| Show OLD FOLKS HONORED for years year old folks day has baa been celebrated la in utah but never were successfully then than tuesday Tue sJay everything was propitious for the the weather was perfection itself the sky was almost cloudless rod and the bright unabelle unab lLe we was tempered by canyon breezes bree zei the n arrangement too were the very ast eat they proved me committees capacity to do and do them well for all 11 II of which they will receive abe tonight and hereafter of et hundreds of moot venerable itlyene IDS cl titena whose bowed forms born and slivered all vered hair tell to la part the lory bory or of lifee battleson battled batt lesof lei of battles bat will not be fought again in this world As A early 1616 I 1 16 fi the morning wt not a few of bf altya olty 99 aged guests were on we the alreeta WAIl ting for the oar car that should put in sp appearance bearance to carry them to fort douglas the scene oene of the days festi by ay seven even a large sumber bumber were sout out at eight the care were crowded and boy bey continued so BO until 1080 by which the lost last of them had bad been trans arted ported to the beautiful military elty city on the shil bill which overlooks over looka the grandest gran deat mhd want moat picturesque valley in abe be bad if wai purely a day sad ad pleasure plea ples aure everybody seemed im aued with the idea that it wat wa their duty to make everybody else happy bo r well they succeeded the smiling facet faces in the shaded avenues of the post parks rod and the lively talk upon tb ostreet oara ears and to ID carriages told old the full fall well everywhere were groups group et f aged men and women commenting comment log 0 upon 0 in abe festivities of me I 1 lag the experiences of the peat past had d I 1 prognosticating apoe the adm wiss of abe future everywhere Wi liffe coo were young and middle ailed people doing all in their pow power or to entertain and make comfortable the ap red ed guests tempo la in their charge altogether it wab a posse so go tono ning and beautiful as an to te cause unbidden teare teara to rise rifle and flow from the yes of the who had bad followed the great concourse of veterans to the spot where they were to be the recipients of homage paid them by civilian and soldiery alike 2 COLONEL KENT TALKING ta THE 0 OLD LD FOLKS sketched by a NEWS artist arid and bow teg old folks enjoyed it sill all how much newspaper newe paper men man can not write nor orators declaim when at 1080 1030 colonel kent in full fall dress dreb uniform took the drill ground with his proud colored troops mounted upon bay charier charger ejaculations of surprise and dirose trow th the 2000 old people and many of their attendants who baj taken up op the beautiful avenue to the east and on surrounding lawns lawn aben oame came the be regul regular tir exercise of splendidly executed military man eavers all these theme were watched with the most moot profound interest at he conclusion of a particularly 1 floe movement the enthusiasm of the he crowd would manifest itself in 1 various ways way the wives and ifasi lies of the of off ficera leers were amonia amock the most moet interested of the spectators but buti they watched the ol 01 I 1 folks while the old folks watched the troops many manya were the compliments paid colonel kent and his men by their aged rand aadu i ore the colonel has proved bira a favorite among them by the marks markeda interest he has bai taken in the events of today prom from the very fire be did I 1 tail to in his power to dawlat the cog committee in charge and will oil held I 1 11 I 1 grateful re remembrance membra accordingly when the drew dress lis parade was over there were many cris cries colonel kent who after hablo having I 1 ion ien to his quarters consented to ri turn to tile the ground and a words word to the crowd bonding his rival the fort band rendered delight fol music and the old polka Folke choir sang ang very effectively the national song osgi america As the lloja my country Us tie of thee sweet land of la liberty bertyl of thee I 1 ung rang out oot oo OD the olear clear air a burst baret of broke forth from the multi tide ode and aad for a moment ai almost most drowned the voices of the singer ain gera when the dinst words of the famous hymn had bad been MOE colonel kent was waa introduced trod by elders eldera george goddard and C B R savage to whom the old folios folk and the community la in fact are under tinder the obligations for the interest aboor the colonel did rot long hell he not dot a publik public speaker look bat at what little he said was directly to the point and very much appreciated he said this ended the regular program of the day and old folks scattered higher and thither large numbers returning to the be city on the oars care while not a few sought bought booy cooJ ebady places under the tress trees to eat picnic blettle and talk over the events of offie a day in the multi multitude lude of led d there here was just one who had bad rose reached d and passed the hundredth milestone in we the jour our ney ol of life she was OW sister cuthel of the ward she was the special guests of the old folks committee being befog sent to the port fort in a conveyance provided by captain paul she we wa in the direct charge of her thirteenth and youngest younge Bt child who was herself sin an old woman the next oldest person was mrs mra janet aard who is 97 and who was taken to the scene of festivities by mrs whipple matron of the county 19 r UNDER THE TREES NEAR THE SPEAKERS STAND sketched by a NEWS artist 1 I want to toy eay that hat I 1 am very nappy happy to go moo meet you jon all under ander bush pleasant I 1 think this in ii the I 1 ever made a speech in ID my biffin he the first time I 1 was ever called lb B but I 1 want to say y that tak to the hopp lilt healthiest healt bleat and duesi look I 1 ana ait crowd of old folks I 1 ever saw aw in i ny life itte applause elili is i your first tiit in bore and you yoo are roost moat welcome ast that you will mool meet here again YV would certainly like ilka to see ee douber yo you uber her again ladles and od gent lemov I 1 staak you for your attention Ps A cheers tot for colonel kent also friedr a 11 veteran as aa ha an waved his al beg bat in ita C air the motion mollon oame came from sin an oatt lady who stood beneath the spread jolt branches ot of a big tree in front fron of the he and three abeen were ware ilten given with vard will after blob the ha choir if hard times conn come again no ra the crowd joining in together with mrs M jane MeR Juney aged 90 very old person was wa the widow of the late jacc dr Spra guo she WM was 95 tonight abe old folks folk will be entertained at the tomorrow they go to Gard garfield eld |
