, 1881-03-25
JOHN G. SMITH,
A Pleasant Celebration Of His Sill
yer Wedding.
An Avalanche Of Presents for
Him nnd His Wife.
The House Crowded with an Army
Of Friends.

tho twenty.ilfth anniversary OF their weddtuK
Inst uvcnlnK ut tho!r CUzy little home. No. 251
West Van fsurcn street. There wns a very largo
number VI ther friends present, and tho
parlors wero sincomfortAbty crowded. during tho
evening. At one end Ut tho ruot.,s WIN tho
tlato OF tho marriage. "fs5G" In !lowcrs, and on.
Inslt II was tho date "issl." Over tho folding
doors was MI Irnnenso floral horseshoe, tho pist
Of Mr.. John +. ClarkAon. Que Of tho Generals
Old Eoldlcrs. Tho Misses Faucutte AMI Mr.. ".
u: Allen seat In handsome bnskets Of flowers.
Tho 'mpronptu progrIm Of tho evening was
opened by HI address from the Kcy. 8. a. jew.
cit. 1rcsI'lfnR Elder Of tho Joliet District Fol-
lowing this a1slresa was prayer by tho Rev. F.
a. Heel, ut Linden, ILL.,. who married. tho Gun
cra' and his wife III 0aicnn twenty-five ycars
ago. Mrs. J. d. iiosford then rend MI
original poem, and Mr.. Norman r.
Ssr,*.!S on .Gon. and Mrs John Cerson s,ith.'
' IT, asos na lksf se md s Ssp ssacs s1h
rssst Fer" qt aa tss M' S9. Sin x as'G @
partnsnt, and tho denerai '''as'i ackno~ !cdfe,i
+ ttn r. bspefeh ,, II which h r,nly Do.
gent nttacts made upon 1t. and pronounced It
the n'ost thorough department III tho world. Mr.
s ts nssF nF' Fs t5s IS t sfg, r
The Smith ramlly. and traced IT down to thu
g1enffrs g. he!senola % 1le Chicago olar.e. under
nMsiCWl selections during tho evening.
Refreshments: served 6y Eckart, followed. aud
TIE remainder 1f !ho evening wus spent in soeial
Ghnt, congratulations. cite. Ger. Smith Ia tho
Right Eminent Commander Of tho StHtc Of lli-
nols Knights Tcmpiar, and ls hiYh Nason, coI!-
art]urntEy many Of bis friends throughout thu
stnto wore present.
THE FOLLOWING ELEGANT PRESENTS
were received: Celery dish, Inscribed, air c. G,
Era1o: silver water. pitcher and service, eol,l
Fnaw a4 ssa q Hyer sOs n sys lo their OH
I'M 1a;kst f.. G. Az 4 KT';sr Il ; Ia,hasii IL; shkniie
MAJ "Johs; s!ssr iss: :ksfe, g: Nj. ~" and Mss, IL.
sfS n III fEs's 4 tssna saycf
SI; Il coeS cb$;s '*s ,;sss; + f%is E. I!%;s
silver csi1ee and tca:set ,.ef seven
es st at 70 o tena tea aeG aessslt
County i.,ys,". members OF tho Nlncty.slxth
sid s sseF ' s*, H. a. II. ertei rasSy. sipsss. iee1ss.
ena ,oRa a. fssstesf Sss & pcSs! I'D c84 :si ss
sna Mr., sn; j. f. Sasa silyers,' srys!H iost ST!
+ !.,rd;,,. shuIsy; Sll;an ESl4,!ned ffH,:a!sa.
Mrs. i. i. Smith: iish-knIfc. ill., anu Nrs. j. II.
IL;;atberson; sivor cake.dlsh, Nir, and Mrs Junn
wSz*i ots aS snS9'os '0ee Sd;Sa ssts
M!$ ~ n$ 's Hs II !s''sSsss: ssss: !sf'ssas!
iir!rsnwn =. ~; s,ksr ana efenIn ss NJ and
Mas aoa; sser i assss 'f aa tn2
:, Father; pail silver yases W: +: Hrou,aeld,
T. 4, L. ,,,laI hntha'; :no,,as and Ds L. Leeds;
sir: and sira; Aionzo Elweod. cf sysamoss; slives
%sm os s rbssa@ Pr T. nr IL Hsn " ana
r!nss, ss: ma srs. j. Il siIlor cascysisic, is1 it,
W s'sef re9.sxt 9.skef'tS Mc,o! Mr' r qna MI NJ 9
napkin: riaSs pare%ts q Gen. SMITH; Ra's s,sap r..
tnll1s, Mnj. i. Il. liurruuahs: butter: k,,lie and
st1sar ana mustard M spoons Mr. a9d Mrs A.
;}HsS ,,;,,. A. c,;sr' Wasa!ns;oa. III: -
Knight md Charles +. l3ot!Ard: SGT spno.ls. sirs.
i t;aas 81 S'ss ru4 a 'is s ill., e T. J. H. asS e. of f,g
lo!leh; silver Iamr, Monnt 0l!vct t:ommanisry.
NJ: ", s ,,.axton, ILL.,; silver fork. NJ. anu Mfs,
% Ind Mrs. S"in 'Sar 2i.mernnen netS'un;d and Mr Mr.
,nt1 ,,,a ;t, Mfs: p H., l. "HrsocI, iaEbaSy IT,:
.a.tmore; Pudd!nx-t fork, Sir. mil sirs. Fr.i
frx. d. +. Amrnst.. tnrIf,aiinin. mir ~ t,Hsn.
Mgs. Mrs. 4. Morrison. of uac,It; IL curi itH caso
n NJ bouuui. @ .usr I H. M ~; ser c1 aia ,y ,esys
iiInurn Ill: sIlyrr airus' ,,,r 'inmns r,n"hn.
liver bittcr.tiis. Mrs. K. A. Snt;,. hnir m"tnr
liver smDns Sr. nnti j. Mrs. ! ~ s tr",inr.
,eni,tifui cnrtl. recolyer' ,jr. nn.i ,irs Enrma,
!. Oassettt; silver hIttcr.d,sh j, l.. unr,,,,tM @
III, = Il Mssnor! ~ um o ,.,t1., nT .e sve1 ~ 1nttor
"a Iio,ncr t.nok: isrvn cnsk"t ,nnt"nir., 1tu 'a
rycn cmrh tnhIn knivns f,rhs ~ fn'i.. a,n.s uo
nnI 1aiutr,, ~rvs Ill s,Ir;r ,',!s htn nh,r
,uyarsI Cotnmaniery' \. Is. t,,Ieavo e"'' 'A'oe
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