▁fi esta ▁celebr ations ▁that ▁cul min ate ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁Form ed ▁som etime ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁club ▁succeeded ▁the ▁earlier ▁group ▁called ▁La ▁G ente ▁A leg re ▁de ▁San ▁Fernando ▁( The ▁Mer ry ▁Fol ks ▁of ▁San ▁Fernando ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁John ▁L ark in ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁P amp ang ans , ▁“ a ▁new ▁phenomen on , ▁town ▁and ▁provincial ▁social ▁clubs , ▁which ▁spr ang ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁American ▁years , ▁demonstrated ▁how ▁the ▁native ▁upper ▁class ▁fl our ished ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁regime . ▁These ▁organizations , ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁the ▁el ite , ▁provided ▁among ▁other ▁things ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁young ▁single ▁adult s ▁to ▁social ize ▁with ▁and ▁meet ▁others ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁age ▁and ▁class .” ▁ ▁L ark in ▁later ▁mentions , ▁“ the ▁P amp ang an ▁el ite , ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁them ▁em ulating ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁patterns ▁of ▁behavior , ▁turned ▁their ▁attention ▁to ▁peer ▁group ▁organizations , ▁politics , ▁and ▁extra ▁provincial ▁activities . ▁They ▁resolved ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁problems ▁by ▁band ing ▁together ▁into ▁various ▁agricult ural ▁organizations ▁and ▁political ▁parties . ▁The ▁tr end ▁toward ▁forming ▁upper - class ▁social ▁clubs ▁for ▁am usement ▁also ▁continued . ▁Such ▁groups ▁as ▁the ▁Young ▁Generation ▁in ▁Mac ab eb e , ▁the ▁K und iman ▁in ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁the ▁Cir culo ▁Fern and ino