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Show 1 Reunion of Silver Grays H Out Ttwi Hundred Snl Dinin to the H lliiiiiiicl, ami Later Eiijojcd (he H Program mill .Mutton PIchireM. H Wednesday was old folks iliiy for j . the silver (trays of I.ehl. Alt tlio H veterans of the city over CO years of H ago wcro thu guests of the old folks H committee, mid every family In the H city contributed In cither money, H chickens, pantry or service, towards H their cntextnliiinoiit. Thu veterans H commenced to nsscmblu In tho Tub- H crnnclo nt 11 o'clock nnd promptly lit H 12:30 two hundred nnd nlno sat down H to n line hot chicken dinner, with H vegetables, plus, cakes, fruit mid H other delicacies, of which there woh H plenty mid to spare, H Tho tables wcro decornted with pot- H ted plants contributed by the I.chl M Floral company, who also presented H each of I ho guests with a white car- H nation. H After tho banquet the following 1 program was given In tho auditorium WW of the tnburuiiclc. Hj Holectlon Tim Smuln Orchestra. H Homnrks President Isaac Wng- H Comic Duct Walter Woofludcn and K 8. K. Jackson. H Ilomurks President S. L. Chlpman. B . Selection HiiiiiIii'h Orchestra. Hfl Homnrks James Allrcil. H Uemnrks mid Song Win. Grant. Hi Uemiirks James Crystal. I Hong Israel Anderson. Mj While the bmiiiuct was being sorv- Wm or, Jos. Klrkhnm rendered sovcrnl se- Ijtt ( lections of old time tunes on his vlo- Hj Hn, and whllo tho crowd was gather. flfl ing tho Smuln Orchestrn played a Hj dozen selections. HJ A few ntatlutlus were taken. Among Hj tlioso over 80 were: Mrs. Ilnrhra H Rhodes aged 00, Mrs. M. M. Oaddle H SO, Mrs. Sarah A. Hall 89, Mrs. . . M Chappel 87, Lott Uunson, Sr 80, ill Thomas U. Jones 80, deorgo Comer AJM 8R, John WoodhoiiEC 8fi, Jane James Km ' 8f, John Clillds 81, and Mrs, Johna- jfl thun Woolntou 8H. KB Thoro were 41 present between the ngen of 70 mid 80. IK Mrs, M, A, Norton was tho only plo- m neor who came to Utah In 1847. Pour Utt came with the hand cart company and BM four had seen tho Prophet Joseph By Smith. Ml 'Yhcii thoso having tho largest fain- SyJ IHcb wcro asked to stand up, John Bu WoodhotiBo reported ho had 11 living HJ children mid 1-0 living decemlents. HJ Win, (Iraiit reported 1!) living chll- Hj dreu mid 80 decemlents. Mrs. liar- HI bra Hhodes reported being thu motli- HJ er of 10 children mid J18 living do- Hj ceiidents, among whom wern twin B great great grand'chlldreii. Joseph g II. College, aged 01, has ten living HJ children, 100 grand-children mid 4 HJ great grand-children. Pollowlug great HJ great grand-parenta were present HJ Mr, mid Mrs. John Woodhouse, Mrs HJ Sarah A. Hall. Mrs. Ilarbra Hhodes, HJ itiid Mrs. M. M. (laddie. Were their HJ diceudeulB present each would have HJ live generations, John Jacobs, aged HJ 80, the oldest man In I.ehl, was not HJ prencnt. II. M Hoyle, tho first man fS born In I.ehl, was present. I'M Among the outside visitors were: mm Mrs, George Margarets of Salt Lake HJ City, President and Mrs. S .1.. Chip- HJ muu, Isaac Wngstiiff, president of the HJ Stake Old Polks Committee, James HJ Crystal, secretary, mid Win. Grant HJ treasurer. HJ After tho program (be old folks HJ wcro 'taken to the Royal Theatre, HJ where- they enjoyed several reels of HJ motion pictures, HJ The committee who mado the re- HJ union Its decided success consists of HJ eight members of each of the four HI wards, with Joseph S. Ilroadbeut as HJ general chairman. HHl " |