7 Mar 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'J J Murphy' among the brothers who spoke on the St. Patrick's Day celebration

# IMG_7541 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 220 (left page), 221 (right page) - **Meeting date(s):** left page undated (tail end of the preceding meeting, inferred late Feb / early March 1917); right page "March 14-17" = 14 March 1917 - **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. — 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, 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 → - **Officers signing:** J J Connolly (signature at foot of p. 220); Vice-President Barry O'Leary named on p. 221 - **Murphy mentions:** - "J J Murphy" — p. 220, among brothers who spoke, "Brothers B O'Leary, Jim O'Leary J J Murphy" - "J J Murphy" — p. 220, Good and Welfare list, "T J McCarthy. J J Lynch. J J Murphy" - **Other key names present:** J. J. Lynch appears twice on p. 220 ("Tom Burke J J Lynch Spoke on St Patks Day celebration"; and in the Good and Welfare speakers list). Gallagher appears on p. 221 as a sick brother ("brother Gallagher"). J. J. O'Meara appears as "Brother Jno H O'Mara" (p. 221). Also present: Barry O'Leary (Vice-President), B. O'Leary, Jim O'Leary, Deeney, John McCarthy, T J McCarthy, Tom Burke, J J Caplis[?], W. Lee, M. Mulaney[?], Neil[?] Deeny, W. E. Deeney, P. Shea, J J Connolly. - **Topics:** resolutions of condolence (deaths of Bros. Coleman and Shea), St. Patrick's Day / 17 March celebration committee, sick committee, Immaculate Conception Church parade and mass, entertainment and dance, receipts ## Transcription ### Left page (220) New Business. Moved and seconded that a committee be appointed to draft resolutions of condolence on the death of brothers Coleman. & Shea The following committe was appointed Barry O'Leary. Deeney & John McCarthy Brothers B O'Leary, Jim O'Leary J J Murphy Tom Burke J J Lynch Spoke on St Patks. Day celebration Good and Welfare — Bros J J Caplis[?] W. Lee M. Mulaney[?] Neil[?] Deeny. W E Deeney P. Shea of[?] Div 3 T J McCarthy. J J Lynch. J J Murphy Spoke under this head Meeting adjourned at 10..50 Oclock J J Connolly Receipts $9.50 ### Right page (221) Centerville Mont March 14-17 At a regular meeting of Div No 1. held in Hebernia Hall on above date the following business was transacted Meting called to order at 8 ocock p.m. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved of Propositions - None Reports on candidates - none Balloting - None Initiations - None Bills and Claims - None Sick Committee - Reported brother Keys condition as being bad brothers McKenna and Flannery as being much improved, brother Gallagher and Shea of 307 West Copper of San Francisco Div, condition improved, 17 March committee - Reported finally on the 17th March celebration, consisting of assembly at the Lewisohn and march to Immaculate Conception Church and hear mass at 10. oclock. entertainment in the afternoon. and dance in the evening Good and Welfare. Vice-President Barry O'Leary spoke in anticipation of a great demonstration on St Patricks day. exhorting the members to attend as many as possible Brother Jno H O'Mara spoke under this head Receipts $105.00 Sec[?] $4.00 ## 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_1917-03-07_minutes_p220_spoke-on-st-patricks-day** (probable; div1-b.yaml): J J Murphy > New Business. Moved and seconded that a committee be appointed to draft resolutions of condolence on the death of brothers Coleman. & Shea The following committe was appointed Barry O'Leary. Deeney & John McCarthy Brothers B O'Leary, Jim O'Leary J J Murphy Tom Burke J J Lynch Spoke on St Patks. Day celebration - **div1_1917-03-07_minutes_p220_good-and-welfare** (probable; div1-b.yaml): J J Murphy > Good and Welfare [margin] Bros J J Caplis W. Lee[?] M. Mulaney Neil Deeny. W E Deeney P. Shea Pres[?] Div 3 T J McCarthy. J J Lynch. J J Murphy Spoke under this head Meeting adjourned at 10..50 Oclock J J Connolly