UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES OF BUTTE TO PICNIC AT GREGSON SPRINGS TODAY

The Butte Miner, Butte, 1912-07-21, p.8

Summary

Sub-head: "GREATEST CROWD OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND ANNUAL OUTING OF THREE ORGANIZATIONS. GAELIC FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS, DANCING AND SWIMMING TO BE THE ATTRACTIONS." Annual outing of the United Irish Societies of Silver Bow county (Hibernians + Gaelic League + Robert Emmet Literary Association) at Gregson Springs, Sunday July 21, 1912. Estimated 10,000 attendees. Irish Volunteers under Capt. M. Drohan to march from Hibernia hall Centerville to the BA&P station for an early morning train. Gaelic football: Shamrocks vs. Emmets in the second round for the state championship. Hugh Daly manager of the springs prepared grounds. **Committees:** - **Sports** — Capt. M. Drohan, J. C. Murphy, Jerry Egan, Dan Lynch, M. McCarthy. - **Transportation** — J. H. O'Meara, Con Shea, T. J. McCartny, Dan Leahy, J. J. Crowley. - **Press and Publicity** — **J. J. Murphy**, Jerry Egan, D. P. Kane. - **Soliciting** — John Gribben, J. J. Crowley, James Cummins. - **Dance Hall** — T. J. Moran, T. F. Collins, **J. J. Murphy**, P. J. Hawe, Tom Kenny. - **Starter** — Capt. M. Drohan. - **Judges** — J. C. Murphy, John Gribben, James Cummins, T. F. Collins. - **Official Announcer** — Jerry Egan. - **Referee** — James Cummins. ARCHIVE SIGNIFICANCE. (a) **First clear documentation of the "United Irish Societies of Butte" as an umbrella organisation** combining the Hibernians + the Gaelic League + the Robert Emmet Literary Association into a joint civic body. JJM on TWO of its committees (Press and Publicity, Dance Hall) — this is JJM acting in his quasi-official role as the Centerville-AOH leader running the front-of-house and press-relations work for the larger umbrella body. (b) The 1920-08-01 Washoe Park picnic clipping shows the same United Irish Societies still running annual picnics 8 years later with JJM still on the committee. (c) Held at Gregson Springs — the same hot-springs resort whose 1886 owners included the candidate-Patrick-Murphy (person_patrick_murphy_butte_ gregson_1886). Continuity of Gregson Springs as an Irish- American social-calendar node from 1886 to 1912.

People

James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: J. J. Murphy)
role: press publicity and dance hall committees · family confidence: 10 flag

Also mentioned

Capt. M. Drohan · sports_committee_starter_irish_volunteers_captain
Maurice Drohan — recurring in the 1911 Gaelic League picnic, the 1914 John F. Brennan reply, and the AOH cluster. Captain of the Butte Irish Volunteers.
J. C. Murphy · sports_committee_and_judge
Distinct from JJM. John C. Murphy — same as the John C. Murphy in 1920-08-01 Irish Societies picnic committee. Possibly Tady's grandson.
Jerry Egan · sports_committee_press_publicity_official_announcer
Dan Lynch · sports_committee
M. McCarthy · sports_committee
J. H. O'Meara · transportation_committee
Possibly John H. O'Meara — distinct from the J. J. O'Meara of the state AOH presidency. Or a name variant; clip is OCR-clean here.
Con Shea · transportation_committee
T. J. McCartny · transportation_committee
= T. J. McCarthy — OCR drift.
Dan Leahy · transportation_committee
J. J. Crowley · transportation_committee_and_soliciting
D. P. Kane · press_and_publicity
John Gribben · soliciting_and_judge
James Cummins · soliciting_judge_and_referee
T. J. Moran · dance_hall_committee
T. F. Collins · dance_hall_and_judge
P. J. Hawe · dance_hall_committee
Tom Kenny · dance_hall_committee
Hugh Daly · gregson_springs_manager_prepared_grounds

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)
Centerville (district of Butte) (secondary)
Gregson Hot Springs (primary)

Themes

Story threads

Source type

news_item, public_meeting_report, list_of_officers

Related sources

Transcription

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# UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES OF BUTTE TO PICNIC AT GREGSON SPRINGS TODAY ## GREATEST CROWD OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND ANNUAL OUTING OF THREE ORGANIZATIONS. GAELIC FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS, DANCING AND SWIMMING TO BE THE ATTRACTIONS. *The Butte Miner, Sunday morning, July 21, 1912, p. 8.* All that is needed to make the annual outing of the United Irish societies of Silver Bow county a success is fair weather, for the different committees have made arrangements for a monster picnic to be held at Gregson springs today. It is estimated that at least 10,000 persons will journey to the pleasure resort during the morning and afternoon to enjoy the program of athletic sports and other pastimes prepared for their amusement. The Hibernians, Gaelic league and Robert Emmet Literary association have co-operated in the outing. The Irish Volunteers, under the leadership of Capt. M. Drohan, will march from Hibernia hall, Centerville, to the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific station, where they will board an early morning train for the springs. One of the features of the day's events will be a Gaelic football game between the Shamrocks and the Emmets in the second round for the championship of the state. The grounds have been especially prepared by Hugh Daly, manager of the springs, and they will be faster than any similar green in the state. The plunge and dance hall will be open all day. The last train for Butte will leave the springs at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. A band will be at Gregson all day to enliven the sport. The following committees have charge of the affairs: **Sports** — Capt. M. Drohan, J. C. Murphy, Jerry Egan, Dan Lynch and M. McCarthy. **Transportation** — J. H. O'Meara, Con Shea, T. J. McCartny, Dan Leahy and J. J. Crowley. **Press and Publicity** — J. J. Murphy, Jerry Egan and D. P. Kane. **Soliciting** — John Gribben, J. J. Crowley and James Cummins. **Dance Hall** — T. J. Moran, T. F. Collins, J. J. Murphy, P. J. Hawe, Tom Kenny. **Starter** — Capt. M. Drohan. **Judges** — J. C. Murphy, John Gribben, James Cummins and T. F. Collins. **Official Announcer** — Jerry Egan. **Referee** — James Cummins.

Open questions

The Robert Emmet Literary Association (referenced as one of the three United Irish Societies) — worth a back-pass person/organisation record. John H. O'Meara is its president per the 1914 Brennan-reply clipping.
Hugh Daly as manager of Gregson Springs in 1912 — same Hugh Daly on the 1920 Washoe Park picnic committee? Plausibly so.