Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-21 | Page 24 | Father Delaire is Kiwanis Speaker

Father DeLaire BeLaire Is Is Kiwanis Speaker PROVO PROVO De Etc 21 At t. t At he weekly eklY luncheon of ot the h KIwanis club held at the Hotel Roberts on oti Thursday J. J Father ather J J. J O. O DeLaire of ot the Provo parish parishof 0 or the Catholic church told of or the starting of ot the custom of or orSan San Santa Sana a j C aus l lat at Christmas time Santa laus w was s originated t d In to the church many centuries cent ag and was waa known as all St. St Nicholas one of the most popular saints In Catholic church and patron sain of Russia and Lorraine and espe cape daily of little tittle children he said He lie said tha that the giving of ot gilt gifts at Christmas time originates originate r. r Germany German and Holland and since ence has lIas spread all over o the tho civilized The name Christmas comes comes from the Christs Christ's mass mus held by by- bythe the Catholic church at the tho time of the Tar ar when Christ wa was waa supposed o o have been born I F Forest rest officials holding a a. convention convention con con- enU n In Provo were guests of or orthe I the Dean Bean H. H V Y Hoyt representing i th the election committee e reported the result of the election I as follows o l President e II M. C Merrill f vice JC president president dent J. J E. E Allen district trustee Jacob Goldman Coleman directors Mark Anderson F F. S S. Harris J J. N. N Eilertson El- El Ellertson Ellertson George P P. P Parker John W W. Farrer Furrer It Il J. J Murdock and Edgar McArthur