Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31

in the hallway and playing under the
direction OF Professor Louis Lehman.
furnished music during the reception,
light operate airs were the selections.
which made up the programme OF music.
At the conclusion of the luncheon Gov.
ernor Tanner and his bride left the city
in the directors car of the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad attached to the Chicago
and Alton limited train, going south.
Governor and Mrs. Tanner were COM
PEELED to begin their wedding journey
without Tearing to what extent they
are indebted to their friends for nup-
tial souvenirs. The gifts began to ar
rive last week, and each succeeding day
brought more. As the time for the
ceremony approached the arrival Of
packages became more constant and
the departure of the governor and his
better-half was followed by the receipt
of still more The abundance of these
testimonials Of friendship and good will
was so great that it became at the last
absolutely impossible to unpack and
display them to the bride and groom,
and they will not see them until their
return from the trip.
SURPRISE FOR BRIDE AND GROOM.
Gift of q Landau and Pair-Bride Drives to
Church Therein.
The announcement that the gifts
would not be placed upon exhibition
was adhered to- but the members of the
Tanner and English families and the
attendants of the bride and groom saw
some of the most conspicuous gifts. In
terest conferred in the landau and pair
presented by a number of gentlemen
residing in Chicago. This gift was kept
a secret even from Governor and Mrs.
Tanner almost to the last moment. and
the surprise was not sprung upon them
until a few hours before the handsome
team was driven to the door of the
English residence to carry the bride to
the church.
One of the wedding gifts was a solid
silver tableware set worth $500, said
to be the largest set in the country and
made to order. Tanners gift to his
bride consisted Of two jewels of great
value and unique designs. The first
was a hair ornament composed of ten
diamonds set in gold made in the shape
of fieur de lis. The other was a brooch
or pendant, composed of a large opal
surrounded with diamonds. The value
of both was about $1,000. To describe
the presents would fill columns.
Among those who arrived in the city
to attend the wedding were the fol-
lowing: Lieutenant Governor-elect W.
A. Northcott, of Greenville; Judge and
Mrs. c. J. Lindley, Greenville; Hon.
Charles w. Thomas, Belleville; Auditor
elect J. s. Mccullough, Urbana; Cap
tain and Mrs. Thomas ]. Smith,
Champaign; Judge and Mrs. ]. B. Mes
sick, East st. Louis; Mrs. o. F. Berry,
Carthage; Mr.. and Mrs James T. King,
Jacksonville; Captain A. H. Reed.
Flora; Captain ]. B. Smith, Clay City,
Hon. and Mrs. d. c. Hagle, Flora; Mr..
and Mrs. ]. NJ. Tanner, Louisville: Mr..
and Mrs. r. Smith, Flora; Colonel
Thomas T. Scott, Fairfield; General S.
Clark, Mattoon; Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mack
Tanner, Chicago; John p. Hopkins,
Chicago; Colonel Charles Page Bryan,
Elmhurst; Hon. T. B. Needles, Nashville;
Colonel George w. Jones. Fairfield;
Miller Weir, Jacksonville; Captain S.
H. Watson, Mount Vernon: Hon.
Isaac B. Hammers. Pamela; Hon.
Charles P. Hitch. Paris; E. A. Burke.
Alton; Captain and Mrs. James E. Hill.
Lincoln: Judge r. w. s. Wheatley.
Duquoin: Hon. H. J. Hamlin. Shelby
vile; Charles 8. Rannels, Jacksonville:
Hon. Isaac Gleason, Quincy: Hon. and
Mrs. John Barnes, Louisville; Hon.
Daniel Hogan, Mound City; Senator
Bogardus and wife. Paxton. There
was quite a large number from Chi
cago.