YOUNG MEN'S CLUB IS COMPLIMENTED

The Butte Daily Post, Butte, 1912-02-27, p.5

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Sub-head: "Fourth Annual Installation of Officers Attended by a Great Number." Centerville Young Men's club fourth annual public installation of officers, Monday evening Feb 26 1912. Founded c. 1908 (four years before this article); a Centerville athletic / civic boys' club. Each speaker commented on the club's 4-year progress. County Attorney **Tom Walker** (= the Thomas J. Walker who recurs as the Irish-American banquet speaker) suggested a gymnasium in each of the four sections of the city for incalculable benefit. A. B. Melzner characterized club members as the "best bunch of boys" in the city: as far as athletics went they could outgame anything of their weight or age "that ever met on a football field, a baseball diamond or a basketball court." **Judge Lynch** told boys they had many friends. **Judge McClernan**: "Obey all laws, human and divine," and "Mind your own business." **"Mother" of the Club:** Tribute paid to John Gillie of the Amalgamated company, **Jim Brennan of the Mountain Con mine**, and **Miss Anna Sullivan**, "known as the 'mother of the club,' for in her head and heart originated the idea of a club for the lads." Miss Sullivan spoke briefly at the end of the program, telling the boys how proud she was of their success. **Jerry D. Murphy, the new president of the club**, presided. Otis Lee was past president, introduced briefly. Program: Introduction Jerry D. Murphy; Remarks Otis Lee past president; Musical selections Smith's orchestra; Club swinging The Kelly brothers and Tim Harrington; Remarks Judge McClernan; Vocal solo Mrs. Martha Collins; Recitation Miss Imelda Kelly; Bar exhibition club members; Whistling solo Mrs. Charles McDonald; Four-round boxing bout Tally and Teddy Johns; Remarks Judge Lynch; Monologue Joe Duffy; Three rounds sparring John L. Sullivan and Howard Opie; Remarks A. B. Melzner; Piano selections Centerville Paderewski Rene Rouleau; Four rounds boxing Willie Leary and Young Riley; Remarks Judge Donlan; Four rounds sparring heavyweights Tom Neenan and Alf Henderson; Remarks Tom Walker; Vocal solo Emmet Sullivan; Mat exhibition club members; Four rounds boxing Tommy Masterson and George Siddons; Remarks Miss Anna Sullivan. ARCHIVE SIGNIFICANCE. (a) **Jerry D. Murphy as the new president of the Centerville Young Men's Club, Feb 1912.** The same "Jerry D. Murphy" who gave an address at the 1910-06-09 Centerville-AOH-degrees clipping. Recurring Butte Murphy with the "D." middle initial — DISTINCT from Jere J. Murphy (Butte chief of police 1915-1922; middle initial J.). Two Butte Murphys with "Jerry/Jeremiah"-shortened given names. Jerry D. Murphy is a Centerville civic organiser; Jere J. Murphy is law enforcement. Worth a person record on a back-pass under the two-records rule. (b) **Miss Anna Sullivan as "mother of the club"** — likely the same Annie Sullivan who is first vice president of the Butte Gaelic League per the 1912-01-06 welcome social clipping (three weeks before this clipping). A central Butte Irish-cultural organiser of c. 1908-1920. (c) **Jim Brennan of the Mountain Con mine** — namechecked as a tribute recipient. The Mountain Consolidated mine is the same mine where person_patrick_murphy_mountain_ consolidated_1890 died in April 1890. Jim Brennan recurs in the inbox PDF "James_Brennon_support_young_mens_ centerville_group" (not yet ingested) — same person. (d) **John Gillie of the Amalgamated company** — high- ranking ACM manager. Tribute paid to him as a club patron alongside Brennan (mine boss) and Anna Sullivan (organiser -class). The Centerville Young Men's Club is patronised by both ACM management and Irish-Catholic Centerville community. (e) **Three of the four "judges"** named in the program (Lynch, McClernan, Donlan) plus the county attorney Walker — substantial legal-establishment attendance at a boys'-club installation. Speaks to the civic prominence Centerville boys' work had in Butte 1912.

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The Centerville Young Men's club holds its fourth annual public installation of officers before a crowd so large that about 300 were turned away, with new president Jerry D. Murphy presiding and past president Otis Lee welcoming the gathering. Judges Lynch, McClernan and Donlan, County Attorney Tom Walker and A. B. Meisner all spoke in praise of the boys, while tribute was paid to John Gillie of the Amalgamated company, Jim Brennon of the Mountain Con mine, and Miss Anna Sullivan, known as the "mother of the club." The program ran to club swinging by the Kelly brothers and Tim Harrington, bar and mat exhibitions, boxing and sparring bouts, a recitation by Miss Imelda Kelly, a whistling solo by Mrs. Charles McDonald, and piano selections by Rene Rouleau.

  • “Miss Anna Sullivan, who is known as the "mother of the club," for in her head and heart originated the idea of a club for the lads”
  • “Obey all laws, human and divine”
  • “Piano selections by the Centerville Paderewski, Rene Rouleau”

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  • Otis Lee · past_president_centerville_young_mens_club
  • Miss Anna Sullivan · mother_of_the_club_originator

    Likely = the Miss Annie Sullivan who is first vice president of the Butte Gaelic League per the 1912-01-06 welcome social clipping. Major Butte Irish-cultural organiser.

