The Anaconda Standard, 1903-10-18, p.25

The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, 1903-10-18, p.25

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Summary

Society note: a surprise party given for Miss Ethel Prisk at her home at 606 East Mercury street on Thursday evening. Games, music, dancing, midnight lunch. Long list of named attendees (~50 women and men). The user clipped this for "Tish at surprise party" — Tish Maloney is named in the attendee list. Also present among Murphy-relevant names: Jimmie Murphy.

Narrative

A surprise party was held for Miss Ethel Prisk at her home at 606 East Mercury Street, Anaconda, on Thursday evening, with games, music, dancing, and a midnight lunch. The large gathering included among the guests Marguerite Kelly, Jimmie Murphy, Tish Maloney, and some fifty others, with Mrs. Prisk and Mrs. Bray among the older attendees.

  • “a dainty lunch was served”

AI-generated (claude-sonnet-4-6). Verify against the transcription before quoting.

Also mentioned

  • Tish Maloney · party_attendee

    Letitia / "Tish" Maloney. The user has clipped this piece specifically for her presence. Recurring research-orbit surname; worth a `person_*` entry if she appears again.

  • Jimmie Murphy · party_attendee

    Surname + first name + Anaconda 1903 social circle. Logged here as namesake; no positive family alignment.

  • Marguerite Kelly · party_attendee

    Kelly is on the user's associated-families list.

  • Miss Ethel Prisk · party_hostess
  • Mrs. Prisk · hostess_mother
  • Annie Lowry · party_attendee
  • Janie Hill · party_attendee
  • Agnes Sullivan · party_attendee
  • Mary McLeod · party_attendee
  • Rose Cushine · party_attendee
  • Annie Honeychurch · party_attendee
  • Esther McLeod · party_attendee
  • Bessie Honeychurch · party_attendee
  • Florence Nute · party_attendee
  • Jessie McLeod · party_attendee
  • Bertha James · party_attendee
  • Mamie Powers · party_attendee
  • Lena Bowman · party_attendee
  • Julia Quill · party_attendee
  • Edna Humes · party_attendee
  • Addie Campbell · party_attendee
  • Jennie Harrington · party_attendee
  • Mamie Donnelly · party_attendee
  • Annie Bray · party_attendee
  • Laura Cosgrove · party_attendee
  • Emily Johnson · party_attendee
  • Florence Cushine · party_attendee
  • Kate McLeod · party_attendee
  • Jane Dower · party_attendee
  • Myrtle Bray · party_attendee
  • Eva Veale · party_attendee
  • Thomisine Curveth · party_attendee
  • Victoria Hammer · party_attendee
  • Mrs. Jeffrys · party_attendee
  • Mrs. Bray · party_attendee
  • Willie Williams · party_attendee
  • Isaac Williams · party_attendee
  • Jimmie Doyle · party_attendee
  • Edward Griffin · party_attendee
  • Walter Duffy · party_attendee
  • Tom Lowry · party_attendee
  • Arthur Kendall · party_attendee
  • Walter McLeod · party_attendee
  • Hugh McLeod · party_attendee
  • Angus McLeod · party_attendee
  • John Harrington · party_attendee
  • Austin Terry · party_attendee
  • Fred Lewis · party_attendee
  • Albert Harris · party_attendee
  • James Harris · party_attendee
  • Arthur Penhall · party_attendee
  • Ira McConkey · party_attendee
  • Will Kane · party_attendee
  • Tom James · party_attendee
  • Simon Vivian · party_attendee
  • Joe James · party_attendee
  • Joe Savage · party_attendee
  • James Donnelly · party_attendee
  • Harry Moore · party_attendee

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news_item, society_column

Transcription
transcription: complete · confidence high
# Transcription — The Anaconda Standard, 1903-10-18, p.25 **Source**: The Anaconda Standard (Anaconda, Montana), Sunday 18 October 1903, p.25. **Status**: Complete. **Method**: A fragment ("Marion Weston and Miss Parker") visible above the clip boundary belongs to a separate society item and is not transcribed. --- A delightful surprise party was given Miss Ethel Prisk at her home, 606 East Mercury street, on Thursday evening. The evening was spent with games, music and dancing and at midnight a dainty lunch was served. The invited guests were the Misses Annie Lowry, Janie Hill, Marguerite Kelly, Agnes Sullivan, Mary McLeod, Rose Cushine, Annie Honeychurch, Esther McLeod, Bessie Honeychurch, Florence Nute, Jessie McLeod, Bertha James, Mamie Powers, Lena Bowman, Julia Quill, Edna Humes, Addie Campbell, Jennie Harrington, Mamie Donnelly, Annie Bray, Laura Cosgrove, Emily Johnson, Florence Cushine, Kate McLeod, Jane Dower, Myrtle Bray, Eva Veale, Thomisine Curveth, Victoria Hammer, Ethel Prisk, Mrs. Jeffrys, Mrs. Bray, Mrs. Prisk, Messrs. Willie Williams, Isaac Williams, Jimmie Doyle, Edward Griffin, Walter Duffy, Tom Lowry, Arthur Kendall, Walter McLeod, Hugh McLeod, Angus McLeod, Jimmie Murphy, John Harrington, Austin Terry, Fred Lewis, Albert Harris, James Harris, Arthur Penhall, Ira McConkey, Tish Maloney, Will Kane, Tom James, Simon Vivian, Joe James, Joe Savage, James Donnelly and Harry Moore.

Open questions

  • Tish Maloney recurs in user-research orbit (per filename flagging). What is her significance to the family arc? Promote to a `person_*` entry if she appears in another clip.
  • Jimmie Murphy of Anaconda 1903 — surname + first name + place. Possibly a young Murphy family member; possibly a one-off.