OLD-TIME CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO BE STAGED IN BUTTE / IRISH OF ANACONDA TO JOIN WITH BUTTE

# OLD-TIME CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO BE STAGED IN BUTTE ## IRISH OF ANACONDA TO JOIN WITH BUTTE *The Anaconda Standard, Sunday, March 12, 1922, p. 26 (the Newspapers.com page number; the running head prints the folio "[2]0", its first digit clipped). Page-wide feature under a banner across all seven columns: the Butte programme (cols. 1-3), THE PICTURES (cols. 3-4), "The Rosary" (foot of cols. 1-2) and the Anaconda article (cols. 4-7), with portraits.* Portrait captions, top: PATRICK SARSFIELD; PADRAIC H PEARSE; SEAN Mc DERMOTT; THOMAS MAC.DONAGH; JAMES CONNOLLY; TERENCE MacSWINEY; THOMAS ASHE / IN THE GARB OF THE IRISH PIPER. Under IRISH OF ANACONDA TO JOIN WITH BUTTE: MIKE M'NALLY.; JOHN D. MURPHY; BARNEY HOGAN / FINANCIAL SECRETARY / PHIL SHERIDAN CLUB; THOMAS F. MURPHY / CHAIRMAN ST. PATRICK'S / DAY COMMITTEE. [box, column 1] ### ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVENTS IN BUTTE THURSDAY NIGHT. Banquet Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Thornton hotel at 7:30. Initial presentation of "The Rosary," Butte high school auditorium at 8. FRIDAY, MARCH 17. 9 a. m. Solemn high mass at St. Mary's church, sermon by Father Murnane of Drummond. 10:30 a. m. Pontifical mass at St. Lawrence's church in honor of the silver jubilee of the pastor, the Rev. F. X. Batens, sermon by Father Sullivan of Townsend. 2 p. m. Banquet at Silver Bow club for Father Batens attended by Bishop Carroll, priests of the diocese and other guests. 2:30 p. m. Parade under the auspices of the Sarsfield Social club and associates of the A. A. R. I. R. Marshal, Timothy O'Leary. Parade route, federal building to Broadway, west on Broadway to Crystal, south on Crystal to Park, east on Park to Covert, north on Covert to Broadway, west on Broadway to Main, north on Main to Daly monument, circle monument and disperse. 8 p. m. Dances, by 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 → at 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 →, Knights of ColumbusFraternal & benefit ordersKnights of Columbusfounded 1882Catholic men’s fraternal benefit society, founded in New Haven, Connecticut.More in Key terms → ballroom and Twentieth Century hall. Second performance of "The Rosary" at high school auditorium. [box ends] A memorable St. Patrick's day will be next Friday, March 17, according to the plans of the various organizatoins [sic] in Butte and Anaconda who venerate the name of Ireland's patron saint. There will be church services, a big parade, dinners, speeches and dancing to wind up the day. The chief celebration will be held in Butte. Anaconda members of Irish organizations are coming to Butte in large numbers to help their brethren here fittingly observe the day. They will bring with them the Anaconda municipal band. ### Sons of St. Patrick. Observance of the day will begin the evening before when the society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, a patriotic organization in which George Washington held membership, will banquet at the Thornton hotel. Covers will be laid for 70. Judge J. J. Lynch will be chairman of the evening and Charles P. Nevin will be toastmaster. Addresses will be delivered by Judge Joseph R. Jackson, Frank C. Walker, R. R. Kilroy, Judge Lynch and D. M. Kelly. Entertainment will come between addresses. Another event of the evening before will be the presentation of "The Rosary" at the Butte high school auditorium. Young actors and actresses from St. Joseph's parish will present the play under the direction of Joseph Golden. ### Church Services. St. Patrick's day will start off with a solemn high mass at St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock. The Rev. M. J. Hannan will celebrate the mass with Father Clifford of Lima as deacon and Father O'Malley of Butte as subdeacon. The sermon will be preached by Father Murnane of Drummond. The services will be attended by members of the various councils of the American Association for Recognition of the Irish Republic and other Irish patriotic societies. At 10:30 there will be a pontifical high mass at St. Lawrence's church in honor of the silv[e]r jubilee of the pastor, the Rev. F. X. Batens. This will be attended by the Ancient Order of Hibernians' societies, by clergymen from all over the Helena diocese, and by Bishop Carroll. