5 May 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and welfare programme, 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy' among the speakers, with 'Sung Down in Donov[?]ans' interlined

# IMG_7513 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 110 (left page, full) and 111 (right page, full — only the top eight lines are written, rest blank) - **Meeting date(s):** 5 May 1915 (the day-digit is blotted; reads "May 5 - 1915" and fits the weekly Wednesday sequence with 12 and 19 May on pp. 112-113) - **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 →, Montana — 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 → — 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 → Division No. 1, Silver Bow County - **Officers signing:** John R Murphy, President; F. J. Leary, Rec. Sec. - **Murphy mentions:** - "John R Murphy in the Chair" — presiding, opening of minutes - "Seconded by John C Murphy" — seconds motion giving committee full power - "Committee J J Crowley, J. C. Murphy, F. J. Leary" — grave-decorating committee (interlined) - "Co Pres Jas J Murphy Made some interest remarks" — county president, Good & Welfare - "Vice Pres John C Murphy Made some good remarks" — Good & Welfare - "John R Murphy Pres Div no 1 Gave us a Very good resitation" — Good & Welfare - "John R Murphy President" — signature at end of minutes, p.111 - **Other key names present:** "Brother Jas J Connelly made some good remarks" (James Connolly) on p.111; John J. Crowley (took the Chair for Good & Welfare); F. J. Leary (Rec. Sec.); John J. McNamara (violin); Morty McCarthy; Rev. Father English; Rev. Father Hanna; Rev. Father Simion; John B. Foley. No Lynch, no Gallagher, no O'Meara, no Gribben on this opening. - **Topics:** transfer of a member from Div. No. 4 Crabtree, Westmoreland Co., Pa., joint committee with the County Board, hall rent bill $20.00 for April, decorating graves of deceased brothers in both cemeteries (joint with Div. No. 3), Good & Welfare programme (violin solo, recitations, songs), God Save Ireland, receipts/disbursements ## Transcription ### Left page — 110 ``` 110 Centerville Montana May 5 - 1915 at a regular meeting of Div no 1 A.O.H. held on Hibernia Hall on the above date the following bussiness was transacted meeting called to order at 8, P, M, President John R Murphy in the Chair minnutes of Previous meeting read and approved of Roll Call of officers Showed 6 Present Propositions for John Shovlin & James Healey was Proposed for membership on our Committee reports on Candidate none Balloting for Candidates none Initiation of Candidates none Communications & Correspondence Under this head the transfer of Brother William Foley from Div no 4 Crabtree [Pa. — struck] Westmooreland Co. Pa, on motion was received & Brother Foley was declared a member of Div no 1 Silver Bow County Reports of Committees The Joint Committee appointed by the County Board made a Satisfactory report It was moved by Brother John J Crowley [that the — struck] [Com — struck] & Seconded by John C Murphy that Committee have full Power to act Bills & Claims a bill for $20.00 for Hall rent for the month of April on motion was allowed and order Paid Unfinished Bussiness none new Bussiness moved & Seconded a Committe of Three be appointed to act in Conjunction with a like Committe from Div no 3 to see to the Decorating of the Graves of our Disceased Brothers in Bothe Cemmetery's Mtion carried Committee J J Crowley J. C. Murphy F. J. Leary Good & Welfare Brother John J Crowley took the Chair and Introduced the following Numbers for his Programme John J McNamara for a Volin solo Which was Encored [in — struck] by many numbers also a resitation by Bro Morty McCarthy With Many Encores Rev Father English Made a lengthy adress in the welfare of the order Maurice J McDonough [gave a interesting — struck] Sung a very good Song Joseph Fennigan a resitation Rev Father Hanna Spoke a Very interest Piece & also sung a song & Rev Father Simion Sung two Song's Rev Father Engelish & Co Pres Jas J Murphy [interlined: Sung "Down in Donovans"] Made some interest remarks Vice Pres John C Murphy Made some good remarks John R Murphy Pres Div no 1 Gave us a Very good resitation ``` ### Right page — 111 ``` 111 Brother Jas J Connelly made some good re- marks & all Joined Hands & Sang the Closing Ode God Save Ireland Bro John B Foley was appinted to take the Chair next Wednesday Evening Receipts of Meeting $20.00 Disbursement $20.00 John R Murphy President F. J. Leary Rec, Sec, ``` Remainder of page 111 is blank. ## 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_1915-05-05_minutes_p110_co-pres-remarks-and-song** (confirmed; div1-a.yaml): Co Pres Jas J Murphy > Good & Welfare Brother John J Crowley took the Chair and Introduced the following Numbers for his Programme John J McNamara for a Volin solo Which was Encored [one letter struck through] by many numbers also a resitation by Bro Morty McCarthy With Many Encores Rev Father English Made a lengthy adress in [interlined: the] welfare of the order ... Rev Father Simion Saing two Song's Rev Father Engel[i]sh & Co Pres Jas J Murphy [interlined above his name: Sung Down in Donov[?]ans] Made some interest remarks Vice Pres John C Murphy Made some good remarks John R Murphy Pres Div no 1 Gave us a Very good resitation