HIBERNIANS ELECT TWO ANACONDANS / M'DONNELL IS PRESIDENT OF STATE ORGANIZATION / MRS. JOHNSTON IS ELECTED

Summary

Closing session of the 17th biennial Montana State AOH convention at Great Falls, ending Aug 23 1916. Convention ended with a grand ball at the Elks' Temple; delegates from Butte, Anaconda, Deer Lodge, and Missoula to return home next day. Butte to host the 1918 convention. STATE OFFICERS ELECTED: - President — Joseph E. McDonnell of Anaconda - Vice president (re-elected) — A. P. Quinn of Missoula - Secretary — M. J. Roddy of Great Falls - **Treasurer — James J. Murphy of Butte** - Chaplain — Rev. Father Maroney of Choteau - State chairman of Irish history — Rev. Father Michael McCormick of Butte LADIES' AUXILIARY OFFICERS: - President — Mrs. Mary Johnston of Anaconda - Vice president — Mrs. Mary McCauley of Missoula - Secretary — Miss Kate Harrington of Butte - Treasurer — Mrs. Margaret Kiley of Butte (same Margaret Kiley who in Jan 1913 installed the Butte Ladies' auxiliary officers — see 1913-01-09 Anaconda Standard joint installation) RESOLUTIONS on the deaths of three recent AOH figures: Thomas Kealey of Butte (matches the inbox JJM_Pallbearer_for_Thomas_ Kealey_AOH_member.pdf), Edwin Devine of Anaconda, Vicar General Thomas Givens (brother of Mrs. Ella Farley of Missoula). $50 each appropriated to the St. Thomas orphanage (Great Falls) and to the Helena orphanage by the Hibernians. ARCHIVE-RELEVANT FACTS: - JJM-Centerville-AOH is elected STATE treasurer of the Montana AOH in 1916 — promotion from Silver Bow County president (1912-13) to state-level office. - Same Father Michael McCormick as the 1914 county chaplain.

People

• James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: James J. Murphy of Butte)
  role: elected state treasurer · family confidence: 10 flag

Also mentioned

• Joseph E. McDonnell · elected_state_president

  Of Anaconda.

• A. P. Quinn · re_elected_state_vice_president

  Of Missoula.

• M. J. Roddy · elected_state_secretary

  Of Great Falls.

• Rev. Father Maroney · state_chaplain

  Of Choteau, Mt.

• Rev. Father Michael McCormick · state_chairman_irish_history

  Of Butte; same Father McCormick as the 1914 county chaplain.

• Mrs. Mary Johnston · ladies_auxiliary_state_president

  Of Anaconda.

• Miss Kate Harrington · ladies_auxiliary_state_secretary

  Of Butte.

• Mrs. Mary McCauley · ladies_auxiliary_state_vice_president

  Of Missoula.

• Mrs. Margaret Kiley · ladies_auxiliary_state_treasurer

  Of Butte; same Margaret Kiley as the 1913 Butte Ladies' auxiliary installer.

• Thomas Kealey · deceased_member_resolved_upon

  Of Butte; the JJM Pallbearer for Thomas Kealey PDF in the inbox refers to this man.

• Edwin Devine · deceased_member_resolved_upon

  Of Anaconda.

• Vicar General Thomas Givens · deceased_member_resolved_upon

  Brother of Mrs. Ella Farley of Missoula.

• Mrs. Ella Farley · leader_of_order_missoula

Places

• Butte, Montana (primary)
• Anaconda, Montana (secondary)
• Missoula, Montana (secondary)

Themes

• irish_american_community
• catholic_church_and_politics

Story threads

• Berehaven Murphys
• Butte Irish-American organisational life — Hibernians, Gaelic League, Erin's Daughters, RELA

Tags

• evidence_primary

Source type

news_item, public_meeting_report, list_of_officers

Related sources

• 1904-08-26 — The Daily Missoulian, p.2 — HIBERNIANS ARE CALLED TO ORDER IN STATE CONVENTION
• 1910-06-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 — MORE THAN HUNDRED CANDIDATES
• 1912-10-14 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — HIBERNIANS CHOOSE OFFICERS AT MEETING / James J. Murphy Heads the Organization for the Ensuing Term.
• 1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11 — JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS

Open questions

• JJM's AOH career arc within the archive — 1910 chief sentinel (Centerville Hibernians); 1912 Silver Bow County president; 1916 Montana State treasurer. State-level office is the apex documented so far. Worth checking later state conventions (1918 Butte, 1920, 1922) for whether he was re-elected or promoted further.