PROMINENT MEN ATTEND BANQUET

The Butte Daily Post, Butte, 1911-03-17, p.5

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  • name as printed"tin, F. J. Boyle, F. J. Murray, James / Murphy, Dick Walsh, Patrick Lyne, John"

    James Joseph "James J." Murphy

  • name as printed"Sr., Dan Coleman, Jeremiah J. Lynch,"

    Judge J. J. Lynch

Summary

Sub-head: "IRISH IN ANNUAL BANQUET AT THE SILVER BOW CLUB IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK." Banquet at the Silver Bow club (the elite businessmen's club of Butte) on the evening of March 16, 1911. "Representative Irish-Americans from all parts of the state of Montana" attended. P. J. Brophy chairman of the banquet. Lieutenant Governor Allen unavoidably absent. W. W. Walsworth of The Anaconda Standard delivered the toast to "Montana." **Program of toasts:** - "The President" — Hon Henry C. Smith - "Our Country" — Hon. C. F. Kelley - "The Irish-Americans" — Hon. William L. Holloway - "St. Patrick's Day" — Mr. W. K. Dwyer - "Montana" — W. W. Walsworth - Song — Ed Lee - Recitation — M. J. Gavigan - "Our City" — Hon C. P. Nevin **Attendees (long list, key figures bolded by archive):** C. F. Kelley, H. A. Gallwey, T. J. Walker, Tom Crowley, Thomas Mulcahy, Ed Lee, P. J. Boyle, L. E. Hanen, Frank C. Walker, W. H. Maloney, William T. Rohan, Thos. Prendergast, J. P. O'Neill, Rev. P. J. Crawley, Jno. Ferns, J. J. O'Meara, Rev. M. McCormick, Hugh Daly, W. H. Reber, D. J. Harrington, Tom F. McDonald, Mike Murray, J. K. O'Rourke, Frank J. McGrath, W. W. Kelly, John MacGinniss, Will D. Horgan, R. P. Kelly, Thomas J. Moran, C. E. Meagher, James Leyden, M. Gavigan, Charles Ferns, J. C. Leary, W. J. Sewell, H. J. Merkle, H. C. Shann, R. J. McDonald, B. J. Keenan, R. M. Kavanagh, Ross J. Daily, Bob Fair, M. V. Conroy, Walter Breen, M. R. Hanley, Fred J. McQueeney, Jimmy Guggenheim, W. K. Dwyer, Henry E. Smith, P. J. Brophy, C. J. Kelly, E. F. Mathewson, W. W. Walsworth, John G. Holland, Dr. W. T. Dwyer, R. C. Monahan, Larry Duggan, William Walsh, Thomas Lavell, Dennis Driscoll, James J. O'Connell, P. F. Cleary, Dan W. Lewis, J. F. O'Brien, John F. Foley, W. E. Elsworth, M. J. English, E. F. O'Flynn, Thomas Driscoll, J. L. Hannifin, **James Brown**, **James F. Hurley**, Alex J. McGowan, Patrick Scanlan, J. V. Dwyer, C. H. Gallagher, E. J. Lancey, John F. Sullivan, Frank T. Donovan, Lewis P. Donovan, "Sesizsn Mupis Sr." (as printed; a garbled name), Dan Coleman, Jeremiah J. Lynch, Robert L. Walsh, A. R. Nelyner, Thomas P. McAuley, H. F. Pissot, T. J. Nerney, J. B. Mulcahy, P. J. Leagan, John J. Cleary, Harry Davenport, T. F. Nolan, C. L. Storms, Joseph Jackson, James M. Martin, F. J. Boyle, F. J. Murray, **James Murphy**, Dick Walsh, **Patrick Lyne**, John O'Neill, Dennis Kennedy, James O'Leary, D. H. Crowley, E. J. Devine, P. H. Scanlan, W. M. Tuohy, J. J. Flanigan, J. C. Adams, T. S. Kilgallon, J. L. Dobell, R. B. Gage, J. William Leeler. ARCHIVE SIGNIFICANCE. (a) The premier Butte Irish-American social event of 1911 held at the Silver Bow club — Butte's elite businessmen's club, NOT a Hibernian hall. Attendees span Democratic Party state office (Lt. Gov. Allen invited), newspaper editors (W. W. Walsworth Anaconda Standard), county judges (Lynch), priests (Rev. McCormick, Rev. P. J. Crowley), copper-trust attorneys (C. F. Kelley = Cornelius F. Kelley, ACM legal counsel), department-store proprietors, lawyers, and the recurring AOH cluster. JJM and Patrick Lyne attend alongside Jeremiah J. Lynch (= Judge Lynch / person_judge_jeremiah_j_lynch_butte_aoh) and W. K. Dwyer (= the W. K. Dwyer whose 1918 Kilcatherine cousin drowning JJM also figures in). (b) JEREMIAH J. LYNCH appears in the attendee list with his given name — second independent confirmation (after 1910-09-13 AOH state convention) of Judge Lynch's given name. (c) "James Brown" in the attendee list — likely James M. Brown, the Division 2 financial secretary from 1909-12-18 election.

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Narrative

Representative Irish-Americans from across Montana gather at the Silver Bow club for the annual St. Patrick's banquet, with P. J. Brophy as chairman. Lieutenant Governor Allen is unavoidably absent, and W. W. Walsworth of The Anaconda Standard responds to the toast to "Montana"; other toasts are given by Hon. Henry C. Smith, Hon. C. F. Kelley, Hon. William L. Holloway, Mr. W. K. Dwyer and Hon. C. P. Nevin, with a song by Ed Lee and a recitation by M. J. Gavigan. A full list of those present runs to well over a hundred names, among them James Murphy, Jeremiah J. Lynch, Patrick Lyne, Patrick Scanlan and Rev. M. McCormick.

