The Gazette 1918-19

THE GAZETTE OV THE

Jfiuarjjorrateb fafo Santta 0f Vol. XII, No. .6.] December, 1918.

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Half-yearly General Meeting. THE Half-yearly General Meeting of the Society was held in the Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, on Tuesday, November 26th. The chair was occupied by Mr. William V. Seddall, President of the Society. The following members were present :— Sir A. F. Baker, Sir W. Fry, A. E. Bradley, P. J. Brady, E. H. Burne, J. H. Callan, J. W. Dyas, E. N. Edwards, W. H. Fry, C. G. Gamble, W. S. Hayes, James Henry, J. E. MacDermott, C. St. G. Open, A. D. Orr, T. G. Quirke, J. W. Richards, Patrick Rooney, Peter Seales, W. J. Shannon, W. T. Sheridan, A. W. Stirling, Basil Thompson, J. H. Walsh, R. G. Warren, R. B. White, D. B. Dunne, H. D. Draper, W. J. Brett, D. A. Quaid, H. C. Neilson, W. J. M. Coulter, J. V. Fahy, Sir Wm. Fry, F. S. de V. White, Q. W. Kennedy, Samuel Kerr, Edward Condell, C. Corcoran, S. M. Bell, J. W. Davis, J. K. Woods, R. W. MacNeice, H. Malley, Daniel O'Grady, C. J. Law, G. A. G. Byrne, R. N. Keller, B. M. O'Grady, G. H. Parkes, J. R. Peart, F. E. Bermingham, Plunkett Kenney, Sir A. F. Baker, R. C. Joy, C. J. Rutherfoord, L. F. Kenny, Elliott McNeill, B. R. W. Doran, J. G. Lidwell, A. Woodcock, C. H. Hardman, 0. E. Barber, M. Dawson, G. E. White, C. G. Thompson, W. O'Reilly, W. M. Reid. The Secretary (Mr. W. G. Wakely) read the notice convening the meeting, also the minutes of the Half-yearly General Meeting held last May, which latter were signed by the President, who also signed the audited accounts. The Secretary read the report of the Scrutineers of the ballot for election of Council for year ending 26th November, 1919, which stated that the following had been returned

unopposed as Provincial Delegates :—Thomas M. Greer, for Ulster ; Thomas H. Kenny, for Munster ; Michael Buggy, for Leinster ; and Henry J. Concanon, for Connaught; and that the following, having received the number of votes placed after their names, had been elected as the thirty-one Ordinary Members of the Council:—Patrick J. Brady, 273 W. J. Shannon, 256 ; J. W. Richards- 256 W. S. Hayes, 252; W. V. SeddaU, 249 C. St. G. Orpen, 244; A. E. Bradley, 239 J. Henry, 238; J. E. MacDermott, 237 T. G. Quirke, 235; R. G. Warren, 235 James Moore, 227 ; E. H. Burne; 226 A. H. S. Orpen, 225; J. H. Walsh, 220 R. B. White, 217 ; C. Gamble, 208 ; B. Thompson, 202; H. Shannon, 201 ; M. Hearn, 199 ; W. H. Fry, 197 ; E. N; Edwards, 190 ; A. D. Orr, 171 ; P. Seales. 168; W. T. Sheridan, 167; J. H. Callan, 163 ; P. Rooney, 161 ; T. F. Monks, 143 , L. C. P. Smith, 134; J. W. Dyas, 132 ; A. W. Stirling, 130 ; and the following to form a supplemental list to fill vacancies :— R. N. Keller, 126 ; P. J. Meehan, 121, and J. G. Oulton, 86. THE PRESIDENT, moving the adoption of the Report of the Council, referred to the shadow of war which hung over the country at the period of the previous meeting of the Society. Thank God that cloud had rolled away, and they met that day under the bright sunshine of a victorious peace. They had reason to rejoice in the victory of our Empire and our Allies, and it must be no small gratification to them all as Irishmen that one of those who were among the most honoured heroes of the war, the man who commanded the " contemptible," but glorious, British Army, who, with a handful of British and