The Gazette 1952-1955

CENTENARY OF SOCIETY’S

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celebrations on the occasion o f the Centenary

o f the Charter o f Incorporation o f the Society were

held on 27th and 28th May, 1952. On the evening

o f Tuesday, May 27th, the President o f the Society

and Mrs. Cox received a distinguished gathering

o f about 1,100 members and guests o f the Society

at a reception in the Round Hall o f the Four Courts

and in the Society’s Library. The Round Hall,

passageways and the vestibule of the Bar Library

were kindly placed at the disposal o f the Society

by the Commissioners o f Public Works. The Round

Hall and the Society’s Library were decorated with

flowers and a programme o f music was given

throughout the evening by Mr. Jack Cheatle’s

orchestra.

Among the guests who accepted invitations to

the reception were An Taoiseach, Mr. Eamonn de

Valera; the Most Rev. Dr. McQuaid, D.D.,

Archbishop o f Dublin and Primate o f Ireland;

the Most Rev. Dr. Dunne, Bishop o f N ara; the

Right Rev. Mgr. Benelli, Secretary o f the Apostolic

Nunciature; the Very Rev. W. C. de Pauley, Dean

ot St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Dr. James Ryan, Minister

for Social Welfare; Mr. Sean Moylan, Minister for

Education ; Professor Liam O Buachalla, Chairman,

Seanad Eireann; the Right Hon. Andrew Clarkin’

Lord Mayor ot Dublin; Mr. J . A. Costello, S.C.’

Mr. Sean McBride, S .C .; Mr. James Dillon, T .D .;

Dr. Michael Tierney, President, University College’

Dublin; Dr. A . J . McConnell, Provost, Trinity

College, Dublin; the Right Rev. Mgr. Kissane,

President o f Maynooth College; Dr. J. J. McElli-

gott, Secretary, Department of Finance; Mr. T. J.

•Coyne, Secretary, Department o f Justice; Mr

Philip O’Donoghue, S .C .; Mr. H. J. Catchpole’

President, Incorporated Law Society of Northern

Ireland ; Messrs. G. E. Warren and F. H. Mullan,

Vice-Presidents, Incorporated Law Society o f Nor-

tnern Ireland; Mr. R. B. Mayne, Secretary, Incor

porated Law Society o f Northern Ireland ; Mr. G.

A. Collins, President, Law Society, London;

Mr. T. G. Lund, Secretary,

I.aw

Society, London ;

Mr. J S. Muirhead, President, Law Society of

Scotland; Mr. R.

B. Laurie, Secretary, Law

Society o f Scotland; the Hon. Conor A. Maguire,

•Chief Justice; the Hon. Mr. Justice Davitt, the

Hon. Mr. Justice Murnaghan, the Hon. Mr. Justice

Lavery, the Hon. Mr. Justice Martin Maguire,

the Hon Mr. Justice Haugh, the Hon. Mr. Justice

Kingsmill Moore, the Hon. Mr. Justice Dixon, the

Hon. Mr. Justice Budd, the Hon. Mr. Justice

. yine> the Hon. Mr. Justice Shannon, the

Attorney-General, Mr. Carroll O’Daly, S.C.

The reception was also largely attended by the

Circuit Judges, District Justices, the heads o f other

professions, County Registrars, permanent heads of

the Civil Service and members o f the Diplomatic

Corps. In addition to the President and Council

o f the Society the reception was attended by about

350 members and their wives and lady guests. We

were also privileged to have with us the wives of

the Society’s guests.

After the reception many o f the members and

guests of the Society attended a dance held in the

Gresham Hotel by the Auditor and Committee of

the Solicitors’ Apprentices’ Debating Society, in

honour o f the occasion.

On the morning o f Wednesday, May 28th, Mass

o f the Holy Ghost was solemnised in the Pro-

Cathedral, Marlboro’ Street, in the presence o f the

Most Rev. John McQuaid, D.D., Archbishop of

Dublin and Primate o f Ireland. The celebrant of

the Mass was the Rev. F. J. Kenny, C.C., Pro-

Cathedral. The clergy present w ere: Right Rev.

Mgr. Kissane, President, Maynooth College; Very

Rev. R. McNevin, D.D., Administrator, Pro-

Cathedral; Rev. M. P. O’Connell, D.D., Arch

bishop’s House; Very Rev. Father Cormac, O.F.M.

Guardian, Merchants’ Quay. The Taoiseach, Mr.

Eamonn de Valera and the Lord Mayor o f Dublin,

Senator Andrew S. Clarkin, occupied special prie-

dieus, and the attendance included the Minister for

Agriculture, Mr. Walsh ; the Ceann Comhairle, and

the Chairman o f Seanad Eireann ; members o f the

Judiciary, representatives o f the Universities and

o f the Bar, and members o f the Society.

A Church ot Ireland Service was held on Wed

nesday, May 28th, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Lessons

were read by Rev. R. G. Livingstone, Methodist

Centenary Church and the Rev. T. A. B. Smyth,

B.A., Christ Church, Rathgar. The sermon was

preached by Very Rev. Dr. R. Wyse Jackson, Dean

o f Cashel. The attendance included the Hon. Mr.

Justice Kingsmill Moore, the Hon. Mr. Justice

Budd; the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs,

Mr. Erskine Childers ; and the following representa

tives o f other Law Societies—Mr. H. J . Catchpole

President, Mr. G. E. Warren and Mr. F. H.’

Mullan, Vice-Presidents, and Mr. R. B. Mayne,

Secretary, Incorporated Law Society o f Northern

Ireland ; Mr. Geoffrey Collins, President, and Mr.

T. G. Lund, Secretary, Law Society, London;

Mr. J. S. Muirhead, President, and Mr. R. B*

Laurie, Secretary, Law Society o f Scotland ■ ' the*

Provost, Trinity College, Dublin; Mr. Wm. Carson

S,C. Chairman General Council o f the Bar ot

Ireland and members o f the Society.

A Special General Meeting o f the Society was

held in the Library, Solicitors’ Buildings, Four