4 Apr 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Br. Jas Murphy' reads Fr. Hannan's letter about the St. Mary's band check

# IMG_7544 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 226 (left page), 227 (right page) - **Meeting date(s):** 4 April 1917 ("Apr 4, 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. — Div #1, 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 →, 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 Gleason (Secy) - **Murphy mentions:** - "Br. Jas Murphy" — p. 226, "A letter from Fr. Hannan in answer to a check mailed to St. Mary's band was then read by Br. Jas Murphy." - "Bro Murphy" — p. 226, "Bro Murphy moved that it be the sense of this meeting also that a meeting of the Co. Board be called as soon as possible & appoint a Comm. to interview Fr. Hannan" - **Other key names present:** **Gallagher** twice — Peter Gallagher balloted on favorably for membership (p. 226) and "Bro. Gallagher has the cast off of his leg" (p. 227). No Lynch on this opening. Also: Mr. B. D. Fitzgerald (State Pres. at Anaconda, c/o McCallum & Clouten), Bro. Fitzpatrick, Chairman Sewell / Bro. Sewell, Pat Lee, Bro. McKenna, Bro. Shea of Frisco, Bro. Ferns, Bro. Loftus, Bro. Deeney, Fr. Hannan, Dr.[Fr.?] Barry, Manager Levy[?], J J Gleason. - **Topics:** Easter Rising commemoration — invitation from the "Pearse & Connolly Irish Independent Club" to join their celebration "in memory of Easter week & its martyrs"; state president's communication on Hibernianism; L.A. Easter Monday Dance; hall rent bill; St. Mary's band check dispute with Fr. Hannan; sick committee; annual communion 15 April 1917; 17 March committee tickets; $100 check to Dr./Fr. Barry; county board meeting; school trustee candidate (Independent ticket); committee on censorship / People's Theatre demonstration; receipts and disbursements ## Transcription ### Left page (226) Centerville, Mont. Apr 4, 1917. At a regular meeting of Div #1 A.O.H. held in Hibernia Hall on the above date the following business was transacted. Minutes of previous meeting read & corrected. Roll call of officers showed 7 present. Propositions for membership. None. Reports on props. The name of Peter Gallagher was brought before the meeting favorably and a ballot taken confirmed this report. Communications & correspondence. The meeting was halted for a minute to read a comm. from the Pearse & Connolly Irish Independent Club inviting Div #1 to take part in their celebration in memory of Easter week & its martyrs. A motion carried that we assist the above mentioned order in their program. A comm. from the State Pres. at Anaconda was then read. It asked that all Comm. relative to Hibernianism be directed to Mr. B. D. Fitzgerald at McCallum & Clouten of Anaconda, so that the publication of the same might be made. the letter also asked for a list of the officers of Div #1. A motion was made that the letter be placed on file and that the secy be instructed to make necessary answer and furnish list required. A letter from the L. A. inviting Div #1 to their Easter Monday Dance was read. A motion made that all possible attend, and after the voice of the meeting was ascertained Chairman Sewell pleaded for a healthy attendence at the dance. Bill for hall rent amounting to $20.00 was allowed, and a warrant ordered drawn on the treasury. A letter from Fr. Hannan in answer to a check mailed to St. Mary's band was then read by Br. Jas Murphy. The contents were fully discussed and it was reg moved & seconded that it be the sense of the meeting that the check be returned to the treasury. Carried Bro Murphy moved that it be the sense of this meeting also that a meeting of the Co. Board be called as soon as possible & appoint a Comm. to interview Fr. Hannan to ascertain what impressions, false or otherwise, he is laboring under. Carried. ### Right page (227) Report of Sick Comm. Pat Lee reports that Bro. Gallagher has the cast off of his leg. Bro. McKenna still in town. Bro. Shea of Frisco improving very slowly. Bro. Ferns out & around. Bro. Loftus left the hospital Apr 2. but will be unable to resume work for some time to come. Report of Standing Comm. None. " " Special " Notice of annual Communion read by Fitzpatrick; a further appeal made for a large gathering on that morning — Apr. 15th, 1917. 17th of Mar. Comm. reports progress but tickets are not all in yet. Reports mailing of check for $100.00 has been mailed to Dr.[Fr.?] Barry. Unf. Bus. None. New Bus. Fitzpatrick announced meeting of Co. Board for Apr. 21, 1917; also asked for a quarterly report; this report announced ready for meeting of Apr 11. 1917. Reading of Chapter of Irish Hist. dispensed with. Good & welfare. Bro. Sewell reported a call from the Candidate on the Independent ticket for school trustee. Bro Deeney asked for an earlier arrival at meetings, and heartily endorsed the action of Bro. Sewell in not allowing the school candidate to appear before any of our meetings Bro Fitzpatrick did likewise; also asked for a report from the Entertainment Committee. The recording secy practised one of his songs before the members adjourned. Report of Committee on Censorship: Met Manager Levy[?] and he was very anxious to avoid a repetition of the Demonstration at the People's Theatre. Receipts $14.00 Disbursements $20.00 Adjournment 9:45 J J Gleason. ## 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_1917-04-04_minutes_p226_fr-hannan-letter** (probable; div1-b.yaml): Br. Jas Murphy ... Bro Murphy > A letter from Fr. Hannan in answer to a check mailed to St. Mary's band was then read by Br. Jas Murphy. The contents were fully discussed and it was reg moved & seconded [that, struck through] it be the sense of the meeting that the check be returned to the treasury. Carried Bro Murphy moved [that, struck through] it be the sense of this meeting also [that, struck through] a meeting of the Co. Board be called as soon as possible & appoint a Comm. to interview Fr. Hannan to ascertain what impressions, false or otherwise, he is laboring under. Carried.