15 Oct 1914: Division No. 1 invitation to its social of 21 Oct 1914, signed by the committee of arrangements, 'Jas J Murphy' last

Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): correspondence · Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana · 1914-10-15

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Photograph IMG_7588 of the letter of invitation of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (Division No. 1, Butte), held by the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives. Pages in the photograph: none (loose letterhead sheet, complete; a second typed letter lies underneath, only its right-hand line-ends visible) Date: letter dated Oct. 15th, 1914; the social invited to is Wednesday evening Oct. 21st, 1914 Officers signing: the letter is signed by the Committee on Arrangments: Jas Cummins, T. J. Leary[?] (initial could be F.), Jas J. Connelly, Jas J. Murphy. Printed letterhead officers: John R. Murphy, President; Larry Duggan, Vice-Pres.; Anthony Lavalle, Rec. Sec'y; Jas. J. Connolly, Fin. Sec'y; Con J. Murphy, Treas. Topics: social / entertainment under the auspices of Division No. 1; invitation to the R. E. B. A.; singing, dancing and recitations; Rev Father English to speak on "the wrongs of Ireland"; committee on arrangements James J. Murphy in this source (passages read from the image, dossier register of 26 Sept 2026): - 15 Oct 1914: Signed in ink, with Jas Cummins, T. J. Leary and Jas J. Connelly, as one of Division No. 1's committee of arrangements, the division's invitation of 15 Oct 1914 to a social on Wednesday 21 Oct 1914 at which Rev. Father English was to speak on 'the wrongs of Ireland'. [confirmed] The whole-page transcription is a single Sonnet reading of 13 Sept 2026 and has not been proofed against the image; quote James's passages from the readings listed above.

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# IMG_7588 - **Type:** typed report (typed invitation letter on 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 printed letterhead, with four holograph signatures) - **Book page number(s) visible:** none (loose letterhead sheet, complete; a second typed letter lies underneath, only its right-hand line-ends visible) - **Meeting date(s):** letter dated Oct. 15th, 1914; the social invited to is Wednesday evening Oct. 21st, 1914 - **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. — Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, Division No. 1 - **Officers signing:** the letter is signed by the Committee on Arrangments: Jas Cummins, T. J. Leary[?] (initial could be F.), Jas J. Connelly, **Jas J. Murphy**. Printed letterhead officers: John R. Murphy, President; Larry Duggan, Vice-Pres.; Anthony Lavalle, Rec. Sec'y; Jas. J. Connolly, Fin. Sec'y; Con J. Murphy, Treas. - **Murphy mentions:** - "JOHN R. MURPHY, President" — printed letterhead, head of Division No. 1 - "CON J. MURPHY, Treas." — printed letterhead, division treasurer - "Jas J Murphy" — holograph signature, last of four on the Committee on Arrangments - **Other key names present:** No J. J. Lynch, no Chas H. Gallagher on this sheet. **Jas. J. Connolly** appears twice — as printed Fin. Sec'y ("JAS. J. CONNOLLY") and as a signature spelled "Jas J Connelly"; note the spelling variance. Also Larry Duggan, Anthony Lavalle, Jas Cummins, T. J. Leary[?], Rev Father English. No John Gribben, J. J. O'Meara or T. J. McCarthy. - **Topics:** social / entertainment under the auspices of Division No. 1; invitation to the R. E. B. A.; singing, dancing and recitations; Rev Father English to speak on "the wrongs of Ireland"; committee on arrangements ## Transcription *(Archival folder tabs visible at the right edge of the photograph: at top "OC012 - Ancient [Order of Hibernians]", at bottom "AOH div 1 Butte".)* ``` JOHN R. MURPHY, LARRY DUGGAN, ANTHONY LAVALLE, JAS. J. CONNOLLY, CON J. MURPHY President Vice-Pres. Rec. Sec'y Fin. Sec'y Treas. [AOH seal: ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS IN AMERICA eagle, shield, FRIENDSHIP UNITY AND CHRISTIAN CHARITY. "Ancient Order of Hibernians"] Division No. 1 Centerville, Mont., ______________ 191__ Oct. 15th, 1914. ``` To the Officers and members of the R. E. B. A. You are cordially invited to attend our next social which will be given Wednesday evening Oct. 21st, 1914, under the auspices of div. #1 A O H The entertainmen t will consist of singing and dancing and resitations, and the prencipe number on the programe will be Rev Father English who will spesk on the wrongs of Ireland. Signed )++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- _Committee on arrangments_______________ _Jas Cummins___________________________ _T J Leary[?]__________________________ _Jas J Connelly________________________ Jas J Murphy *(the four names above are in ink over typed dotted rule lines)* ### Second letter underneath (right edge only — almost entirely cut off) Only the right-hand line-ends of an underlying typed letter (a different letterhead, with printed "...ecretary / ...reasurer / ...Chaplain" at its head and the union-label device "80") are visible along the right margin; the body is hidden beneath the top sheet. Legible fragments, in order down the page: ``` ...ecretary ...reasurer ...Chaplain [printer's union label] 80 ... our ... which ... 15th ... invit[ation] ... the trip ... or not ... ing much ... ve your ... n spirit ... the ... ich is ... sh there ... or this ... this your ... e of the ... umental i[n] ... t of the ... sent and ... t they ... here the ... e efening ... urs, ... H. ... na. ``` The rest of this second letter is cut off / hidden and cannot be read from this photograph. ## 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_1914-10-15_invitation-to-reba_signature** (confirmed; div1-a.yaml): Jas J Murphy > Centerville, Mont., Oct. 15th, 1914. To the Officers and members of the R. E. B. A. You are cordially invited to attend our next social which will be given Wednesday evening Oct. 21st, 1914, under the auspices of div.#1 A O H The entertainmen t will consist of singing and dancing and resitations, and the prencipe number on the programe will be Rev Father English who will spesk on the wrongs of Ireland. Signed ) Committee on arrangments Jas Cummins T[?] J Leary Jas J Connelly Jas J Murphy

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Source ID: 1914-10-15_aoh-div1-butte_invitation-to-social-of-21-oct

Reference: AOH Division No. 1 correspondence, typed invitation on Division No. 1 letterhead to the officers and members of the 'R. E. B. A.' for the social of 21 Oct 1914, signed by the committee on arrangements, 15 Oct 1914 (photo IMG_7588)

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