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Show MT. PLEASANT OLD FOLKS. ' A Day's Exercises for Their Entertainment Enter-tainment A Pleasant Time. (Special to The Tribune.) MT. PLEASANT. Feb. ID. Yesterday was old folks' day, and they celebrated tho occasion in grand style. At 1 o'clock In tho afternoon tho people began gathering ga-thering at the Union pavilion. Carriages were provided for the aged and all who could be were brought In. At 2 p. m. tho following very interesting programme was rendered: Song of welcome, high priests' quartette; invocation, M. Andorson, Sr.; song, congregation; con-gregation; address of welcome. Bishop James Larson; response. Patriarch Edward Ed-ward Cliff; song. Miss Trcsslc Larson; recitation. Mrs. Cecelia Rasmuescn; song, Ferdinand Clark & Co.; address, Hon. Orange Seoly; piano solo, Miss Mabel Johnson; address, President C. N. Lund; recitation, Miss Nellie McArthur; song, the Monscn chorus; violin solo, Mr, P. Alvlertz; recitation. Gcorgo Chrlstcnsen; song, J llolln & Co.; song, high priests' quartette, benediction. Bishop Daniel Rasmussen. The program-ne was followed by a din ner, and about COO people were reu. nrty-three nrty-three of them between the nges of CO and 70, twenty-seven between 70 and SO, and fifteen over 0 years of age. Mrs. ICatherlne McClenuhan. S3 years of age, was tho oldest lady present, and Mr. RuBinus RaBmussen, SO years ot ago, the oldest man ln attendance. Mr. Nells Christenscn had the distinction distinc-tion of being tho heaviest person In the gathering, tipping the beam at 2!W, with Hon. Orange Scely a close second nt 2. After dinner some lime was spent in handshaking nnd renewing old friendships, and a general good time A danco was given in the evening and was highly en-Joyed en-Joyed by oil present. A short programme wus given during the evening, as follows: Song, Monsen chorus; Hon. Orange Secly danced a Jig: song. "Forty Years Ago," Hon. W. L. Dotson- scng, Miss Tresslo Larson; recitation, Mr. R. Anderson. Tt does one's heart good to see the amount of pleasure tho old people derive from these gatherings, and more attention atten-tion should bo shown them, as many of them uro not likely to attend another old folks' party. |