15 Dec 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Irish Race Convention delegate nominated; 'County Pres Jas J Murphy' among the speakers

# IMG_7517 - **Type:** handwritten minutes (plus a loose handwritten slip laid on the right-hand page) - **Book page number(s) visible:** 146 (left page, full) and 147 (right page — top third written, the rest covered by a loose slip of paper) - **Meeting date(s):** 15 Dec 1915 (p.146, closing on p.147) and 22 Dec 1915 (p.147 and the loose slip, which is a duplicate/draft of the same 22 Dec 1915 minutes) - **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. — HibernianIrish 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 → / 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. Division No. 1 - **Officers signing:** John R Murphy President; T. J. Leary Rec, Sec, (closing the 15 Dec 1915 minutes) - **Murphy mentions:** - "President Jno R Murphy in the Chair" — 15 Dec 1915, p.146 - "Bro Jno C Murphy" — among the Good & Welfare speakers, p.146 - "County Pres. Jas J Murphy" — among the Good & Welfare speakers, p.146 - "John R Murphy President" — signature, p.147 - **Other key names present:** "Jeremiah J Lynch" among the Good & Welfare speakers (p.146) and, on the loose slip for 22 Dec 1915, "President J J Lynch in the Chair" — Judge J. J. Lynch presiding; Jas. Connelly (committee on the Michael Ward communication); Jno. K. Sullivan; John J. Crowley (nominated delegate to the Irish Race Convention); Rev Father Hanna[n]; Jas Downey; Barry O'Leary; Bro M. McDonough; John Owens; Pat Wallace. No Gallagher, no O'Meara, no Gribben. - **Topics:** Irish Race Convention (Washington D.C., 17-18 Jan 1916) — communication from the National President calling for delegates, John J. Crowley nominated as the Division's delegate; transfer/recommendation of Michael Ward from Div. No. 39, Board of Erin Hibernians; 3rd quarter State per capita tax $46.75; joint installation of officers, Div. No. 3 invited; Irish History dispensed with; "lively & patriotic speeches"; receipts/disbursements ## Transcription ### Left page — 146 ``` 146 Centerville Montana Dec 15 - 1915 at a regular Meeting of Div no 1 A.O.H. held on Hibernian Hall on the above date the following Business was transacted Meeting called to order at 8.15 P. M. President Jno R Murphy in the Chair Minutes of Previous Meeting read and approved of Roll Call of officers Showed 7 Present Propositions for Membership James [struck out] Crookris[?] were proposed for mem[bership] Committee reports on Candidates none Balloting for Candidates none Initiation of Candidates none Communications & Correspondence a Communicat[ion] was read from [the — struck] Div no 39 of the Board of Erin Hibernians as recommending Michael Ward a memb[er] in Good stand in that Div the Communication was referred to a Committee Composed of [struck] Jno J Crowley Jno K Sullivan Jas. Connelly Bills & Claims none Unfinished Business none new Business Bro John J Crowley Proposed the names Patrick English Edward Waldron & Bro Jno K Sullivan Proposed the Name of Michael Ward for Membership on our Order a bill for the 3rd Quarters State Per Capta Tax amounting to $46.75/100 on Motion was allowed and ordered Paid a Communication was read from the National President Calling for delegates to the Irish Race Convention to be Held on Washington D C Jan 17 - 18 - 1916 Moved & seconded that the communication be received & acted on according to Instrictions on Same Irish History on Motion was dispensed with Good & Welfare Moved & seconded that the report of the Committee on the Joint installation be received & the Committee be Given full Power to act. Motion Carried Moved & seconded the Div no 3 be invited to attend Motion carried Moved & seconded that Bro John J Crowley be [was — struck] nominated as the delegate from this Div to attend the Irish Race Convention to Held on Washington D. C. Jan 17 & 18 - 1916 Motion carried Bros Jno C Murphy Jeremiah J Lynch Bro M McDonough of Div #3 John Owens John J Crowley Pat Wallace of #3 County Pres. Jas J Murphy Rev Father Hanna[n] ``` ### Right page — 147 (visible portion) ``` 147 Jas Downey Barry O'Leary spoke Under this And all made Some Lively & Patriotic speeches Receipts of Meeting $40.50 Disbursstments $46.25/100 John R Murphy President T. J. Leary Rec, Sec, Centerville Mont. Dec. 22 1915 at a regular meeting of Div. No 1 A.O.H. held on Hibernia Hall on the above Date the meeting was called to order at 9 P.M. ``` The remainder of page 147 is hidden beneath the loose slip described below. ### Loose slip laid on page 147 (pencil; a draft/duplicate of the 22 Dec 1915 minutes) ``` Centerville Mont. Dec 22 1915 at a regular meeting of Div #1 A. O. H. held on the Hibernia Hall on the above Date the meeting was called to order at 9.05 P. M. the Business was transacted President J J Lynch in the Chair. minutes of the Previous meeting read and approved of. Roll call of officers showed 5 Present, Propositions [interlined: for membership] Jas. Waldron was elected to membership. Committee reports of candidates none, Bills and Claims none. Unfinished Bussiness none. ``` ## 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_1915-12-15_minutes_p146_county-pres-irish-race-convention** (confirmed; div1-b.yaml): County Pres Jas J Murphy > Good & Welfare Moved & seconded that the report of the Committee on the Joint installation be received & the Committee be Given full Power to act Motion Carried Moved & seconded the Div no 3 be invited to attend Motion carri[ed] Moved & seconded that Bro John J Crowley be [was, struck through] nominated as the delegate from this Div to attend the Irish Race Convention to Held on Washington D.C. Jan 17 & 18 - 1916 Motion carried [Bros, struck through] Jno C Murphy Jeremiah J Lynch Bro M McDonough of Div #3 John Owens John J Crowley Pat Wallace Div #3 County Pres Jas J Murphy Rev Father Hanna[n] [p. 147:] Jas Downey Barry O'Leary spoke Under this And all made Some Lively & Patriotic speeches