| Show I 1 OLD FOLKS EXCURSION p I 1 this was old folks day V simple though they be the above f words have a mighty significance and fe brought to many good old honest I 1 hearted souls a joy inexpressible a r happiness almost boundless twenty three years ago old folks day was in L augu rated and from that time until the present those who have borne the V burden and heat of the day have been remembered if not twice a year once at the very least this year the lagoon at farmington was chosen for the outing and davis county did herself proud in entertaining the tottering soum souls as they were landed at that beautiful summer resort As usual the street railways conveyed the veterans to and from the depot and the salt lake and ogden rall railway way through the courtesy of general manager simon bamberger transferred the guests of the day to and from the place of recreation and enjoyment in appreciation of the invitation ext tended and with a determination to take fake full advantage of the opportunity r afforded the old folks our gray haired sires together with their life long companions could be seen wend ing their way to the salt lake ogden depot bright and early this morning the veterans were up with the lark r and assisted by able and willing hands prepared for a day of enjoyment a day j ripon lipon which they might join in their annual a n nual reunion renew old acquaints and grasp each others hands in the friendship of years agone the committees those whose names are the very synonym of old folks gatherings were also on hand in due season and did much in preparing and arranging matters for the trip to nd ington general manager bamberger of gt the salt lake ogden railway wag was jt t his post in good time and directed the making up of the trains and the loading y C of passengers thereon printed instructions to the old folks warned them of the departure of the first train but the hour K was ras rather early for the veterans and W it was when the first iraln nada coaches iches loaded to the ot of thirteen co m U V pulled out of the depot bound ar for farmington lagoon A careful es ea ra almat e of those on board fixed the num her ber at aa between and the ride in the bracing air I 1 was a delightful one and under the shadow of dispersing clouds along the line between the 1 atch of eighteen miles intervening S 4 could be seen numbers of the veterans gome standing at stations and others sw lived close to farmington making their the resort in conveyances 4 and nd all wearing that look of c candent inte nt r anent and happiness which onry only such flays as that here mentioned to Is cespon alne for fai the win run was made in just juat 60 minutes not a jar or accident to mar the pleasure of the trip arriving at la goon on 0 what a sight bight was there it ats enough to make the bowan of the staid disgruntled person dwell vath joy but such were not among 1 ah old folks and it if one ane had seen the made manifest at that a jq time their joy would have bs unbounded so pleasing was the jr tOure tt t re no avo sooner had the train stopped at lagoon than the farmington band the le leadership of fred meadows rack up tip that old familiar tune rob adair the boys had haa now new inspru indents hiew ts and prayed lt it well to give beauty to the picture was a bevy of taft ming maidens costumed in white w caps to match the young ladles ladies representing benting a committee of wal waitresses tresses froia all the navis county wards who ft there to do the old folks bids in serving them with that which balas life and tends in a great sure to make A t worth the living s f t f besides the ladles ladies there was a committee of young men to render aid for want of a better name they were styled general roustabouts roust by a committee chairman from bountiful the davis county wards having in charge the entertainment of the veterans had everything nicely arranged for a days feasting in the bowery each was represented by its quota of tables tai bles the dining room being divided into four sections the southeast corner was handled by residents of hooper and east and south bountiful the southwest muth west corner by kaysville Kays ville layton and west dayton the northwest corner by farmington and clinton and the southeast corner by cen ter berville terville ville syracuse west bountiful and south weber the davis county supervisory committee consisted of mayor walsh of farmington chairman mayor willey of bountiful mayor barnes of kays ville william streeper of Cent centerville erville and henry moss of south bountiful under their able direction the tables were all nicely arranged long before 12 and here a scene tempting in the extreme was presented every table groaned under its heavy load of tasty delicacies including a splendid supply of fruit plucked fresh from the davis county orchards all assistants knew their business and did it so that there was no room for complaint on the score mentioned A table occupying a central position was reserved for the first presidency and other distinguished guests of the day this was prepared prep axed with dishes cloths claths and napkins by mr bamberger whose generosity was much in evidence through the day it was the first time davis county had been given EL a chance to entertain the old folks and they did it with a vim energy and goodwill good will that was indeed gratifying pending the ringing of the dinner bell the old folks strolled about the pleasure grounds and took in all the sights expressing admiration as they went some remained in the ing pavilion where that worthy veteran george goddard was in charge and ab a master of ceremonies wound out quite an interesting program here was singing by the old folks choir under the leadership of W C poster foster prayer by brother goddard an address vy b father longmore of mill creek and remarks by brother goddard reminiscent of the first excursion given to the old folks 23 years ago and called an old folks railroad and steamboat excursion then elder goddard sang his favorite song hard times and all assembled joined in the chorus this was followed by a humorous reading the lost dog by eli H peirce and a song tomorrow by brother beer over 80 years of age then there was music by the old folks orchestra a recitation by theodore curtis and several selections by the farmington bountiful and kaysville Kays ville viNe bands the leaders of the two latter being a mr white and jo sc seph ph jarman respectively 6 i before noon three trains loaded down with the precious souls of the day had rolled into the resort the attendance being something like 2500 on the second train which arrived at 1030 was president lorenzo snow said and elder charles W penrose and it was expected that in the afternoon presidents wilford woodruff and joseph F P smith if not president george Q cannon alao would join the veterans in their annual outing it need scarcely be said saIdI that the trip was one me of the most enjoyable ever entered into by the old folks they came from davis salt lake and utah counties and the outing seemed to act as an elixir of life so young did most of them appear to be the red badge indicating over 70 years was the most in evidence although the blue was worn by quite a number this color representing those over 80 years of age the white badge indicating four score and ten could also be seen here and there in the vast assemblage too much praise cannot be given to those who lent assistance the old folks look upon them as their friends and the friendship of such veterans veteran Is ia worth a great deal may they live long to enjoy numerous such occasions |
