1936 General Committee Meeting Minutes (March 21st)

Sat, 21st Mar, 1936

Author: Munster Agricultural Society

Credits: Munster Agricultural Society

Keywords: 1936, Minutes, General Committee

Meeting of the General Committee held on Saturday, 21st March, 1936, Mr. N. Hayes in the chair, also present Miss Gubbins, Miss Montgomery, Commander W.R. Hodder, Ald. W. Desmond, T.D., Messrs T. O’Sullivan, A.H. Moore, E.J. Moore E.J. Clarke, F.G. Hayes, J. Henderson, P. Crowley, A.H. Good, M.A., M. Twomey, D. Cronin, L. Dobbin, Junr., R.H. Dring, P.J. Good, Ml. Ryan, E.J. Cussen, J. Daly, M.R.C.V.S., J Lehane, A. Mullins, P.J. O’Connell, J. O’Regan, D. Ross, E. Wall, J.D. Sheedy, D. Murphy, T.J. Spillane and A. Morrison, Hon. Secretary.

GENERAL COMMITTEE Meeting of the General Committee held on Saturday, 21st March, 1936, Mr. N. Hayes in the chair, also present Miss Gubbins, Miss Montgomery, Commander W.R. Hodder, Ald. W. Desmond, T.D., Messrs T. O’Sullivan, A.H. Moore, E.J. Moore E.J. Clarke, F.G. Hayes, J. Henderson, P. Crowley, A.H. Good, M.A., M. Twomey, D. Cronin, L. Dobbin, Junr., R.H. Dring, P.J. Good, Ml. Ryan, E.J. Cussen, J. Daly, M.R.C.V.S., J Lehane, A. Mullins, P.J. O’Connell, J. O’Regan, D. Ross, E. Wall, J.D. Sheedy, D. Murphy, T.J. Spillane and A. Morrison, Hon. Secretary.

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed.

The following was read from the Department of the President, Dublin:-

LETTER FROM PRESIDENT “President de Valera desires to convey his

De VALERA heartfelt thanks to the Munster Agricultural
Society far their kind expression of sympathy

with him and his family in their recent loss”.

The following were prepared for the two vacancies on the General Committee:-

ELECTION OF MEMBERS

ON GENERAL & FINANCE Mess Moore, Walshtown, - proposed by J. Lehane &

COMMITTEES Midleton seconded by E.J. Cussen.

Eoin O’Mahony, - proposed by E.J. Cussen

“Dunmahon”, Cork & seconded by

P.J. Halliden,

and the Chairman declared both elected.

In accordance with the rules of the Society, three members of the Finance Committee having the least number of attendances retire annually, but are eligible for re-election. The following are the members retired for this year:-

HORTICULTURAL Ald. W. Desmond, T.D., Messrs T.O’Sullivan & A.H.

COMMITTEE Moore, and, on the motion of Mr. P. Crowley, seconded by Mr. Good, they were unanimously re-elected on the Finance Committee. There was also a vacancy caused through the death of the late Mr. T. Goold, and, on the motion of Mr. T. O’Sullivan, seconded by Mr. A.H. Moore, Mr. J. O’Regan, Crookstown, was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy. On the motion of Ald. W. Desmond, seconded by Mr. T.O’Sullivan, it was decided to leave the filling of the vacancy on the Horticultural Committee caused through the death of Mr. Baker to the members of the Horticultural Committee.

CHEQUES On the motion of Mr. P. Crowley, seconded by Mr. A.H. Good, the following cheques were passed.

Prizes (Spring Show) - £200.

Eustace & Co. - £ 32:19:0

Fodder (Spring Show) - £ 11:6:1

Haughtons - £ 15:18:8

Rates - £ 57:19:11

Electricity Supply Board - £ 11:4:10

Cork Indus. Develop. Assn. - £ 25:0:0

Munster Typewriting Co. - £ 10:0:0

The following members were elected, on the motion J. Lehane:-

NEW MEMBERS Messrs D. Brook Brazier, M.C.C.,

Ml. Twomey, Whitefield;