EULOGIZES LINCOLN AT SOCIAL SESSION

The Butte Miner, Butte, 1913-01-26, p.6

Summary

Sub-head: "J. T. Fitzgerald Also Tells of the Valor of Irishmen in the United States." **Division No. 3 of the Hibernians** social session at their rooms in the Lewisohn block, Saturday evening Jan 25 1913. Attorney James T. Fitzgerald gave the principal address — eulogized illustrious Irishmen who aided framing the constitution and gave their lives for the country, and paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln. "Mr. Fitzgerald showed where America owes much to the members of the Irish race for the efforts they have made in behalf of their adopted country." **James J. Murphy was chairman of the social session.** After Fitzgerald's address: - Instrumental duet — Leo and P. J. Boland, accompanied by Al Heimbach - Buck and wing dance — Ray Hanley - Monologue — Emmet Cleary - Four-round exhibition boxing match — Will Leary and Ray Hanley - Piano solo — Al Heimbach - Song — James Cheatam - Address — James Cummins, state president of the Hibernians - Reel and jig — P. Guihan and Dan Leahy - Address — Judge J. J. Lynch - Hornpipe — J. J. Crowley - Song — Herbert Elliot - Recitation — W. P. McCarty Refreshments and cigars were served. ARCHIVE SIGNIFICANCE. (a) **JJM as social-session chairman of Hibernian Division No. 3, January 1913** — three months after his October 1912 election as county president. Confirms his county-presidency role extended to chairing inter-Division social events (he was Division No. 2 president in Dec 1909, not Division 3). The pattern is the county president presiding over each Division's marquee social event. (b) "James Cheatam" giving a song is **the same recurring Cheatam/Chatham surname** — adds to the Butte-Chatham family-orbit evidence. (c) The Lewisohn block — a known Butte commercial building (Adolph Lewisohn was a New York mining financier with Butte interests) — confirms the Hibernians rented commercial space in addition to using Hibernia hall Centerville.

People

James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: James J. Murphy)
role: chairman social session · family confidence: 10 flag

Also mentioned

Attorney James T. Fitzgerald · principal_speaker_lincoln_eulogy
Leo Boland · instrumental_duet
P. J. Boland · instrumental_duet
= the P. J. Boland recurring through 1920 cluster.
Al Heimbach · accompanist_and_piano_solo
Ray Hanley · buck_and_wing_dance_and_boxer
Emmet Cleary · monologue
Will Leary · boxing_exhibition
James Cheatam · song
= the James Chatham who is in the 1904 Democratic primary slate and a recurring Butte Chatham figure. Cheatam/Chatham OCR drift.
James Cummins · state_president_hibernians_address
P. Guihan · reel_and_jig
Dan Leahy · reel_and_jig
Judge J. J. Lynch · address
J. J. Crowley · hornpipe
Herbert Elliot · song
W. P. McCarty · recitation

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)

Themes

Story threads

Source type

news_item, public_meeting_report

Related sources

Transcription

transcription: complete · confidence high

# EULOGIZES LINCOLN AT SOCIAL SESSION ## J. T. Fitzgerald Also Tells of the Valor of Irishmen in the United States. *The Butte Miner, Sunday, January 26, 1913, p. 6.* Eulogizing the illustrious Irishmen who aided in framing the constitution and those who gave their lives for this country, and also paying a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Attorney James T. Fitzgerald gave a splendid address before division No. 3 of the Hibernians at their rooms in the Lewisohn block last night. Mr. Fitzgerald showed where America owes much to the members of the Irish race for the efforts they have made in behalf of their adopted country. James J. Murphy was chairman of the social session, and, after Mr. Fitzgerald concluded his address, Leo and P. J. Boland gave an instrumental duet, accompanied by Al Heimbach; buck and wing dance, Ray Hanley; monologue, Emmet Cleary; four-round exhibition boxing match, Will Leary and Ray Hanley; piano solo, Al Heimbach; song, James Cheatam; address, James Cummins, state president of the Hibernians; reel and jig, P. Guihan and Dan Leahy; address, Judge J. J. Lynch; hornpipe, J. J. Crowley; song, Herbert Elliot; recitation, W. P. McCarty. Refreshments and cigars were served.

Open questions

James T. Fitzgerald — recurring Butte attorney/Irish-American speaker. Worth a person record if he appears in 3+ clippings.