MERRY EVENING AT GREGSON SPRINGS

The Butte Daily Post, Butte, 1912-03-05, p.4

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  • name as printed"James Murply, Mike Sheehan and Walter"

    James Joseph "James J." Murphy

  • name as printed"Guire, Patrick Craig, James Murphy, James / J. Murphy, C. H. Gallagher,"

    James Joseph "James J." Murphy

  • name as printed"James Murply, Mike Sheehan and Walter"

    James J. Murphy

  • name as printed"Guire, Patrick Craig, James Murphy, James / J. Murphy, C. H. Gallagher,"

    James J. Murphy

  • name as printed""Irish Characteristies;" Judge Jeremiah J. / Lynch, "Robert Emmet:" James B. Mul-"

    Judge J. J. Lynch

Summary

Sub-head: "James J. Regan Is Guest of Honor at a Formal Affair." Formal banquet at Gregson Springs the previous evening (Monday Mar 4 1912) honoring **National AOH President James J. Regan**. Sixty-odd Irish-American admirers from Butte. Decoration scheme by Jimmie Hurley — "large oil paintings of the late D. J. Hennessy and Marcus Daly. Green and gold, stars and stripes, potted palms, flags of the two countries and the monogram of the Hibernians." This **confirms D. J. Hennessy is deceased by March 1912**. Marcus Daly (the ACM founder) had died 1900. Paired portraits of the two define the Butte Irish pantheon. **Toasts** (toastmaster John J. O'Meara, state president of the Hibernians): - "Our Distinguished Guest" — W. K. Dwyer of Anaconda - "Montana" — P. J. Brophy - "My Impressions of an A. O. H. Banquet" — Rev. Father Batens - "Political Experiences" — Former Mayor Charles P. Nevin - "The Ladies" — Attorney Maurice J. English - "American Citizenship" — C. E. Meagher - "Irish Characteristics" — Walter Breen - **"Robert Emmet" — Judge Jeremiah J. Lynch** - "The Press" — James B. Mulcahy - "The Host and Hostess" — Deputy County Attorney John V. Dwyer Mr. Regan spoke on "Our Order" — "a brilliant one"; he told the Hibernians the work that was expected of them and "appealed for mutual support of Irishmen by Irishmen." Mr. Daly expressed his pleasure at the honor, and Mrs. Daly, as state president of the Ladies' Auxiliary, expressed to Mr. Regan the pleasure it was to her and Mr. Daly to entertain the national chief at Gregson Springs. Songs: Mrs. Hugh Daly, Miss Eileen Daly, Master James Daly, Thomas Costello, James Murphy, Mike Sheehan and Walter J. Shay, and an Anaconda quartet. "The Wearing of the Green" was sung at the conclusion of the banquet by Miss Connolly of Anaconda. Recitation by Michael Gavigan. Piano selections by Miss Mulvahill. Mr. Regan left for Anaconda accompanied by John J. O'Meara and other Hibernians; will attend the Anaconda Hibernian meeting that night; tomorrow Hibernia hall Centerville for a joint meeting with the Ladies' Auxiliary. **Those present:** James J. Regan, John J. O'Meara, Rev. Father O'Kennedy, Rev. Father McCormack, Rev. Father Batens, Rev. Father Joyce, John P. O'Neill, P. H. Kenny, F. J. Durvin, D. H. Crowley, Henry Crangle, James T. Finlen, M. J. Walsh, Mike Murray, Charles P. Nevin, Barney McGrade, J. V. Dwyer, M. J. Sheehan, Thomas J. Moran, Maurice Drohan, P. J. Boyle, John C. Murphy, J. J. McCarthy, T. J. McCarthy, James F. Hurley, M. J. Gavigan, J. E. Trow, W. J. Sewell, L. Whelan, John Ferns, W. K. Dwyer, Walter Breen, C. E. Meagher, Thomas Prendergast, P. J. Brophy, James A. Canty, J. J. Lynch, L. P. Donovan, Larry Duggan, T. F. Nolan, Dan Leahy, John Gribben, Patrick Scanlan, T. J. McGuire, Patrick Craig, **James Murphy**, **James J. Murphy**, C. H. Gallagher, Charles Kennedy, Marco Medin, John J. Holland, Dan Lynch, John Quilty, J. J. Crowley, M. J. English, T. J. Kelly, James Brennan and James A. Berry, James B. Mulcahy, John Condon, James Cummins and Walter J. Shay, representing the press. ARCHIVE SIGNIFICANCE. (a) **CRITICAL DISAMBIGUATION:** the attendee list contains BOTH "James Murphy" AND "James J. Murphy" — separate entries. This confirms what the user's filing has long suggested: these are TWO distinct individuals at the same Butte Irish-American function. The James J. Murphy (with middle initial) is the JJM-Centerville-AOH figure; the bare "James Murphy" is plausibly the later 1927-d. James J. Murphy (= person_james_j_murphy_butte_died_1927), or a third unrelated individual. Lump-bias does not apply here — the printer made the distinction. (b) **D. J. Hennessy's portrait on display alongside Marcus Daly's** establishes him as deceased by March 1912 and as a Butte Irish-American patriarch figure on par with Daly. (c) National AOH President Regan's visit puts Butte on the national AOH map and gives JJM proximity to the order's top national leadership two years before his county presidency.