  • John Gillie · tribute_amalgamated_company_patron

    Senior ACM (Amalgamated Copper Mining) manager. ACM patronage of the Centerville Young Men's Club is itself a Butte civic-political datapoint.

  • Jim Brennan · tribute_mountain_con_mine

    Of the Mountain Consolidated mine. Recurring as a Centerville civic patron — same as the James_Brennon_support_young_mens_centerville_group inbox PDF (not yet processed). Mountain Con is the same mine where person_patrick_murphy_mountain_consolidated_1890 died.

  • A. B. Melzner · speaker_characterized_members
  • Judge McClernan · speaker
  • The Kelly brothers · club_swinging
  • Tim Harrington · club_swinging
  • Mrs. Charles McDonald · whistling_solo
  • Tally Johns · boxing
  • Teddy Johns · boxing
  • Joe Duffy · monologue
  • John L. Sullivan · sparring
  • Howard Opie · sparring
  • Rene Rouleau · piano_centerville_paderewski
  • Willie Leary · boxing
  • Young Riley · boxing
  • Tom Neenan · heavyweight_sparring
  • Alf Henderson · heavyweight_sparring
  • Emmet Sullivan · vocal_solo
  • Tommy Masterson · boxing
  • George Siddons · boxing

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# YOUNG MEN'S CLUB IS COMPLIMENTED ## Fourth Annual Installation of Officers Attended by a Great Number. *The Butte Daily Post, Tuesday, February 27, 1912, p. 5.* The entertainment provided by the 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 → Young Men's club last evening for their fourth annual public installation of officers proved conclusively that in the four years of its existence the popular hill club has made great progress. Each of the speakers commented on this, and County Attorney Tom Walker went one further and said that such a gymnasium in each of the four sections of the city would be of incalculable benefit to the community. All the speakers confined themselves to paying a tribute to the boys of the club and to giving a little advice, which was always accepted in the spirit offered. A. B. Melzner characterized the members of the club as the "best bunch of boys" in the city, and as far as athletics went they could outgame anything of their weight or age "that ever met on a football field, a baseball diamond or a basketball court." Judge Lynch told the boys they had many friends on the outside who watched their careers with the greatest of interest. Judge McClernan gave two bits of advice: "Obey all laws, human and divine," and "Mind your own business." ## "Mother" of the Club. Tribute was paid to John Gillie of the AmalgamatedButte: companies, unions & placesAnaconda Copper Mining CompanyMarcus Daly’s Anaconda company, taken into the Standard Oil-backed Amalgamated Copper trust in 1899. In 1910 Anaconda absorbed the trust’s other Butte companies and W. A. Clark’s mines, giving it most of the Butte hill. In Montana it was simply "the Company".More in Key terms → company, Jim Brennan of the Mountain Con mine and Miss Anna Sullivan, who is known as the "mother of the club," for in her head and heart originated the idea of a club for the lads. Miss Sullivan made a brief talk at the end of the program, telling the boys how proud she was of their success. Jerry D. Murphy, the new president of the club, presided at the meeting and briefly introduced the past president, Otis Lee, who welcomed the immense gathering, told of the efforts of the club and asked for the co-operation of all for its success. The program was enjoyed to the utmost. The exhibitions on the bars and the mat by the club members were astonishing, and a vein of humor was injected which won instant approval. The boxing exhibitions were a treat. The musical end of the program was well attended to. The ushers of the club were busy endeavoring to seat all that desired admission. About 500 had to be turned away. It is expected that the fifth annual show will be given at the Broadway theater, for there only could the crowd that sought admittance last evening be accommodated. The program follows: ## The Program. Introduction — Jerry D. Murphy. Remarks — Otis Lee, past president. Musical selections — Smith's orchestra. Club swinging — The Kelly brothers and Tim Harrington. Remarks — Judge McClernan. Vocal solo — Mrs. Martha Collins. Recitation — Miss Imelda Kelly. Bar exhibition by the club members. Whistling solo — Mrs. Charles McDonald. Four-round boxing bout — Tally and Teddy Johns. Remarks — Judge Lynch. Monologue — Joe Duffy. Three rounds sparring — John L. Sullivan and Howard Opie. Remarks — A. B. Melzner. Piano selections by the Centerville Paderewski, Rene Rouleau. Four rounds boxing — Willie Leary and Young Riley. Remarks — Judge Donlan. Four rounds sparring, heavyweights — Tom Neenan and Alf Henderson. Remarks — Tom Walker. Vocal solo — Emmet Sullivan. Mat exhibition — Club members. Four rounds boxing — Tommy Masterson and George Siddons. Remarks — Miss Anna Sullivan. *[Text checked against the page scan at 3x, 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026 (names re-cropped there at 3.4x).]*

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Open questions

  • Promote Jerry D. Murphy to a candidate-Butte-Murphy person record on a back-pass — distinguishing detail (middle initial D., Centerville civic, AOH speaker, Young Men's Club president) is sufficient under the lump-bias rule.
  • The Centerville Young Men's Club was founded c. 1908 per the "fourth annual installation" — Stage 6 may have earlier clippings worth surfacing.

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