The Gazette 1921-25

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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[DECEMBER, 1921

Half-yearly General Meeting.

following having obtained the number of votes placed after their names have been elected as the 31 Ordinary Members of the ,Council:—P. J. Brady, 238 ; W. S. Hayes 232; C. G. Gamble, 223 ; T. G. Quirke, 218 J. W. Richards, 214 ; E. H. Burne, 213 W. V. Seddall, 212; A. H. S. Orpen, 211 R. G. Warren, 202 ; J. E. MacDermott, 197 Frank Fottrell, 196; J. H. Walsh, 195 R. Blair White, 193; James Moore, 192 Basil Thompson, 190; Reginald Andrews, 190 ; E. N. Edwards, 187 ; W. T. Sheridan, 183; A. D. Orr, 175; Peter Seales, 172; W. Gordon Bradley, 169 ; T. F. Monks, 168 ; W. H. Fry, 167 ; M. L. Hearn, 161 ; A. W. Stirling, 156 ; Sir J. O'Connell, 151 ; J. W. Dyas, 151 ; R. Nesbitt Keller, 149 ; William Henry, 145 ; P. Rooney, 144 ; C. P. Wilson, .138; and the following to form a supple-, mental list to fill vacancies :—L. F. Kenny, 128; Hugh Horan, 115; J. H. Callan, 108. THE PRESIDENT in moving the adoption of the Annual Report of the Council said : I desire to express my regret at the loss which the Council has sustained through the retirement from its ranks of Mr. W. J. Shannon, Mr. James Henry, and Mr. A. E. Bradley, all past Presidents who have each rendered valuable services to the Society. When last I had the privilege of addressing you in general meeting it was at the Society's Half-yearly Meeting last May, and I then ventured to express the hope that within another six months we might see this country of ours on the threshold of settled conditions once more. I have ever, in public and otherwise, explained that this Society, both in its organisation, functions and objects, is entirely non-political; once more I desire to emphasize that, but to those who are concerned with Ireland's welfare (and who more so than the professions and especially the legal community) cannot be expected under the wholly unprecedented and ex ceptional circumstances of present day national life to remain entirely tongue-tied. I pointed out at the last Meeting how closely in touch with the rest of the popula tion the Solicitors' profession are, and I exhorted them throughout the country to use their influence in the cause of peace, prosperity and goodwill.

The Half-yearly General Meeting of the Society was held in the Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, on Monday the 28th November. The Chair was occupied by Mr. Charles Gamble, President of the Society. The following members were present:— E. N. Edwards (Vice-President), M. L. Hearn (Vice-President), R. Blair White, W. S. Hayes, A. E. Bradley, James Henry, P. J. Brady, T. G. Quirke, E. H. Burne, J. E. MacDermott, James Moore, Sir J. R. O'Connell, J. H. Walsh, R. G. Warren, J. W. Dyas, Frank Fottrell, W. H. Fry, R. N. Keller, T. F. Monks, A. H. S. Orpen, A. D. Orr, Patrick Rooney, Peter Seales, W. T. Sheridan, A. W. Stirling, Basil Thompson, W. G. Bradley, William Henry, C. P. Wilson, R. A. Andrews, Sir George Roche, C. St. G. Orpen; F. G. Sharpe, H. D. Draper, F. D. Darley, E. S. Lowe, W. J. Ryan D. A. Quaid, A. Woodcock, E. Condell, O. P. Beater, A. Lloyd-Blood, J. W. Davis, C. Friery, James Robinson, Elliott McNeill, B. M. O'Grady, R. D. Orr, R. Ryan, J. T. Hamerton, S. G. Rutherford, W. S. Barrett, C. Corcoran, S. M. Bell, T. 0. Davis, F. S. D. Colquhoun, W. Geoghegan, V. Kennedy, J. P. Collins, F. V. Gordon, E. B. Maguire, F. E. Bermingham, John J. Beatty, Walter Beatty, M. J. O'Farrell, C. G. Stapleton, M. J. O'Neill, C. B. White, W. J. M. Coulter, G. Byrne, P. J. Sheridan, Ivan Howe, E. J. Kenny, A. J. Reddy, Q. W. Kennedy, C. B. W. Boyle, V. F. Kirwan, W. T. O'Sulhvan. 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 were signed by the President, who also signed the audited accounts of the Society for year ending 30th April. The Secretary read the Report of the Scrutineers of the ballot for Council for year ending 26th November, 1922, which stated that the following had been returned un opposed as Provincial Delegates :—Thomas M. Greer (Ulster), James S. Gaffney, (Munster), Michael Buggy (Leinster) and Henry J. Concannon (Connaught) ; and the