12 Apr 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare, 'Jeremiah J Lynch Jas J Murphy Jas J McCarthy'

# IMG_7522 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 166 (left page, full) and 167 (right page, full) - **Meeting date(s):** 12 April 1916 - **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 — Hibernian 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 - **Officers signing:** John J Crowley, President; T. J. Leary, Rec Sec Pro Tem - **Murphy mentions:** - "Initiation of Candidates Pat Murphy, Patrick English, Terence Baptet [Baxter] Were duly Initiated" — p.166 - "Committe John C Murphy T Leary Jno B Foley" — interlined committee of three for the plots in the Catholic cemetery, p.167 - "Sick Committee John Owens Jno C Murphy Jas Downey" — p.167 - "Jas J Murphy" — among the Good & Welfare speakers, p.167 - **Other key names present:** **Jeremiah J Lynch** and **Jas J Murphy** and **Jas J McCarthy** named together among the Good & Welfare speakers; **John Gribben** also spoke under Good & Welfare; Terence Baxter (rendered a song); Pat English (gave a good song); Bro Dennison, a visiting member; Rev. Father English (given the use of the hall); Dan Leahy; John Downey; Tim Harrington; Dan Mullins; Tim Kelly; Thos. O'Brien; M. Shovlin of Virginia St. No Gallagher, no O'Meara, no Connolly on these pages. - **Topics:** Irish Race Convention (communication about having a framed picture of the Convention in the hall), membership propositions and initiation, hall rent $20.00, State per capita tax $35.00, receipt from the National Secretary 65 cents for a warrant book, chartering a special train to the State Convention at Great Falls in co-operation with Div. No. 1 of Anaconda (round-trip ticket for brothers who propose and have a candidate initiated), joint committee with Div. No. 3 for the plots in the Catholic cemetery, Mass on Decoration Day for deceased brothers and memorial services in the hall, Easter Communion referred to the County Board, organizing a drill team, St. Patrick's Day committee, report on sick, Good & Welfare songs and speeches, receipts/disbursements ## Transcription ### Left page — 166 ``` 166 Centerville Montana April 12th 1916 at a regular meeting of Div #1 A.O.H held in Hibernian Hall on the above date the following Business Was tranxacted Meeting Called to order at 8.20 P M President John J Crowley in the Chair Minutes of Previous Meeting read and approved of Roll Call of officers Showed 6 Present Propositions for Membership [no — struck] Bro Dan Leahy Proposed the names of John Downey & Tim Harrington for Membersh[ip] in our order Committee Report on Candidates none Ballotting for Candidates none Initiation of Candidates Pat Murphy Patrick English Terence Baptet [Baxter] Were duly Initiated in the Workings of our order Communications & Correspondence a Communication was Received from the Irish Race Convention in Regard to having a Picture of the Convention framed in our Hall. Moved & seconded the Communica[tion] & Corres be layed on the table Motion Carried there was also a Communication from M Shovlin of Virginia St Moved & seconded it be layed on the table Motion carried Report of Committee on Sick the Sick Committee Report all sick Members improving St Patricks day Committee Reported Progress Bill & Claims a bill for Hall Rent amounting to $20.00 on Motion was allowed and ordered Paid also a bill for State Per Capta Tax amounting to $35.00 on Motion was allowed and ordered Paid Unfinished Business New Business none a receipt was received from the National Secretary for 65 Cents for a Warrent Book on Motion was received & Placed on File The Matter of chartering a special train to the [National — struck] State Convention at Great Falls Moved & seconded the Div co-operate with Div #1 of anaconda & do all in thier Power to make a success of affair also that any Brother Proposing & having Mem[bers] ``` ### Right page — 167 ``` 167 them Initiated Will receive a round trip ticket to the State Coventison [Convention] motion carried Moved & seconded a Committee of Three be appointed to act on Conjunction with a Simular Committee from Div # 3 to take Care of the Plots on the Catolich Cemetery motion carried Moved & seconded that Rev Father English [interlined: Committe John C Murphy T Leary Jno B Foley] be Given the Use of the Hall on Wednesday Evening May 17 about 9 O'Clock Motion Carried Sick Committee John Owens Jno C Murphy Jas Downey Memorial Services for our Deceased Brothers Moved & seconded the Committee be impowered to Make arrangments for a Mass on Decoration Day for our Deceased Brothers also that next meeting after Decoration Day We hold Memorial Services in our Hall Motion Carried Easter Communion was left to the [Matter of — struck] County Board Motion Carried the organizing of a Drill Team Moved & seconded a Committe of Three be apointed to organize a drill Team Motion Carried Committe Dan Mullins Tim Kelly Thos O'Brien Good & Welfare Brothers Terence Baxter rendered a [Song — struck] Jeremiah J Lynch Jas J Murphy Jas J McCarthy Bro Dennison a Visiting member spoke a few words Pat English Gave us a good song John Gribben Pres John J Crowley Spoke Under this Receipts of Meeting $125.00 Disbursments $55.00 John J Crowley President T. J. Leary Rec Sec Pro Tem ``` ## 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_1916-04-12_minutes_p167_good-and-welfare** (confirmed; div1-b.yaml): Jas J Murphy > Good & Welfare Brothers Terence Baxter rendered a [Song, struck through] Jeremiah J Lynch Jas J Murphy Jas J McCa[rthy] [Bro, struck through] Dennison a Visiting member spoke a Few Words Pat English Gave us a good song John Gribben Pres John J Crowley Spoke Under this