We commend and thank her for her very generous and valuable contribu¬ tion in both these organizations. The Hon . Marion Reid , a member of our Council, is now serving in the office of Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island . Mrs. . Reid also represented First Queen's for ten years as an M.L.A . and in this capacity, also served as the Island's first female Speaker of the House. Mrs. Marion Murphy , an outstanding C.W.L . member and tireless parish and community worker, now represents First Queen's in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island . Last but not least, one of our charter members in the person of Mrs. Mary Murphy , recently brought honour to our Council and parish by being elected C.W.L. Woman of the Year, in honour of the 70th Anniversary of the P.E.I. Council of the C.W.L. As C.W.L . members, we try to always be ready and willing to reach out to those in need, whether that need be of a spiritual or material nature. Therefore, let us give thanks for all our past and present dedicated members and resolve to continue to work together "For and Canada ". THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY The Holy Name Society, as far as can be ascertained, was active in the parish possibly from the 1930's to the early 1950's. The main purpose of this society, as the name implies, was to pro¬ mote among men respect and reverence for the Holy Name of Jesus. The first Sunday of each month was designated as Holy Name Sunday, at which time, after having been to the sacrament of penance, the men attended Mass and received Holy Communion in a body. It was noted that the men always went up to the altar rail to receive before the women did. Unlike today, in those days, very few parishioners received Holy Communion regularly at Sunday Mass; very often there would be only three or four. From available information, it is not clear as to whether the men of the Holy Name Society had any other special roles in the life of the parish. Quite possibly, they helped out when needed for special events like the Corpus Christi Processions and other special parish celebrations and activities. In Father MacAulay's time, men were sometimes called upon to accompany him to the more affluent homes to gather food for distribution to needy parishioners. As time went on, changes and renewal began to take place in the Catholic Church and more frequent reception of Holy Communion was 65