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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[DECEMBER, 1933
two meetings of the Irish Solicitors' Golfing
Society, which were held in the months of
June and October last. May I commend this
Society to all our members, as it plays a
great part in the social side of our profession.
These meetings bring together members of
our profession, both old and young, and by
doing so enable us to make valuable friend–
ships with men who perhaps are only known
to us by name.
Now, gentlemen, I feel I owe you an
apology for detaining you so long, and I will,
therefore, conclude my address, but before
doing so may I be permitted to add a few
personal remarks.
I have had during my year of office two
most efficient and capable Vice-Presidents
Mr. Travers Wolfe and Mr. Peter O'Connor
who have rendered me the greatest possible
assistance. No President could hope to do
the work of the Society single-handed, and I
desire to thank them both for taking a share
of the work off my shoulders. I also desire to
express my grateful thanks to the members
of the Council who have made my year of
office a pleasant one, and their kindness and
consideration to me I shall not easily forget.
I feel I am under a deep debt of gratitude to
all of them for the support and advice which
they have so willingly given to me at all
times.
I beg to move the adoption of the Report.
MR. PETER O'CONNOR (Vice-President)
seconded the adoption of the Report.
MR, T. DESMOND McLOUGHLIX drew
attention to the system of Solicitors agreeing
to the cutting of their costs, which he con–
sidered should not be allowed. He also
expressed the opinion that the Society's
Examiners were unsuitable for the work
entrusted to them.
MR. T. H. R. CRAIG expressed his dis–
agreement with the remarks of the previous
speaker
in
reference
to
the
Society's
Examiners. He urged that steps should be
taken without further delay to remedy the
matter of
the arrears of
cases awaiting
hearing in the Dublin Circuit Court.
THE PRESIDENT, in reply, said that the
Society's Examiners had the complete con–
fidence of the Council and of the Court of
Examiners. It was not, he said, left to the
Examiners to say who was to be declared as
having passed the examinations, that was
done by the Court of Examiners, who, after
consultation with the Examiners, reported to
the Council. One of the Examiners was a
well-known Solicitor who now occupied a
position in the Civil Service, and the other
Examiner was a practising Solicitor, and the
Council had no intention of making any
change.
THE PRESIDENT put the resolution
adopting the report, and
it was passed
unanimously.
Mr. Peter O'Connor, Vice-President, having
taken the Chair, on the motion of Mr. J. E.
MacDermott a vote of thanks was passed to
the President with acclamation.
THE PRESIDENT returned thanks.
THE PRESIDENT
The Council elected, on 7th December,
Mr. James Joseph Lynch, of Kells, County
Meath, to be President of the Society for the
ensuing twelve months.
The newly-elected President, who served
his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Edward
D'Alton, of Dublin, was admitted in 1900;
he became a member of the Council in 1924,
and was a Vice-President of the Society in
1925-26.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
The Council have elected Mr. George A.
Overend, of Dublin, and Mr. Philip O'Sullivan,
of Limerick, to be Vice-Presidents of the
Society for the ensuing twelve months.
MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL
INFORMATION.
The business of the late Mr. John Russell
Stritch, of 4 Eustace Street, Dublin, is now
being carried on by Messrs. Lancelot U.
Smith and Cecil G. Vanston, who have
entered into partnership, and practise at
39 Westmoreland Street, Dublin, under the
title of Stritch, Smith and Vanston.
OBITUARY.
MR. WILLIAM J. MAGNIER (Jun.), Solicitor,
died on the 16th November, 1933, at his
residence, Mill View, Ferrnoy.
Mr. Magnier served his apprenticeship with
his father, Mr. William J. Magnier, Fermoy,
was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1919, and
practised at Fermoy.
MR. HORACE TURPIN, Solicitor, died on
the 23rd November, 1933, at his residence,
Greystones, Maryborough.
Mr. Turpin was admitted
in Trinity
Sittings, 1881, and practised (in partnership