2 May 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Bro. James Murphy' reads the 17th of March Committee's report and returns a check for $226.18

# IMG_7547 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 232 (left page), 233 (right page) - **Meeting date(s):** 25 April 1917 (p. 232); 2 May 1917 (p. 233) - **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, President; J J Gleason, Rec. Secy. (signatures at end of the 25 April minutes; the 2 May minutes on p. 233 continue unsigned onto the next page) - **Murphy mentions:** - "Bro. James Murphy" — p. 233 Spec. Comm., "Bro. James Murphy read the report of the 17th of March Comm. & returned to Div #1 a check for 226.18 being the amount of Div #1's share over & above expenses." - **Other key names present:** **Lynch** — p. 232 Good & welfare, "Bro. Lynch suggests more activity on the part of all, explaining that if 40 active members get around to the rest forming a sort of 'boost the meetings' committee much valuable work could be done." **Gallagher** — sick benefits recommendation, p. 232. No Connolly, Gribben or Gallagher on p. 233. Also: Bro. Pat Benaghan (died — resolutions ordered), Bro. Deeney, Bro. John Foley (sick in St. James Hospital), Bro. Con T. Sullivan #27 E. Summit, Bro. McDonough, Bro. Pat Lee, Bro. Shea of Frisco, Downey, Dr. Barry, Jas. Cummins, Tom McCarthy, Fitzpatrick, W. J. Sewell, J J Gleason. - **Topics:** sick committee and sick benefits, deaths / resolutions committee (Pat Benaghan), 17 March committee final financial report and $226.18 check to Div. No. 1, letter of gratitude from Dr. Barry for the $100 check, hall rent, "boost the meetings" committee, joint program with the ladies, monthly social session (third Wednesday; first on 16 May 1917), Entertainment Committee, county board meeting 5 May 1917, O'Donnell Aboo, receipts and disbursements ## Transcription ### Left page (232) Centerville, Mont. April 25, 1917. At a 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 & approved of. A roll call of officers showed 3 present Propositions for mem. None. Reports on prop None. Balloting on Candidates None Initiation - None. Comm. & Correspondence. None. Bills & claims. None. Report of Sick Comm. A recommendation that Bro. Gallagher be allowed sick benefits was offered, and after due motion a warrant was ordered drawn on the treasury for 8 weeks benefits or $40. Bro. Pat Benaghan reported as very sick. Bro Deeney reported Bro. John Foley as sick in St. James Hospital. Bro. Con T. Sullivan # 27 E. Summit confined to his bed. Standing Comm. No report. Special " No " Unf. Bus. None. New Bus. None Chapter from Irish History dispensed with. Good & welfare. Bro. Deeney suggested that Div #1, in order to stimulate interest in the meetings, invite the ladies once in a while, to put on a sort of joint program. Bro. Lynch suggests more activity on the part of all, explaining that if 40 active members get around to the rest forming a sort of "boost the meetings" committee much valuable work could be done. Bro. McDonough favored the meeting with an excellent rendition of O'Donnell Aboo. Receipts $9.00 Disbursements $40.00 Adjournment 9:32 W. J. Sewell, President. J J Gleason, Rec. Secy. ### Right page (233) Centerville, Mont. May 2, 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 meet. read & approved. Roll call of officers — 7 present; total of members present 19. Prop. for Membership. None. Reports None. Balloting None. Initiation. None. Communications & Cor. A letter of gratitude was received from Dr. Barry acknowledging our check for $100. Bills & Claims Hall rent for month ending Apr 30 allowed, & a warrant ordered drawn on the treasury. Report of Sick Comm. Downey. Con T. Sullivan of E. Summit improving, though still in bed. Bro. Pat Lee announced that Bro Shea of Frisco was forced to quit work again after 4 1/2 shifts. Report of Standing Comm. None. Spec. Comm Bro. James Murphy read the report of the 17th of March Comm. & returned to Div #1 a check for 226.18 being the amount of Div #1's share over & above expenses. Moved & seconded that the report be accepted, and that a rising vote of thanks be extended the Committee. Carried. A resolution Comm. consisting of Bros. Jas. Cummins, Pat Lee, & Tom McCarthy was appointed by the chair, the same to draft resolutions on the death of Bro. Pat Benaghan. New Bus. Fitzpatrick suggested that the third Wed. of each mo. be devoted to a social session after the regular meeting. Further pointed out the duty of the Entertainment Comm. in arranging for this spec. program. Bro Deeney recalled other days in the order when certain evenings were devoted to timely debates, & showed the interest created thereby. He asked that May 16th, 1917 be named as the date for the first of these social sessions. Fitzpatrick announced a meeting of the Co. board for Sat. Evening May 5, 1917. ## 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_1917-05-02_minutes_p233_17-march-report-check** (probable; div1-b.yaml): Bro. James Murphy > Spec. Comm. Bro. James Murphy read the report of the 17th of March Comm. & returned to Div #1 a check for 226.18 being the amount of Div #1's share over & above expenses. Moved & seconded that the report be accepted, and that a rising vote of thanks be extended the Committee. Carried.