EULOGIZES LINCOLN AT SOCIAL SESSION

The Butte Miner, Butte, 1913-01-26, p.6

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Summary

Sub-head: "J. T. Fitzgerald Also Tells of the Valor of Irishmen in the United States." **Division No. 3 of the Hibernians** social session at their rooms in the Lewisohn block, Saturday evening Jan 25 1913. Attorney James T. Fitzgerald gave the principal address — eulogized illustrious Irishmen who aided framing the constitution and gave their lives for the country, and paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln. "Mr. Fitzgerald showed where America owes much to the members of the Irish race for the efforts they have made in behalf of their adopted country." **James J. Murphy was chairman of the social session.** After Fitzgerald's address: - Instrumental duet — Leo and P. J. Boland, accompanied by Al Heimbach - Buck and wing dance — Ray Hanley - Monologue — Emmet Cleary - Four-round exhibition boxing match — Will Leary and Ray Hanley - Piano solo — Al Helmbach (so printed; the accompanist above is printed Al Heimbach) - Song — James Cheatam - Address — James Cummins, state president of the Hibernians - Reel and jig — P. Guihan and Dan Leahy - Address — Judge J. J. Lynch - Hornpipe — J. J. Crowley - Song — Herbert Elliot - Recitation — W. P. McCarty Refreshments and cigars were served. ARCHIVE SIGNIFICANCE. (a) **JJM as social-session chairman of Hibernian Division No. 3, January 1913** — three months after his October 1912 election as county president. Confirms his county-presidency role extended to chairing inter-Division social events (he was Division No. 2 president in Dec 1909, not Division 3). The pattern is the county president presiding over each Division's marquee social event. (b) "James Cheatam" giving a song is **the same recurring Cheatam/Chatham surname** — adds to the Butte-Chatham family-orbit evidence. (c) The Lewisohn block — a known Butte commercial building (Adolph Lewisohn was a New York mining financier with Butte interests) — confirms the Hibernians rented commercial space in addition to using Hibernia hall Centerville.

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Narrative

At the rooms of Division No. 3 of the Hibernians in the Lewisohn block, Attorney James T. Fitzgerald addressed a social session on the Irishmen who helped frame the constitution and died for the country, and paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln. James J. Murphy presided, and the evening ran on through instrumental duets, dancing, a monologue, a four-round exhibition boxing match, songs and recitations, with addresses by state president James Cummins and Judge J. J. Lynch; refreshments and cigars were served.

“Mr. Fitzgerald showed where America owes much to the members of the Irish race for the efforts they have made in behalf of their adopted country.”
“Refreshments and cigars were served.”

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People

James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: James J. Murphy)
role: chairman social session · family confidence: 50 candidate
Family confidence aligned with identity confidence 50 on 4 Oct 2026; the reason is in identity_basis.
James Cummins
role: state president hibernians address · family confidence: 0 not family
Not family: recurring Butte AOH figure. Printed-name match to his person record; moved from mentioned in the 2026-10-03 rescan.
Judge J. J. Lynch (Silver Bow / Butte AOH)(as printed: Judge J. J. Lynch)
role: address · family confidence: 0 not family
Not family: recurring Butte AOH figure. Printed-name match to his person record; moved from mentioned in the 2026-10-03 rescan.
John J. Crowley (Butte AOH; president of Division No. 1, 1916)(as printed: J. J. Crowley)
role: hornpipe · family confidence: 0 not family
W. P. McCarthy (W. P. McCarty), president of AOH Division No. 3, Butte(as printed: W. P. McCarty)
role: recitation · family confidence: 0 not family
Dan Leahy (Daniel Leahy), Butte Gaelic League dancer and AOH Division 1 member(as printed: Dan Leahy)
role: reel and jig · family confidence: 0 not family

Also mentioned

Attorney James T. Fitzgerald · principal_speaker_lincoln_eulogy
Leo Boland · instrumental_duet
P. J. Boland · instrumental_duet
= the P. J. Boland recurring through 1920 cluster.
Al Heimbach · accompanist_and_piano_solo
Printed 'Al Heimbach' as the accompanist and 'Al Helmbach' for the piano solo; very probably one man (same first name, both at the piano).
Ray Hanley · buck_and_wing_dance_and_boxer
Emmet Cleary · monologue
Will Leary · boxing_exhibition
James Cheatam · song
= the James Chatham who is in the 1904 Democratic primary slate and a recurring Butte Chatham figure. The paper prints 'Cheatam' plainly here (its own spelling, not an OCR misreading); reading it as Chatham is an inference.
P. Guihan · reel_and_jig
Herbert Elliot · song

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)

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Source type

news_item, public_meeting_report

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Transcription

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# EULOGIZES LINCOLN AT SOCIAL SESSION ## J. T. Fitzgerald Also Tells of the Valor of Irishmen in the United States. *The Butte Miner, Sunday, January 26, 1913, p. 6.* Eulogizing the illustrious Irishmen who aided in framing the constitution and those who gave their lives for this country, and also paying a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Attorney James T. Fitzgerald gave a splendid address before division No. 3 of the 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 → at their rooms in the Lewisohn block last night. Mr. Fitzgerald showed where America owes much to the members of the Irish race for the efforts they have made in behalf of their adopted country. James J. Murphy was chairman of the social session, and, after Mrs. [sic] Fitzgerald concluded his address, Leo and P. J. Boland gave an instrumental duet, accompanied by Al Heimbach; buck and wing dance, Ray Hanley; monologue, Emmet Cleary; four-round exhibition boxing match, Will Leary and Ray Hanley; piano solo, Al Helmbach; song, James Cheatam; address, James Cummins, state president of the Hibernians; reel and jig, P. Guihan and Dan Leahy; address, Judge J. J. Lynch; hornpipe, J. J. Crowley; song, Herbert Elliot; recitation, W. P. McCarty. Refreshments and cigars were served.

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Open questions

James T. Fitzgerald — recurring Butte attorney/Irish-American speaker. Worth a person record if he appears in 3+ clippings.