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THE GAZETTE
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June, 1923.
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING.
The Half-yearly General Meeting of the
Society was held on Wednesday, the 16th
May, in the Molesworth Hall, Dublin, Mr.
Joseph E. MacDermott, President, occupied
the chair.
The following members were present :—
A. W. Stirling (Vice-President), P. M. Scales
(Vice-President),
P.
J. Brady, W. G.
Bradley, E. H. Burne, J. W" Dyas, F.
Fottrell, W. H. Fry, C. G. Gamble, M. L.
Hearn, W. Henry, R. N. Keller, J. Moore,
A. H. S. Orpen, A. D. Orr, T. G. Ouirke,
J. W. Richards, W. V. Seddall, B. Thompson,
R. G. Warren, R. Blair White, C. P. Wilson,
Sir George Roche, H. J. McCormick, W. J.
Ryan, D.
B. Dunne, Michael
Buggy
(Kilkenny), Edward Condell, R. A. O'Brieri,
E. R. Bate, James Brady, W. L. Barlee,
R. D. Orr, V. E. Kirwan. E. R. McC. Dix,
C. St. G. Orpen, J. C. Erskine, James Henry,
E. J. Mallins, J. P. Collins, John Moran.
The Secretary (Mr. W. G. Wakely) read
the notice convening the meeting, and also
the Minutes of
the Half-yearly General
Meeting held in November last, which latter
were confirmed and signed.
The President nominated the following
members to act as Scrutineers of the ballot
for Council to be held in November next :—
Mr. E. F. Collins, Mr. Michael Dawson,
Mr. Raymond French, Mr. F. G. Sharpe, and
Mr. N. Taylor.
Mr. Stirling, V.P., moved, Mr. Scales,
V.P., seconded, and it was resolved, that
Mr. W. W. Carruthers, Mr. D. B. Dunne and
Mr. T. A. Ireland be appointed Auditors of
the Society's account for the year ending
30th April, 1923.
THE PRESIDENT addressing the meet
ing, said :—Since our last half-yearly meeting
we have to record with deep regret the deaths
of no less than nineteen members of our
Society ;
they are as follows :—Mr. Florence
A. Greene, Mr. James S. Bernard, and Mr.
John Craig Davidson, all of Dublin, com
paratively young members of the profession ;
Mr. Robert S. Baylor, of Cork ;
Mr. Ralph
Nash, of Limerick ;
Mr. Conyers Baker, who
died in London ; Mr. Richard J. O'Donnell,
of Carrick-on-Suir ; Mr. Norman C. Caruth,
of Ballymena ; Mr. Richard W. Doherty, of
Bandon ;
Mr.
Charles H. Monsarrat,
formerly of Dublin ; Mr. Martin H. Turnbull,
of Belfast, who was a past President of the
Northern Law Society and a member of the
Council of the Incorporated Law Society oi
Northern Ireland, and for many years past
an extra-ordinary member of the Council of
this Society ;
Mr. Michael O'Shea,
of
Kilrush ; Mr. George R. Scott, of Dublin;
Mr. Charles B. Tracy, of Newbridge ;
Mr.
Thomas C. Franks, of Dublin, one of the
oldest members of our profession, member of
our Council
for
thirty-two
years,
and
President of the Society in 1891-2; Mr.
James Valentine Dunn, of Dublin ;
Mr.
Christopher J. Healy, of Fermoy ; Mr. Louis
C. P. Smith, of Cavan, who was formerly
Crown Solicitor for that County, and was a
member of your Council for many years ;
he was a man of many activities outside his
profession, and took a large and practical