Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-12-29
A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY
wAIL.ACE-wRITLOCK WE'D
DING LAST EVENING.

Standing undtr pretty arch of smilax,
on dais covered by palms, ferns, callas
and other varieties of evergreens,
William Wallace, of Statesville, and Miss
Flora Whitlock. of Asheville, in Assembly
Hall, last evening, breathed the vows
and were pronounced husband and wife
by Rabbi S. Tyor, Of Statesville.
1t was the most not bic event that has
ever occurred in Ashevilles Hebrew social
circles. The large hall had been taste
fully and deliberately decorated for the
occasion, the arrangement of the plat
form decorations having been made by
Florist ]. w. c. Deake, of the Idlewild
greenhouses.
About 8 O'Clock the invited guests and
relations of the couple began arriving
and in half an hour several hundred had
been seated. At S45 the bridal party
entered the building and went into the
supper room, which was cut off from the
wedding hall by heavy curtains. A few
moments later the curtains parted, and
marching to the air of Mendelssohn's
Wedding March, the party moved down
the aisle. The ushers, Messrs. ]. Cohen,
L. Marks, S. ]. Lindau, ]. W. Cone, ]. F.
Bowles and V. E. Whitlock, preceded, and
the party marched in the following
order: Miss Carrie Strauss of Asheyille
and David Wallace ir., of ofStatesville; Miss
| Florence Wallace of Upton, Iowa, and
Ed. Rintels Of Charlotte; Miss Eugene
Rintels of Charlotte and Bernard Whit
lock Of Ashevile; maid of honor, Miss
Ray Whitlock of Asheville; the groom,
William Wallace, and his best man, Isl
dore Wallace. brother of the groom, of
Statesville; flower girls, Misses Carrie
Huffman and Carrie Whitlock. Then
came the bride, on the arm of her father,
A. Whitlock.
AS the party approached the platform
on which Rabbi Tyor stood, the couples
formed on the left and right, and as the
bride came up she was met by the groom
and by him conducted to the platform,
where the ceremony that made two
hearts beat as one was pronounced by
the Rabbi, according to the beautiful
rite of the Jewish church. The kissing
of the bride by the groom concluded the
ceremony, anu was followed by very
audible ripple of applause.
The friends of the couple then pressed
about them and for half hour hey were
busy receiving congratulations During
this time the hall was cleared and num-
ber of couples enjoyed waltz.
The brides dress was an elab )rate
affair of white bengaline, chiffon and
lily of the valley trimmings. The orna-
rnents were diamonds, a magnificent
pendant being the gift from the groom.
| The maid OF honor, Miss Ray Whitlock,
was attired in white brocade with
chiffon trimmings.
tells, Of Charlotte, was gowned in white
satin with pearl trimmings.
The second bridesmaid was Miss
Florence Wallace, of Upton, Iowa. Her
dress was of white gauze over satin, en
ribbon.
Miss Rintels and Miss Wallace are
cousins of the groom.
Miss Carrie Strauss was third brides
maid and her dress was of white bro
cade, lace trimmed.
| Little Carrie Hoffman, OF Statesvile, a
niece of the groom and Carrie Whitlock,
sister of the bride, were flower girls. Their
costumes were of white silk, trimmed in
pink velvet.
Mrs. A. Whitlock, the brides mother,
wore tan brocade trimmed with velvet
and pink chiffon. Her ornaments were
diamonds.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the wedding
party and guests, in couples, repaired to
the supper room, where the enjoyment
of the magnificent spread was begun.
| Congratulatory telegrams were re-
ceived from friends in Boston, Baltimore,
New York, Cincinnati, Statesville, Kear-
ney, Nebraska; Richmond, Wilmington,
Charlotte, Goldsboro, Charleston, At
lanta. Tarboro, Butte City, Montana;
Raleigh. Washington, Lancaster, Louis
vile, Albany, Denver, Chicago, Savan.
nah, and other cities-one from States
vile declaring the marriage to be "the
crowning event in the dedication of the
Temple Emmanuel" One hundred and
eighteen messages were received.
After the kilograms came the toasts.
The first was to "The bride and groom" :"
and was responded to by Rabbi Tyor, in
felicitious, well timed speech, conclud-
ing with the wish that the happy pair
might Give hundred years and always
be as happy as they are tonight"
The next toast, "Our guests from home
and abroad" was answered by w. F.
Randolph. "Asheville, the Land of the
Sky" was spoken to by B. F. Long of
Statesville, and "The Ladies'" by S. w.
Fleishman of Philadelphia. Happy talks
were also made by ]. L. Scales. G. E,
French and the father of the groom, Mr..
David Wallace.
Among the guests at the Wallace.
Whitlock wedding, was Abe. Hechheimer,
of Washington. "Hech," as the boys
know him, was largely in the festivities
whether at the banquet or in the dance
and fully sustained his reputation as a
good fellow.
The splendid music was furnished by
the Old North State orchestra Of States.
vile, under the efficient leadership ot
Prof. c. A. CARAT of Asheville. |. F.
CARAT of Asheville also assisted the
orchestra.
The groom is connected with the house
of Wallace Bros, Statesville, the largest
root and herb shippers in the world. HI
is man of splendid character, and il
very popular wherever known.
The bride is a daughter of Mr., anG
Mrs. A. Whitlock-a beautiful, loy abl,
young woman in all respects, and |,
admired by all who know her as muct
for her noble, womanly traits of heaG
and heart as for her beauty. For som,
time she was special instructress il
music in Asheville's city schools.
There were many attendants from
distant towns and cities. Prom States
vile there were: Isidore Wallace, David
Wallace, David Wallace, jr.. Mrs. I
Wallace, John L. Scales, B. +. Long, 6
E. French. Mrs. ]. H. Hoffman, Mis-,
Carrie Hoffman, Emil Clarke, Sol. Clarke
|: L. Sloan. Robert Sloan, ]. B. Cochran
W. P. Bell, Juo. F. Harbin, R. O. Harbin
Chas. Stephenson, VIM. Morrison, Lot
Ashe. L F. BoMlea. Other visitor,