  • “the addresses last night carried the listeners over the waves that part the New World from the Old, to the little Island that sleeps on the bosom of the wave”
  • “The curtains of the future were rolled back and the brightness of the days that await limned in silver lines.”
  • “From the heights of patriotism, love of the banner of Green, and loyalty to the Eagle”

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  • Lieutenant Governor Allen · invited_but_absent

    Montana Lieutenant Governor 1911 — unavoidably absent.

  • Hon Henry C. Smith · toast_the_president
  • Hon. C. F. Kelley · toast_our_country

    Cornelius F. Kelley — ACM (Anaconda Copper Mining) legal counsel and later president of Anaconda. The most important corporate figure in 20th-c. Montana. His attendance at a 1911 Irish-American banquet is significant for the Butte Irish ↔ ACM relationship chapter.

  • Hon. William L. Holloway · toast_the_irish_americans
  • Patrick Scanlan · banquet_attendee

    Same Patrick Scanlan (or Scanland) who in 1911-08-28 will be vice-president of the Butte Gaelic League.

  • Will D. Horgan · banquet_attendee

    = W. D. Horgan, the future Butte mayor 1924 (per Democratic-rally clipping).

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# PROMINENT MEN ATTEND BANQUET ## IRISH IN ANNUAL BANQUET AT THE SILVER BOW CLUB IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK. *The Butte Daily Post, Friday, March 17, 1911, p. 5.* The banquet given at the Silver Bow club last evening was attended by representative Irish-Americans from all parts of the state of Montana. From the heights of patriotism, love of the banner of Green, and loyalty to the Eagle, the addresses last night carried the listeners over the waves that part the New World from the Old, to the little Island that sleeps on the bosom of the wave. The curtains of the future were rolled back and the brightness of the days that await limned in silver lines. The banquet was handsomely appointed. P. J. Brophy was chairman. Lieutenat [sic] Governor Allen was unavoidably absent and W. W. Walsworth of The Anaconda Standard took his place in the toast of "Montana." The program of the evening was as follows: "The President," Hon Henry C. Smith. "Our Country," Hon. C. F. Kelley. "The Irish-Americans," Hon. William L. Holloway. "St. Patrick's Day," Mr. W. K. Dwyer. "Montana," W. W. Walsworth. Song, Ed Lee. Recitation, M. J. Gavigan. "Our City," Hon C. P. Nevin. Those present at the banquet were: C. F. Kelley, H. A. Gallwey, T. J. Walker, Tom Crowley, Thomas Mulcahy, Ed Lee, P. J. Boyle, L. E. Hanen, Frank C. Walker, W. H. Maloney, William T. Rohan, Thos. Prendergast, J. P. O'Neill, Rev. P. J. Crawley, Jno. Ferns, J. J. O'Meara, Rev. M. McCormick, Hugh Daly, W. H. Reber, D. J. Harrington, Tom F. McDonald, Mike Murray, J. K. O'Rourke, Frank J. McGrath, W. W. Kelly, John MacGinniss, Will D. Horgan, R. P. Kelly, Thomas J. Moran, C. E. Meagher, James Leyden, M. Gavigan, Charles Ferns, J. C. Leary, W. J. Sewell, H. J. Merkle, H. C. Shann, R. J. McDonald, B. J. Keenan, R. M. Kavanagh, Ross J. Daily, Bob Fair, M. V. Conroy, Walter [B]reen, M. R. Hanley, Fred J. McQueeney, Jimmy Guggenheim, W. K. Dwyer, Henry E. Smith, P. J. Brophy, C. J. Kelly, E. F. Mathewson, W. W. Walsworth, John G. Holland, Dr. W. T. Dwyer, R. C. Monahan, Larry Duggan, William Walsh, Thomas Lavell, Dennis Driscoll, James J. O'Connell, P. F. Cleary, Dan W. Lewis, J. F. O'Brien, John F. Foley, W. E. Elsworth, M. J. English, E. F. O'Flynn, Thomas Driscoll, J. L. Hannifin, James Brown, James F. Hurley, Alex J. McGowan, Patrick Scanlan, J. V. Dwyer, C. H. Gallagher, E. J. Lancey, John F. Sullivan, Frank T. Donovan, Lewis P. Donovan, Sesizsn Mupis [sic] Sr., Dan Coleman, Jeremiah J. Lynch, Robert L. Walsh, A. R. Nelyner, Thomas P. McAuley, H. F. Pissot, T. J. Nerney, J. B. Mulcahy, P. J. Leagan, John J. Cleary, Harry Davenport, T. F. Nolan, C. L. Storms, Joseph Jackson, James M. Martin, F. J. Boyle, F. J. Murray, James Murphy, Dick Walsh, Patrick Lyne, John O'Neill, Dennis Kennedy, James O'Leary, D. H. Crowley, E. J. Devine, P. H. Scanlan, W. M. Tuohy, J. J. Flanigan, J. C. Adams, T. S. Kilgallon, J. L. Dobell, R. B. Gage, J. William Leeler. *[Text checked against the page scan at 3x (disputed names at 5-8x), 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026.]*

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Open questions

  • The Silver Bow club venue itself deserves a place record — Butte's elite men's club, a different social space from the Hibernian halls. Add place_silver_bow_club_butte on the back-pass.
  • Cornelius F. Kelley (C. F. Kelley) at an Irish-American banquet 1911 — promote to a person record? He's the central ACM legal/corporate figure. The Butte Irish bourgeoisie's relationship to ACM is a major book theme.

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