STRICTLY PRIVATE

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10958, 5 October 1928, Page 5

STRICTLY PRIVATE

TUNNEY’S MARRIAGE. United Frees Aesn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ROME. October 5-. Tunney xx-as married with the strictest priva'cy m the presence of 20 people, the majority of whom were friends who had accompanied the bride from America. The guests occupied ixvo floxver-filled drawing rooms of the Hotel Rnssie. One room xvas used for the cixil ceremony, xvhieli xvas performed by Signor Broffedio, the Fascist leader. At the religions ceremony Tunney’s intimate friend. Mon signor Breslin. vice-rector of the American College, officiated. After the ceremony, the couple departed for an nnrevealed destination . Tunney and his bride were’ subject to a hostile demonstration as they left, by- minor for Northern Italy. Sections of the croxxd became x iolent and it is reported that some spat at the car. The demonstration is alleged to hax-e been organised by annoyed photographers and cinema operators, incensed by Tunney’s refusal to permit photographers to approach the scene, and it is reported that he threatened to smash the camera of anyone attempting 'to snap the proceedings. The arrival of Gene Tunney’s fiancee, Aliss Josephine Lauder, who is heiress to fifty million dollars, caused a sensation at Naples. Gene Tunney. upon whose heels xx-as a group of pursuing American journalists and photographers, bounded up the, gangway, and the affectionate meeting of the lovers folloxved. An hour later they attempted to leave the x-essel, but drew back xvlien they sighted tiie huge crowd, which they attempted to avoid by leaving by the steerage gangway. Tiie bride’s trousseau includes 48 evening frocks, one hundred pairs of gloves, txventy-five pairs of shoes, a mink coat valued at £2OOO. lingerie valued at £l5O. and a diamond headdress valued at £BOOO.