Society of the Holy Name order to establish a local Society of the Holy Name, approval must be granted by the Dominican order, in the form of Letters patent. For much of its existence, the Holy Name Society was a male society. While some parish Holy Name societies are still all-male, the Holy Name Society as a whole now welcomes both Catholic men and women. Membership is open to practicing Catholics over the age of 18. Members of the Society must first pass through a Novitiate, or formation, stage before becoming professed members and undergoing the Induction Ceremony. During this period of membership, new members
The Philatelic Society of India society and in 1997 the Society celebrated its centenary with a display in Bombay titled "Centipex '97" at which a red Scinde Dawk and other rarities of Indian philately were exhibited. India Post also issued two commemorative stamps to mark the centenary. This is a partial list of early members of the society: The society had a strong publishing record with Martin and Smythies' "The Four Annas Lithographed Stamps of India, 1854-55" and L.E. Dawson's "The One Anna & Two Annas Postage Stamps of India, 1854-55" both winning the Crawford Medal from the Royal Philatelic Society London (1932 and 1950