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Show fsixlYearsanil Over The third Wednesday In January of Inch yor, Is fast becoming oi.a of hn best celebrated holidays known to g on that morning the air !s tilled Kith Btrnlns of music from our (al-Knys (al-Knys ready to help) Silver Hand. Tho evasion Is our annual Aged peoples ntherlng. Prior to tho gladdening tcrit our committee, .comprlsclng 34 nembors, work hard under their ustcmatlc organization to solicit ncans from our llboral merchants, heir employees and tho general public pub-lic fof tho ovont. Also arrango all Biecessary committees for their jro-mectlvo jro-mectlvo work. On Monday tho 19th he heaters In tho Apollo Hall will bt Bakcn down and substituted with K-angcs and cook stoves, while this is Kn progress by tho men, tho women folks In ono ward aro making ovoi one hundred mince plos (full size) anothor ward Is baking tho fruit cakes (delicious ones), ono othor the plumb puddings (tho good old English kind) while tho remaining ward Ir cleaning sevonty-nvo chlckem (yellow legs). On Tuesday, In full force, tho com-mlttoo com-mlttoo filled with enthusiasm meet to propnro tables, wash dlsheB, clean vegetables and Into tho lato hourB ol the night you will find some there, roasting and boasting and cooking foi the morrow's happy time. Wednesday, the running about oJ the workers and those lofty stralni assure us tho day Is on. In the foro- noon our guestB assomblo and ex- change greetings and visit until H o'clock Bharp when nil aro seated at ?... tniiles tho entire length of tht spacious Hall, and aro served to tht best tho land can afford. At 1:30 p m. all guests go to tho Opera House and witness as good a motion picture show bb the general manager can so- euro. While tho guests aro nt - the Onera Houso the committee clear '" away dishes, tables, etc., and prepare the hall for thlr return at 2.30 p. m. at which tlmo a specially prepared I program will .be given lnterspurseC I with comics from our welcomo Salt ' I.ako'8 and other visitors; at tho con elusion of thU event tho honored oner will be served with lunch, oranges candy, etc., and about 5 p. m. will be taken to their rcspoctlvo homes Dinners will bo sent out to all whe are sick and all not able to attend. In the evening a social good tlmt will be had by tho genoral public hn urn Invited to attend tho party, proceeds of which go to the Old Folks fund. So' turn out to this and swell tho finances which means a bettor 'LBland bigger tlmo for our aged sires. iH Wo have In our midst, who will be procent on this ocaslon, three memb- ors of tho forty-seven pioneers, Washburn Chlpman, Margarotto King and B. . Groonwood. At tho afternoon program in Apollo Hall tho genoral public aro Invited. Tho committee have over ono ton of dishes, 500 sots knives and forkB, as many spoons with numerous boxes tubs, pans, buckets and equipment suited for their respective uses. |