28 Feb 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Finance Committee 'Bro. James Murphy, Pat Lee and James Gleason'

# IMG_7538 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 216 (left page, full), 217 (right page, full — text runs off the foot of the page) - **Meeting date(s):** 21 February 1917 (p. 216); 28 February 1917 (p. 217) - **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. — 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. 216 — W. J. Sewell, Pres.; J. J. Gleason, Secy. P. T. p. 217 — not signed on this page (minutes continue) - **Murphy mentions:** - "Bro. James Murphy" — "A Finance Comm. was then named, with Bro. James Murphy, Pat Lee [text continues on the next page]" (p. 217) - **Other key names present:** **Bro. Gallagher** twice — "Bro. Gallagher on Anaconda Road hurt at the Butte & Boston Mine" (p. 216) and "Bro. Gallagher 429 Anaconda rd. still confined to his home" (p. 217); this is an injured member, not Chas H. Gallagher. Also W. J. Sewell (Pres.), J. J. Gleason, Bro. John Owens, Bro. Shea, Bro. M. O'Shea (Div. #11 San Francisco), Bro. James Cummins, Barry O'Leary, James D. Egan, Bro. Downey, Pat Lee, Bro. Dennis J. Coleman (deceased), Bro. Keyes, Bro. Flannigan, Neal C. Deeney. No Lynch, no Gribben, no O'Meara. - **Topics:** **St. Patrick's Day (17th of March) program agreed with the County Board** — Mass 10:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception Church, entertainment at the Auditorium in the afternoon, dance in the evening at Hibernia, Pallas and Fallmont[?] halls; death benefits ($100 to widow of Dennis J. Coleman); mine injuries; entertainment and finance committees; Inter Mountain Pub. Co. bill ($5.75) ## Transcription ### Left page — 216 216 Centerville, Mont. Feb 21, 1917 At a meeting of Div. #1 A.O.H. held in Hibernia Hall on the above date the following business was transacted. Pres. Walter Sewell in the chair. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved Sick Committee reports. Bro. Gallagher on Anaconda Road hurt at the Butte + Boston Mine. The Committee recommends the payment of death benefits for Bro. Dennis J. Coleman of 1125 So. Atlantic. It regularly moved, seconded and carried that a warrant be drawn on the treasury for $100.00 and that the same be delivered to the wife of the deceased. Bro. John Owens reported Bro. Shea as very sick Standing Committee — No report. Special Committee — 17th of March. The Committee having met with the County Board it was outlined that the day be celebrated as follows: Mass in the morning at 10:00 A.M. at the Immaculate Conception Church, an entertainment in the afternoon at the Aud- itorium, and a dance in the evening at Hibernia, Pallas, and Fallmont[?] halls. Initiation of John + Thomas Bennon[?] and their assuming of proper obligation was followed by a formal introduction of the new members to the old. Unfinished Bus. None. New Business. None. Reading of Chapter from Irish History dispensed with. Receipts $53.00 Disbursements $100.00 Adjournment 9:00 P.M. W. J. Sewell. Pres. J. J. Gleason. Secy P. T. ### Right page — 217 217 Centerville Mont At a meeting of Div #1 A.O.H. [Feb 28-17] held in Hibernia Hall on above date the following was transacted Minutes of previous meeting read and approved of Roll call — showed six present Prop. for membership. The following applications were received and read for the first time Peter Golden, John Mahon, John Hessian Pat M Bowling, Thos Sullivan Mulligan and Dan Twohey Reports and candidates. The committee reported Neal C Deeney to membership, and the members by their ballot duly elected him to the ranks of Hibernianism Initiation of Candidates. None. Bills + Communications. A letter was received from Div. #11, San Francisco, stating that Bro. M. O'Shea a member of that Div. was suffering from an injury received in the mines; further asking the good will of Div. #1 in assisting the Bro. The letter was referred to the sick Comm. and the Secy was instructed to answer the letter and state that Bro. Shea would be well taken care of. Claims. The bill of the Inter Mountain Pub. Co. for Div. No. One's share amounting to $5.75 was also allowed, and a warrant ordered drawn on the treasury for that amount. Sick. Comm. Report. Bro. Keyes reported much improved. Bro. O'Rourke out + around. Bro. Flannigan — no improvement. Bro. Shea very low. Bro. Gallagher 429 Anaconda rd. still confined to his home. Spec. Comm. 17th of March. Bro. O'Leary repeated the program as recorded in the minutes of Feb 21. Bro. Downey reported that both down town halls had been secured for the dance on the evening of the 17th; also that the Auditorium was secured for the afternoon of that date. Unfin. Business. None. New Business. Bro. Sewell asked for a discussion on the subject of an Entertainment Comm. whose duty it will be to make the evenings more interesting. After a discussion of the subject the Entertainment Comm. was named consisting of Bro. James Cummins, Barry O'Leary, and James D. Egan. A Finance Comm. was then named, with Bro. James Murphy, Pat Lee [text continues on the following page, not photographed] ## 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_1917-02-28_minutes_p217_finance-committee** (probable; div1-b.yaml): Bro. James Murphy > New Business. Bro. Sewell asked for a discussion on the subject of an Entertainment Comm. whose duty it will be to make the evenings more interesting After a discussion of the subject the Entertainment Comm. was named consisting of Bro. James Cummins, Barry O'Leary, and James D. Egan. A Finance Comm. was then named, with Bro. James Murphy, Pat Lee, [p. 218:] and James Gleason as members.