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Some sixty Irish and Irish-American guests gather at Gregson Springs to banquet James J. Regan, national president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, with John J. O'Meara, state president, as toastmaster. The dining hall is decorated by Jimmie Hurley in green and gold with flags of both countries and oil paintings of the late D. J. Hennessey and Marcus Daly; toasts run from "Our Distinguished Guest" to "Robert Emmet" and "The Ladies," and Regan speaks on "Our Order," appealing for the support of Irishmen by Irishmen. The party left Butte at 6 o'clock and returned at midnight, with Regan going on to Anaconda and then to Hibernia hall, Centerville.

  • “gathered round the festive board to do honor to the distinguished chief of an olden order”
  • “transformed the dining hall of the resort into a fairyland of color and beauty”
  • “"The Wearing of the Green" was sung at the conclusion of the banquet by Miss Connolly of Anaconda”

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  • James J. Regan · national_aoh_president_honoree
  • Marcus Daly · deceased_portrait_on_wall

    Marcus Daly, founder of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company; died 1900. National-context figure.

  • Attorney Maurice J. English · toast_the_ladies
  • C. E. Meagher · toast_american_citizenship
  • Walter Breen · toast_irish_characteristics
  • Mrs. Hugh Daly · song
  • Miss Eileen Daly · song
  • Master James Daly · song