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock there will be held the banquet in honor of Father Batens at the Silver Bow club. At this banquet there will be a large number of distinguished guests, clergy and others who have been associated with Father Batens in the 25 years that he has ministered to the people. ### The Parade. At 2:30 will be held the grand parade which will be one of the finest turnouts of those who have the interest and progress of Ireland at heart that [e]ver has been held in Butte. For the evening the Ancient Order of Hibernians has arranged three dances at Hibernia hall, Knights of Columbus hall and Twentieth Century hall. Also at the high school auditorium there will be repeated "The Rosary" by the young people of St. Joseph's parish. The route of the parade will be: Form at federal building at 2:30, south on Main to Broadway, west on Broadway to Crystal, south on Crystal to Park, east on Park to Covert, north on Covert to Broad[w]ay, west on Broadway to Main, north on Main to Daly monument, circle monument and disperse. Timothy O'Leary of WalkervilleButte: companies, unions & placesWalkervilleA separate small city on the hill above Butte, grown up around the Alice and Lexington silver mines.More in Key terms → is chief marshal of the parade. His aids and assistants will include Edward Morgan, Edward Lane, John H. O'Meara, the Rev. Father O'Malley, Edward Connolly and Michael Moran. Active aids will be ex-soldiers who saw service overseas in uniform. The parade is under the auspices of the Sarsfield Social club which was reorganized a year ago this month. Co-operatin[g] are the councils of the American Association for Recognition of the Irish Republic. A meeting of the general committee on parade is called for tonight at St. Mary's hall at 8 o'clock when the final plans for the celebration will be approved. ### Parade Formation. The suggested formation of the parade column is as follows: Marshal of the day and his aids. Detachment of city police. Former soldiers of American wars. Spanish-American war veterans. World war veterans. American Legion. Wounded soldiers of the world war in autos. Municipal band of Anaconda. The Cumann Nam Ban which is the auxiliary of the soldiers of the Irish republic. Anaconda contingent. Pearse-ConnollyIrish societiesPearse-Connolly Irish Independence ClubButte, c. 1917–1920A Butte republican club named for two executed leaders of the Easter Rising, close to the radical wing of the city’s labor movement and a target of wartime suspicion.More in Key terms → fife and drum corps. Sarsfield Social club. Councils of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, headed by the Thomas Ashe council. Irish societies. Automobiles. The American flag will hold the dominant place in the parade and will be guarded by former veterans, soldiers, sailors and marines of the United States army. The flag of the Irish republic and banners will be displayed. ### Dances in Evening. At the dances in the evening reception committees will be in charge and every effort will be made to insure an enjoyable evening. Maurice J. McDonough will be floor manager at Hibernia hall. The reception committee includes Judge Lynch, chairman; W. S. Sewell, John O'Leary, Jerry Egan, Con. P. Sullivan and John J. McCarthy. The door committee comprises John Gribben, Patrick Craig, John K. Sullivan and Dennis J. Harrington. T. J. McCarthy will be floor manager at K. of C. hall. Judge J. R. Jackson heads the reception committee; his colleagues being James M. Brown, James E. Murray, Charles Kennedy, P. J. Brophy, James Brennan, J. J. Caplis, Patrick F. Cleary and T. J. Fenlon. The door committee includes P. J. Boyle, chairman; James M. Brown and Anthony Lavelle. At Twentieth Century hall the floor manager will be James J. Murphy; C. H. Gallagher will be chairman of the reception committee, assisted by Tom Sullivan, John Harrington, Con Toomey, Peter D. Gibbons and W. J. Straney. Door committee: Thomas Sullivan, chairman; Tom Burke and Ed Lawler. ### Named for Martyr. Thomas Ashe council of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic is named for one of the early martyrs of the present struggle for Irish independence. He gave up his life in a British jail in the period surrounding the Easter week uprising when Padraic Pearse was executed and President de ValeraIreland: movements, law & landÉamon de Valera1882–1975The senior surviving commandant of the 1916 Rising and president of Dáil Éireann; he toured the United States in 1919–1920 raising money and support for the republic.More in Key terms → was sentenced to be shot. The Sarsfield Social club is named for Patrick Sarsfield, who defended Limerick against the invading British and acquitted himself so efficiently as a commander, sallying forth and cutting the enemy's supply trains while his citadel was surrounded that the British commander was glad to grant him honorable terms of surrender. These terms were afterward repudiated by the British parliament on the ground that the commanding general exceeded his authority. The action of the British is remembered in an Irish song, which runs; "The treaty broken ere the ink, wherewith 'twas writ, was dry." Following the repudiation of the treaty of Limerick Sarsfield went to France to take up arms under King Louis. He was followed by thousands of young Irishmen, known in Irish history as "The Wild Geese," of whom 400,000 enlisted in France during the 100 years following the formation of the Irish brigade. Sarsfield lost his life fighting under the flag of France. His last words were, "Would to God this were for Ireland." Irishmen generally, as well as those who are members of Irish organizations, are reported to be taking a lively interest in the parade and other observance and a most