A. O. H. CHOOSES STATE OFFICERS

The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, 1912-09-07, p.1

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Sub-heads: "WASHOE SMELTER IS VISITED BY DELEGATES TO HIBERNIAN CONVENTION / BALL IS A FEATURE / New officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and ladies' auxiliary are installed at joint exercises at A. O. H. hall — Will visit Gregson Springs and Warm Springs today and then delegates will go to their homes — Thanks are given citizens of Anaconda." Anaconda Standard front-page lead the morning after Day 2 of the 1912 Montana state AOH convention at Anaconda — the convention the 1912-08-29 Butte AOH delegate list and the 1912-08-30 Erin's Daughters delegate list both fed into. Grand ball Friday night Sept 6 1912 in the large hall of the Anaconda division of the order ("a pleasant affair"). The hall beautifully decorated with the national colors. Missoula chosen as the next biennial convention site. **State officers elected for the Hibernians:** - President: **James Cummins of Butte** (the same James Cummins who recurs through the Butte AOH cluster) - Vice president: Frank Fitzpatrick of Anaconda - Treasurer: Martin Durkin of Great Falls - Secretary: Neil Collins of Anaconda **State officers elected for the Ladies' Auxiliary:** - President: Mrs. Bridget Kelliher of Anaconda - Vice president: Mrs. Ella Farley of Missoula - Treasurer: Mrs. Bridget Lynch of Division 4 Butte - Secretary: **Mrs. Mamie Lenahan of Division 1 Butte** (a re-election: the delegate list already styles her "state secretary"; will sign the 1914-12-02 Brennan-reply letter as state secretary) Post-installation: Mrs. Hugh Daly of Gregson Springs installed officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary. T. J. Kelly (former vice president, of Anaconda) inducted the newly-elected Hibernians officers. Hibernians passed resolutions thanking the local division and citizens of Anaconda for the entertainment given the delegates. Today (Sat Sep 7 1912) the delegates will be taken to Gregson Springs and Warm Springs, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Daly and Dr. J. M. Scanland. All automobile owners who promised cars are asked to have them in front of A. O. H. hall at 10 o'clock this forenoon. **Partial delegate list** (recurring names; this is a long multi-column list — captured the Silver Bow / Butte-relevant entries): Ladies' Auxiliary attending the convention: - Mrs. Nora Murphy — past state president, Butte - Mrs. Hugh Daly — state president, Gregson Springs - Mrs. Mamie Lenahan — state secretary, Butte - Mrs. Mary Lavey — Missoula, state treasurer - Deer Lodge: Mrs. Johnstone, county president, Bridget Kelliher, Bridget Duffy, Theresa Flanagan, Mamie Brennan, Catherine Sorenson, Margaret O'Neill, Margaret Carragher, Mary McDonnell. - Missoula No. 1: Mary Morris, county president; Anna Shable, Ella Farley, Mary McCarthy, Eliza Duffy, Helen Lyons, Theresa Jones, Elizabeth Osborne. - **Silver Bow:** **Nora Murphy**, Mamie Lenahan, Kate Himes, Margaret O'Connell, **Margaret Murphy**, Lizzie Burke, Katie Holland, Mamie Malia, Annie Shea, Nellie McCarthy and Mary Cosgrove. - Division No. 4 Silver Bow county: Mrs. Lewis, Margaret Monley, Mary Cabot, Susan Lynch, Bedelia B. Boland, Nora Rowan, Bridget Kelly, Julia Boland. Ladies' Auxiliary committees (partial): - Credentials: Bridget Kelliher chairman; Mary Lewis, Mary Johnston, Mary Morris, Margaret Monley, Kate Himes, Ella Shahle (one letter broken; possibly Shable). - Rules of order: Ella Farley chairman; Nellie McCarthy, Susan Lynch, Lizzie Burke, Bridget Kelly, Mary A. Duffy, Catherine Sorenson. - Press: Mrs. Mamie Malia, Miss Mary Cosgrove, Miss Margaret O'Neill, Miss Margaret Cariher, Mrs. Mary Johnston, Mrs. Bridget Kelly, Miss Julia Boland, Mrs. Mary Morris and Mrs. Osborne. - Visiting Hibernians: Mrs. Duffy chairman; Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Monley, Miss Mary Cosgrove, Miss Katie Holland and Miss Annie Shea. Hibernian delegates (page-1 part of the list): - Outgoing state officers: State President John J. O'Meara of Butte, State Vice President Thomas Kelly of Anaconda, State Secretary P. H. Kenny of Butte, State Treasurer C. H. Regan of Great Falls, State Chaplain Bishop Lenihan of Great Falls. - Silver Bow county: Pat Cleary, C. H. Gallagher, John J. Crowley, W. P. McCarty, Maurice Goggins. - Division No. 1, Silver Bow county: James Connolly, John R. Murphy, P. J. Sullivan, Jerry Egan, Daniel Leahy, Judge J. J. Lynch, Peter Shannon, T. J. McCarthy, Patrick Craig, John Gribben. **Continues** "(Continued from Page Four.)" — the page-1 block visible in the clip is the top-of-article block; full delegate list extends onto p. 4. ARCHIVE SIGNIFICANCE. (a) **Day-after coverage of the 1912 state AOH convention** to which JJM-cluster delegates from Butte traveled (per 1912-08-29 and 1912-08-30 clippings). (b) **Mamie Lenahan installed as state secretary** of the L. A. A. O. H. Sept 6 1912 — the role she signs as in the 1914-12-02 Brennan-reply letter. Career-arc anchor. (c) **James Cummins of Butte elected state president of the Hibernians** Sept 6 1912 — he will be a Thomas Kealey pallbearer in 1916 (already documented) and is a recurring figure. (d) **Nora Murphy and Margaret Murphy** as Silver Bow Ladies' Auxiliary delegates. The Margaret Murphy here could be the same Margaret who married Jeremiah D. Murphy Jan 1901 (her married name is still Murphy). Held without attribution. TRANSCRIPTION NOTE. The page is densely typeset and OCR- degraded in places. Captured the structural blocks (resolutions, officer slate, partial delegate list); detailed continuation onto p. 4 is not in this clip.

