Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-16
VALENTINE ENTERTAINMENT
Camp Parole Mite Society Presents Pleasing
Program


4 great success was the Valentine
entertainment given on Thursday
night By the Mite Society OF Edward IS
Chapel. Of Camp Parole. In spite Of
the inclemency OF the weather The
sch dollhouse. where the eniertainment
was riven. was we'll filled. The
place was prettily decorated with
Chinese lanterns and draperles and
the various tables presented a peas
ing appearance.
The ladies who took part in the
arrangement OF the affair and attended
the cake. candy and ice cream tables
are Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Carr, Mrs.
TAYLOR and Miss Holiday. The wait
resses were Miss Jeanette Richardson
and Miss Bessie Brady and the ice
cream shovel was welded by Mr.. >.
w. Hardesty and Mrs. Hardesty.
The literary and musical program
was Of pleasing nature and was
participated in by Mr.. Eugene Combs
III numerous graphophone selections.
an address by Mr.. II. L. Gould on
the origin Of Valentines day Mr.. j.
q. Fowler in a humorous reading en-
titled Brother Ireland's Wedding;'
Messrs. Joseph Fowler, Jr. and Gary
Fowler, in Duets on violin and
guitar: little Lillian Sears. in reel
tation MY Valentine, and reading
by Miss Holiday, pats Love Let
ter Representative Ashby G. Duvall
was master of ceremonies.
4 large number Of persons from
Annapolis were present TT the enter
tainment, rs is always the case when
anything is given at Camp Parole.
An extract Of the remarks made by
Mr.. Gould anent the origin Of Nalcn-
tins day is as follows;
"In spite of the great good and the
many blessings which he has bestowed
on mankind. il is sad fact that st.
Valentine, whose name day is ecle-
brated today, should have given up
this life that truth and Christianity
might endure. He paid the penalty
which many good men have had TO
pay since the time of Christ and, with
the reflected glory of Christ, his name
will endure throughout the ages. al
though in different manner than the
nature of his acts would seem TO
indicate.
"The sending OF valentines, both
of sentimental and humorous nature
on the fourteenth of each recurring
February is an outgrowth of wonder
full miracle performed by the Saint
nearly nineteen centuries ago. Today
the valentine is ostensibly an offering
OF love; then ii was an offering and
gift of health, life and sight. St.
Valentine was an outgrowth of the
Roman empire in its most wicked
form and his works were all on the
side of good, not because of the en-
pire, but, rather, in spite of t. He
was priest of Rome, not exactly op-
posed to the then oxitsing form Of re-
ligion. but rather to the lack of attcn-
tion given tile works of Christ. lis
teachings, along the truth of Divine
Being finally reached the notice Of
Emporer Claudius III in 270, who or
dered him to appear before him. Be
rating him for the nature of his Chris
tian teachings he asked the priest why
he did not cultivate his emperor 5
friendship by honoring the gods of the
latter. To this Valentine replied by
telling OF his own teachings. As he
proceeded Calphurnius, one of the
temple priests, cried that his utter
ances were reasonable. Valentine
was ordered before Asterius to be
Judged and to him Valentine repeated
his stories of Christ
IL YOUR (nflSt Is SO WonueIiul
said Asterius, ''and is the light of the
world, he will restore the sight of my
daughter who has been blind for
years. Valentine thereat placed his
hands on the head of the maiden and
her sight was restored.
"Asterius was overjoyed and en-
braced Christianity. The emperor,
chagrined that one SO high in author
| ity should yield to the Christian, or
| dered both Valentine and Asterius tC
| be confined at Terni. There they
remained till Februry IA, 306, whcr
Valentine was beheaded in Rome.
Dating a few years after that even
| il became the custom of the Roman
| Christians to place the name of wo
men in boxes to be drawn by mer
on St. Valentines day. The name
| drawn by the swain was that of the
| one he was to marry.
From that time the customs ha,
| changed somewhat until today W.
make use of pictures. verses and va
rious designs to further fne cause. o
that god of love, Dan CUPID.