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June, 1918.

Vol. XII, No. 2.]

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Half-Yearly General Meeting. THE Half-yearly General Meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, I5th May, in the Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin. Mr. William V. Seddall, President, occupied the chair. The following members were present: Henry Shannon (Vice-President), Basil Thompson (Vice-President), Sir A. F. Baker, -James Henry, W. J. Shannon, A. E. Bradley, C. St. G. Orpen, H. Synnott, J. W. Richards, P. J. Brady, M.P. ; E. H. Burne, J. H. .Callan, E. N. Edwards, W. H. Fry, C. G. Gamble, M. L. Hearn, M.P. ; J. E. MacDermott, J. B. McCutcheon (Belfast), James Moore, T. G. Quirke, Patrick Rooney, Peter Seales, W. T. Sheridan, J. H.-Walsh, R. G. Warren, R. B. White, H. D. Draper, John O'Sullivan, E. S. Lowe, W. J. Brett, H. C. Neilson, W. J. Ryan, J. T. Hamerton, Wm. Hunter, G. H. Lyster, F. V. Gordon, C. Friery, E. J. Kenny, M. J. O'Neill, H. G. Morris, S. G. Rutherford, B. M. O'Grady, S. M. Bell, Chas. Corcoran, D. Ampleford, James Brady, R. A. Howe, E. Condell, N. L. Moran, G. A. Byrne, H. M. P. Hare, E. J. O'Farrell, C. J. Law, R. C. Joy, A. D. Orr, R. W. MacNeice, John Foley (Bagenalstown), C. W. Russell, D. O'Grady, H. D. Vaughan, J. G. Lidwell, J. W. Davis, Henry Rooke, H. R. Maunsell, T. L. Rooke, M. Dawson, T. C. Perrott, W. T. Phibbs, F. C. D. Joynt, C. L. Smith, T. A. Ireland, J. R. Peart, R. N. Keller, G. A. Howe, Fras. Kennedy (Wicklow),W. H. Geoghegan, B. R. W. Doran,

F. D. Darley, G. H. Parkes, H. P. Mayne, R. Powell, L. F. Kenny, C. J. Rutherfoord, F. E. Bermingham, M. A. Smyth, Q. W. Kennedy, J. Pride, G. M. Collins, E. J. French. The Secretary (Mr. W. G. Wakely) read the notice convening the meeting, and also the minutes of the Half-yearly General Meeting held in November last, which latter were confirmed and signed. The President nominated the following members to act as Scrutineers of the ballot for election of Council, to be held next November: Mr. E. F. Collins, Mr. M. Dawson, Mr. J. W. Dyas, Mr. W. Geoghegan, and Mr. H. P. Mayne. Mr. H. Shannon, V.P., moved, and Mr. Basil Thompson, V.P., seconded, and it was resolved that the following be appointed Auditors of the Accounts of the Society for the year ending 3oth April, 1918 : Mr. W. W. Carruthers, Mr. David B. Dunne, and Mr. T. A. Ireland. President's Address. THE PRESIDENT addressing the meet– ing, said : Gentlemen, six months have elapsed since our last meeting, and still the war, which has drenched Europe in blood and has impoverished the nations of the world, instigated by the Prussian greed for territory and aggrandisement, rages. At this moment the British and their gallant Allies are engaged- in a desperate struggle in the