11 Dec 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres James Murphy in the chair'

# IMG_7500 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 566 (left page, full); 567 (right page, marginal headings only — partial) - **Meeting date(s):** 11 Dec 1912 - **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:** James Murphy Pres Pro tem; John C Murphy Record[er] - **Murphy mentions:** "Co Pres James Murphy in the chair" — presided at the meeting, described as County President; "James Murphy Pres Pro tem" — signature at foot of page; "John C Murphy" — signature "John C Murphy Record[er]" - **Other key names present:** Judge Lynch — "Irish History. Judge Lynch read an interesting chapter of Irish History"; State Pres James Cummins — spoke under Good & welfare; Bro Thomas Collins of Div 3 — spoke. No Gallagher on this page. - **Topics:** Volunteers of America aid request, memorial cards bill, sick benefits, death claim of Mike Reynolds, membership contest rules, reading Irish history (friendly foes of St Patrick), teaching of Irish history in schools, good & welfare ## Transcription 566 Centerville Mont Dec. 11th 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 8.15 P.M. Co Pres James Murphy in the chair Minutes of previous meeting read + approved of Roll call of officers showed five present Propositions for membership None Reports on candidates None Balloting " " None Initiations " None Communications One from the Volunteers of America was requesting aid for xmas It was on motion filed Bills + claims . On motion $7.75 was ordered paid McKee Printing Co for Memorial cards Report on sick Bros J Ferns P Moynihan M Kelly Con Nolan M Leonard Reported improving Owen Smitten[?] reported sick . On motion $40.00 sick benefits was paid M Leonard as was $104.00 to William J Tobin. Special committee report . The report of the committee on rules governing the membership contest. was on motion laid on the table untill our next meeting . A special meeting to be called to discuss it. Unfinished business None New business . The death claim of Mike Reynolds was discussed + ~~the~~ the committee ordered to investigate it Irish History . Judge Lynch read an interesting chapter of Irish History. dealing with the friendly foes of St Patrick ~~in~~ The teaching of Irish History [interlined: in schools] was discussed Good + welfare . Bro Thomas Collins of Div 3 spoke under this head as did State Pres James Cummins Adj. Receipts of Meeting $40.00 Adj. 10.30 P.M. Disbursements 157.75 James Murphy Pres Pro tem John C Murphy Record[er] ### Right page (partial) Only the marginal headings of the facing page (567) are legible along the right edge: Meeti[ng] Minu[tes] Roll [call] Propo[sitions] Repo[rt] Ballo[ting] Initia[tions] comm[unications] Sick Repor[t] Spe[cial] Unfi[nished] New [illegible] Irish [History] Good [& welfare] The body text of the right-hand page is cut off. ## 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_1912-12-11_minutes_p566_co-pres-in-the-chair** (confirmed; div1-a.yaml): Co Pres James Murphy > 566 Centerville Mont Dec 11th 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 8.15 P.M. Co Pres James Murphy in the chair - **div1_1912-12-11_minutes_p566_signed-pres-pro-tem** (confirmed; div1-a.yaml): James Murphy Pres Pro tem > Good + welfare . Bro Thomas Collins of Div 3 spoke under this head as did State Pres James Cummins Adj. Receipts of Meeting $40.00 Disbursements 157.75 Adj. 10.30 P.M. James Murphy Pres Protem John C Murphy Record[er]