JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS
The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, 1913-01-09, p.11
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
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: James J. Murphy)role: presiding county president · family confidence: 10 flag
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
Places
- Butte, Montana (primary)
- Centerville (district of Butte) (primary)
Themes
Story threads
Tags
- candidate_family
- evidence_supporting
Source type
news_item, list_of_officers, public_meeting_report
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Transcription
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).