17 May 1916 (headed 'May 10th 1916'): AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy' under Good of the Order, the meeting after the Division's Pearse commemoration

# IMG_7528 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 174 (left page, full), 175 (right page, full) - **Meeting date(s):** 10 May 1916 (p. 174 is the end of the 10 May meeting begun on p. 173); p. 175 headed "May 10th 1916" as written — probably a slip for the following meeting (17 May 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 — 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 → — 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 - **Officers signing:** p. 174 — John J. Crowley, President; J. J. Lynch, Rec. Sec. pro tem. p. 175 — John J. Crowley, President; Will D. Dennin[Dennehy?], Acting Rec. Secy - **Murphy mentions:** - "Jas J Murphy" — "Good of the Order: Co Pres Jas J Murphy" (County President James J. Murphy speaks), p. 175 - **Other key names present:** **J. J. Lynch signs page 174 as Rec. Sec. pro tem.** (Jeremiah J. Lynch). Also John J. Crowley (President), Jas. J. Connolly, Bro. O'Brien of Div. No. 5 Seattle, Wash., Anthony Barrett, Bro. Flemming, Bro. English. No Gallagher, no Gribben, no O'Meara on these pages. - **Topics:** **Easter Rising commemoration** — joint session with the 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 → to commemorate the execution of Patrick H. Pearse, Thomas J. Clarke, Thomas McDonagh and other Irish patriots by the English government in Dublin; purchase of ledger ($16.00); sick benefits ($40.00 to Anthony Barrett); Irish history reading dispensed with; L.A. A.O.H. degree work invitation; receipts/disbursements ## Transcription ### Left page — 174 174 [continu]ed. Report of standing committee: none. Report of special committees: none. Unfinished business: none — New business: It was moved and seconded that the president and financial secretary be empowered to purchase a suitable ledger at a cost of $16.00. Motion Carried. Reading chapter of Irish history: dispensed with. Good and welfare of the order: It was moved and seconded that we adjourn to go into joint session with the Divisions of the Ladies' Auxiliary to appropriately commemorate the execution of Patrick H. Pearse, Thomas J. Clarke, Thomas McDonagh and other Irish patriots by the English government in Dublin recently. Motion carried. Receipts of the Meeting $46.00. Disbursements: $20.00. Sick Benefits allowed 40.00 to Anthony Barrett John J. Crowley, President. J. J. Lynch, Rec. Sec. pro. tem. ### Right page — 175 175 Centerville Montana, May 10th 1916 [date as written; probably the 17 May meeting] 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 8.15 P M Minutes of Previous meeting read and approved Roll Call of Officers (9) Nine Officers present Application for Membership:- Patrick Harrington Reports on Candidates [T?] Flory Sullivan, Batte Harrington, Dan Riley, Pady Meher[?] Propositions for Membership None Sick Committee reports Bro. Flemming and Bro English are improving and doing well Communications and Correspondence: Communication from L. A. A.O.H. to attend Degree work 5[?] — accepted and as many Members attened as posible Initiations of Candidates None Bill and Claims None Report of Standing Com. None " " Special Com None New Business None Reading Chapter of Irish History Dispensed with. Good of the Order: Co Pres Jas J Murphy, Jas. J. Connolly, Bro. O'Brien Div No 5 Seatle Wash. Their being no further busniss meeting closed in due form. Receipts of Meeting $41.00 Disbursements None John J Crowley President Will D Dennin[Dennehy?] Acting Rec Secy ## 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_1916-05-17_minutes_p175_co-pres-good-of-the-order** (confirmed; div1-b.yaml): Co Pres Jas J Murphy > [p. 174, 10 May 1916:] Good and welfare of the order: It was moved and seconded that we adjourn to go into joint session with the Divisions of the Ladies' Auxiliary to appropriately commemorate the execution of Patrick H. Pearse, Thomas J. Clarke, Thomas McDonagh and other Irish patriots by the English Government in Dublin recently. Motion carried. [p. 175, next meeting:] Reading Chapter of Irish History Dispensed with. Good of the Order.. Co Pres Jas J Murphy, Jas. J Connolly. Bro. O'Brien Div No 5 Seattle, Wash.