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Show OLD FOLKS REUNION, AN ENJOYALE DAY SPENT BY THE AGED. i I About 200 Were Present at the 'Entertainment. Banquet at 'the Academy at 12 m., and an interesting Program at Taber- ,nacle in the Afternoon, 1 Lait Saturday will long be rtmcin-ttrcd rtmcin-ttrcd by tbo old tcople ol Summit cosnty. About 10 o'clock a. m, teimi could be lein pouring Into town from all directum, direc-tum, loaded with veterans ol bothiexca wto had reached the age of TO and over. Tfce weather wai perfect and everything wtstotf pleasantly. froiuptly at 12 o'clock dinner wai served at the Academy building and about 15 tat down to partake of tho good thing! prepared by tboievvbo wero jotmger. The tables were well filled wlib eatablei and the expression! uianl-tested uianl-tested on tbe faces of the gucila ihowcd 'bit tbey were enjoying tbe repait. 1'alilarcb John Smllh of Salt Lako offend of-fend tho Invocation, titer all had ctttn till they could not eat any more, they sent to the Tabernacle, where tho following inlerciting program was carried car-ried out. Opining remarks . Mayor T. L. Allen Speech, five minutes l'rest, Cluff 'ocg Mm. Thomas Heard Recitation . Mrs. Alice Long Speech, fito minutes Chas. Itodeback Qmrtttte, "When My Ship Cornea Over the Sea," . .Menri. Callla Lindsay, Jonn and Stevens Ste'f-dsncc Mn. Alice Roblman Recitation L. L. Randall Doet' i John Dexter ana"WI Speech, five minutes U m. II. Smith Code Souk John Bowcc Recitation Mrs John Clark Speech, five minutes lttv. Wnrnci Quartette, "Medley" Mesm. Calls, Llndiay, Jonei and Steven Recitation Mn. Leemlng Comic Song Iianc Sbaw EelcctWn on plpo organ . MI11 Olive Rhead Benediction . Richard Birch Charlri Rodeback bad tbe dlitlnctlon of belog tho oldeit penon present, having hav-ing reached the age of 89 years Mrs. Ann l'robert of Rockport wan thi oh'sl woman present, she lieing 85 years old. I'rlies in the shape o(sllk handkerchiefs were given tbe above persons. l'rltes were awarded W. II. Smith (or being tho oldest male settler In Summit Sum-mit county, and to Mrs. Sarah Wilde for being the oldest female eettler In tho county. Blue badges were given to thoio who had reached tbe ago of 80 ycara and red badgei to those over 70 years, After the cxcrciics had been rendered tl e old folks wero arranged on tbe south side of the Stake House and had their picture taken by Ueorgo Heard. It was imposiible to get them all in one group, 10 two pictures bad to be taken. In the evening a grand ball was given In fluff's hall, nt which about fifty cooplei were preient. All over 70 yean ol oge went free. Everybody preient ha 1 a good time, and lomo ol the young people com to the conclnilon that tbey didn't know how to dance at all niter itelng the old people do 10 well, Tbe entertainment was grand mc-ceil mc-ceil In every particular, and the committee com-mittee who had charge ol tbe affair certainly cer-tainly deierve great credit lor their untiring un-tiring euorti to care (or the wed, A reunion ol thU kind will laio place each year, and It will take place hereafter here-after earlier In the leaicn, so that It can be held In a grove, where there will be more room, ets. |