- rH".f A,l ln' .. . I'"" ' Ill- imr.l M,,,?r "" "" Aa.lrws J tl'l " 1 '"" ' liiKlr.iHiltnii i.r I'rlwH. During the banquet Mr. W. C. Dunbar Dun-bar serenaded the participants with the Caledonian baud -an old Scotch custom. Mm'.g.v. UmrfS' addte, M im M- others for the outside precincts. Not silently, mind you. Bless you, they hail lots to say to one another ami to the friends they bad not seen sinco the last Old Folks'' day. ami whom they would not again see until next year or perhaps perhaps sooner. Sooner because be-cause of the nearness of the milestone which marked the goal. Their children wero wilh some of the old folks, and in some instances their grandchildren. Mrs. Klizabetll Krebs of Salt Lake, who feebly leaned upon the shoulder of a little girl, said the little lit-tle ono was her granddaughter. The child gave Mrs. Krebs' age as !'0, and the while ribbon she bore told that the little one was correct, even if 00 years be a wonderful thing to a girl so little as she. ilovv long has your grandmother been here?" the child was asked. (). lots of years. More than I mil old. 1 don't know," the little girl replied. re-plied. I am too voung for you to lake my name," was the laughing declaration of Mrs. Marv Mav. "but here's father, lie's the oldest of all." Mm. May indicated in-dicated a hale and heal ty looking old gentleman, whose hair ami whiskers were as white as snow, who -at near. ( I. I'm not so old," he cheerily declared, de-clared, " I'm only 1(1 in April." This patriarch was John V. Lewis. Mr KliiKNiw:- M.y 1 aay to y.'ii that 1 wlh y,m j. y. My 1 -iiwft to you iim .: "lliTe'a to yi.inwlvcs suit your '"t NinUtra! may your la W ciouilli'M ami full"' honor. You hav tr'ttvi'lml a lou ron- " hy f.nmhtthe HP-al K"t. Von " ' l yniir fill a Idle your neat r i-n'lel "I"1 xllvor lllol feel tl'.l " h:iv" tW'1 "ln r"t ttmlno!iteiilm.'i!l wli!-t!'"1'1 'h" i-n.wutifilt- lliiliiK Von lesrltml t he lessons wl.H h are laiiRhl over un.l nvt-r to yiiulli. vllh eiu li Hiiwa-illliK nio mllon. luU i luivn leiinitKl tliiil : Kama l VUir; tnpulnr liyauatH-Wrtit: rl-lies takfa wiiiiim may fureww what a duy may hrtu hl1" lliose who t-hriT t'xl.iy HI often t-iir lomor-row." lomor-row." You have cIIiuI-hI tha ruuktvl pathway until vnii have res-hnl tho" InrreH. where yoiinHotlie worl.1 a .m at J'lalu anil one botimlli-Mi reaeh of sky. -Wlint Khull I -ay to yiaif What ran I ay I'elter than Umie W' .,. ... II.. who -till .arrtea the lirluhl J.itellu of y.iiilh Hhotthl -Intel uncovered In the pioseaee I i.fttxe. tlashotiM y lel.l mu h rever. i.B-I-,1ne when h uliiinU In h pr.-w t.ee of Uew who I-Mr Hi" r f ttw HI !" '"' h-itea I tsiw l tore your -in.wy hi :..l nt suhife thee. If I eoiilrt ' harm you with word mie.iwKti music tdiuily would t ! "' " ' (iil(H.yiiym,iifl" au' lli tnoiiieiitu mfall In coliiteil ahowera all 'mt o" S""")' wvtheai'l. 'Mi mo-l mat I ciu h l" I" rtoltieMite- the wlltll.l-llt - illntf UP III en. h heart iilot.t me ami .ay.lhat luenf rialu-I rialu-I itiK you i'iu.- we honor !'. I re. "ifiii-j "ifiii-j (-. r.vl Hint liMiiiKh I ion lalWiiK 'i-n th tt 1 hue khoi tiohl or who urn urowiii !