Show THROATS ARE BLESSED ON ST. ST BLASiUS DAY I Several Hundred Children and Adults Follow v Old Custom of Catholics About children and O adults Including 75 who were were- not members of the Roman Homan Catholic church were lt t t the tho Cathedral chapel 1 yesterday af afternoon at- at at 4 I o'clock to have their throats blessed lj for y yesterday was St St. t. t day and ond the quaint ceremonies core core- monies associated with the tho patron saint Jt Jf t throats were observed as us is the cus- cus om orn b by the Catholics of the diocese Tho TIto legend is that In the vor very early days St. St Blasus Blasius was wag called on to at attend at- at tend the son of or the emperor J The he boy rind nad a 0 fishbone stuck in m h thoat which was n-as removed remo through by the noly man Hence the observance of or at it Blasius's day The Tr-e Th priests participating IJ In the core core- non nony were l Fathers athers W. W KRan K IC Ryan Ran M. M I. I E. E Curran Curron and ond E E. l P. P Guey- Guey mard It consisted of the officiating clergymen holding a pair of or lI lighted candles crossed over which tho the p person o bo be ble blessed placed his throat while be the priest r recited merited d a a. prayer in Latin I 1 |