11 Nov 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'J. Joe Kelley was proposed for membership by Bro Jas J. Murphy'

# IMG_7566 - **Type:** handwritten minutes - **Book page number(s) visible:** 346 (left page, full), 347 (right page, full — text ends near the top, rest blank) - **Meeting date(s):** 11 Nov 1919 - **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 →, Montana — 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 - **Officers signing:** Rev. Father O'Shea, President; **Jas. J. Murphy, acting Rec. Sec.** - **Murphy mentions:** - "Bro Jas J. Murphy" — p. 346: "J. Jos Kelley[?] Was proposed for membership by Bro Jas J. Murphy." - "Jas. J. Murphy acting Rec. Sec." — p. 347, signature closing the minutes - **Other key names present:** **"Bro C. H. Gallagher"** — p. 346, "made very good remarks of the effort for increasing the membership of this grand old order & also outlined a splendid way to make the meetings interesting for this winter". Ed Fitzpatrick — welcomed the newly obligated Bro O'Donohue and recited a piece of poetry. "Bro Connolly" — read an article from the Chicago Tribune on Irish heroism. No J. J. Lynch on these pages; no John Gribben; no J. J. O'Meara; no T. J. McCarthy. Others: Rev. Father O'Shea (Pres.), J. M. Brown, J. Caplice / State Pres. John J. Caplice, W. J. Sewell, Daniel J. O'Donohue (obligated), Anthony Lavelle, John McNamara (piano). - **Topics:** proposition and initiation of members; hall rent and Fin. Sec.'s salary; initiation team; tickets for the President De ValeraIreland: movements, law & landÉamon de Valera1882–1975The senior surviving commandant of the 1916 Rising and president of Dáil Éireann; he toured the United States in 1919–1920 raising money and support for the republic.More in Key terms → banquet; the National officers' proposal to send an organizer to Montana; news of Ireland as reported in Canada; a Montana senator and the peace treaty; Chicago Tribune article on Irish heroism; membership drive; "The Soldiers Song" of Ireland sung by the president. ## Transcription ### Left page — 346 346 Centerville Montana. Nov. 11 - 1919 Regular meeting of Div #1. A.O.H. held on the above date [Bro.] Rev. Father O'Shea in the chair Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Roll call of Officers showed 5 present. Proposition for membership. J. Jos Kelley[?] Was proposed for membership by Bro Jas J. Murphy. Inv. Com. Bros. J. M. Brown J. Caplice W. J. Sewell. Report on Candidates for membership None. Balloting on candidates. " Initiation of candidates. Daniel J. O'Donohue was duly obligated. Coms & Correspondence. None. Bills & Claims. Bill from A.O.H. Hall trustees for hall rent for month of Oct. 20.00 Also one from Anthony Lavelle for Salary, mo. of Sept. 10.00 & Oct 10.00 and P.O. Box 1.00 Total 21.00 It was regularly moved. Seconded & Carried. that Both bills be alowed and a warrant drawn on Treas for amounts. Special Com. Initation Team reported progress. Bro W. J. Sewell reported that tickets for the Pres. De Valera bonquet are now on sale and in fact he had some present to be sold. Unfinished Business None. New " Good & Welfare of the Order. Our State Pres. Bro John J. Caplice made very incouraging remarks on the proposed activities of the National officers as to their attitude towards Montana. They purpose to send an organizer to this state and pay his expenses if so desired by the Montana members or let the state board select some local man to act. Bro Ed Fitz Patrick made a few well chosen remarks in his welcome to our newly obligated Bro O'Donohue. He also recited a very fine piece of poetry Bro W. J. Sewell who has just returned from the bedside of his mother who has been very ill in Canada. He reported that she is much improved. He also reported that in Canada they are all very anxious to get news from Ireland as over there they don't get any Irish papers or other reliable sources of information The best they get he said was what England desired them to know which was of the most misleading kind. Bro J. M. Brown made a very interesting talk especially on the position of a certain Senator of this state in regard to the peace treaty and how self seeking some men can become regardless of manhood. Our newly obligated Bro O'Donohue made a few remarks and said he was glad to be with us Bro Connolly read an article from the Chicago Tribune written by a special correspondent in Ireland [struck: and] which treated of heroism of the Irish at the prest time in Ireland. Bro C. H. Gallagher made very good remarks of the effort ### Right page — 347 347 for increasing the membership of this grand old order & also outlined a splendid way to make the meetings in- teresting for this winter and in that way to greatly increase the membership of the order. Rev. Pres. Father O'Shea entertained the meeting with a well rendered song The Soldiers song of Ireland accompained by Bro John Mc- Namara on the piano. Rect. $7.50 [written over a struck amount] Disb. 41.00 Rev. Father O'Shea President Jas. J. Murphy acting Rec. Sec. (Remainder of page 347 blank.) ## 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_1919-11-11_minutes_p346_proposed-kelley** (confirmed; div1-c.yaml): Bro Jas J. Murphy > 346 Centerville Montana. Nov. 11 - 1919 Regular meeting of Div #1. A.O.H. held on the above date Pres.[?] Rev Father O'Shea in the chair. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Roll call of Officers showed 5 present. Proposition for membership. J. Joe[?] Kelley Was proposed for membership by Bro Jas J. Murphy. Inv. Com. Bros. J. M. Brown J. Caplice W. J. Sewell. Report on Candidates for membership. None. - **div1_1919-11-11_minutes_p347_signed-acting-rec-sec** (confirmed; div1-c.yaml): Jas. J. Murphy acting Rec. Sec. > for increasing the membership of this grand old order & also outlined a splendid way to make the meetings in-teresting for this winter and in that way to greatly increase the membership of the order. Rev. Pres. Father O'Shea entertained the meeting with a well rendered song The Soldiers song of Ireland accompanied by Bro John Mc-Namara on the piano. Rect. [struck figure, 7.50 written above] Disb. 41.00 Rev Father O'Shea President Jas. J. Murphy acting Rec. Sec.