16 Oct 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co President elect James Murphy' among the Good and welfare speakers

# IMG_7497 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 557 (right-hand page, full); 556 visible along the left edge (partial, already transcribed as IMG_7496) - **Meeting date(s):** 16 Oct 1912 ("Oct 16th 1912", the figure overwritten) - **Place / body:** CentervilleButte: companies, unions & placesCentervilleThe hillside neighbourhood between uptown Butte and Walkerville, built among the mine yards and home to many Irish and Cornish mining families.More in Key terms →, Mont. — AOHIrish 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 → Division No. 1, Hibernia HallIrish societiesHibernia HallThe meeting hall of Butte’s Hibernians and a venue for other Irish societies; meeting notices name it again and again.More in Key terms → - **Officers signing:** none on this page (entry continues past the foot of the page); Pres James Connolly named as presiding - **Murphy mentions:** "[James Murphy?]" — interlined, badly cramped words at the end of the Good & welfare paragraph, reading uncertain; left-page margin shows "John Murphy Recorder" and "James Murphy" from p.556 - **Other key names present:** Judge Lynch — "Reading Irish History. Judge Lynch read an interesting chapter of Irish History"; Chas Gallagher — "Bros Chas Gallagher. Co President"; James Connolly — presiding; John J. O'Meara — "State Pres John J O'Meara"; Cummins — "Cummins, Past State [Pres]" - **Topics:** proposition for membership, balloting, initiation, report on sick, Halloween party committee, reading of Irish history, land scheme at Deer Lodge, visiting officers ## Transcription 557 Centerville Mont Oct 16th 1912 At a regular meeting of Div No 1 A O H held in Hibernia Hall on the above date the following business was transacted. Meeting called to order at 8. P.M. Pres James Connolly in the chair Minutes of previous [interlined: meeting] read + approved of. Roll call of officers showed Propositions for membership . John May was proposed by Jos O'Leary + James Melvin #14 East Gagnon St Report on candidates for membership . James Bonner was reported on favourably by the entire committee Balloting on candidates The above named was balloted + declared elected. Initiation James Harrington was initiated + instructed in the workings of the order Communications . Bills + claims Report on sick Bro Moynihan was reported yet unable to work. Bro Con Nolan N Wyoming reported sick at St James Hospital + John Ferns reported very ill at his home Standing committees report None Special do . The Halloween party committee reported progress. + all necessary arrangements to date made. for the occasion Unfinished business None New business None Reading Irish History. Judge Lynch read an interesting chapter of Irish History dealing with. The first Continental Congress ~~in~~ + the men who composed it Good + welfare Father Landa[?] of Deer Lodge proposed ~~at~~ to the Bros to take advantage of the land that was to be marketed in tracts of five acers + upwards The proposition was well received + several Bros signified their intention of becoming interested [interlined, cramped and largely illegible: "... [James Murphy?]"] Bros Chas Gallagher. Co President . St Josephs [illegible] [illegible] Pres Father McGonigle of [illegible] State Pres John J O'Meara Cummins , Past State Pres [Entry continues on the following page; the foot of this page is the last line photographed.] ### Left page (partial) The left-hand edge of the photo shows the right-hand third of p.556 (transcribed in full from IMG_7496): "...ville Mont / ...9th 1912 / ...Div #1 A O H / ...the above date / ...following business / ...called to order / ...lly in the / ...+ approved of / ...present / ...Bonner from Philadelph... / ...ship in this / ...Hall rent / ...Month Sept / ...sick benefits / Thos Kilcoyne / ...ty committee / ...resolutions / ...one more / ...lecting delegates / ...at length / ...no delegates / ...McCarthy / ...Judge Lynch / ...me Cummins / ...the organization / ...ate same / ...ment 10.30 P.M. / ...Pres / ...Recorder" ## Passages re-read from the image (Opus, 26 Sept 2026) From the dossier register, `research/docs/jjm-dossier-2026-09-26/register/`. These readings, not the whole-page text above, are the ones to quote. - **div1_1912-10-16_minutes_p557_co-president-elect** (confirmed; div1-a.yaml): Co President elect James Murphy > Good + welfare Father Landa[?] of Deer Lodge proposed [at it, struck through] to the Bros to take advantage of the land that was to be marketed in tracts of five acers + upwards The proposition was well received + several Bros signified their intention of becoming interested Bros Chas Gallagher . Co President elect James Murphy Father McCormick[?] of St Josephs State Pres Cummins , Past State Pres John J O'Meara