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The Annual General Meeting and Dinner
took place in the College on the Saturday
before Low Sunday (April 20tlì). There
were 27 at the Meeting and 45 at the Dinner.
The minutes and reports were read and
adopted. Some again held that the Mcmbers
subscription should be raised to €1.
As no proposal to this cIfcct had been submitted,
the Chair ruled that it was out of
order to propose it now.
Letters of good wishes were read from-
Very Rev. Fr. Barry. Provincial, and from
Very Rev. Fr. Hughes, who were unable to
accept the invitations from the Union.
The following items are culled froni the
Secretary's report:—
The Union had enabled a mother and her
invalid child to go to Lourdes.
The Secretary had been prevented from
going to the Annual Dinner of the London
Branch by the restrictions due to the cattle
disease.
Only about a dozen attended the Annual
Retreat in Milltown Park, instead of the
thirty or forty who could have filled the
Retreat House.
The elections then took place and the
members outlined above were chosen. Bryan
Hurley's election to the Presidency was welcomed
by all. He was invested with the
Chain of Office by Eddie Daly, who retired
after a successful year. The new President
thanked him in the name of all and presented
him with a beautiful medallion ofthe
College crest. He then gave us an
assurance of his own, best efforts for the
Union during the coming year. At his icquest
a minutes silence was observed in
memory of Mr. Donogh O'Malley, late
Minister of Education, and in sympathy with
his wife and children.
The Treasurer (Austin Fanning) thanked
Fr. Kerr, the Rector, in the name of the
Union for his great support and his kindness
to the Union, for giving the use of the
College for the occasion, and for offering
accommodation for the night.
Among the chief items of other business,
Christy O'Sullivan proposed that the Union
Should have a Novena of Masses offered
for the repose of the souls of John Hurley,
Gerry O'Connor. Matt Kennedy and David
Coyle. All heartily agreed. Later a collection
was made and the stipend handed to Fr.
Kerr.
A message was read from Fr, Morrissey,
the First Prcfe:t, asking the Union's consideration
and advice about a projected
Rugby 'tour in England for the Mungret XV.
The response was immediate. Five notable
members spoke very strongly in favour of
helping the boys. There was wholehearted
agreement that ' we back the enterprise
and tell Fr. Morrissey to go ahead.''
Following a suggestion of Torn Lane's,
the members of the Union agreed to present
to the College a dual-purpose golfing net
and a golhng mat. The presentation was
duly made and was greatly appreciated by
both community and boys.
The highlight of the occasion was the
presence of Fr. Pat Coffey, who came from
Birmingham as the guest of the Union.
There was real heart in the welcome he
received. The excellence of the dinner and
company may be gauged from the stream of
reminiscence and anecdote that it released.
Fr. Rector's speech, especially his words
about the younger generation's many praiseworthy
attitudes, such as intolerance of
sham, and of a life spent merely in moneymaking;
and their estimate of their elders,
were listened to with engrossed attention.
Some stayed the night and had a little
gob next day.
During the year the Southern and the
London Branches ran successfully, but with
too small numbers.
MUNGRET COLLEGE UNION
MR. BRYAN ItURLJdY
President of the Union.