IRISH TO MARCH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY

The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, 1914-03-02, p.7

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articleThe article as printed
name as printed"County President James J- Murphy"
James Joseph "James J." Murphy
name as printed"Edward Lawlor and J. J. / Murphy."
James Joseph "James J." Murphy
name as printed"mins, J. J. Murphy, M. J. McDonough,"
James Joseph "James J." Murphy

Summary

Long planning-stage article (early March 1914) for the 1914 Butte St. Patrick's Day parade. Sub-heads: "ALL-DAY OBSERVANCE OF IRELAND'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY / BUTTE AND ANACONDA JOIN / Parade, special church services, public entertainment and three dances to mark March 17 here. Program is completed." After many years Butte will have a parade on St. Patrick's Day. The parade forms at the Hibernian hall in Centerville and at 9 o'clock marches to St. Joseph's church in South Butte. Father McCormick (county chaplain for the Hibernians) sings a special mass. In the parade: the Irish Volunteers, the two divisions (No. 1 and No. 3) of the AOH, the fife and drum corps, the Robert Emmet Literary society, the Gaelic League, children from the parochial schools. After services the marchers proceed to the Lewisohn block (HQ of Division No. 3) and disband. 100 AOH members from Anaconda will come over with the Phil Sheridan club and the Smelter City Fife and Drum Corps. Afternoon — public entertainment at the Auditorium at 2 o'clock. W. K. Dwyer (superintendent of schools, Anaconda) to deliver an address. Irish songs, Irish dances, entertainment "dear to the heart of Celts." Evening — three Hibernian dances: at Hibernia Hall in Centerville, the Coliseum, and the Pallas Hall. **County President James J. Murphy will be marshal of the day.** Maurice J. McDonough is the secretary. Committees: - Halls, printing and music — T. J. McCarthy, Edward Lawlor, and J. J. Murphy. - Tickets — Larry Duggan, J. K. O'Rourke, and James Connolly. - Band — Vincent J. Doyle, Martin Joyce, Robert McGee. - Church — J. J. Lynch, J. K. O'Rourke, Bernard McAlenden. - Musical and literary — James Cummins, J. J. Murphy, M. J. McDonough, Vincent J. Doyle, T. J. McCarthy. Invitations issued to Great Falls, Missoula, and Helena Irish organisations to join Butte's celebration. The St. Patrick's Day celebration will really begin with the Irish- American banquet on the night of March 16. ANCHOR for the 1914 Butte St. Patrick's Day cluster. JJM- Centerville-AOH is County AOH President and parade marshal — the apex of his AOH leadership documented in the archive.

In its time

Key terms in this sourceAll key terms →

Ancient Order of Hiberniansin America from 1836: The largest Irish Catholic fraternal order in America: sick and death benefits for members, St. Patrick’s Day parades, and steady support for Irish nationalism.
Hibernia Hall: The meeting hall of Butte’s Hibernians and a venue for other Irish societies; meeting notices name it again and again.
Centerville: The hillside neighbourhood between uptown Butte and Walkerville, built among the mine yards and home to many Irish and Cornish mining families.
Irish Volunteersfounded 1913: The nationalist militia formed in Dublin in November 1913 in answer to the Ulster Volunteers. A minority of it carried out the 1916 Rising; it became the Irish Republican Army.
Robert Emmet Literary Association: Butte’s camp of the Clan na Gael — the secret Irish republican brotherhood in America — meeting publicly as a literary society. Its minute books record members by number rather than by name.
Gaelic Leaguefounded 1893: Founded in Dublin by Douglas Hyde and Eoin MacNeill to keep Irish a spoken language. Branches in American cities ran language classes, dances and concerts and raised money for the work in Ireland.

Reference notes, not part of the source. A term appears here because the source’s text uses it.

Narrative

A committee of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, with Larry Duggan in the chair, completes plans for an all-day St. Patrick's day observance in Butte: a parade forming at the Hibernian hall in Centerville at 9 o'clock and marching to St. Joseph's church in South Butte for a special mass sung by Father McCormick, a public entertainment at the Auditorium at 2 o'clock with an address to be asked of W. K. Dwyer of Anaconda, and three evening dances at Hibernia hall, the Coliseum and the Pallas hall. Some 100 Hibernians from Anaconda are expected, with the Phil Sheridan club and the Smelter City Fife and Drum Corps; County President James J. Murphy will be marshal of the day and Maurice J. McDonough secretary. The Irish Volunteers, divisions No. 1 and No. 3, the Robert Emmet Literary society, the Gaelic league and parochial school children are expected in the line of march, and invitations went to Irish organisations in Great Falls, Missoula and Helena.

“After many years Butte is to have a parade on St. Patrick's day.”
“There will be Irish songs, Irish dances and an entertainment dear to the heart of Celts.”
“It is predicted that this year's parade will be one of the greatest ever held on Ireland's national holiday.”

AI-generated (claude-opus-5). Verify against the transcription before quoting.

