21 May 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare speakers, and the Friends of Irish Freedom's call for a cablegram against Article 10

# IMG_7555 - **Type:** handwritten minutes (photo taken upside down; transcribed after correcting orientation) - **Book page number(s) visible:** 324 (left page), 325 (right page) - **Meeting date(s):** 14 May 1919 ("May 14, 19") on p. 324; 21 May 1919 ("May 21. 1919") on p. 325 - **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. One, 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 Connolly, sec (p. 324); J J Connolly, sec (p. 325). Pres. J. J. Lynch acted as chairman on 14 May 1919; Rev. Father O'Shea in the chair on 21 May 1919. - **Murphy mentions:** - "Jas J Murphy" — p. 325, Good and Welfare speakers, "Rev Father O'Shea. W. J. Sewell. Jas J Murphy John J McCarthy. Judge J J Lynch John Gribben Dan J Harrington" - **Other key names present:** **J. J. Lynch / Judge Lynch** — four times: acting chairman of the 14 May meeting; reporting for the committee to raise funds for the Irish Freedom Fund (p. 324); among the Good & Welfare speakers on both 14 May (p. 324) and 21 May (p. 325); and reading the letter from the National Sec. of the Friends of Irish FreedomIrish societiesFriends of Irish Freedomfounded 1916Founded at the Irish Race Convention in New York in March 1916 to win American support for Irish independence; the main open republican organisation in the United States through the war years.More in Key terms → (p. 325). **John Gribben** — Good & Welfare speaker on both pages. **Jas J Connolly** — Secretary, and named to the grave-decorating committee (p. 325). **John J. McCarthy** — Good & Welfare speaker (p. 325). No Gallagher on these pages. Also: W. J. Sewell (Treas.), W. E. Deeney, P. J. Boyle, John O'Leary, Bro D. / Dan J. Harrington, Anthony Sullivan, Jas. R. Sullivan, Rev. Father O'Shea. - **Topics:** balloting on candidates, sick committee, progress on forming a governing/central board of the Irish societies, Judge Lynch's report on raising funds for the Irish Freedom Fund, quarterly reports (31 Dec 1918 – 31 Mar 1919) referred to the finance committee, $251 received from P. J. Boyle as Treasurer of the Hall Building Fund, official call for the A.O.H. national convention (15 July 1919), committee of three to decorate the graves of departed brothers at the cemetery (Memorial Day), letter from the National Secretary of the Friends of Irish Freedom asking the Irish societies to cable the delegates in France to oppose Article 10 of the covenant of the Peace Treaty, state per capita ## Transcription ### Left page (324) Centerville Mont May 14, 19 At a regular muting of Div one A.O.H. held on the above date [interlined: in the absence of the Pres] Pres. J J Lynch acted as the in the chair minutes of previous meeting read and approved. as corrected Roal call of officers showed 4 present Prepositions for membership none Reports on candidates. the application of Anthony Sullivan was voted on and declared elected. Initation of Candidates none Bills and claims none Report of [struck through: candidates] sick comitee Bro P. J. Boyle reported that Bro D. Harrington as improving Report of special comitee. Bro W. E. Deeney reported on behalf of the comitee to make preperations for the forming of a governing board for the Irish Societies as progress Bro Judge Lynch report on behalf of the comitee to raise funds for the Irish Freedom fund. And the report was very incouraging unfinished buisness none. new buisness Treas, W. J. Sewell sent in his Quarterly report from Dec 31. 1918 to Mar 31. 1919 which was by motion turned over to the Finance Comitee. Also the Fin Sec read his Quarterly report which was from Dec 31/18 to Mar 31. 1919 which was by motion refered to the Finance Comity. Good and willfare of the order, under this head the following Bros spoke W. J. Sewell John Gribben John O'Leary P. J. Boyle Judge J J Lynch. W. E. Deeny Receipts of the muting 8.00/100 [struck through: Disbursed] Recived from P J Boyle as Treas of the Hall Building Fund. amounting to 251.00/100 total 259.00/100 Disbursements none Muting adjourned at 9 oclock J J Connolly sec ### Right page (325) Centerville Mont May 21. 1919 At a regular muting of Div one A.O.H. held in Hibernia Hall on the above date Rev Father O'Shea in the chair. minutes of previous muting read. and Approved. Roal call of Officers show 4 present Prepositions for Membership none Report on candidates for membership the application of Jas R Sullivan was voted on and the applicant was declared elected Initation of candidates none Communications and corrospondance under this head the official call for the national convention was read, the date set for the national convention is July 15 1919 It was regularly moved and carried that the communication be recived and placed on file Bills and claims none Report of Comitee on sick none Special comity none unfinished buisness none new buisness under this head the decorating of the graves at the Cemetry of our departed Bros was taken up It was regularly moved and carried that a comitee of three be appointed to decorate the graves. the comitee are as follows. W. J. Sewell Jas J Connolly D. Harrington good and willfare of the order under this head the following Bros spoke. Rev Father O'Shea. W. J. Sewell. Jas J Murphy John J McCarthy. Judge J J Lynch John Gribben Dan J Harrington At the conclusion of the good and Wellfare of the order Bro J J Lynch read a letter from the National Sec of the Friends of Irish Freedom asking the Irish Societies to send a cablegram to the delegates in France to oppose the Article 10.. in the covenant of the Peace Treaty. It was moved and carried that the Pres Rev Father O'Shea attach his name to the Cablegram as Pres of the Order It was moved and carried that we allow the State Percapita amounting to 21.00 Muting adjourned 10.15 Receipts of the muting. 12.00/100 Disbursements 21.00 J J Connolly sec ## 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_1919-05-21_minutes_p325_good-and-welfare** (confirmed; div1-c.yaml): Jas J Murphy > to decorate the graves. the comitee are as follows. W. J. Sewell Jas J Connolly D. Harrington good and wellfare of the order under this head the following Bros spoke. Rev Father O'Shea. W. J. Sewell. Jas J Murphy John J McCarthy. Judge J J Lynch John Gribben Dan J Harrington At the conclusion of the good and Wellfare of the order Bro J J Lynch read a letter from the National Sec of the Friends of Irish Freedom asking the Irish Societies to send a cablegram to the delegates in France to oppose [the, struck through] Article 10.. in the covenant of the Peace Treaty. It was moved and carried that the Pres Rev Father O'Shea attach his name to the Cablegram as Pres of the Order