Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1908 — FOR SIMPLE CEREMONIES [ARTICLE]

FOR SIMPLE CEREMONIES

Governor Deneen Would Be Inaugurated Without Display. Springfield, 111., Dec. 25. —Simple ceremonies Will mark the inauguration of state officers at Springfield in January, according to present plans. Governor Deneen is known to favor a tame affair, and Secretary of State James A. Rose has also expressed a desire for “the simple life” ceremony. Roy O. West, chairman of the Republican state central committee, announced the appointment of a committee of three to confer with the officerselect on.,the inaugural program. The men are Dr. John A. Wheeler, Auburn; Perry C. Ellis, Quincy, and Garret De F. Kinney, Peoria.