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# MERRY EVENING AT GREGSON SPRINGS ## James J. Regan Is Guest of Honor at a Formal Affair. *The Butte Daily Post, Tuesday, March 5, 1912, p. 4. (Page header "THE BUTTE INTER MOUNTAIN".)* Gregson Springs did itself proud last night in its entertainment of National President James J. Regan of the Ancient Order of HiberniansIrish societiesAncient Order of Hiberniansin America from 1836The largest Irish Catholic fraternal order in America: sick and death benefits for members, St. Patrick’s Day parades, and steady support for Irish nationalism.More in Key terms → and the 60 odd Irish and Irish-American admirers who gathered round the festive board to do honor to the distinguished chief of an olden order. On the walls hung large oil paintings of the late D. J. Hennessy and Marcus DalyButte: companies, unions & placesThe Copper KingsWilliam A. Clark, Marcus Daly and F. Augustus Heinze, whose rivalry over Butte’s mines ran Montana politics from the late 1880s to 1906.More in Key terms →. Green and gold, stars and stripes, potted palms, flags of the two countries and the monogram of the Hibernians were used by Jimmie Hurley in a decorative scheme that transformed the dining hall of the resort into a fairyland of color and beauty. During the banquet an orchestra and a number of vocal selections entertained. The menu card was distinctively characteristic of the occasion and paid tribute to different portions of the mother-isle. Personal favors were handed each guest as happy mementos of the evening. The speakers imbued with the spirit of the gathering paid tribute to the worth of the order of which Mr. Regan is national head and Mr. Regan's address was received enthusiastically. The party went from Butte at 6 o'clock and returned at midnight. ## The Program. John J. O'Meara, state president of the Hibernians, was toastmaster. Those who spoke to toasts were W. K. Dwyer of Anaconda, "Our Distinguished Guest;" P. J. Brophy, "Montana;" Rev. Father Batens, "My Impressions of an A. O. H. Banquet;" Former Mayor Charles P. Nevin, "Political Experiences;" Attorney Maurice J. English, "The Ladies;" C. E. Meagher, "American Citizenship;" Walter Breen, "Irish Characteristics;" Judge Jeremiah J. Lynch, "Robert EmmetIreland: movements, law & landRobert Emmet1778–1803Leader of the failed Dublin rising of 1803, executed at twenty-five. His speech from the dock made him the patron of Irish-American nationalism; societies kept his birthday, 4 March, with speeches and song.More in Key terms →;" James B. Mulcahy, "The Press;" Deputy County Attorney John V. Dwyer, "The Host and Hostess." Mr. Regan spoke on "Our Order." His address was a brilliant one. He told the Hibernians the work that was expected of them and appealed for mutual support of Irishmen by Irishmen. Mr. Daly expressed his pleasure at the honor conferred on him by the distinguished gathering and Mrs. Daly as state president of the Ladies' AuxiliaryIrish societiesDaughters of Erin / Ladies’ Auxiliaryfrom 1894The women’s side of Hibernian life. The AOH’s national women’s body was organised in 1894 as the Daughters of Erin and later took the name Ladies’ Auxiliary.More in Key terms → expressed to Mr. Regan the pleasure it was to her and Mr. Daly to entertain the national chief of the order at Gregson Springs. Songs were given during the evening by Mrs. Hugh Daly, Miss Eileen Daly, Master James Daly, Thomas Costello, James Murphy, Mike Sheehan and Walter J. Shay and an Anaconda quartet. "The Wearing of the Green" was sung at the conclusion of the banquet by Miss Connolly of Anaconda. ## Church Represented. A recitation by Michael Gavigan was one of the happy events of the evening. Miss Mulvahill gave some piano selections. The church was represented by priests from the different divisions of the Hibernians in Butte. Many telegrams were received from absentees. Mr. Regan left this afternoon for Anaconda accompanied by John J. O'Meara and other Hibernians. He will attend the meeting of the Hibernians in Anaconda this evening. Tomorrow evening he will be guest in Hibernia hallIrish societiesHibernia HallThe meeting hall of Butte’s Hibernians and a venue for other Irish societies; meeting notices name it again and again.More in Key terms →, 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 →, at a joint meeting of the Hibernians and the Ladies' Auxiliary. ## Those Present. The following were seated at the banquet board: James J. Regan, John J. O'Meara, the Rev. Father O'Kennedy, the Rev. Father McCormack, the Rev. Father Batens, the Rev. Father Joyce, John P. O'Neill, P. H. Kenny, F. J. Durvin, D. H. Crowley, Henry Crangle, James T. Fi[n]len, M. J. Walsh, Mike Murray, Charles P. Nevin, Barney McGrade, J. V. Dwyer, M. J. Sheehan, Thomas J. Moran, Maurice Drohan, P. J. Boyle, John C. Murphy, J. J. McCarthy, T. J. McCarthy, James F. Hurley, M. J. Gavigan, J. E. Trow, W. J. Sewell, L. Whelan, John Ferns, W. K. Dwyer, Walter Breen, C. E. Meagher, Thomas Prendergast, P. J. Brophy, James A. Canty, J. J. Lynch, L. P. Donovan, Larry Duggan, T. F. Nolan, Dan Leahy, John Gribben, Patrick Scanlan, T. J. McGuire, Patrick Craig, James Murphy, James J. Murphy, C. H. Gallagher, Charles Kennedy, Marco Medin, John J. Holland, Dan Lynch, John Quilty, J. J. Crowley, M. J. English, T. J. Kelly, James Brennan and James A. Berry, James B. Mulcahy, John Condon, James Cummins and Walter J. Shay, representing the press. *[Text checked against the page scan at 3x (Fi[n]len at 8x), 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026. The list of those present breaks at the foot of column 3 after "M." and resumes at the top of column 4 with "J. Sheehan", below the Pape's Diapepsin and California Fig Syrup advertisements. In "Fi[n]len" an ink blot covers the third letter; its width and two stems fit an n (James T. Finlen of Butte).]*

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  • James Murphy vs James J. Murphy as distinct attendees — needs a back-pass to re-audit every clipping where "James Murphy" without middle initial appears, since the lump-bias may have been too aggressive in some cases.

Source ID: 1912-03-05_butte-daily-post_merry-evening-gregson-springs-aoh-national-president-regan

On page: 1912-03-05_butte-daily-post_p04

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