The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-09-25
BUTTE, MONT.

Mrs. Frank T. Ryan of Billings
| to Salt Lake to the bedside of hel
brother, Edward Connolly. who is Sc
riously i'll.
Patrick McAvoy, aged AZ years, dice
at his home, 800 East Aluminium street
Saturday night of pneumonia. He is
survived by his wife and three children
the oldest being 16 years of age. Mr.
McAvoy was a native of Ireland and
resided in Butte for a number of years
He was member of the Modern Wood
men of America and the Ancient Order
of Hibernians.
! There was a large attendance at the
city council chamber last Saturday
evening to hear Father OFlannagan
speak on the subject 1.-The Irish Lit
erary Revival" James MoriaTity oc-
cupied the chair and in Gaelic intro
duced the speaker of the evening.
Father O'Flannagan was enthusiastic
ally applauded when he rose to speak,
and his address throughout made fine
impression. He spoke entertainingly
of the civilization of pre-Christian Ire
land and of the works of art of that
people and their attainments in litera-
ture when darkness enshrouded the rest
of the world. The speaker urged his
Irish hearers to join the Gaelic league,
as 1t is the uppermost movement in Ire
land today, and is attracting the Gp-
proving attention of all Europe. Father
O'Flannagan is here in the interest of
the lace making industry, and is travel
ing through the country displaying the
handfcraft which may be the means of
stemming the tide of emigration from
the Emerald Isle and of building up a
self-suStalning, happy people.
A pretty romance which began when
the participants were school children,
eliminated in a happy marriage on
last Wednesday, when William T. Nc
Carthy and Miss Margaret Redmond,
both of this city, were made man and
wife, the ceremony taking place at st.
Joseph's church. with Rev. Father
Leitham of that parish officiating. Fol-
lowing the services the bridal party
repaired to the home of the brides
brother, James e. Redmond, S53 South
Main street, where a wedding break
fast was served. Miss Evelyn Madden
attended the bride, and Mr. Frank
Mccarthy was best man.
The Gaelic league of Butte last Sun
day enjoyed an outing at the Nine Mile
house, and the event. given in honor
of Rev. Father Michael O'Flannagan
the industrial revivalist, was COM
pIete success, the big party enjoying a
splendid day of sports, followed by a
dinner and after session of talks and
song that made the windup most en-
joyable. Tallyhoes and individual rigs
carried the party to the resort, and on
q convenient field the sports took place.
The clergy and laymen took part in the
various events, and Rev. Michael Han
nan and Judge Jerry Lynch carried off
most of the hOnOrs. AS athletes they
put to shame many of the party, who
dld not consider the reverend gentle
man and the learned and busy Judge
capable of through physical training
TO compete with success. 1t was a Splen-
did afternoon for all concerned and it
was a jolly, pleasure-seeking party that
landed at the pretty spot, and a more
tired but still joyous party. that re-
left the place for home after
day that held nothing but the pleasures
that come from a day in the pure air
of Montana fall After the sports and
dinner, speeches and songs in the old
tongue were listened to and applauded
with sincere appreciation. Rev. Father
y OFlannagan gave very interesting
address, in which he said that the Butte
Gaels are the most patriotic he ever
with cheers goes without saying
The program of sports was as fol-
lows:
Hundred-yard dash. won by Father
Hannah; second heat, Judge Lynch;
final heat between Father Hannah and
Judge Lynch. Father Hannah winning
by several inches.
Hop, step and jump, Father Hannah
won; three standing jumps won by
Judge Lynch, high jump won by Thorn
as Tutty, running broad jump by Jack
Murphy, standing hop,step and jump
by Rev. Father O'Flannagan. stand
ing broad jump by Jack Murphy, stand
ing hop, step and jump, by Rev. Father
OFlannagan. standing broad jump by
James Connolly, standing high jump by
Tim DOnohue. putting the sixteen
pound shot by James P. Moriarity.
throwing the fifty-siX-pound weight by
Father Crowley of Marion, Ind.
The ladies that competed in the
events are as follows: Mrs. James Cron-
n, Mrs. j. H. Mccarthy, Miss Mary
OFlannagan of Ireland, Miss Rose
Egan of Ireland, Miss Mary Cosgrove.
Miss Mary Burke, Miss Katie Burke. |
Miss Kathleen Cronin.
j. H. Mccarthy, city treasurer, and |
lis son Dearmuid refereed the various
contests and rendered some very re-
narkable decisions.