The Gazette 1952-1955

Vincent P. J. Forde, 205 ; William S. Healy, 170 ; Richard J. Muldowney, 169 ; James Vincent Brady, 107. The President moving the adoption o f the report of the Council said - “ L adies and G entlemen : “ During the past six months death, as is in­ evitable, has taken its toll o f our members. I regret to have to report the removal from our Roll o f the following names :—Mr. Leonard Webb, Dublin ; Mr. W. Niall Nelson, Belfast; Mr. John McCarthy O’Hea, Bandon; Mr. James McCourt, Dundalk; Mr. Michael J. Dunne, Dublin (18 Summer St.); Mr. John S. Mooney, Cork; Mr. Arthur J. Nix, New R o ss; Mr. Arthur H. S. Orpen, Dublin ; Dr. Vincent D. Keirans, Monaghan; Mr. John P. McNally, Dublin; Mr. Alfred E. Walker, Dublin; Mr. Charles J. Lane, Cork. “ There are two names from that list that I must refer to in an especial manner. First, that o f the late Mr. Arthur H. S. Orpen. He was a member of the Council from the year 19 12 to 1939. He was elected Vice-President for the year 19 15-1916 , and subsequently was chosen as President for the year 1924-1925. That surely is a long and distinguished record. I have for some time regarded the late Mr. Orpen as the last o f a great generation. I often think that we younger members do not fully realise all that we owe to the late Mr. Orpen and his con­ temporaries and colleagues. As you know, it was during his period on the Council that the political structure of the country was changed, and I do not think I am exaggerating when I say that it was due, in no small measure, to the skill and tact and di­ plomacy o f him and his colleagues that we to-day enjoy complete autonomy as an independent and self-governing learned profession. “ The Society has suffered a grevious loss with the death of Dr. Vincent D. Keirans. When nearly thirty years ago, the Council decided to appoint special examiners to conduct the Intermediate and Final Examinations, Dr. Keirans was one o f those chosen. During all those years he carried out his duties in a most scrupulous manner, but he was no hard taskmaster. His whole idea in the setting of questions and in the assessing o f answers, being a man o f broad and warm humanity, was to find out, not so much what a candidate did not know, but rather to ascertain what he did know. “ This is my valedictory address, and before I go further, I should like to make it quite clear—well I will quote, or rather paraphrase what the Editor of a certain journal inserts over the notes of my favourite hebdomadal columnist ‘ any opinions expressed herein are purely individual: they in no

McCann, Hyman Tarlo, Joseph J. Hughes, Patrick L. Burke, Patrick B. McCarthy, Peadar Cowan, Nicholas J. Cosgrave, Desmond A . O’Connor, Benedict J. Daly, C. Gore-Grimes, Gerard M. Doyle, Patrick C. Moore, James P. Glynn. The notice convening the meeting was taken as read. The Minutes o f the Ordinary General Meeting held on 14th May, 1953 were read, confirmed and signed by the Chairman. The audited accounts for the year ended 30th April, 1953 were adopted and with the consent of the meeting were signed by the Chairman. Messrs. Kevans & Sons were re-appointed auditors for the year to end 30th April, 1954. The Secretary read the report o f the Scrutineers o f the ballot for the election o f the Council and Provincial Delegates for the year to end on the day before the date of the Ordinary General Meeting in November, 1954. The report stated that for the office of Provincial Delegate the following had been returned unopposed:— Ulster, Derrick M. Martin; Munster, John J. Dundon ; Leinster, Reginald J. Nolan ; Connaught, Christopner E. Callan. The foregoing were declared duly elected. The result o f the ballot for the 31 ordinary members o f the Council and the supplemental list was as follows :— Arthur Cox, 528; Henry St. J. Blake, 487; John Carrigan, 482 ; Joseph Barrett, 474 ; Thomas A. O’Reilly, 465 ; Patrick R. Boyd, 464; Joseph P. Tyrrell, 458 ; Dermot P. Shaw, 453 ; William J. Norman, 452; Cornelius J. Daly, 449; Louis E . O’Dea, 442 ; Charles J. Downing, 434; James J. O’Connor, 434 ; Sean O hUadhaigh, 430 ; Patrick F. O’Reilly, 423 ; Francis J. Gearty, 419 ; Gerald J. O’Donnell, 414 ; Niall S. Gaffney, 413 ; Desmond J. Collins, 410 ; John R. Halpin, 409 ; Nathaniel Lacy, 402 ; John J. Nash, 396 ; Peter E. O’Connell, 387; James R. Quirke, 383; John J. Sheil, 3 8 1; George G. Overend, 377 ; Francis J. Lanigan, 371 ; Ralph J. Walker, 364; Desmond J. Mayne, 345; John Maher, 325 ; George A. Nolan, 317. Supplemental List Donal O’Hagan, 315 ; Denis Greene, 273 ; David R. Pigot, 249. The President declared the foregoing members of the Society duly elected to the Council and the Supplemental List in accordance with the Scrutineers’ report. The following candidates respectively received the number o f votes placed after their names Raymond French, 247; Ernest Proud, 246; John J. O’Dwyer, 244; Robert McD Taylor, 225;

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