11 Apr 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Bro. Murphy' sings 'Mother Machree'

# IMG_7545 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 228 (left page), 229 (right page) - **Meeting date(s):** 11 April 1917 ("Apr. 11, 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:** W. J. Sewell, Pres.; J J Gleason, Secy. - **Murphy mentions:** - "Bro. Murphy" — p. 228 Good & welfare, "Bro. Murphy favored the meeting with a well merited rendition of Mother Machree." - **Other key names present:** **Gallagher** twice in the sick report — "Bro. Gallagher not very well" and "find out if Bro. Gallagher is in need of anything" (p. 228). **Jas. J. McCarthy** — p. 229, "offered many useful hints on the advisability of procuring a down-town hall." No Lynch, no Connolly, no Gribben on these pages. Also: Bro. Lee, Bro. Sewell / W. J. Sewell (Pres.), Bro. McKenna, Bro. Downey, Bro. Keyes at Galen, Bro. O'Leary / Barry O'Leary, Bro. Danning[?] of Frisco Div #6, Owens, Comerford, Lyons, Buckley, Fitzpatrick, Foley, Bro. Cummins, Shea, McDonough, J J Gleason. - **Topics:** roll call and census of members (27 present), sick committee and constitutional question on visiting brothers after 6 p.m., 17 March committee outstanding tickets, annual communion appeal, visiting Hibernian from Australia / New Zealand / Frisco Div. No. 6, song "Mother Machree", quarterly report tardiness, eulogy on O'Connell, valuation of the building for state and national report, proposal for a down-town hall, financial secretary and sick committee standings, receipts $23.00 ## Transcription ### Left page (228) Centerville, Mont. Apr. 11, 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 9 present, and a census of the members showed 27, including Bro. Danning[?] of Frisco and Australia, and several from Div 3. Prop. for Mem. None Reports on prop. None. Balloting None Init. None. Sick Comm. report. Bro. Lee: Bro. Gallagher not very well. McKenna still in town. Bro Sewell asked that Bro Lee find out if Bro. Gallagher is in need of anything. Downey: Bro. Keyes at Galen. Bro Downey explains the Constitution on the matter of a Bro. being away from home after 6:00 P.M. concluding that it is not the duty of the Sick. Comm. to visit a Bro. away from home after six P.M. Standing Comm. No report. 17th of Mar. Comm. Met on Saturday evening Apr 7, 1917 Still some outstanding tickets, and it is the wish of the Comm. that they be able to report fully on Apr 28th Unf. Bus. None. New Bus. None. Reading of Chapter of Irish History dispensed with. Good & welfare. Bro. O'Leary made an earnest appeal for a very representative number at our Annual Communion. Bro. Sewell reminded us further of the duty of Hibernians on an occasion of this kind. Bro. Danning[?] of Frisco Div #6 reports joining Div #6, 5 weeks ago. Was also a member in Australia & in New Zealand. Bro. Sewell in behalf of the A.O.H. in Silver Bow County welcomed the Bro. from the South Seas. Owens - silent. Bro. Murphy favored the meeting with a well merited rendition of Mother Machree. Comerford - silent. Lyons - silent. Buckley - silent. Fitzpatrick began a tirade against the tardiness of the quarterly report. Asked that all members when called upon arise and make some little effort no matter how small, explaining that [continues on p. 229] ### Right page (229) continued response will overcome bashfulness Wound up his talk with a Eulogy on O'Connell and his interpretations was very masterful. Asked for a valuation on the building so that he might be able to add it to his state & national report. Bro. Cummins offered many helpful suggestions along the lines of good & welfare. Shea - silent. McDonough - silent. Bro. Jas. J. McCarthy offered many useful hints on the advisability of procuring a down- town hall. Bros. Fitzpatrick & Foley confirmed his remarks. Bro. Barry O'Leary speaking on the Sick Comm. suggested that the Financial Secy inform members of Sick Comm. as to standing of members reported. Receipts of meeting $23.00 Disbursements - None. Adjournment 9:52. W. J. Sewell J J Gleason Pres. 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_1917-04-11_minutes_p228_mother-machree** (uncertain; div1-b.yaml): Bro. Murphy > Bro. Danning[?] of Frisco Div #6 reports joining Div #6, 5 weeks ago. Was also a member in Australia & in New Zealand. Bro. Sewell in behalf of the A.O.H. in Silver Bow County welcomed the Bro. from the South Seas. Owens - silent. Bro. Murphy favored the meeting with a well merited rendition of Mother Machree. Comerford - silent. Lyons - silent. Buckley - silent.