Show THE OLD AM THE BATTALION in lester park is 1 thursday invited to all old foans respectful non sec participate absolutely tarlan all old folks caroled in carriages free or charae honor the aged ir f lt next will be preeminently pre eminently old Folks day all will do bomash to the aged every christian church irrespective of ficat will be numerously represented every man and woman whose age is 70 years or more is wanted at the celebration and every man woman an d child whose ago is lees than 70 is wanted there to assist in honoring the old folks the impression if any prevails that it is a sectarian celebration is erroneous it will not be sectarian in any particular it your age la 70 or more notify the of your ward and be will have you safely conveyed to the park aad back to your home again tacio was a anal meeting of the central committee at the third ward educational cat ional institute last evening there were forty members of committees present practically absentees at all which proves the great interest taken by the generous people who are providing for the of the reception to bo tendered the old folks and the members of the mormon battalion the finance committie tte reported having raised of which 23 was in groceries and will be divided the wards the beneral committee have arranged lor all heavy crockery but the wards must furnish own knives forks spoons aalt etc each ward must have a committee at the park at i p m wednesday to receive their quota of the crockery the ogden band and the Busin eee mens band have generously offered to be present and play free of charge A splendid program of addresses and musical and literary exercises has been prepared and will be published in THE DARn soon the committees fraai each ward will set badges for the old folks from cannons book store this evening and tomorrow evening banners bearing the number of each ward will wave over the tent or headquarters of each separate ward the bait lake people will also have a distinctive division this plan will prevent conf aaion the salt lake people are requested on arrival to wait on the platform until the reception committee can furnish them with conveyances the street ry co have kindly donated the use of two large cars for the exclusive use of old folks the salt lake people will arrive a little after 9 a m thursday morning all conveyances must meet at the park at a m proceed down twenty fourth street and to the park with guests on twenty fifth street the following are chairmen of the different wards furnish them with ibe addresses of all old folks dea irin conveyance to the park see that they are all there first ward dishop brown second ward Bishop third ward jae fourth ward bishop stratford fifth ward bishop stevens mound fort bishop Tf tylor lynne bishop there will a great many interesting recci gathered by the pioneers the mormon battalion and others on exhibition this is a home entertainment an ogden undertaking everybody help it along |