successful and enjoyable time is predicted. ### THE PICTURES Gen. Patrick Sarsfield, for whom the Butte Sarsfield club is named, was the commander of the Irish forces at the battle of the Boyne and subsequently defended the city of Limerick against the invading troops under William. For one year the Irish garrison held out. The opposing forces negotiated a treaty which was celebrated in the city of Limerick by the erection of a treaty stone. Thomas Ashe was one of the brilliant, indomitable spirits of the early Sinn FeinIreland: movements, law & landSinn Féinfounded 1905The separatist party that became the political voice of the republic after 1916, won the 1918 election and set up Dáil Éireann.More in Key terms → movement. At first the movement was devoted to the preservation of the language, music, traditions and customs of ancient Ireland. Later he joined the militant forces and was prominent in the rising of Easter week, 1916. He was the first to express his heroism and patriotism by going on a hunger strike in a British prison to which he had been deported and where he died. Padraic Pearse was the first president of the proclaimed Irish republic, following the rebellion in Dublin. As founder and teacher of the famous St. Edna's school for boys in Dublin, he was a conspicuous leader of the Irish movement in educational circles. As one of the martyrs of that memorable uprising he stands today close to Emmet and Tone, enshrined in the hearts of the Irish people. James Connolly was another of the leaders of the republican forces in Dublin in 1916. He had been distinguished as a labor leader of the conservative type and was a man of unusual talents and attainments. Some of his writings stand among the best of modern Irish literature. Connolly also was among the martyrs of Easter week. Thomas MacDonagh was one of the signers of the Irish declaration of independence. He was professor of history and literature in the National university and is known as one of the premier poets of the age. His poetry has been selected in a number of American collections for its quaint lyric beauty and patriotic fervor. It is unsurpassed in contemporary literature. MacDonagh was shot at Porto Bello barracks, Dublin, Easter week. Sean McDermott was one of the ablest although the youngest of the signers of the declaration of Irish independence. With a natural military genius he was one of those who held to the last against the overwhelming superiority of British forces. He also was executed by the British. Terrence MacSwiney, formerly lord mayor of cork, who died in Brixton prison after one of the most dramatic and phenomenal exhibitions of courage and patriotism, is also numbered among Ireland's greatest martyrs. His history is so well known that it needs no recital. His memory will live forever in the hearts of his countrymen. [cols. 1-2, foot of the page, under four portraits] ### "THE ROSARY" TO BE PRESENTED BY CAPABLE CAST OF PLAYERS Above—Left, Miss Genrose McGonigle, who plays the part of **Kathleen** O'Connor; right, Miss Ruth Christman, who is Lesura. Below—Left, Pat R. Gagner, who plays Skeeters; right, John F. McCarthy as Charles Harrow. Members of the cast, who will present "The Rosary" the Irish comedy drama at the Butte high school auditorium on March 16 and 17, are all recommended to Butte audiences by the quality of their past work. Miss Mae Loretz, who takes the leading role of Mrs. Wilson, is a popular [y]oung amateur player. Others in the [c]ast are James Spelman as Mr. Wil[s]on; Genrose McGonigle, who is Kathleen O'Connor; John T. McCarthy as Charles Harrow; Grace Hardcastle as Vera; Patrick Gagner as Skeeters; Joseph Golden as Father Kelly; Gene Maur[i?]er as Kenneth, and Ruth Christman as Lesura. The comedy is entirely in keeping with St. Patrick's day and the sale of tickets promises a large attendance on both evenings. The play is under the auspices of St. Joseph's' parish and is being coached by Joseph Golden. The costuming and settings will be interesting not only to those who came from the "Auld Sod" but those who neve[r] saw it. ### IRISH OF ANACONDA TO JOIN WITH BUTTE NEXT Friday is the day when the thoughts of Irishmen the world over turn to the land of their birth; it is the day of St. Patrick, patron saint of the green isle. As has been the practice since the first wanderer from the land of the shamrock cast his lot in Anaconda, Irishmen and their friends in this city will observe the day with religious services and entertainment. Anaconda's two Irish societies, the A. O. H. and the Phil Sheridan club, have prepared programs for morning, afternoon and evening. ### Special Train. The Phil Sheridan club will charter a special train, take Provost's band, and go to Butte to march in the parade with the Sarsfield club of Butte. A survey of the city by members of the arrangement committee revealed that more than 500 members of the club and their friends are making preparations for the trip. Other activities of the club on St. Patrick's day will be arranged to conform with the program outlined by the Sarsfield club. A committee composed of Thomas