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On the second day of the Ancient Order of Hibernians state convention at Anaconda, delegates toured the Washoe smelter, elected new officers, and closed the evening with a grand ball in the Anaconda division's hall. James Cummins of Butte was chosen president of the order and Mrs. Bridget Kelliher of Anaconda president of the ladies' auxiliary, all elections made by acclamation, with Missoula named as the site of the next biennial convention. Resolutions thanked the local division, the citizens of Anaconda, and the choir of St. Paul's church, and the delegates were to be taken to Gregson Springs and Warm Springs as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Daly and Dr. J. M. Scanland. [transcription partial — delegate list breaks off at Division No. 3]

  • “The ballroom was beautifully decorated with the national colors and excellent music helped make the occasion an enjoyable one.”
  • “All these elections were made by acclamation.”
  • “Today will be given over to pleasure.”

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  • Frank Fitzpatrick · elected_vice_president_anaconda
  • Martin Durkin · elected_state_treasurer_hibernians_great_falls

    Elected 6 Sept 1912; the outgoing State Treasurer printed among the delegates is C. H. Regan of Great Falls.

  • C. H. Regan · outgoing_state_treasurer_hibernians_great_falls

    Printed 'State Treasurer C. H. Regan of Great Falls' in the Hibernian delegate list.

  • Thomas Kelly · outgoing_state_vice_president_hibernians_anaconda
  • Bishop Lenihan · state_chaplain_hibernians_great_falls
  • Pat Cleary · silver_bow_county_delegate
  • Mrs. Mary Lavey · outgoing_state_treasurer_ladies_auxiliary_missoula
  • Neil Collins · elected_secretary_anaconda
  • Mrs. Bridget Kelliher · elected_president_ladies_auxiliary_anaconda
  • Mrs. Ella Farley · elected_vice_president_ladies_auxiliary_missoula
  • Mrs. Bridget Lynch · elected_treasurer_ladies_auxiliary_butte_div_4
  • Mrs. Hugh Daly · former_state_president_installed_ladies_auxiliary_gregson_springs
  • T. J. Kelly · former_vice_president_of_anaconda_inducted_new_officers
  • Dr. J. M. Scanland · co_host_sept_7_excursion_to_warm_springs_gregson
  • Nora Murphy · past_state_president_ladies_auxiliary_and_silver_bow_delegate

    Printed as 'Mrs. Nora Murphy, past state president, Butte' at the head of the ladies' delegate list and again in the Silver Bow list. Butte Murphy female delegate. Distinct from Norah Sullivan; surname is Murphy not Sullivan. Held in mentioned only.

  • Margaret Murphy · silver_bow_ladies_auxiliary_delegate

    Butte Murphy female delegate (Silver Bow list only; the credentials committee prints Margaret Monley, not Margaret Murphy). Could be the Margaret Murphy who married Jeremiah D. Murphy Jan 15 1901 (married name still Murphy). Held without attribution.

