Show FOLKS HONORED GOOD TIME last saturday nas old folks day at 11 a ni autos started bringing them into the tabernacle basement where arrangements had been made tor for their reception the large room had been tastefully decorated for the occasion easy chairs and rugs bad been placed tor for the most aged and feeble and everything that could be thought of tor for the comfort of the guests of honor was done willing hands met them and escorted them to seats where they conversed over old times to one another and appeared to be enjoying themselves immensely immen men sely before dinner seven cars took the most aged of the party tor for a ride through town up to the reservoir where they saw the new pipe line being laid tor for the city waterworks water works the time was pleasantly spent until dinner time and what a dinner it was it was delightfully cooked and there was everything that could be obtained to tempt the palate it was a pleasure to see the old folks enjoy this meal during dinner a ladles ladies chorus sang annie laurie I 1 and 1 sunshine in your heart 16 one hundred and sixty sat down to the first tables and arid those that followed brought the number up to about the oldest lady present was mrs annie mary tanner who has 86 years to her credit the two next oldest ladles ladies were mrs ann C macfarlane aged 84 on the 3rd ard of march last and mrs ellza eliza laub aged 83 the oldest gentleman present was schuylar everett a pioneer of utah lutah who was also a member of the expedition sent into the salmon river county idaho to relieve the settlers threatened by indians indiana mr everett was 86 last april the next oldest gentleman present was prea david H cannon 83 after dinner a program was rendered as foll follows i wo we thank thee 0 god for A prophet Ite remarks marks by pres snow quartet mothers voice Is low and sweet by haden church and company by miss may echo and as an encore milking time duet dutch firo uro and sister W T mor alor ris and as an encore socrates sets a hen recitation waking the family ida quartet welcome old folks geo goo F whitehead and company remarks by pres david 11 cannon and bister sister ann 0 macfarlane both utah pioneers and pioneers of dixieland brought the program to a close after dinner the old folks visited with ono one another and talked over old times fruit and lunch had been spread on the tables to which all who desired helped themselves when the old folks desired to return home they were this old folks party was said to have been the largest lu in the history of st george except one of the old folks that attended the first old folks party in st george about thirty years ago none are left the party was an elcee exceedingly pleasure able one and gave as much loy joy to those who honored the old folks as to the old folks themselves may the old folks be spared in health to enjoy many more euch such gatherings the haying the affair in charge brigham jarvis chairman george brooks andrew W B D mathis andrew N winsor and isaac hunt ats sisters brigham garvist cornelia brooks rosilla lund G P F whitehead eadA A N winsor amanda Bo renson and isaac hunt |