Show A GRAND TIME alie ola folks of have a festival on tuesday march 25 1860 the springville Spring ville educational class and brass band conjointly gave a party to all over sixty irrespective of creed or party at 1 p m the band in front of the city hall struck up a lively tune as a signal for the gathering of the old folks it was a fine to witness the coming of the aged some in vehicles and some on foot with smiles on their dear old faces while the brass band continued to send forth appropriate strains of music arriving at tho hall they found that the committee biad spared no pains in decorating co rating and preparing for their comfort alie stage wag carpeted and supplied with sofas and eaby chairs that the aged might be comfortable the room was appropriately decorated with flags mottoes and pictures the sweet word welcome looked every one in the face who entered in god we trust wae immediately welcome while E pluribus tanum faced the two for two hours alie old folks were entertained by speeches recitations and song audd lang syne was sung by father robert watson when be sat down the band took up the strain and auld lang syne received three rousing cheers at the close of the first part of the entertainment the old folks were invited to go on for a grand march which opportunity many of the aged made use of though some tottering on their canes those not able to join in the march kept good time with the music by the patting of their feet they stepped a twenty year old again athenas if by magi clon s tables moved into chickens boiled ham beef cakes of different kinds fruits pies and everything from bread to oranges one hundred and five old people were seated and well let you guess the rest after was resumed for a while and alien presents were distributed after the following order A nico tray and tea set presented by deal brothers mendenhall to the couple who had been married longest father moses childs and wife being the liappa coup lethey having been married 57 years Apai clippers Blip pers presented by boyer I 1 A bringhurst Brine hurst for the oldest man present father filo chable being the lucky pan A fine turkish towel presented by boyer bringhurst for the oldest lady Rache Spafford received t it J by boyer to be given to the lady to the greatest num sarah E took is i s A pair of slippers presented by deal brother mendenhall for the lady alio had been a widow the greatest number of years catherine boyer was the lady A pair of gloves presented by deal bros mendenhall to be given to the oldest member of the Mormon Battalion newman burkley captured the ariza without gun or k capsack nap sack miss nettie kerr miliner proffered a fine silk handkerchief to any gentleman over sixty years who would dance a jig father wm clido took that prize by dancing as he ner had danced bo fore i A pair of penders hua was presented by boyer for a man ever GO years who possessed the greatest medical ability tobe decided by vot eThos child J M J WB rissell and solomon caaso competed for the prize alie last named gentleman received it A dross pattern presented by spring vilie coop co op for the oldest lady present who the plains in the hand cart company margaret pariah rw the prize A silk parasol presented by H T reynolds co for the best recitation by adv lady over CO elizabeth bramall was the liappa woman an elegant handkerchief was given by II 11 T reynolds co for the oldest man who would sing a song james took the prize A pair of slippers presented bv H T reynolds co for the oldest lady who had resided in Sprine iville longest the prize was taken uy eliza deal A clock presented by james allsworth to be to tho english lady who biad lived in Spring villo longest mary A roylance was the lady two dollars in cash was presented by deal brothers mendenhall for the oldee lady present who could read without spectacles martha stevenson 75 years old received the mony A hat awarded by Packard to be given to the oldest liberal present james chadwick carried off the aliat liat A shoulder shawl gilem by packard the oldest liberal jadv present the shawl fell to mrs noah packard A shoulder shawl presented by miss nettie kerr for the oldest lady present who would dance a jig mother stick noy of santaquin San received the shawl aged 73 the pro gramme was resumed and speeches recitations and songs were listened to for awhile the whole assembly then sang hard times come again no more A poem written by lucretia mour for the occasion was realand rea dand my dear old wife and I 1 was sung ly george harrison assembly coining in the chorus at about the most aged retired and alie rest of the evening was spent in dancing old people taking biart who had not danced for twenty years great credit is due the committee for their untiring efforts ia making the old foks party such a happy affair the committee feel to thank their I 1 friends who so kindly in helping to carry out such a grand time for the old folks universal vardice is that it was grands t ai |