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Listing of Committee Members, Civic Week 1946.

President
V.P.McMullin, Esq.
Vice-presidents
Very Rev. Canon MacCafferty, Rev Joseph Dunlop, Rev. J. Carr, Rev. Mr. Crawford, Dr. M. Bastible, Dr. J. Gormley, Mrs Y. Cochrane, Messrs. W.T. MacMenamin, V.P. Duffy, A. Timoney, D.J.Crossan, M.McGinty, J.S. Lancaster, P.Mulrine, J.S.Longstaff, H.Kee, T.Kee, H.Mulrine, F. Murphy, B.L.Curran.
General Committee and Executive Committees
Miss Gallagher, N.T., Miss O'Donnell, N.T., Mrs.M.R. Bonner, N.T., Miss Thompson, Miss M. Walsh, Messrs. Barr, McGeady, P McNulty (Stranorlar), E. McClure, James McMenamin, P.C., Co.C., H.McLean, A. O'Boyle, E. Whyte, F. Dunleavy, Joseph Quinn, J. Scully, B. Rutherford, P.Slevin, Jock McCafferty, D. O'Flanagan, P. O'Donnell, Joseph Collum, James Kelly, Ben Griffin, S.McCool, G. Murray, P.J.Murphy, James Quigley, B.J.McDermott, E.McMullin, H.Reid, T. Collum.
Ladies' Section
Miss Maire Walsh, president; Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. T. Kee, Miss T. O'Doherty, vice-presidents; Misses A. McNeill, M.Flanagan, hon. Secretaries; Mrs. Bastible , hon treasurer.
Committee
Miss Magee, Mrs. Kinder, Mrs. Russell, Miss Ewing, Mrs.Bonnar, Mrs. McDermott, Mrs. T. McClay, Mrs.McFarland, Miss M.Hannigan, Miss L.O'Doherty, Mrs. Curran, Miss Rutherford, Miss B. McNulty, Miss McMullin, Miss C. O'Donnell.
Sports Committee
Messrs. B. Griffin, P.J. Murphy, G. Murray, E.McMullin, J. Collum, H.Reid, E. McDevitt, Sean McCool, P. McNulty (Stranorlar), H. McLean, Jock McCafferty, James Quigley, M. Guilfoyle.
Teachers' Committee, Children's Day
Joseph Collum, Esq.(Chairman), Messrs. A. Timoney, W. Alexander, J. Harvey, J. Noonan, Miss McDermott, Mrs. M.R. Bonnar, Mrs Noonan, Mrs. Y. Cochrane, representing the Executive Committee.
Honorary Treasurers
Messrs. T.P.Kinder and P.J. Murphy.
Honorary Secretaries
Miss McLean and Messrs. MacDonagh, Emerson and McDevitt.
Honorary Directors
Messrs. Brian MacCathbhaid and J.C.MacDonagh.
Book Sale and Exhibition
Arranged by L. Emerson, Esq., Head Master, Vocational School, Stranorlar, and A. MacIntyre, Esq., County Donegal Librarian. Through the courtesy of S.D.MacLochlainn, Esq., County Manager, and the County Donegal Libraries' Committee; through the courtesy of practically every Irish Publisher, these books will be displayed under the Publisher's name in our Exhibition.
Pictorial Art Exhibition
Arranged by Dr. M. Bastible and Brian MacCathbhaid, Uas, and J.C.MacDonagh, Esq., through the courtesy of The Victor Waddington Art Galleries(whose Exhibits will be for sale) and through the courtesy of Mrs. Henry Wyatt, Sean O'Mallin, Esq>, B.E., and several anonymous exhibitors.
Photographic Exhibition
Arranged through the courtesy of D. Barry, Esq., General Manager of the Irish Tourist Association, and Mrs. Gallinagh, daughter of the late Hugh O'Donnell, Photographer, Ballybofey.
Antique and Antiquities Exhibition
Arranged through the courtesy of Dr. J.P. Rafferty, Acting Keeper of the National Museum of Ireland, Department of Antiquities: Mr. And Mrs. Cochrane; Captain Hamilton; Andrew Lowry, Esq., Ballindrait.
Manuscripts Exhibition
This section will include facsimile of "The Book of Ballymote," Letters of Young Irelanders, Fenians, Home Rulers, Land Leaguers, etc.
Heraldry Exhibition
Arranged through the courtesy of the Genealogical Office and will include the Coats-of -Arms of County Donegal families emblazoned by the students of the Stranorlar Vocational Schools.
Agricultural Exhibition
Arranged by E. McDevitt, Esq., through the courtesy of the Department of Agriculture, and F.Brady, Esq., B. Agr. Sc., County Board of Agriculture.
Home Crafts Exhibition
Arranged by Louis Emerson, Esq.
Drama Festival
Confined to Finn Valley Dramatic Clubs, arranged by P. J. Murphy, Esq.
Celebrity Concert
Arranged by Messrs. B. MacCathbhaid and T.P. Kinder.
Children's day
Arranged by Joseph Collum, Esq., and the teachers of the Ballybofey and Stranorlar Branch I.N.T.O.
Ladies' Day
Arranged by Misses Maire Walsh and McLean and the Ladies' Committee.
Sporting Events
Arranged by the Sports Committee through the courtesy of the County Board G.A.A. and the local Athletic Clubs.
Township Attractions
Arranged by James Quigley, Esq.
Scout Rallies and Exhibitions
Arranged by Messrs. J. Murray, P.J. Murphy and E. McMullin.
Films, Etc.
Supplied through the courtesy of the Irish Tourist Association and the Directors of the Ritz Cinema, Ballybofey.
Lecture Halls, Etc.
Through the courtesy of the Trustees of the Butt Memorial Hall; the County Vocational Committee and the Department of Education.
Lecturers
Our panel of lectures is not completed at the time of our going to press, but we are indebted to the following eminent lecturers who have accepted our invitation to speak during the Week: - Dr. Duilearga, Dr. O'Riordan, Dr. Raftery, Very Rev. Canon Kerr, etc.

P.S. - We hope to issue a detailed programme for each individual exhibition and for the events of each day of our Civic Week. These will be of a size suitable for insertion into our Souvenir if purchaser wishes to retain same for future reference or any other reason.

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