JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS

The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, 1913-01-09, p.11

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Joint installation of officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Ladies' Auxiliaries the previous night (Wed 8 January 1913) at Hibernia hall, Centerville. James J. Murphy, Silver Bow county AOH president, installed the men's officers; Mrs. Margaret Kiley installed the auxiliary officers. Installation followed by short business sessions, then luncheon, dancing into the late hours. Choir and Hibernian orchestra accompanied. "There are four lodges of the order in Silver Bow county, the total membership of which is nearly 5,000." (Major data point — scale of Butte's Irish-American organisational life c. 1913.) Ladies' Division 1: Pres. Mrs. Mamie Lenahan; VP Mrs. Margaret Connell; Rec. Sec. Miss Hannah Burke; Fin. Sec. Mrs. John R. Murphy; Treas. Mrs. Lizzie Burke; Sentinel Mrs. Kate Heimes; Sergeant-at-Arms Mrs. Bridget Shea; Trustee Mrs. Leahy. Ladies' Division 4: Pres. Mrs. Anna Sweeney; VP Mrs. Mary Kabot; Rec. Sec. Mrs. Belinda Biland; Fin. Sec. Mrs. Mary Holland; Treas. Mrs. W. E. Bowen; Sentinel Mrs. Bridget Kelly; Sergeant-at-Arms Mrs. Julia Boland; Standing Cttee Mrs. Susan Lynch. Hibernian Division 1: Pres. Judge J. J. Lynch; VP John R. Murphy; Rec. Sec. John C. Murphy; Fin. Sec. Jerry Egan; Treas. P. J. Sullivan; Sergeant-at-Arms Matt Kennedy; Trustee M. J. Casey; Sentinel John McGee. Hibernian Division 3: Pres. W. P. McCarthy; VP Martin Joyce; Rec. Sec. T. F. Collins; Fin. Sec. Vincent J. Doyle; Treas. P. J. Kelly; Sergeant-at-Arms Patrick Rogers; Sentinel John Connolly; Standing Cttee E. Lawlor.

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Officers of four Ancient Order of Hibernians divisions and their ladies' auxiliaries were installed at Hibernia hall in Centerville, with James J. Murphy, county president for the district, installing the men and Mrs. Margaret Kiley the auxiliary officers. Business sessions preceded the ceremony, which was followed by a musical programme, luncheon and dancing until late. Among those installed were Judge J. J. Lynch as president of Division 1, W. P. McCarthy as president of Division 3, Mrs. Mamie Lenahan for the Division 1 auxiliary and Mrs. Anna Sweeney for Division 4; the four lodges in Silver Bow county claim a combined membership of nearly 5,000. [transcription partial a remaining divisions fall outside the visible columns]

  • “Attired in the full regalia of the order, the installing officers were assisted by a choir of voices, accompanied by the Hibernian orchestra.”
  • “This was followed by a delicious luncheon, after which dancing was indulged in until a late hour.”

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# JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS ## 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 → HALL SCENE OF ELABORATE CEREMONIES. ## FOUR DIVISIONS TAKE PART *James J. Murphy and Mrs. Margaret Kiley in charge of session, assisted by choir and orchestra. Musicale, luncheon and dancing.* *The Anaconda Standard, Thursday, January 9, 1913, p. 11.* With elaborate ceremonies the officers of both the Ancient Order of HiberniansIrish 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 → and the ladies' auxiliaries were installed last night at 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 → in Centerville by James J. Murphy, county president for this district, and Mrs. Margaret Kiley, who installed the officers of the auxiliary lodges. The installation ceremonies were preceded by short business sessions of the different lodges. Following the installation a short but excellent musical programme was enjoyed. This was followed by a delicious luncheon, after which dancing was indulged in until a late hour. Attired in the full regalia of the order, the installing officers were assisted by a choir of voices, accompanied by the Hibernian orchestra. ### Personnel of Officers. There are four lodges of the order in Silver Bow county, the total membership of which is nearly 5,000. The officers installed last night for their annual term follow: **Division 1** — President, Mrs. Mamie Lenahan; vice president, Mrs. Margaret Connell; recording secretary, Miss Hannah Burke; financial secretary, Mrs. John R. Murphy; treasurer, Mrs. Lizzie Burke; sentinel, Mrs. Kate Heimes; sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Bridget Shea; trustee, Mrs. Leahy. **Division 4** — President, Mrs. Anna Sweeney; vice president, Mrs. Mary Kabot; recording secretary, Mrs. Belinda Biland; financial secretary, Mrs. Mary Holland; treasurer, Mrs. W. E. Bowen; sentinel, Mrs. Bridget Kelly; sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Julia Boland; chairman of the standing committee, Mrs. Susan Lynch. New Hibernian officers follow: **Division 1** — President, Judge J. J. Lynch; vice president, John R. Murphy; recording secretary, John C. Murphy; financial secretary, Jerry Egan; treasurer, P. J. Sullivan; sergeant-at-arms, Matt Kennedy; trustee, M. J. Casey; sentinel, John McGee. **Division 3** — President, W. P. McCarthy; vice president, Martin Joyce; recording secretary, T. F. Collins; financial secretary, Vincent J. Doyle; treasurer, P. J. Kelly; sergeant-at-arms, Patrick Rogers; sentinel, John Connolly; chairman of standing committee, E. Lawlor. *[Text checked against the page scan at 3x (Heimes at 8x), 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026. The article ends here, above a printer's rule; it prints only these four divisions ("four lodges"), and no lists for other divisions.]*

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