During the year your committee entertained at hunch the Presidents er the various British National Bocioties, and I have been enter ed at hunch by each of these Soci Hes," Lam pleased to say that the qronderful feeling of good fellow. ship and harmony which has always existed between the various Socicfies "continues to-day. On" St. Patrick's Day and on Armistice Day me Society placed. Wreaths on. the Cenotaph. On St. Patrick's Day tel grams were sent to the President ssf St, Patrick's Societies at Hong: ong,' Tientsin, Singapore, Kobe, Hankow and Penang, and' replies were received. On the King's birth-May a cable was sent to His Majesty, rand a suitable reply received.
Before putting the accounts to the amecting I wish to thank Mr. J. J. MeCarthy for auditing them.
1 now take the opportunity of Yhanking our Past, Presidents. and Committee for the loyal and whole-carted "support 1 have received ihram them during my year as Pres dent, Mr, Wilkinson, our senior Past lowing to be members of the Committee:
—Mr. W. G, Clarke, Lieut.- Col.
M. Cosgrave, Mr, 8' M, Edwards, Mr. TH. Forde," Lieut Comdt. P. C. Gilmore, R.N., Mr. Heaney, Capt, J.T. Inch, ite. J. McCarthy, Mr. G, C, O'Connell, lar. GIN, Perrin, Mr, ©. Reeves," and Mr, HN. Steptoe.
Miss Anthea Inch and Mr. P, Kane presented ainu gramme consisting of I tions.
'A note of mirth was sounded when Capt. J. E. Inch, tim chairman, announced thi the Society had a new set of Trish ipes on their hands but no one to them since Mr. departure for Hongkong.
The gathering voted to place arrangements for the 1934. St. Patrick's Day Ball in the hands of the incoming Committee,
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