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Show i Utah's Oldest Residents to be Honored at Annual Party , ' : a ' :'--., - - ' j t ' . -it?1, s i s.. ' . - I fc r I Anna Catherine Kasmussen Joseph C. Manning John Jjcwis Evans , Eli.a Metcalf Plans Announced For Outing At Liberty Park Wednesday to oldest man and woman, oldest couple with most children, longest long-est married couple, those who had most children in armed forces and many others. George A. Parry has charge of this event. Ken Bourne, Robert Sid- doway and this writer have charge of publicity and arrangements. arrange-ments. Joseph Christensen is in charge of the central committee table, Soren C. Sorensen, William Wil-liam R. Wallace, and J. L. Fir-mage, Fir-mage, finance; Rodney Hillam Jr., is vice chairman in charge, and James A. Giles is secretary. be served at noon. The ;program starts at 11 with special events by each stake, featuring music and novelty acts taken right to the tables, so the aged guests will not even have to move from their comfortable seats under the shade of the trees. At 12 a band concert will be given followed by program at the band stand, when vaudeville By Harold H. Jenson, Historian Old Folks Central I Committee Two of Salt Lake's oldest live in Sugar House district, John Lewis Evans and Joseph C. Manning. Man-ning. They, along with Mrs. lAnna Catherine ' Rasmussen, Utah's oldest person, of Sandy, and Eliza Metcalf of Gunnison, will be honor guests at annual Old Folks Day, to be jheld at Liberty Park, Wednesday, June 19, according to the announcement announce-ment of Bishop Le Grand Richards, Rich-ards, chairman of the central committee, when all over 70 years of age will be guests of honor. All Sugar House district dis-trict is making elaborate preparations. prep-arations. Each stake and ward will have special tables for their guests and free luncheon will with a spirit of fun, will -predominate, and no long speeches. Dancing for those who wish will follow on the stage with old j time band and dances. Transportation will be pro vided by wards. Those who do not know where to go can ask at the information booth. No badges are necessary this year, but wards . should look out for their own people. Kasper J. Fetzer, in charge of 1 tables, asks all stake aides to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the park to check on their places. Program is under direction of Dr. Wililam W. Seare. Prizes amounting to $250 will be given |