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notepaper headings which would be open to
objection, and the rule applies to others of
an analogous kind.
(3) It is not in accordance with professional
etiquette to use such descriptions as “ Agents
for the X Insurance Company,” “ Insurance
Agent,” “ House Agent,” “ Estate Agent,”
“ Referee under the Unemployment Insurance
Acts,” or a statement that the solicitor under
takes a particular class of business.
Such
statements on a solicitor’s notepaper can
reasonably be regarded as advertising.
(4) There is no objection to the words “ Notary
Public,” or “ Commissioner for Oaths ”
(including such an office for a foreign country)
on general office notepaper, but a solicitor
whose commission has expired without
renewal should not use such a description.
A solicitor’s degree or degrees of a recognised
University may also be printed after his name.
The use of the words “ Land Agent ” (but
not “ House Agent ” or “ Estate Agent ” )
is permissible. A solicitor who is on the
Register of Parliamentary Agents may use
the words “ Parliamentary Agent ” on his
general notepaper.
BAR ASSOCIATIONS
F
ollowing
the appeal sent out by the President
for the formation of Bar Associations in May last,
meetings o f local solicitors were held in County
Offaly and County Roscommon. It is understood
that a meeting will be held in County Longford to
promote an Association. An Association has now
been formed in County Roscommon, and the
following are the Officers and Committee :
President: Mr. P. J. Neilan, Senior.
Chairman : Mr. Francis X . Burke.
Vice-Chairman: Mr. James T. Claffey.
Treasurer : Mr. Oliver Macklin.
Hon. Secretary : Mr. John Kelly.
The other members o f the Committee are :
Messrs. Sean Flanagan, William Tormey, P. J.
Flynn, and C. E. Callan.
SOLICITORS’ GOLFING SOCIETY
T
he
Autumn Meeting of the Golfing Society at
Portmarnock Golf Club on Thursday, the 4th
October, was favoured by excellent weather
conditions.
It was disappointing, in the circumstances, to
find only thirty-three solicitors attending to play
for the numerous prizes, which included the Incor
porated Law Society’s magnificent Challenge Cup, as
well as a very nice decanter and glasses and a fitted
leather toilet set.
The attendance at the Annual General Meeting,
and at the Dinner which followed, was even more
disappointing, for there were no more than thirty
solicitors present at this function to support the
Captain—Mr. Kevin Burke. The Dinner proved,
nevertheless, a most enjoyable function, and the
presentation of the prizes was followed by a musical
evening.
The winners of the prizes were as follows :
Law Society’s Cup and President’s Prize,
J. Bolton (8), 73. Ryan Cup and Golfing Society’ s
Prize, K . Burke (14), 74. Best Gross, D. Lynch
(4), 78. Best Net First Nine, J. McCarroll, 33.
Second Nine, J. Gilmartin, 35.
At the Annual General Meeting concern was
expressed by those present at the failure o f the
general body of solicitors to support the Society s
fixtures, and it was decided that a special appeal
should be made through this
Gazette
to all solicitors,
who are in any way interested in golf, to come along
to the Society’s meetings, notice of which will, in
future, appear in the issue of the
Gazette
immediately
preceding the relevant date. Meanwhile, it would
be a help if the Secretary of the Society (Basil
Doyle) could be supplied with the names o f any
solicitors who would like to have direct notice of
the various competitions.
The officers for the year 1952 were elected as
follows :—
Captain, Mr. R. E. Felton.
Hon. Secretary, Mr. Basil Doyle.
Treasurer, Mr. J. Barrett.
Committee, Messrs. Kevin Burke, Jos. Tyrrell,
G. J. O’Donnell (Ennis), D. P. Shaw, W. A. Menton.
DOCUMENTS OF HISTORICAL
VALUE
D
uring
the War, when the campaign for salvage
o f waste paper was in full swing, an appeal was
made by advertisement and radio, and in some
cases by letter, to solicitors who contemplated
disposing of old deeds, rentals, letters and other
family papers for pulping, to communicate with
the National Library before so doing. As a result
of this appeal a number of valuable collections,
particularly rentals, were saved from destruction.
Recently attention has been drawn to some
isolated cases of such papers, etc., being jettisoned
as waste without first ascertaining whether they
might be of value to historical or genealogical
research workers.
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