-l. Ii.,.t 1 no- l.lu,.t ha- not y-t . .flue. Kv. il Ihrohle.t who, although he doesn i loos ou r t.o j or 7U good years of au'e. N really the, eldest of theHOO or 400 of the very old people present. "Vim ought to be ashamed of your self, ".laughed an old lady of ' lo another, an-other, who acknowledged but "0 years as her due. " Vou ain't a bit old. ' "No, no. But then I haven't had lime to get as old as you." gaily replied the more youthful septiigenaliaii. Mrs. Anna Jen-wii, who is HO, and who lives at Soiiih Cot-, tonvvood. said she thought she had some great grand children, but was not sure, (ireat-graiulchildren aresucli a bother to keep posted on. Mr, Lewis, who was in the same party with her. confessed to ten grcj I gramlchildr. ii, inavbo lifteen, but after awhile, as he declared, it gets to be a nuisance to count them, they are so many. "Pass tin butler, sister." heartily roared an old man whose person rippled with good nature as he l.iiiifhcd al all he sa. This was Robert Wriitht Fin tin "Id timer," ho declared, "You can put me down for an old Brig-ham Brig-ham soldier." ha. ha. and again hi-, sides shook, for a good humored old fellow was h". , , M iry Iioal"' lives in Salt Lake and has lived here for twenty-U years Asked if she has anv great grandchildren, she Kaid v.. lots "l ''" U"w ..i',l ,.tn her too long to count. Ami tn aoine fruit Miav ! ." j.mjfellw .: (nlolenrlleillireelCilted.lit) . Wi ..;.l " it VVi-'.te his fittli-1 I'I'hns. jil i-li.e'iiule ( More ofl Hie. on.eof re,.e from ''"''""I?': Wh"'ieiieli n et nioti'ercit more thtu f '"' K"or yeni" . , , .. At)irrii.'oi.'t'1"-' '",,r '"' ll.til leil li-aiin ht ' i"0 t--'" "f men f Sw, ul W.-sl-k. tli IH mhlll. I VI n!tV "rule the (irilei-l iirv tu : i;.heat W .-'omr. toloiiK '"'" C,,Tlllele, llst !ie,l lljillly y-ra Wfo j Tliel'-Ufe lieleea .-'fCioh- I"" ih'J'' ! Ilf,.r the K"lf trem ( o ,r youth m. , tt'lW Into IU- artWie rei'.n of our live. If iiiaile,,e""'r"''t"'r"""" l"u."n" of h,ie wl..rthri.v..-lf I -..l. a.y. t. l, . t ' I"" I'1'' "," "";" "ear. ihey Moul'l turn ff"" l ut "n.l s-a i,r r-.i in u a tl' lf H.en . ma i a " I .en-rahle. atel they ,1... hire , imM lah. The himiai ma hl.,-. jV Mr ,1 out hoi It Is , lel-hmi '-. -W-.I ' ' ri'-.plr,'i..-oiiie.fr..i foliwl H vv i u r."t .....win h t'.e iarM ; of rt'".K nothing, theral. ""f l";' ' i ,.sal'a.ie..f r-Kr.t. .hl. l 'V ' ,.i ore th in ai.il.rti- I" m- "" ".!'!" Atel no it I- "Mt ti e h-le-t IHe l j f tt-ually etowlied Mh hcm - j " - S,. t.lrh yu ha.e rr. y.Mi h,e foi'KM the K'-l P'.t ai .l "! j .C.n 11.,'VooaTai.e.th o. - '' pre'llll-'tl I he lalel"! '1 V'Ur f"'1' I ;V""..,lt..r'..h.t- ha. il.V ami fp.-. M j Th- lo lies! h'.or I. nim Ih Kl" 1J i son f.en i liveri ' '""""'"ft " P-" in" j l, i-i "f a e il t" '..me. It ti,,.. Iron, i f. it 7l.-neasrtent a ra.ll.oit U i ; i 'irialh.vtere pr.-.l hy aiw-w hateW ant I UimpV. lv.-n !,f f.-e f...,i,f.U. 4 hev i, J i ..-o t..lof 'V" " then it was warm in tbe exposition l.iiddiiUfand the reals were w, hard.! nnd would dinner be ready soon? I or one gets so hungry watting. Th cood old !adi wer.- not a bit j like the ordinary jonng I-k'.v '( today.; Not one but was glad lo tell how old; ,h.. was and if vou did not watch lo: ; she would favor tho birthday that wa4 j ! coming. Pf haw I Tho young folk of Ts) and 'GO what had they to do ith l!Fvan Williams . aid his age was M. j Had he a p k tkiiife to nharpen ft re- j poi-torial peiu d' He had; ami he drew , from his iHH-kct a ku.fe of anci.-nt ; make whit h in? 'd he ha-l earned for so many years that rightly he C'-tildn t tell whin be got it. O I am too voung. an elderly lady with a jollier vou and still jlb' T fuee reolcitoa .r,ie,tion. -I m n lr hut if vou want mv name I " ' n i apple you won't lind a siet r one. 11 ' vi.e Auk from !e -heo u,W.aj.... i " ioinl".oi :. I-."e-iait"! '' t 1o "rvodoi, h hitau aa lo-- tr . I.I ,IP-n, f Plo"" eol.l alara from ' . .n.ol "ef flVf !i!' ''J w i Vmar: a.a'm ahi'h to"" w ! iJ. to'ual.t Iron, to- Pr!f - -ak i icuiutr tioi i Tun r.ith l'' tho'Vh a.tr ,o,Jitt.'e.et.'nt-t:..irki''-'a'T . ' IlK t5 t 0.'.-4 lth t Ui-MK t A |