Show Salt Lakers at a aty yu Pasadena's Big Charity Chanty Ball a r St St. S t. t Valentines Valentine's VI a s 3 Day Will Be B Celebrated Y r EVER perhaps has Pasadena N NEVER known a more brilliant event than the charity ball given g last Thursday evening at Hotel Maryland and the Childrens Children's Training school which Is to benefit by the proceeds proceeds pro- pro seeds should net a goodly sum SUIl as the the result of generosity on the part of Crown City residents and guests from afar The Los Angeles Examiner er has this to say of ol prominent Salt Lakers present In Colonel and Mrs Edwin Fr Frances Holmes' Holmes box were Mr and Mrs H. H B. B Lamb Mr W. W W. W Lamb Mrs H. H B B. B X Smith Mrs Eugenia Terr Terry of Salt Lake Miss Edith Runyan McBride Blair and Snow Mrs Holmes' Holmes gown was of char char- in meuse silk heavily embroidered pearls and rhinestones rhinestones-a a charming charming charming charm charm- ing Beer model She wore her pearl and diamond necklace and and u other jewels to match Mrs Benne Benner A AX X Smith was In black Miss Runyan Runyan Run Run- yan In white whits' tulle tulla and pink roses j. j Mrs Terry In lavender tulle and and and Mrs Lamb l-am in white A ATS r rT'S TS T'S a good thing for tor some of at o our t ITS IT'S modern day young men that the old old customs surrounding th the observance of St. St Valentines Valentine's day in various various- parts of the the old old world during ages past are not in vogue at t the present time The average modern youth wouldn't take very kindly to the idea that he must keep company with and be attentive attentive attentive at at- to any ono girl in particular for a whole year at a time without a a ar archange change If he so desired y 1 Yet the younger generation of England England Eng Eng- land Scotland France and some somo ot oft of 1 the the other European countries in the the fifteenth century sometimes found themselves in Just such s a a. ment On the eve of St. St Valentines Valentine's day young people of both sexes would meet and each of them draw one by lot from a number of names of 01 tho the opposite tex fex ex which had been put into a common receptacle Each youth thus got a young lady for his 1115 valentine and in turn became her valentine The gentlemen remained bound to the services ices of their valentines for a year This amusing observance of oft the day was popular with the upper classes and in common practice at European courts The imaginary engagements made mad In sport on that day and supposed to hold good through the year often oCten resulted in weddings In later times the observance observance changed into our present custom o of sending tender or ridiculous love letters let letters which has long been In usage in inthis inthis inthis this country In the early days of the theRoman theRoman theRoman Roman empire a a. similar plan waa was used at festivals Little boys bos drew drev tablets from a common common com com- mi mon box each tablet inscribed with the name of a girl to whom under the auspices of Juno the young man was to be devoted for a twelve twelve- month Much after the fashion of giving presents at Christmas which grew out of or an old heathen usage the pretty custom of sending valentines on Valentines Valentines Valentine's Val entines entine's day is of considerable an an- It was an old belief that birds began to to JO mate on that day which had been set apart in honor of St St. Valentine Valentine Valen Valen- tine a martyr of the Christian church who was put to death at Rome for his faith during the reign of Claudius II February 14 A. A D. D Just how the peculiar observance came calIe to be associated with ith this lids day Is not known but like Halloween It stays with us j. j S ND ND so it came to pass as asAND as' as f A AND f they say in story books that f the good Saints Saint's name was was' synonymous with love and charity Love first probably because because love includes charity and who doesn doesn't t remember the kiddie days when th they y exchanged lace paper hearts with To Tomy Tomy To my rhy valentine in large gold letters above while below in smaller ones glowed the following declaration Roses are red And violets blue Do you love me As I love you r And now as then the kiddies ex exchange ex change their lace hearts but now the flower shops have huge orders for orchids orchids orchids or or- for tor the kiddies debutante sister American Beauties for the young brides Rosemary and for tor the gentle little brides of many years ago and there arc aro violets for us all And next to love comes charity and in all the large cities of the country country coun coun- try the day is observed by some large charitable event And therefore tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to to- morrow in our own city the cake committee committee com com- will give an elaborate silver sUver tea for the benefit of the Catholic baZaar bazaar bazaar ba ba- in New York The Kettledrum drum dance at Sherry's for tor the tho Samaritan home for the aged in San Francisco the Dollar Day danco dance for Associated Charities at the St. St Francis and in Los Angeles the Robert E. E Lee chapter chapter chap chap- chapter ter D. D A. A 11 R. R Valentine dance at the Hotel Alexandria And so after all St St. Valentines Valentine's day Is a great groat day so let letus let letus x us celebrate the most beautiful things In the world arId love and charity |