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Vol. XXI, No. 6]
DECEMBER, 1927.
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HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING.
The Half-yearly General Meeting of the
Members of the Society was held in the Offices
of the Society, 45 Kildare Street, Dublin, on
Monday, the 28th November. The Chair was
occupied by
the President
(Mr. W. T.
Sheridan), and the following Members were
also present:—F. Fottrell (Vice-President),
P. Tallan (Vice-President), W. G. Bradley,
E. H. Burne, P. J. Byrne, T. H. R. Craig,
H. P. Mayne, J. Moore, A. H. S. Orpen,
A. D. Orr, T. G. Quirke, L. J. Ryan, P. Seales,
W. V. Seddall, R. G. Warren, L. J. O'Neill,
E. N. Edwards, 0. P. Beater, V. P. Kennedy,
E. R. McC. Dix, F. E. Bermingham, J.
Hollinger, A. E. R. McCabe, W. S. Barrett,
T. J. Dowdall, E. J. Kenny, Francis Kerr,
N. M. Purcell, F. S. Colquhoun, F. D. Darley,
J. W. Dyas, C. St. G. Orpen, S. M. Bell,
H. R. MaunseU, F. C. E. Bland, E. R. Bate,
W. C. Lloyd, E. J. Mallins, P. Glynn,
I. Howe, W. H. Fry, E. A. Margetson,
H. Malley, E. Condell, P. J. Sheridan,
T. D. McLoughlin, J. G. O'Connor, R. N.
Keller.
The Secretary read the notice convening
the meeting, also the minutes of the previous
General Meeting, which latter were signed by
the Chairman.
The Chairman signed the audited accounts
of the Society.
The Secretary read the report of
the
Scrutineers of the Ballot for Council, which
stated that the following had been returned
unopposed as Provincial Delegates :—Ulster,
William Martin ;
Munster, J. S. Gaffney ;
Leinster, M. Buggy; Connaught, H. J.
Concanon.
For the thirty-one Ordinary Members of
the Council the following have been elected,
and received the number of votes placed after
their respective names :—T. G. Ouirke, 308 ;
P. Tallan, 284; L. J. Ryan, 276; W. T.
Sheridan, 275; P. Seales, 266 : J.J.Duggan,
263 ; W. S. Hayes, 256 ; J. J. Lynch, 255 ; H.
Turpin, 255 ; E. H. Burne, 251 ; P. J. Byrne,
248 : T. W. Delany, 247 ; D. J. Reilly, 244 ;
F. Fottrell, 239; W. G. Bradley, 239;
A. H. S. Orpen, 236 ;
W. V. Seddall, 226 ;
H. K. Toomey, 224 ;
R. G. Warren, 224 ;
M. E. Knight, 221 : J. E. MacDermott, 216 ;
T. H. R. Craig, 213; B. Thompson, 207;
C. Laverty, 206; B. J. O'Flaherty, 204;
H. P. Mayne, 203 ;
E. Fitzgerald, 195 ;
A. D. Orr, 194 :
C. G. Gamble, 194 ;
J. G.
Reid, 194 ;
James Moore, 189 ;
and the
following to form a Supplemental List in case
of vacancies :—W. Dwver,
184 ;
J. E.
Wallace, 180 ;
James Harte, 165.
THE PRESIDENT, in moving the adop
tion of the Annual Report of the Council,
said :—
In moving the adoption of the Annual
Report of the Council it is customary for the
President to make some observations on any
matters affecting the interests of the profes
sion that occurred during the previous twelve
months.
As you see, gentlemen, we are still carrying
on the work of the Society in our temporary
premises. When the new buildings at the
Four Courts will be ready for our occupation
I cannot say, but I trust my immediate
successor in the chair will have the pleasure
of opening them. When they are finished,
you will find that the Government has acted