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# A. O. H.Irish societiesAncient Order of Hiberniansin America from 1836The largest Irish Catholic fraternal order in America: sick and death benefits for members, St. Patrick’s Day parades, and steady support for Irish nationalism.More in Key terms → CHOOSES STATE OFFICERS ## WASHOE SMELTER IS VISITED BY DELEGATES TO HIBERNIAN CONVENTION. ## BALL IS A FEATURE *New officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and ladies' auxiliaryIrish societiesDaughters of Erin / Ladies’ Auxiliaryfrom 1894The women’s side of Hibernian life. The AOH’s national women’s body was organised in 1894 as the Daughters of Erin and later took the name Ladies’ Auxiliary.More in Key terms → are installed at joint exercises at A. O. H. hall — Will visit Gregson Springs and Warm SpringsGovernment & wartimeWarm Springsfrom 1877The Montana asylum for the insane, in the Deer Lodge valley north-west of Butte; run under contract by private physicians until the state took it over in 1912. Commitment followed a hearing in district court.More in Key terms → today and then delegates will go to their homes — Thanks are given citizens of Anaconda.* *The Anaconda Standard, Saturday, September 7, 1912, p. 1. Vol. XXIV No. 4. Front-page lead. Proofed word by word against the page image by claude-opus-5-5, 4 Oct 2026.* The grand ball last evening, the election of officers yesterday and the visit to the Washoe smelter in the forenoon were the principal things accomplished by the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the ladies' auxiliary of the order at the second day of their convention. The ball last evening in the large hall of the Anaconda division of the order was a pleasant affair. The ballroom was beautifully decorated with the national colors and excellent music helped make the occasion an enjoyable one. Missoula was chosen as the meeting place for the next biennial convention of the order. Numerous changes were made in the constitution of the order and a policy of closer co-operation between the state officers and those of the local divisions was decided upon. It was determined to begin a campaign for the extension of the order. ## List of Officers. The following officers were elected by the Hibernians: President, James Cummins of Butte; Vice president, Frank Fitzpatrick of Anaconda; treasurer, Martin Durkin of Great Falls; secretary, Neil Collins of Anaconda. The ladies' auxiliary elected the following officers: President, Mrs. Bridget Kelliher of Anaconda; vice president, Mrs. Ella Farley of Missoula; treasurer, Mrs. Bridget Lynch of Division 4, Butte; secretary, Mrs. Mamie Lenahan of division 1, Butte. All these elections were made by acclamation. After the ladies had completed their business they adjourned to the A. O. H. hall, where there was a joint installation of officers. Mrs. Hugh Daly of Gregson Springs installed the officers for the ladies' auxiliary and T. J. Kelly, former vice president, of Anaconda, inducted the newly-elected officers into their positions. The Hibernians passed resolutions thanking the local division and the citizens of Anaconda for the entertainment