3 May 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare 'on the topic of Irish Freedom', the week after the Easter Rising

# IMG_7527 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 172 (left page, full), 173 (right page, full) - **Meeting date(s):** 3 May 1916 (p. 172); 10 May 1916 (p. 173) - **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 → — AOH Division No. 1 - **Officers signing:** John J. Crowley, Pres.; [T. J.?] Leary, Rec. Sec. Pro Tem (end of p. 172) - **Murphy mentions:** - "Daniel Murphy" — "Bro John Dennehy proposed the name of Daniel Murphy" (p. 172) - "Jas J Murphy" — listed among speakers under Good & Welfare (p. 172) - "John C Murphy" — speaker under Good & Welfare, Irish Freedom topic (p. 172) - "Daniel Murphy" — favorably reported on for membership (p. 173) - "Daniel Murphy" — balloted for and duly elected (p. 173) - **Other key names present:** "Bro Jeremiah J Lynch" speaks under Good & Welfare (p. 172) — this is Judge Jeremiah J. Lynch. Also T. J. McCarthy, W. J. McCarthy, Jas J. Connelly / James Connally, John Gibben[Gribben?], Rev. Father Hannan, Rev. Father English[?], Jas Cummings, W. J. Sewell, Pat Shea, John J. Crowley (Pres.), Thomas P. Burke, Tim D. McCarthy, Dan Gallagher (sick member — not Chas H. Gallagher). No Chas H. Gallagher. - **Topics:** Irish Freedom, Good & Welfare speeches, initiation/balloting, entertainment & dance committee, joint meeting with Ladies AuxiliaryIrish societiesDaughters of Erin / Ladies’ Auxiliaryfrom 1894The women’s side of Hibernian life. The AOH’s national women’s body was organised in 1894 as the Daughters of Erin and later took the name Ladies’ Auxiliary.More in Key terms →, picnic committee, bills (National Secretary $5.00; hall rent $20.00), stationery for division, Irish history lesson dispensed with, sick benefits ($40.00 to Anthony Barrett; Dan Gallagher foot crushed at Silver Bow mine), L.A. of A.O.H. card party at Sacred Heart Hall ## Transcription ### Left page — 172 172 Centerville Montana May 3d 1916 at a regular meeting of Div # 1 A.O.A.H. [A.O.H.] held in Hibernian Hall on the above date The following Business was transacted Meeting Called to order at 8.20 P.M. President John J Crowley in the Chair Minutes of Previous meeting read and approved as [read] Roll call of officers showed 9 Present — Propositions for membership Bro John Dennehy proposed the name of Daniel Murphy Jno B Foley proposed the name of Lawerence Curtin Bro Jas Connelly proposed the name of James Grimes Bro Mike Demford[?] proposed the names of John Dunford Richard Hawe Committee reports on Candidats Rodger Greeley was reported favorable on Ballotting for Candidates Rodger Greeley was Balloted on and duly Elected on taking the Proper obligation Initiation of candidates Dennis Connelly Mike J Sulliv[an] Timothy Harrington Mike J Kelly [Pat?] Quigley were duly Initiated in the workings [of] our order Reports of Committee on sick the sick Committee report[ed] Progress Report of special Committee the Intertainment Committee sujested that we meet here next Wednesday Evening in joint meeting with the ladies auxelery but to Postpone the Dance Motion to that Effect was Carried Picnic Committee reported Progress Bills + Claims a bill to the National secretary amounting to $5.00 on Motion was allowed + ordered Paid Unfinished Business None New Business The secretary read a list of stationary + Books nessesary to carry on the work of this division + asked the Permission to secure same on Motion was empowered to secure all stationary necessary Motion Carried Irish History on Motion was dispensed with Good + Welfare Rev Father Hannan Bro Jeremiah J Lynch Jas Cummings T J McCarthy Rev Father English[?] Jas J Murphy Jas J [illegible] John Gibben[Gribben?] W J McCarthy John C Murphy of Div #3 spoke W J Sewell Jas J Connelly Pat Shea Under this + on the topic of Irish Freedom John J Crowley spoke also Under this head Receipts of Meeting $65.00 Disbursements $51.00 John J Crowley Pres [T J?] Leary Rec Sec Pro Temp (A vertical note is written in the left margin of this page, running bottom-to-top; it is largely illegible: "[illegible] an charter be dropped for [illegible] Cost [illegible] a Mem[?] [illegible]") ### Right page — 173 173 Centerville, Mont., May 10, 1916. At a regular meeting of Division No. 1 A.O.H. held in Hibernia Hall on the above date, the president in the chair, the following business was transacted: Meeting called to order at 8:20 p.m. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Roll call of officers: eight officers present. Propositions for membership: Michael O'Donnell proposed by Thomas P. Burke. Investigating committee, James Downey, James Connally and Tim D. McCarthy. Reports on candidates for membership: Richard Hawe, Daniel Murphy, John Dunford, Lawrence Curtin, Maurice F. Kiely, Felix Boulangie, Dan D. Sheehan, Peter F. Sullivan, and Thomas Quirk were favorably reported on, by the investigating committees. Balloting for candidates: Richard Hawe, Daniel Murphy, John Dunford, Lawrence Curtin, Maurice F. Kiely, Felix Boulangie, Dan D. Sheehan, Peter F. Sullivan and Thomas Quirk were balloted for and duly elected. Initiation of candidates: Dan Sullivan was initiated and instructed in the secret work of the order. Communications and correspondence: A communication from the county board of the L. A. of A.O.H. inviting the members to attend a card [party] in Sacred Heart Hall on Friday, May 12, was read. On motion duly made and carried the invitation was accepted and as many members as could do so were urged to attend. Bills and claims: A bill for hall rent for the month of April amounting to $20.00 was on motion allowed and ordered paid. Report of Committee on sick: Patrick English, John O'Hern, Michael Fleming and Barney McKenna were reported by the sick committee as improving. Dan Gallagher reported in writing that his foot was crushed while at work in the Silver Bow mine. The sick committee reported recommending Anthony Barrett to 8 weeks' benefits amounting to $40.00. A doctor's certificate was also read in connection with the report. Moved and seconded that the report be accepted and the benefits granted as recommend[ed] over ## 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_1916-05-03_minutes_p172_irish-freedom** (confirmed; div1-b.yaml): Jas J Murphy > Good & Welfare Rev Father Hannan Bro[?] Jeremiah J Lynch Jas Cummings T. J. McCarthy Rev Father English Jas J Murphy Jas J McCarthy John C Murphy John Gibben W. J. Sewell Jas J Connelly Pat Shea of Div #3 spoke Under this & on the topic of Irish Freedom John J Crowley spoke also Under this head