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1934 THE GREATONIAN Under the auspices of the sodality, a highly successful mite box drive was carried out during the Lenten Season in aid of Father Thomas Gallagher, a Jesuit Missionary in the Philippine Islands and an alumnus of the College. During the month of May devotions in honor of our Blessed Mother were held every day in the quadrangle. At these devotions different members of the sodality delivered short sermons, explaining some particular glory of Mary. ln the middle of May diplomas were awarded to the Senior Sodalists for faithful attendance during their four years of college life. The outstanding achievement of the Sodality during the past year was the founding and organizing of the Harvester Club. Too much credit for the founding of this organization cannot be given Father Fay, ln his zeal to carry out the wish of our Holy Father for Catholic Action, Father Fay conceived the idea of forming a club to teach religion to those who have had little or no opportunity for religious training. He applied to the Missionary Society of Philadelphia and offered the services of his club in the field of religious teaching. His offer was readily accepted and his newly organized club received the assignment of instructions at the Madonna and L'Assunta Houses to the boys who attend non-Catholic schools in the South Philadelphia district. From the outset Father Fay's plan met with success. Sodalists readily joined his organization and within a fortnight the members numbered more than thirty. From these, ten members were selected to teach at the Madonna House and fifteen more were assigned to L'Assunta House, while the remainder were listed as reserves to fill any emergency that would prevent a regular teacher from conducting his class, These classes were held every Sunday from lO A. M. to ll 1l5 A, M. After much deliberation it was finally agreed to name the newly organized society the Harvester Club. This name is particularly significant, for the instruc- tion of these young boys in the knowledge of their Maker is a gathering of God's Harvest. While the Harvester Club has been very successful during the past year, it is hoped particularly by the senior members of the club that the work will be carried on in the future years with the same zeal and fervor as it was during the past year, the year of its organization, and attain to a still greater success. lntroibo ad altare Dei One hundred thirteen
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THE GREATONIAN 1934 . ,. .,,,,,... c . .. . D. Jones, J. C. Bennington, W, Kane, J. A. Belmont, N. Frignito The Sodality THE Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the great spiritual organization and the keynote of all other societies in any Jesuit College, and rightly so, for it was in a Jesuit College in Rome that this universal society, organized to spread devotion to our Lady, first came into being. The devotion of any group to the Mother of God is edifying, the devotion rendered by Catholic college men to Mary, the Queen Immaculate, is inspiring. Such an inspiration has been given the College ever since the first days of the school's existence when the pioneer students first banded together to render homage to Mary. ln l933-34, under the guidance of Father Thomas A. Fay, S. J., appointed Student Counsellor at the beginning of the school term, the Sodality at St. Joseph's attained new heights of spiritual vigor. Early in October, Father Fay called a meeting of the sodalists to elect officers for the coming year. The election resulted in William J. Kane, Jr., '34, being chosen Prefect and J. Clement Bennington, '35, First Assistant. David N. Jones, a member of the Freshman Sodality in the previous year, was appointed Second Assistant by Father Fay. This year the make-up of the sodality is somewhat different from previous years. l-leretofore, the Senior Sodality, comprising the Senior, Junior and Sophomore Classes, operated as a unit distinct from the Freshman Sodality. l-lowever, due to a conflict in class schedules, it was necessary to combine the two organizations. Meetings were held every Friday morning at 9 o'clocl4 in College l-lall, during which the members heard Mass and recited the office of the Blessed Virgin. Following Mass, a short talk on some appropriate subject was usually given by some member of the faculty or by a selected sodalist. One hundred twelve
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