Show AGED ACED PEOPLE entertained parowan relief society 1 y give annual andua par party in is honor of aged th the relief society of Par carowan parowan last friday afternoon entertained the aged people of the city at the regular annual old folks day and nearly were given a treat such as is seldom ac accorded corded the them at about 12 30 automobiles be gan gathering up the elderly people and bringing them to the hall until at 1 30 all that could be in attendance were the there e the honored guests were seated mated at tables fairl fairly Y loaded to the guards with good t things to et eat at 11 furnished and pr prepared red by the relief soc sec ety ladles proceeding Prece eding the feasting mrs L N marsden called the assembly to order and asked pres wilford day to make a speech of welcome which he be did in his usual pleasing and earnest way which was thoroughly a n joyed by every aired aged guest in the hall walter C mitchell was waa then called upon to offer thanks for the magnificent food that had been prepared after which all did full au justice to it the oldest veteran present among the goodly number was george holyoak aged 87 his wives aged 83 and 78 and the wife of his deceased brother wm win Holy hoynak Ho mrs sarah holyoak now in her year then mine came stephen thornton the old timer and canyon veteran of 82 years and among amona the that sat down to dinner were wine some twenty or thirty over 75 years of age and of the sons and daugh daughters teria of the first settlers was wait new whitney the first white child born in id iron counts ex bishop chas chaa adams and his hia brother james heber benson and hers hem that were brought from salt lake during the summer and fall of 51 and amongst among the he old settlers from 65 to 75 years ears of age were edgar clark who crossed the plains in amassa hymana company in 1848 and settled here from san Barner Barnerd dino mo in the spring of 1858 mrs mra chas adams mrs medora benson halterman george taylor and wife e ex state auditor morgan richards and wife alex matheson john lowder jr tr and wife james adams and eight or ten of the late wm win mitchells mitchella family the sons and daughters daughter oi of the late pioneer edward dalton the families of the orton artons ortons burrs Pendle tons durhams and mortis morns and mayor H D bayles the oldest living son of the late H D bayles one of the first settlers of iron county and sexton of paro wan for over 35 tears jears thera were the families of the Mor bensons widow of the late edward ward past 76 mcgregors wimmers millers leni lem mons daven davenporte davenports ports fowlers and stevens together with mr rollo eollo of the carowan parowan times and mr kirker the mineral expert and prof hobbs of loa lais angeles who is now employed a 63 an instructor mahmet in a the pap carowan parowan schools and ceasar collister of the hand cart veteran or 1856 were josiah rogerson Roger soo sr mrs dorothy bayless Bavle sa both over 76 and mrs mettle R 74 the lyman family were depre mated by wm win H lyman and wife mr lyman is a half brother of the late pres F M lyman the par partaking g of the bounteous repast wait waa immediately followed by the coming in of some 30 of the high school students headed by lawrence J adams who rendered massa mama D dr dear r A merry life and mother mine and re leiven the hearty applause of the entire company then the audience was cheered by a very felicit ious address by bp H J Morte naon this was followed by a song by beor henry rendered in a splendid baritone mrs peter gurr favored the assembly with a good rendition of the song when I 1 dr dream na of old erin I 1 am dreaming of you wm win T morris followed with an irish comic piece after which at a ani 0 of I 1 high school boys sang max x mellons meltons mel e I 1 t tons a braes are bonnie prof hobbs gave a short talk after which the entire assembly joined in singing count your blessings and t the he entertainment drew to a close by benediction being pronounced by elder lucius N marsden the banquet and the day will find a sacred niche in the memories of all who were present for years ears to come |