JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS

The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, 1913-01-09, p.11

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Summary

Joint installation of officers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Ladies' Auxiliaries the previous night (Wed 8 January 1913) at Hibernia hall, Centerville. James J. Murphy, Silver Bow county AOH president, installed the men's officers; Mrs. Margaret Kiley installed the auxiliary officers. Installation followed by short business sessions, then luncheon, dancing into the late hours. Choir and Hibernian orchestra accompanied. "There are four lodges of the order in Silver Bow county, the total membership of which is nearly 5,000." (Major data point — scale of Butte's Irish-American organisational life c. 1913.) Ladies' Division 1: Pres. Mrs. Mamie Lenahan; VP Mrs. Margaret Connell; Rec. Sec. Miss Hannah Burke; Fin. Sec. Mrs. John R. Murphy; Treas. Mrs. Lizzie Burke; Sentinel Mrs. Kate Helmes; Sergeant-at-Arms Mrs. Bridget Shea; Trustee Mrs. Leahy. Ladies' Division 4: Pres. Mrs. Anna Sweeney; VP Mrs. Mary Kabot; Rec. Sec. Mrs. Belinda Biland; Fin. Sec. Mrs. Mary Holland; Treas. Mrs. W. E. Bowen; Sentinel Mrs. Bridget Kelly; Sergeant-at-Arms Mrs. Julia Boland; Standing Cttee Mrs. Susan Lynch. Hibernian Division 1: Pres. Judge J. J. Lynch; VP John R. Murphy; Rec. Sec. John C. Murphy; Fin. Sec. Jerry Egan; Treas. P. J. Sullivan; Sergeant-at-Arms Matt Kennedy; Trustee M. J. Casey; Sentinel John McGee. Hibernian Division 3: Pres. W. P. McCarthy; VP Martin Joyce; Rec. Sec. T. F. Collins; Fin. Sec. Vincent J. Doyle; Treas. P. J. Kelly; Sergeant-at-Arms Patrick Rogers; Sentinel John Connolly; Standing Cttee E. Lawlor.

People

Also mentioned

  • Mrs. Margaret Kiley · presiding_auxiliary_installer
  • Judge J. J. Lynch · hibernian_div_1_president

    Same J. J. Lynch as pallbearer for Mrs. Ellen Murphy 1935 — recurring Butte Irish-American figure across two decades.

  • John R. Murphy · hibernian_div_1_vp

    Husband of Mrs. John R. Murphy (Ladies' Div 1 financial sec). Distinct from JJM and from John C. Murphy below.

  • John C. Murphy · hibernian_div_1_rec_sec
  • Mrs. John R. Murphy · ladies_div_1_financial_sec
  • Mrs. Mamie Lenahan · ladies_div_1_president
  • Mrs. Anna Sweeney · ladies_div_4_president
  • W. P. McCarthy · hibernian_div_3_president
  • T. F. Collins · hibernian_div_3_rec_sec

    Same Thomas F. Collins as elected county recording secretary the previous October.

  • Vincent J. Doyle · hibernian_div_3_financial_sec
  • P. J. Kelly · hibernian_div_3_treasurer
  • E. Lawlor · hibernian_div_3_standing_cttee

    Likely same Ed Lawler as county vice president (Oct 1912 election). Spelling variant.

  • Mrs. Lizzie Burke · ladies_div_1_treasurer
  • Mrs. Bridget Kelly · ladies_div_4_sentinel

    Kelly surname on the user's associated-families list.

  • Mrs. Susan Lynch · ladies_div_4_standing_cttee
  • Jerry Egan · hibernian_div_1_financial_sec
  • P. J. Sullivan · hibernian_div_1_treasurer

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  • candidate_family
  • evidence_supporting

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news_item, list_of_officers, public_meeting_report

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Transcription
transcription: partial · confidence high
# JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS ## CENTERVILLE HALL SCENE OF ELABORATE CEREMONIES. ## FOUR DIVISIONS TAKE PART *James J. Murphy and Mrs. Margaret Kiley in charge of session, assisted by choir and orchestra. Musicale, luncheon and dancing.* *The Anaconda Standard, Thursday, January 9, 1913, p. 11.* With elaborate ceremonies the officers of both the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the ladies' auxiliaries were installed last night at Hibernia hall in Centerville by James J. Murphy, county president for this district, and Mrs. Margaret Kiley, who installed the officers of the auxiliary lodges. The installation ceremonies were preceded by short business sessions of the different lodges. Following the installation a short but excellent musical programme was enjoyed. This was followed by a delicious luncheon, after which dancing was indulged in until a late hour. Attired in the full regalia of the order, the installing officers were assisted by a choir of voices, accompanied by the Hibernian orchestra. ### Personnel of Officers. There are four lodges of the order in Silver Bow county, the total membership of which is nearly 5,000. The officers installed last night for their annual term follow: **Division 1** — President, Mrs. Mamie Lenahan; vice president, Mrs. Margaret Connell; recording secretary, Miss Hannah Burke; financial secretary, Mrs. John R. Murphy; treasurer, Mrs. Lizzie Burke; sentinel, Mrs. Kate Helmes; sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Bridget Shea; trustee, Mrs. Leahy. **Division 4** — President, Mrs. Anna Sweeney; vice president, Mrs. Mary Kabot; recording secretary, Mrs. Belinda Biland; financial secretary, Mrs. Mary Holland; treasurer, Mrs. W. E. Bowen; sentinel, Mrs. Bridget Kelly; sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Julia Boland; chairman of the standing committee, Mrs. Susan Lynch. New Hibernian officers follow: **Division 1** — President, Judge J. J. Lynch; vice president, John R. Murphy; recording secretary, John C. Murphy; financial secretary, Jerry Egan; treasurer, P. J. Sullivan; sergeant-at-arms, Matt Kennedy; trustee, M. J. Casey; sentinel, John McGee. **Division 3** — President, W. P. McCarthy; vice president, Martin Joyce; recording secretary, T. F. Collins; financial secretary, Vincent J. Doyle; treasurer, P. J. Kelly; sergeant-at-arms, Patrick Rogers; sentinel, John Connolly; chairman of standing committee, E. Lawlor. *[Article continues — Divisions 2 and 5 (or equivalent) appear to fall outside the visible columns of the export. Transcription is partial.]*

Open questions

  • The article naming "FOUR DIVISIONS TAKE PART" lists only two ladies' divisions (1 and 4) and two Hibernian divisions (1 and 3) in the present clip. Either two more divisions (2 and 5, or 2 and 5+) continued in a column not captured in the export, or "four divisions" refers loosely to the combined four lodges that were present (two men, two women).