The Gazette 1924-27

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The Secretary read the Report of the Scrutineers of the Ballot for Council for the year ending 26th November, 1926, which stated that the following had been returned as Provincial Delegates: W. H. Halpin (Ulster), James S. Gaffney (Munster), Michael Buggy (Leinster) and Henry J. Concanon (Connaught) ; and the following having obtained the number of votes placed after their names have been elected as the thirty-one Ordinary Members of the Council: T. G. Quirke, 274; A. H. S. Orpen, 266; J. E. MacDermott, 263 ; W. S. Hayes, 262 ; Peter Seales, 253; E. H. Burne, 252; W. V. Seddall, 244 ; H. Turpin, 240 ; R. G. Warren, 238; W. G. Bradley, 237; C. Gamble, 231 ; James Moore, 229 ; P. Tallan, 220 ; Frank Fottrell, 217 ; L. J. Ryan, 206 ; J. J. Duggan, 206; M. E. Knight, 200; P. J. Byrne, 199; J. J. Lynch, 198; James Poe, 189; F. G. McKeever, 187 ; H. K. Toomey, 187 ; W. T. Sheridan, 185 ; T. W. Delany, 179; D. J. Reilly, 178; P. J. Meehan, 157 ; J. G. Reid, 153 ; C. Laverty, 151 ; J. J. Macken, 151 ; W. Martin, 147; P. V. C. Murtagh, 137 ; and the following for a supplemental list to fill vacancies : W. Dwyer, 137; J. Harte, 122; and J. E. Wallace, 120. THE PRESIDENT, in moving the adoption of the Report of the Council, said : Gentlemen, Since our last Half-yearly General Meeting in May we have to deplore the deaths of some well-known members of

Half-Yearly General Meeting. The Half-yearly General Meeting of the Society was held in the Molesworth Hall, Dublin, on Thursday, the 26th November, 1925, Mr. Arthur H. S. Orpen (President) in the Chair. The following members of the Society were also present: W. G. Bradley (Vice- President), H. Turpin (Vice-President), C. G. Gamble, J. E. MacDermott, James Moore, W. V. Seddall, T. G. Quirke, P. Seales, P. Tallan, E. H. Burne, T. W. Delany, Frank Fottrell, J. J. Lynch, L. J. Ryan, W. T. Sheridan, P. J. Byrne, C. St. G. Orpen, A. D. Orr, J. W. Dyas, P. J. Brady, Basil Thompson, E. N. Edwards, W. H. Fry, H. P. Mavne, R. D. English, James Brady, H. Malley, H. D. Draper, A. E. Walker, A. Woodcock, D. B. Dunne, E. R. McC. Dix, Samuel Kerr, E. R. Bate, 0. P. Beater, S. M. Bell, F. C. E. Bland, R. A. O'Brien, J. W. Davis, C. J. Joyce, Edward Condell, E. J. French, F. E. Fetherstonhaugh, H. R. Maunsell, F. E. Bermingham, F. S. D. Colquhoun, R. W. MacNeice, L. Webb, F. D. Darley, G. A. Byrne, A. T. Ellis, T. H. R. Craig, A. J. Reddy. The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, also the Minutes of the Half- yearly Meeting held on the 18th May last, which latter were signed by the President, who also signed the audited accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1925.