People

James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: James J. Murphy)
role: county president and parade marshal · family confidence: 95 certain
Larry Duggan
role: planning committee chairman · family confidence: 0 not family
Not family: Butte undertaker and AOH figure. Printed-name match to his person record; moved from mentioned in the 2026-10-03 rescan. Earlier note: Chairman of the planning-meeting that drew up the 1914 program.
T. J. McCarthy (Silver Bow AOH)(as printed: T. J. McCarthy)
role: halls printing music committee and musical literary · 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: J. J. Lynch)
role: church committee · 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. Earlier note: Same Judge J. J. Lynch as 1913 AOH Division 1 president; recurring archive figure.
James Cummins
role: musical literary committee · 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.
James Connolly (Butte AOH Division 1 officer; county treasurer 1912)(as printed: James Connolly)
role: tickets committee · family confidence: 0 not family
Ed Lawler (Edward Lawlor), vice president of the Silver Bow county AOH, 1912(as printed: Edward Lawlor)
role: halls printing music committee · family confidence: 0 not family
John K. O'Rourke (former Silver Bow sheriff; Butte AOH Division 1)(as printed: J. K. O'Rourke)
role: tickets committee and church · family confidence: 0 not family
Maurice J. McDonough (secretary of Butte's 1914 St. Patrick's Day celebration; AOH 1914-1923)(as printed: Maurice J. McDonough)
role: secretary of the day · family confidence: 0 not family
Martin Joyce (vice president, AOH Division 3, Butte, 1913)(as printed: Martin Joyce)
role: band committee · family confidence: 0 not family
Vincent J. Doyle (financial secretary, AOH Division 3, Butte, 1913)(as printed: Vincent J. Doyle)
role: band and musical literary committees · family confidence: 0 not family
Rev. Michael M. McCormick (McCormack), AOH county chaplain and state chairman of Irish history(as printed: Father McCormick)
role: county chaplain AOH · family confidence: 0 not family
W. K. Dwyer (William K. Dwyer), superintendent of schools, Anaconda(as printed: W. K. Dwyer)
role: speaker afternoon · family confidence: 0 not family

Also mentioned

Robert McGee · band_committee
Bernard McAlenden · church_committee
Phil Sheridan Club (Anaconda) · visiting_organisation
Smelter City Fife and Drum Corps · visiting_music_group
Robert Emmet Literary Society · marching_organisation
Gaelic League · marching_organisation

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)
Centerville (district of Butte) (primary)
Anaconda, Montana (secondary)
Ireland (subject)

Themes

Story threads

Source type

news_item, public_meeting_report, list_of_officers

Related sources

Transcription

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# IRISH TO MARCH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY ## ALL-DAY OBSERVANCE OF IRELAND'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY. ## BUTTE AND ANACONDA JOIN *Parade, special church services, public entertainment and three dances to mark March 17 here. Program is completed.* *The Anaconda Standard, Monday morning, March 2, 1914, p. 7, col. 4.* St. Patrick's day will be widely observed in Butte, judging by the plans formulated yesterday by a committee from 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 →. Larry Duggan was chairman and the meeting was well attended. There will be a parade, a special mass, public meeting in the afternoon and three grand balls in the evening, in addition to the numerous private celebrations that are planned for the day. It is expected that 100 members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians from Anaconda will join in the Butte celebration as the Phil Sheridan club of Anaconda with the Smelter City Fife and drum corps and will observe the day in Butte. After many years Butte is to have a parade on St. Patrick's day. The parade will form at the Hibernian 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 → in 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 → and at 9 o'clock will march to St. Joseph's church in South Butte. There, Father McCormick, who is county chaplain for the Hibernians, will sing a special mass. In the parade will be the Irish VolunteersIreland: movements, law & landIrish Volunteersfounded 1913The nationalist militia formed in Dublin in November 1913 in answer to the Ulster Volunteers. A minority of it carried out the 1916 Rising; it became the Irish Republican Army.More in Key terms →, the two divisions, No. 1 and No. 3, of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the fife and drum corps, and it is expected that the Robert Emmet LiteraryIrish societiesRobert Emmet Literary AssociationButte’s camp of the Clan na Gael — the secret Irish republican brotherhood in America — meeting publicly as a literary society. Its minute books record members by number rather than by name.More in Key terms → society and the Gaelic leagueIrish societiesGaelic Leaguefounded 1893Founded in Dublin by Douglas Hyde and Eoin MacNeill to keep Irish a spoken language. Branches in American cities ran language classes, dances and concerts and raised money for the work in Ireland.More in Key terms →, with children from the parochial schools will be in the line of March. After the services at St. Joseph's church the marchers will proceed to the Lewisohn block, the headquarters of division No. 3, and disband. In the afternoon there will be a public entertainment at the Auditorium at 2 o'clock. W. K. Dwyer, superintendent of schools of Anaconda, will be asked to deliver an address. There will be Irish songs, Irish dances and an entertainment dear to the heart of Celts. In the evening there will be three dances given by the Hibernians at Hibernia hall in Centerville, the Coliseum and the Pallas hall. County President James J. Murphy will be marshal of the day. Maurice J. McDonough is the secretary. Invitations were issued to Great Falls, Missoula and Helena Irish organizations to join in Butte's celebration. It is predicted that this year's parade will be one of the greatest ever held on Ireland's national holiday. The committees in charge of the affair are: **Halls, printing and music** — T. J. McCarthy, Edward Lawlor and J. J. Murphy. **Tickets** — Larry Duggan, J. K. O'Rourke and James Connolly. **Band** — Vincent J. Doyle, Martin Joyce and Robert McGee. **Church** — J. J. Lynch, J. K. O'Rourke and Bernard McAlenden. **Musical and literary** — James Cummins, J. J. Murphy, M. J. McDonough, Vincent J. Doyle and T. J. McCarthy. St. Patrick's day celebration will really begin with the Irish-American banquet on the night of March 16. *[Text checked against the page scan at 3x, 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026. The committee labels are set in plain type on the page; the bold here is ours. "Fife and drum corps" and "line of March" are as printed.]*

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Open questions

W. K. Dwyer, Anaconda school superintendent — is this the same Dwyer family as the 1918 Kilcatherine drowning Dwyers (Murphy cousins)? Worth a focused trace through Anaconda school records.