F. Murphy (chairman), Fred Davidson, Tom Sullivan, John D. Murphy and Ray Reardon, have completed arrangements for the train. They have received the hearty support of the following officers of the club: John D. Murphy, president; Mike McNally, vice president; Barney Hogan, financial secretary, and John D. Sullivan, recording secretary. ### Hibernian Program. In Anaconda, the Ancient Order of Hibernians will carry out a program which includes speechmaking, religious services and a grand ball. The entertainment program will be held at A. O. H. hall on Thursday evening. James E. Murray of Butte will deliver the principal address and he will be followed by other speakers. Irish songs and dances will occupy conspicuous places on the program. On St. Patrick's day the members of the order and 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 → will meet at the A. O. H. hall at 9 o'clock and march in a body to St. Peter's church, where mass will be celebrated. In the evening the Rev. Father Meade of Phillipsburg will deliver a special St. Patrick's sermon. The day's activities will culminate in a grand ball at the A. O. H. hall. Two orchestras have been secured and both sections of the building will be used for dancing. The arrangements committee appointed by the Ancient Order of Hibernians consists of the following: Mike Conors (chairman), Peter Kelaghan (secretary), Owen O'Neill, T. J. Kelly, John D. Sullivan, Thomas K. Marron and E. P. Brogan. ### Auspicious Program. The programs outlined are the most auspicious in years. Every effort is being made by both organizations to make the observance of the day one long to be remembered. A large number of those enrolled among the Hibernians or the Phil Sheridan club have claimed Anaconda as their home for more than a quarter of a century and their efforts have been directed toward bringing back some of the old time fervor and zest to the celebration. They recall the big parades, the last of which was held 16 years ago. 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 → was one of the prime movers in every St. Patrick's day celebration, and it was largely due to his efforts that the programs in Butte and Anaconda assumed their gigantic proportions. ### New Meaning. St. Patrick's day, 1922, has a new meaning for Irishmen and their descendants in every land. The struggle for freedom which has gone on unceasingly for more than 750 years is nearing fruition. With the passage of the Irish Free State bill, the people of the green isle are on the verge of a greater measure of freedom than they have known in a century. It is the stepping stone to complete independence, the dream of every Celt. As such it will be celebrated. And in celebrating it the story of the struggle again will be recounted. Able speakers will outline the life of St. Patrick, the Scotch slave who spent six years in servitude in Ireland, who escaped to the continent of Europe and who came back to the scene of his slavery and converted a nation of sun worshippers to Christianity. They will tell of his studies in France, his ordination to the priesthood and of his commission from Pope Codestinus I. as a missionary. His work and the work of his successors form the brightest pages in Irish history. ### A Bloodless Conversion. Accompanied by several bishops and monks he arrived in Ireland about 421 and found a fertile soil for the seed of Christianity. The dectrines [sic] of the man of Gallilee were taught from one end of the land to the other, and in a remarkably short space of time the whole nation was converted without bloodshed, one of the most remarkable facts in history. For 60 years St. Patrick labored as a missionary, establishing schools, founding universities, and laying the foundation for the Irish missionary expeditions to the continent during the barbarian invasions. The great school at Armagh, which at one time had an enrollment of 7,000 students, is one of his achievements. Legend has it that he lived to be 120 years of age. ### Religious Wave. After his death a wave of religion swept the country and princes and princesses entered the religious life. These were the people who from the seventh to the tenth century made the Irish the schoolmasters of Europe. Their centers of education were Cleonard, near the river Royne; Clonfert, on the Shannon, and Glendlough. Columcille was the greatest founder of schools, in a time during which more than 1,000 dotted the country. The six centuries after St. Patrick was the golden age of learning and sanctity in Ireland, and it is this condition that the Irish have tried to recreate during the intervening centuries. The first of Ireland's troubles came with the Danish invasion in 1028, which ended on Good Friday, April 23, 1094, when Brian Boru completely routed them at Clontarf. In the eleventh century began the struggle against England, which has been carried on to the present day. English occupation of Ireland was a direct result of differences between Irish cheftains. One of these, Dermod, called in Strongbow and his English followers, and since that time the struggle to oust the invaders