Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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they have rendered when Manhattan beckonedf' Following the dinner, Bene- diction of the Most Blessed Sacrament was given in the College Chapel by Rev. Francis Milroy, M.M., now an alumnus of the college. Qther significant occasions in the course of the past year, besides the regu- lar meetings of the group, were the An- nual Mass and Communion Breakfast held in the College on Sunday, March 18, the spring Bridge party, held on May 4 at the Hotel McAlpin and the Wiliter Bridge party, held in the Cardinal Hayes Library on December 29. In its brief existence the Ladies Aux- iliary has contributed more than forty thousand dollars towards the building of the Cardinal Hayes Library, which in it- self is a tremendous and admirable under- taking. To repay in some way the Ladies Auxiliary would be little as compared to the great good done by this association of mothers and wives Manhattan men can only thank the Ladies Auxiliary from the bottom of their hearts for the ac- complishments of the organization to- wards the betterment of our Alma Mater. Q W . 55- 1 ' -1. . 2-:C--.Jim-il -f , .5 wig ,P ,,-jff--. 'I-fgihflw .- v ' ' . 491. may -1' f 'v' 'L 4 E -T31 -A .!.f.'7 li' -.M - ,-vl,. .f 4 , I Z ,,.:.y:1:, ' e-ja, . li r-.V L f .. -'-:'1.v.a.- .we , -,tgp - ii: j 3,54 4' ' 'rf ...uliiir-V -'sw ' 1 - fix- -ig , if Ii i-. 1-T5 2. J ' ssl i!!?,'w-:Vigil 'H ---- ,f ' ' gy- -' .fra : .f J M . -- - .,.... ,.,, , 2 FRIENDS OE THE CARDINAL HAYES LIBRARY OUNDED by Miss Ann C. Fox, in l938, the organization known as the Friends of the Cardinal Hayes Library has known eight years of com- mendable service. When the new building was opened in that year, the library col- lection numbered some thirty-live thou- sand volumes. With time, regular appro- priations and the increases that have come from the Friends of the Library, Manhattan College boasts of a collection today in excess of ninety thousands of volumes. Witliotit too formal an organi- zation, the group has been responsible, through advice where it was Welcome, in directing large collections to the shelves of the Library. The Ellis Collection, the Barrett Collection, the financial collection from the office of the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, are but a few of the thousands of books added through the good offices of the Friends of the Library. In 1945, through the efforts of Brother Albert Paul, Curator of Rare Books, a collection of the works of St. Thomas More was started. Helped by a most generous donation from the Catholic Lawyers Guild of New York, who pre- sented their gift at the meeting of the Friends in May, 1945, an excellent start for this commendable collection has been made. Each year at Commencement the list of significant donations made through the year is read as part of the program. Societies in the school have been constant and generous. Names of singular friends appear each year in the list of those who remembered the College and the Library in the past year. Members of the alumni and of the student body are constant each year in their membership and in their interest.

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nounced all other activities to concentrate her time and energy on the Ladies Aux- iliary of the College. At the first meeting of the Auxiliary, the first proposition of the members was the linancial assistance of the college and the exertion of their influence in that di- rection. The immediate objective was the securing of funds for the building of the proposed Cardinal Hayes Library. In attempting to aid in this undertaking the Auxiliary initiated a subscription contest and bridge still annually held in the spring and winter seasons. At the beginning of each college year, invitations are extended to mothers of the incoming freshmen. New members of the Auxiliary are formally introduced to the President of the College and in- ducted into the Society at a Tea and Social held on the campus in the first week in October. At the conclusion of the school year a report of the activities of the Ladies Auxiliary for the year com- pleted is presented to the members at a formal meeting held at the college. Regularly, on the fourth Tuesday of each month, the Auxiliary meets in the auditorium of De La Salle Institute, on VVest 74th Street. It is at these meetings that plans are formulated for the activi- ties of the ensuing academic year. Fol- lowing the business meeting an entertain- ment program concludes the meeting. In 1946, under the continued sponsor- ship of Brother C. Edward, Moderator, the following executive officers were elected: Mrs. Fred J. Leuper, President, Mrs. John I. Costa, Vice President, Mrs. Charles Cunningham, Recording Sec- retary: Mrs. Edward A. Devlin, Corres- ponding Secretary and Mrs. Frank E. Norton, Treasurer. The past year was one of the most ac- 2 tive of the Auxiliaryls existence. Signifi- cant ceremonies marked the completion of a decade of interest in and service to Manhattan when on Saturday, Novem- ber 24, the solemn ceremonies of the Church commemorated the completion of ten years of the organization. Under the sponsorship of Brother C. Edward, Vice President of the College and Moderator of the Society and the leadership of Mrs. Fred J. Leuper, President, Solemn I-Iigh Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated in the Chapel of St. ,Iohn Baptist de La Salle, with three members of the alumni society officiating and a fourth acting as Master of Ceremonies. The testimonial dinner held at 12:30 in the college cafe- teria brought Brother E. Victor, Visitor of the New York Province and many other members of the order prominent in the college and closely in touch with its activities. A most signilicant tribute of praise and thanksgiving for the con- tinued good work of the Auxiliary was expressed. In the words of the Quad- rangle : 'fThis celebration of the founda- tion of the Ladies Auxiliary only gives to the mothers what is their just due for their wonderful work and the cooperation MJ

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