given the delegates to the convention. Another resolution thanked the members of the choir of St. Paul's church for its services during the convention. Today will be given over to pleasure. The delegates will be taken to Gregson Springs and Warm Springs, where they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Daly and Dr. J. M. Scanland. All automobile owners who have promised the use of their machines for the entertainment of the delegates are requested to have their machines in front of A. O. H. hall at 10 o'clock this forenoon. ## The delegates attending the convention of the ladies' auxiliary follow: Mrs. Nora Murphy, past state president, Butte; Mrs. Hugh Daly, state president, Gregson Springs; Mrs. Mamie Lenahan, state secretary, Butte, and Mrs. Mary Lavey, Missoula, state treasurer. **Deer Lodge** — Mrs. Johnstone, county president, Bridget Kelliher, Bridget Duffy, Theresa Flanagan, Mamie Brennan, Catherine Sorenson, Margaret O'Neill, Margaret Carragher, Mary McDonnell. **Missoula No. 1** — Mary Morris, county president; Anna Shable, Ella Farley, Mary McCarthy, Eliza Duffy, Helen Lyons, Theresa Jones, Elizabeth Osborne. **Silver Bow** — Nora Murphy, Mamie Lenahan, Kate Himes, Margaret O'Connell, Margaret Murphy, Lizzie Burke, Katie Holland, Mamie Malia, Annie Shea, Nellie McCarthy and Mary Cosgrove. **Division No. 4, Silver Bow county** — Mrs. Lewis, Margaret Monley, Mary Cabot, Susan Lynch, Bedelia B. Boland, Nora Rowan, Bridget Kelly, Julia Boland. ## The committees from the ladies' auxiliary follow: **Credentials** — Bridget Kelliher, chairman; Mary Lewis, Mary Johnston, Mary Morris, Margaret Monley, Kate Himes, Ella [Shahle?]. **Rules of order** — Ella Farley, chairman; Nellie McCarthy, Susan Lynch Lizzie Burke, Bridget Kelly, Mary A. Duffy, Catherine Sorenson. **Press** — Mrs. Mamie Malia, Miss Mary Cosgrove, Miss Margaret O'Neill, Miss Margaret Cariher, Mrs. Mary Johnston, Mrs. Bridget Kelly, Miss Julia Boland, Mrs. Mary Morris and Mrs. Osborne. **Visiting Hibernians** — Mrs. Duffy, chairman; Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Monley, Miss Mary Cosgrove, Miss Katie Holland and Miss Annie Shea. ## The Hibernian delegates follow: State President John J, OMeara of Butte, State Vice President Thomas Kelly of Anaconda, State Secretary P. H. Kenny of Butte, State Treasurer C. H. Regan of Great Falls, State Chaplain Bishop Lenihan of Great Falls. **Silver Bow county** — Pat Cleary, C. H. Gallagher, John J. Crowley, W. P. McCarty, Maurice Goggins. **Division No. 1, Silver Bow county** — James Connolly, John R. Murphy, P. J. Sullivan, Jerry Egan, Daniel Leahy, Judge J. J. Lynch, Peter Shannon, T. J. McCarthy, Patrick Craig, John Gribben. **Division No. 3, Silver Bow county** — [...] *(Continued from Page Four.)*

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  • Delegate list continues onto p. 4 per the "(Continued from Page Four.)" reference. The Silver Bow male-delegate list in particular is likely fuller on p. 4.
  • Nora Murphy and Margaret Murphy as named Silver Bow Ladies' Auxiliary delegates — could be promoted to candidate person records if either recurs distinctively elsewhere.