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LIST OF NEW MEMBERS FROM
ist August, 1958 to $\st July, 1959.
JOHN BAILY, 35 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin.
SUSANNA BOWLER, 2 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin.
MICHAEL J. BOWMAN, Kanturk, Co. Cork.
EILEEN BOURKE, 22 Nassau Street, Dublin.
RICHARD J. BRANIGAN, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
BRIAN J. CLAFFEY, Longford.
NORBERT P. COLBERT, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.
PATRICK M. COONEY, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.
TIMOTHY H. CROWLEY, 42/3 St. Stephen's Green,
Dublin.
MICHAEL P. DONNELLY, Tullow, Co. Carlow.
FRANCIS X. DOWNES, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin.
CHARLES F. C. DOWNING, Killarney, Co. Kerry.
PATRICK PAGAN, 20 Wicklow Street, Dublin.
JOHN C. FARRELL, 13/16 Fleet Street, Dublin.
EITHNE FLANAGAN, Sligo.
MARGARET M. FOLEY, 62 South Mall, Cork.
PATRICK J. GARDINER, 29 Clare Street, Dublin.
NIALL GIBBONS, 8 Trinity Street, Dublin.
JILL GREENSMITH, 13 Hume Street, Dublin.
GILLIAN M. HUSSEY, u Wellington Quay, Dublin.
VALENTINE J. D. KIRWAN, 3/5 Suffolk Street,
Dublin.
HENRY LAFFERTY, 25 Eden Quay, Dublin.
JOHN K. TEMPLE LANG, 46 Kildare Street, Dublin.
DESMOND MCALLISTER, Land Registry, Four Courts,
Dublin.
LIAM MACHALE, Ballina, Co. Mayo.
\ PATRICK M. MACNAMEE, 51 Dawson Street, Dublin.
MARTIN E. MARREN, 6 Marlborough Street, Dublin.
JAMES K. MARTIN, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
TIMOTHY MURPHY, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
JOHN D. NUGENT, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin.
MICHAEL A. NOONAN, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick.
PATRICK J. O'BRIEN, Monaghan.
MICHAEL B. O'CLEIRIGH, 11/12 St. Andrew Street,
Dublin.
WILLIAM A. P. O'CoNNOR, Killarney, Co. Kerry.
JOHN M. O'DONNELL, Kilkenny.
ALBERT C. O'DwYER, Cahir, Co. Tipperary.
FRANKLIN J. O'SULLIVAN, 8 Clare Street, Dublin.
JAMES ROWLETTE, Sligo.
JOHN E. RUSSELL, 35 Grand Parade, Cork.
RICHARD RYAN, 31 Dame Street, Dublin.
JOSEPH D. SIMON, Galway.
ANDREW F. SMYTH, 43 Mary Street, Dublin.
JAMES N. TANHAM, 2 Inns Quay, Dublin.
DESMOND P. WINDLE, Galway.
WILLIAM A. YOUNG, 8 South Great George's Street,
Dublin.
SOLICITORS' GOLFING SOCIETY
SUMMER MEETING AT COUNTY LOUTH
CLUB, BALTRAY
On 27th June, 1959
CAPTAIN'S (L. K. BRANIGAN) PRIZE DAY
LIST OF PRIZE-WINNERS
1. Golfing Society's Challenge Cup and Captain's
Pri2e :—
Winner : T. F. McKeever (12) 3 Up (2nd Nine).
Runner-up Prize : G. M. Doyle (i 7) 3 Up.
2. Veterans Challenge Cup and Prize :—
Winner: A. J. Malone (13) 3 Up.
Runner-up Prize : Basil Doyle (9) 2 Up.
3. St. Patrick's Plate and Prize :—
Winner : William Menton (12) 2 Up (on 2nd
Nine).
Runner-up Prize : William A. Tormey (9) 2 Up.
4. Best Score—ist Nine Holes :—
Winner : Eamon English (12) 2 Up on last 6.
5. Best Score—2nd Nine Holes :—
Winner : John Farrell (9) 3 Up.
6.. Best Score by Competitor Resident more than
30 miles from Baltray :—
Winner : R. B. McConnell (14) 2 Up.
7. Best Score of Three Cards drawn by Lot:—
Winner: A. O'Donnell.
Other Prizes : R. W. White and P. L. Tracey.
DECISIONS OF PROFESSIONAL
INTEREST
Society incorporated by royal charter. Construction of
'bye-laws.
A Society incorporated by royal charter had
power by a supplemental charter to amend the
charters (subject to the approval of Her Majesty in
Council) by a special resolution passed by a three-
fourths majority of the fellows present at a meeting
and entitled to vote at the meeting. Under the bye-
laws, a new bye-law could be made " if the majority
of fellows entitled to vote" should vote in its
favour. Did this mean a majority of all the fellows,
or a majority of the fellows present at the meeting ?
The Court of Appeal (Lord Evershed, M.R.,
Romer and Pearce, .), reversing the decision
of Vaisey, J., held that the words meant a majority
of fellows present at the meeting and entitled to
vote thereat. This was a possible construction of the