ERIN'S DAUGHTERS TO GIVE A BALL

The Butte Daily Post, Butte, 1912-03-29, p.2

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Summary

Sub-head: "Annual Affair Will Come, as Usual, on the Monday After Easter." Notice of the **16th annual Daughters of Erin ball** (= Division No. 1 of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hibernians) at Hibernia hall, Easter Monday April 8 1912. Founded c. 1896. McNamara's orchestra. This year's promise: "the most splendid in the history of division No. 1 of the ladies' auxiliary of the Hibernians. The division has entered on an era of prosperity and desires to show the public the best time of their lives on April 8." **Arrangements committee:** Mrs. B. Murphy, Mrs. Lizzie O'Brien, Mrs. B. Shea, Mrs. M. Johnson, Mrs. D. Gibbons, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. John O'Leary, Mrs. William Dee, Mrs. Kate Heimes; Misses Annie Shea, Lizzie Burke, C. A. Burke, Norah Sullivan. **Reception committee:** Mrs. William Dee, Mrs. Walter Sewell, Mrs. Hugh Daly, Mrs. John Cronin, Mrs. John O'Leary, Mrs. Patrick Connell, Mrs. D. Gibbons, Mrs. Peter Shannon, Mrs. Mary Leahy, Mrs. E. Burke, Mrs. Mary Matthews, Mrs. Mamie Lenahan. **Floor committee:** Misses Norah Sullivan, Katie Holland, C. A. Burke, Mary Cosgrove, Annie Shea, Mary Lee, Margaret Heaney, Katie Woods, Mary Harrington, Lilly Leary, Nellie Brennan, Madge Murphy, Mary Fleming. **Door committee:** Mrs. B. Murphy, Mrs. Kate Heimes, Mrs. Harrington. ARCHIVE SIGNIFICANCE. (a) **The Butte Daughters of Erin Easter Monday ball is documented as continuously held 1896- 1912** — a 16-year unbroken female-led Irish-American social institution paired with the AOH. The Daughters of Erin are the Ladies' Auxiliary Division No. 1. (b) **Mrs. B. Murphy on both arrangements and door committees** — a recurring Butte Murphy wife. The "B." initial could be Bridget or another given name. Worth flagging. (c) **Madge Murphy on the floor committee** — another Butte Murphy woman. Madge is typically short for Margaret; could be a different Margaret Murphy from the sister-of- Pat-bartender Margaret. (d) **Norah Sullivan** is the recurring Butte Irish-cultural figure who anchors the Gaelic League / Erin's Daughters / Centerville cluster of female organisers. (e) **Mrs. Mamie Lenahan** on the reception committee — same as the Mrs. Mamie Lenahan who is L. A. A. O. H. state secretary in the 1914-12-02 Brennan-reply letter. Her career arc 1912 → 1914 confirms.

Also mentioned

  • Mrs. B. Murphy · arrangements_and_door_committees

    Recurring Butte Murphy wife. 'B.' initial could be Bridget or another given name; no first name in this clip.

  • Madge Murphy · floor_committee

    Madge = typically Margaret. Distinct from Margaret Murphy sister-of-Pat-bartender (who is older, lives at 3 West Agate).

  • Norah Sullivan · arrangements_and_floor_committees

    Same recurring Butte Irish-cultural Norah Sullivan.

  • Mrs. Mamie Lenahan · reception_committee

    = the Mrs. Mamie Lenahan who in Dec 1914 is L. A. A. O. H. state secretary (per 1914-12-02 Brennan-reply letter).

  • Mrs. Lizzie O'Brien · arrangements_committee
  • Mrs. B. Shea · arrangements_committee
  • Mrs. M. Johnson · arrangements_committee
  • Mrs. D. Gibbons · arrangements_and_reception_committees
  • Mrs. Mitchell · arrangements_committee
  • Mrs. John O'Leary · arrangements_and_reception_committees
  • Mrs. William Dee · arrangements_and_reception_committees
  • Mrs. Kate Heimes · arrangements_and_door_committees
  • Mrs. Walter Sewell · reception_committee
  • Mrs. Hugh Daly · reception_committee
  • Mrs. John Cronin · reception_committee
  • Mrs. Patrick Connell · reception_committee
  • Mrs. Peter Shannon · reception_committee
  • Mrs. Mary Leahy · reception_committee
  • Mrs. E. Burke · reception_committee
  • Mrs. Mary Matthews · reception_committee
  • Annie Shea · arrangements_and_floor_committees
  • Lizzie Burke · arrangements_committee
  • C. A. Burke · arrangements_and_floor_committees
  • Katie Holland · floor_committee
  • Mary Cosgrove · floor_committee
  • Mary Lee · floor_committee
  • Margaret Heaney · floor_committee
  • Katie Woods · floor_committee
  • Mary Harrington · floor_committee
  • Lilly Leary · floor_committee
  • Nellie Brennan · floor_committee
  • Mary Fleming · floor_committee
  • Mrs. Harrington · door_committee

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news_item, public_meeting_report, list_of_officers, society_column

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# ERIN'S DAUGHTERS TO GIVE A BALL ## Annual Affair Will Come, as Usual, on the Monday After Easter. *The Butte Daily Post, Friday, March 29, 1912, p. 2. (Page header in clip reads "THE BUTTE INTER".)* For 16 years the Daughters of Erin have held their annual ball in Hibernia hall on Easter Monday. The ball this year promises to be the most splendid in the history of division No. 1 of the ladies' auxiliary of the Hibernians. The division has entered on an era of prosperity and desires to show the public the best time of their lives on April 8. Capable committees have made all arrangements. The hall will be attractively decorated. McNamara's orchestra has been engaged for the occasion and nothing has been left undone that would add to the pleasure of the evening. The committees in charge are: **Arrangements** — Mrs. B. Murphy, Mrs. Lizzie O'Brien, Mrs. B. Shea, Mrs. M. Johnson, Mrs. D. Gibbons, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. John O'Leary, Mrs. William Dee, Mrs. Kate Heimes and the Misses Annie Shea, Lizzie Burke, C. A. Burke and Norah Sullivan. **Reception committee** — Mrs. William Dee, Mrs. Walter Sewell, Mrs. Hugh Daly, Mrs. John Cronin, Mrs. John O'Leary, Mrs. Patrick Connell, Mrs. D. Gibbons, Mrs. Peter Shannon, Mrs. Mary Leahy, Mrs. E. Burke, Mrs. Mary Matthews and Mrs. Mamie Lenahan. **Floor committee** — The Misses Norah Sullivan, Katie Holland, C. A. Burke, Mary Cosgrove, Annie Shea, Mary Lee, Margaret Heaney, Katie Woods, Mary Harrington, Lilly Leary, Nellie Brennan, Madge Murphy and Mary Fleming. **Door committee** — Mrs. B. Murphy, Mrs. Kate Heimes and Mrs. Harrington.

Open questions

  • The Butte Daughters of Erin (Ladies' Auxiliary Division No. 1) — founded c. 1896 per the "for 16 years" reference. The 1896 founding date is the earliest documented Butte Irish women's organisation in the archive. Worth tracing in pre-1907 papers if comprehensive coverage emerges.