The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-11-21
LOVELY HEBREW MARRIAGE.


Scotland Neck Bflds and New York
A quiet home marriage, but one OF
the prettieet ever seen in Scott land
Neck, occurred Tuesday, November 10,
at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Fan
mid Stern on Church street.
The contracting parties were
Miss Monte Hoffman, daughter Of MI.
and Mrs. M. Hoffman, of Scotland
Neck, and Mr.. s. Carlisle Davidson, of
New York.
Mr.. Hoffman recently sold his hand.
some residence on Church street and
has been boafd.tag with his family at
the hotel since, and SO the narriEge
rites vera held at the pretty new home
of Mrs. Stern, his sister. A recent
bereayement in the family by the
death OF Mi. A. Opperhetmer, grand
father OF the bride, and Mr.. J. Sternj
her uncle, was reason tor the quietness
of the marriage.
For some weeks the approach nj
marriage had been known and talked of
and it was an occasion of much interest
to tho hosts OF friends of the family
here and elsewhere. At tbs appointed
hour about fifty invited guests had as:
sembled at Mrs. Stems to witness the
interesting ceremony. The parlors
we're beautifully decorated in wh1ts
and green. Under the mantel was
beautiful bank of smilax and above
tasty decorations of white chrysanthe-
NUNS dotted with number of dainty
tapers. The windows were draped in
beautiful lace curtains over heavy
back ground OF red and the curtains
set off with scattering twigs OF ivy,
which gave beautiful effect. At the
rear window the marriage altar was
erected and over 1t 9 beautiful arch
bedecked with white chrysanthen urns,
entwined with deep evergreens, the
arch supports resting on banks of ever
green's, ferns and smllax. The arch was
dotted with delicate tapers whose very
twinkle shlmmered with the Joy of the
happy hour for those in whose honor
the interesting presence had assem-
bled.
A tall palm lowered up in
either corner of the room somewhat
back of the other decorations and the
faint glow from the beautiful lamps
turned low at either side of the central
arch, cast soft and mellow light that
made the scene lovely indeed.
Behind the altar, which was just I'M
der the arch, stood Rev. A. Gross, Rsb
bi of Temple Adath Jeshuron, OF Phllc-
delphia, the man of God who was to per-
form the ceremony, after the Jewish Gus
tom, which should bind two lives into
one and make the twain forever One
flesh.
As the soft tones of the wedding
march stole in across the hallway from
the opposite parlor under the deft
touch of Miss Katherine Mercer, the
bridal party entered as follows:
As flower girls little Misses Stella
Hoffman and Olivia Lawrence ap.
preached the arch and then returned
to the door drawing graceful folds
of beautiful broad ribbon which made
an aisle of pure white through which
the bride and groom should enter.
The flower girls then reentered and
took their stand at either side of the
arch. Then came the groom with Mr..
Sam Hoffman, brother of the bride,
and the bride followed leaning on the
arm of her father. She was dressed in
a going away gown of castor broadcloth
embroidered In castor and white, with
hat and gloves to match, and carried a
lovely boquet of large beautiful white
chrysanthemums
In the following beautiful ceremony
of the Jewish Church they were pro-
nounced husband and wife:
FRI ends, this is the most important
moment and step in your lives. The
contract Of marriage is the most sacred
and most inviolable of contracts. 9th
or contracts may be dissolved legiti-
mately, but the contract of marriage
means: What God hath Joined to-
gether let no man put asunder. Mr..
Carlisle Davidson, no doubt you
are fully aware of the sanctity OF the