Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12
soLEMN1zED SUNDAY.
The Fuptials Of Mr.. Aaron Levy and
Miss Clara David.
The First Wedding ever soIemnfxed In
This City, According to Jewish Kites.
A Brilliant AssembIage.

IL DeihS the occasion OF the wedding
of Aaron Levy, ESQ.,, of Carrollton,
Mo-, and Miss Clara David, of this
city. This wa the first wedding ever
solemnized in Mexico according to
Jewish rites. Every family of that
ancient faith residing among us was
represented en- this occasion, thus
showing z singular trait of their char
acter, VIA No matter how Jealous
they may bess Of each other in business
matters, on every joyful or sorrowful
occasion they stand united. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
DR.. Sonneschein, of St. Louis, at the
Ringo House, about vsixty guests
being present, many from a distance.
In Difference to the wishes of the
brides parents-who do not under
stand our language-the ceremony
was performed in the German tongue.
The Reverend Doctor first delivered
a touching prayer, invoking Divine
blessing upon the union about to be
formed, after which he exhorted the |
couple to be true to the traditional
f%aithfulness and chastity of Jewish
men and women. ''Happiness in
married life," he said, sis not a mere
matter of chance, like a lottery, where
one man draws a big prize, another a
lesser enc, and some nothing at all.
Happiness In married life is only such
as we make it ourselves" He COM
pared the married state to- the three
divisions of the temple-the portal,
the holy and the hottest of holes.
To the portal everybody has access !;
and in this connection he emphasized
the virtues of charity and benevolence,
admonishing the couple to be hospita-
BILE, and admit to their home every
body, especially the poor and needy.
The holy is accessible only to init
mate friends, but the hottest of HOLES,
he said, only belong to man and wife,
as priest and priestess, and this holt
est of holies only is located within
their hearts and con~sciences, beseech-
ing them always to preserve the holl-
est of holies by true devotion to each
other, by undying love and by H.
changeable constancy and faithfulness
to their marriage vows. The cere-
mony proper was very short but I'M
pressive. The necessary meaning
being explained to them, the groom
placed the ring on the finger of the
bride with the follwing words:
"Be thou consecrated unto me with
this ring, according to the rites of
Moses and Israel. The ring, having
no end, is a symbol of constancy,
thereby conveying the lesson that,
as the ring has no end, so shall our
! love have no end"
After this ceremony the Rabbi again
pronounced a benediction in Hebrew,
concluding with the following words:
"The Lord bless thee and preserve
thee the Lord let His countenance
shine upon thee and be gracious unto
: thee the Lord shed his countenance
over thee and give thee peace, Amen,
Amen"
Then followed a general hand
r shaking amid many congratulations,
and in the course of half an hour the
assembly sat down to a sumptuous
repast, prepared IN Burt Rings best
style, and, with eating, speech-mak-
ing and drinking toasts, the hours
were whiled away till near midnight,
when the merry company separated,
all feeling happy and in the best
spirits. Z
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. NJ
David, Of this city, and a sister Of
Mrs. Gabe. Blum. She was attired
in a cream colored silk, brocaded, Of
the Princess style, cut en- train, with
trimmings Of cream Spanish lace
ornaments, diamonds.
Following is a partial list of pres
ents received by the happy couple:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. jacobson, hand.
. some rocking chair S. Hirsch, silver
butter dish; Max Lowcnstein, hand.
: some silver toilet set j. Sontag, work
= basket; Mr.. and Mrs. Blum, sllye,
water set; Mr.. and Mrs. We'll, silver
n water set; Edward Levy, silver caro-
+ receiver; Mr.. and Mrs. L. Frank,
cake basket M. Salinger, silver pickle
dish L. Strauss, nalf dozen silver
: spoons; d. Levy, half dozen silver
spoons; L. Phillip, parlor ornaments
:. Julius David, beautiful set of knives
l. and forks J.. David, entire set o
china ware. :
Among those from a distance wer'
Edward Levy, Carrollton; Mr.. ant
1t Mrs. S. Salinger, Chicago; MIR: ant
1t Mrs. A. A.. David, Mrs. NJ. Louis
y Mrs. Joe Baum, Mrs. Joe Levy
Felix Levy and Rev. DIR. Sonnescheil
l. of st. Louis; Max Lowenstein, Mo
d berry.
IL BE Warned.
The circus will be here next wed