The Gazette 1919-20

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December, 1919.

Vol. XIII., No 6.]

The Secretary read the report of the Scru tineers of the ballot for election of Council for year ending 26th November, 1920, which stated that the following had been returned unopposed as Provincial Delegates : Thomas M. Greer (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 had been elected as the 31 Ordinary Members of the Council:—P. J. Brady, 308; W. S. Hayes, 292 ; W. J. Shannon, 283; T. G. Ouirke, 276 ; J. W. Richards, 273 ; R. G. Warren, 270; W. V. Seddall, 269; A. E. Bradley, 260 ; C. St. G. Orpen, 258 ; E. H. Burne, 252; J. E. MacDermott, 247; A. H. S. Orpen, 244 ; C. G. Gamble, 242 ; J. Moore, 241 ; J. Henry, 238 ; R. B. White, 230 ; J. H. Walsh, 227 ; B. Thompson, 224 ; W. H. Fry, 213 ; W. T. Sheridan, 213; T. F. Monks, 213 ; E. N. Edwards, 212 ; A. D. Orr, 209; P. Seales, 206; A. W. Stirling, 199 ; M. L. Hearne, 194; J. H. Callan, 189; J. W. Dyas, 188; R. Nesbitt Keller, 168; P. Rooney, 154 ; Sir John R. O'Connell, 153; and the following to form a supplemental list to fill vacancies :—P. J. Meehan, 123 ; H. Horan, 120 ; and J. W. Davis, 98. THE PRESIDENT, in moving the adop tion of the Annual Report of the Council, referred to the lamented deaths of Mr. W. B. Ronan and Mr. Barry C. Galvin. Mr. Ronan had been, and Mr. Galvin at the time of his death was, a representative of the Southern Law Association on the Council. They both took an active part in the working of the Society in the South of Ireland, and they could ill afford the loss of such members.

Half-yearly General Meeting. The Half-yearly General Meeting of the Society was held in the Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, on Wednesday, 26th November, The chair was occupied by Mr: Robert G, Warren, President of the Society. The following members were present :—W. T. Sheridan (Vice-President), J. H. Callan (Vice-President), A. E. Bradley, P. J. Brady, E. H. Burne, J. W. Dyas, E. N. Edwards, W. H. Fry, C. G. Gamble, W. S. Hayes, James Henry, R. N. Keller, J. E. MacDermot, T. F. Monks, James Moore, A. H. S. Orpen, C. St. G. Orpen, A. D. Orr, T. G. Quirke, Patrick Rooney; Peter M. Scales W. V. Seddall, A. W. Stirling, J. H Walsh, R. B. White, Sir John O'Connell, H. J. McCormick, H. D. Draper, D. B. Dunne, C. Friery, F. S. D. Colquhoun, H. R. Maunsell, Ivan Howe, W. H. Geoghegan, M.B.E. ; Vincent Kennedy, W. H. Barrett, B. R. W. Doran, E. Condell, F. Kennedy (Wicklow), R. W. MacNeice, R. A. O'Brie'n, J. W. Davis, G. A. Byrne, W. J. Byrne, B. M. O'Grady, C. G. Stapleton, W. H. Lloyd, R. T. F. Greene T. H. R. Craig, F. C. O'ReiUy, L. F. Kenny, C. Corcoran, B. G. Barton, W. X. White, W. J. M. Coulter, A. Woodcock, Francis McBreen, C. J. Law, C. J. Rutherfoord, R. C- Joy, James Brady, T. Cronhelm, John Gillespie (Monaghan), J. R. Cresswell. The Secretary (Mr. W. G. Wakely) read the notice convening the meeting, also the minutes of the Half-yearly General Meeting, held last May, which latter was signed by the President, who also signed the audited accounts.