has gone on without intermission. ### Claims Suzeranity. Henry II. of England landed in Ireland in 1171 and assumed suzeranity. He claimed authority for his act from the pope, but this alleged authority was by no means recognized by all the native cheftains. During the reigns of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth there was a succession of wars in Ireland against the English. During those reigns laws were passed repressing Catholicism and the education of men for the priesthood. The Irish struggled on under these laws until the time of the American revolution, which had a great bearing on Irish affairs, so much so that in 1782 Henry Grattan, the orator and statesman, backed by 50,000 volunteers, demanded a free parliament for Ireland. England was so pressed by the American war that the demand was granted. In 1800, owing chiefly to the instrumentality of Lord Castlereigh, the Irish parliament voted itself into a union with England. Gold and titles were distributed lavishly to accomplish the union, according to historians. One of the most effective arguments advanced against the iniquity of this union is the fact that between 1782 and 1800, while Ireland was self-governing and prosperous, the population was more than 8,000,000, while at present it is only 4,000,000. The union bred another rebellion, and this time 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 → led the struggle, which was short lived. His capture, imprisonment, speech at the dock, condemnation and death epitomize the aims and aspirations of every Irishman. The Irish have always regarded English rule in the nature of a military occupation, and have carried on the fight accordingly. Mismanagement of Erin resulted in 1847 in one of the greatest tragedies in Irish history, the potato famine. The failure of the principal crop left the people in dire straits, and no relief was forthcoming from England. Shiploads of foodstuffs from America remained for days in Queenstown harbor before unloading permits could be secured. This condition obtained until 1848, when the people, driven to desperation, decided to die fighting instead of crying for bread. The revolution was sponsored by educated men, who took advantage of the various revolutions which were being carried on on the continent. History classes this rebellion as the New Ireland movement, and the greatest orator produced by the movement was Thomas Francis Meagher ("Meagher of the Sword"), who was drowned in the Missouri river near Fort Benton while acting as territorial governor of Montana. Meagher was sentenced to death along with many others, but because of his extreme youth the sentence was commuted to servitude for life and he was sent to the penal colony in Australia, from whence he escaped to America. He organized the Irish brigade, and by his exploits in the civil war indelibly wrote his name in American history. Charles Steward ParnellIreland: movements, law & landCharles Stewart Parnell1846–1891President of the Land League and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party; the dominant figure of Irish politics in the 1880s, brought down by the O’Shea divorce case in 1890.More in Key terms → came into the limelight in the eighties and it was through his efforts that English statesmen recognized the principal of home ruleIreland: movements, law & landHome Rulebills of 1886, 1893, 1912A parliament in Dublin for Irish domestic affairs, within the United Kingdom — the constitutional nationalist demand from the 1870s until the 1916 Rising overtook it.More in Key terms →. No other great leader arose until John RedmondIreland: movements, law & landIrish Parliamentary PartyThe Home Rule party at Westminster, led by Charles Stewart Parnell in the 1880s and by John Redmond from 1900 until his death in 1918; Sinn Féin swept the party away at that December’s election.More in Key terms → assumed control in 1891. He carried to completion the shortly before the outbreak of the world war in 1914. The war resulted in the suspension of the bill, and was followed by the Easter week rebellion which grew into the Sinn Fein movement. De Valera, Griffith, Collins, Mulcahy and McKeon are the best known of the Sinn Fein leaders, and their struggles and achievements are too recent to need retelling. A provisional government of Irishmen and for Irishmen is now functioning. Whether that government will satisfy the aims of the Irish will not be known until the new constitution is submitted to a vote of the electorate within the next three months. *[Text checked against the page scan at 3x (the folio at 3x, the 1028 date at 8x), 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026. Printed slips kept: "organizatoins", "St. Joseph's' parish", "Codestinus", "Gallilee", "dectrines", "Royne", "Glendlough", "cheftains", "Suzeranity", "Castlereigh", "Steward Parnell", "principal of home rule", "Terrence MacSwiney, formerly lord mayor of cork", the dates 1028 and 1094 for the Danish wars, and the gap in "He carried to completion the shortly before". The cast list prints John T. McCarthy and the caption John F. McCarthy.]*