Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-10
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
TWO COUPLES UNITED IN INTER
EsTING JEWISH CEREMONIES.
Weddings Past and to Come-Personal
Notes of Interest to Wash
ingtonians.


of four lives in marriage under orthodox
Jewish auspices last night. The contract
| ing parties were Mr.. George w. Levy and
Miss Minerva Rappoport. whose wedding
was celebrated at Spanish War Veterans
Hall, I19 9th street northwest, and Mr..
Samuel Cohen and Miss Ray Aaron, who
were welded in Typographical Temple.
The Impressive and symbolic ceremony of
the ancient Hebrew faith was conducted in
| potn instances by Rev. Julius Il. Loeb
| rabbi of the Adath Israel Synagogue The
Spanish War Veterans building was filled
upstairs and down with the relatives and
| friends of Mr.. Levy and his pretty bride
| The several halls occupied for the GER
emony. the feast and the entertainment
We're tastefully decorated with ferns and
| palms
The strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding
March announced the arrival of the we'd
| ulng party. Miss Rappoport entered the
nan first, attended by her brother-in-law
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs B. Rich.
The groom followed being attended bv
Hls tather ana mother, according to an old
SeWish custom. Arriving at the raised
| oals. delicate silken canopy was raised
aioft over the bride and groom and Rabbi
Loep. Rabbi Loeb, in well-chosen words,
al at, intervals during the service advised the
~ ioe ana groom to bear together Loyalty
10 each other all the mishaps and pleas
ures of life. Rabbi Loeb then chanted SOL
| emmy certain passages of the orthodox
Wedolng service He called upon the God
IL, d
| ciose, with his blessing, pronounced Mr.
George w. Levy and Miss Minerva Rap
poport man and wife according to the law
| OF Moses and Israel and of the law of the
| land. An interesting feature of the cere-
| mony, which is as old as the Bible, was the
sipplng OF wine from a large silver goblet
all at ih'srvaIs by the bride and groom, the
WINE being symbolic of the common lot
| neneeforth to be shared by each
Inc sllken canopy, or, In Hebrew, ''chup-
pan, is picturesque representation OF the
p,j1SI,
! symbolic of 1.-The pavilion of eternal peace"
| Inc wedding ring is, according to the an
| c1ent Hebrew rites, a symbol of unity
| When it is placed on the finger OF the
| pIloe theSe words are spoken by the rabbi:
| Behold, thou art conSecrated unto me in
accordance with the laws of Moses and Is
| rael. This conservation is regarded as a
| solemn duty.
| At the close of the ceremony inst as
| Rabbi Loeb pronounced the happy couple
| man and WIFE Mr.. Levy, the groom threw
| TO the moor an empty wine glass, which he
| stamped into pieces with his right foot
| The significance of this breaking of the
| glass was explained to be very Old Gus
| tom. which is but rarely practiced now
1t is said to be in remembrance of the de-
| struction of the temple and of Jerusalem.
| According to the orthodox Jewish belief
! there must be reminder of this destruc-
ton at all ceremonies of the church. The
| modern Interpretation of the breaking OF
the glass is said to be What is done can
| not be undone.' The ceremony through
| out was replete with impressive and pretty
| features, some of which have been hlnded
down from many generations.
| The marriage ceremony was then followed
| by a wedding march, and the hundreds of
guests marched by twos downstairs. where
| a banquet was In waiting Dancing fol-
! lowed the wedding feast, and was contin-
ued until a late hour
| Miss Rappoport, who is very pretty and
popular. was becomngly gowned in white
| point d'esprit over white taffeta trimmed
| with real lace. Her ornaments were dia-
monds. Mr.. Levy, the groom, who is a
| well-known Washington business man
wore the conventional attire. The Senate
Club, of which he is a member, ATTENDED
| the ceremonies in a body and gave Mr.. and
| Mrs. Levy an ovation during the evening.
The wedding presents included silver
pieces, cut glass, bric-a-brac pieces of fur
| niture and other useful articles.
The out-of-town guests included Mr. and
| Mrs. simons Of Richmond. Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Cohen and Mr. and Mrs.
Pins of Baltimore, and Miss Kaplan of
Hagerstown. The ushers were Messrs. Lee
Walsky. VIII w. Levy, M. Pines and H
Pines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levy will reside for the
present at 124 9Th street northwest. 1t is
| their intention, 1T is said, to build a pretty
home in the near future.
Typographical Temple was also crowded
with the friends of Miss Ray Aaron and
Mr. Samuel Cohen, who gathered to wit
ness their marriage ceremony, also per-
| formed by Rabbi Loeb. At it's conclusion
the many relatives and friends of the happy
| couple crowded forward, and, one by one,
| heartily congratulated them. Mr.. Robert
| Aaron then led the wedding march and the
whole company adjourned to the red room,
| where the wedding feast was spread. While
| at supper Mr.. and Mrs. Cohen We're made
| the subject of many happy remarks, in
which Mr.. Robert Aaron. Mr.. Herman
Cohen of Baltimore. Mr.. Max Aaron and
, Mr. Charles Stein participated. MeSSrS.
| Herman and Frank Cohen also rendered
vocal solos kilograms of congratulation
| from out-of-town friends were read and
| then the return TO the main hall was made.
where dancing was INDUCED in. Some of
| the guests from other cities were: Mrs.
| Harris Cohen, Mr.. Benny Cohen and Miss
Annie Schultz of Trenton, n. j.; Mrs. Alias
! Atkins of Lynn, Mass, and Mrs. Joseph
and Miss Leah Freedman, Mrs Adolph,
Miss Fannie and Messrs. Herman and
| Frank Cohen of Baltimore, Md.
Major and Mrs. c. R. Krauthoff are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Green,
1877 Massachusetts avenue
Miss Margaret Hubbell's marriage TO
Capt. James. A. Woodruff of the Engineer
Corps U. s. A.. took place yesterday in the
little chapel on Governors Island, N. Y.
the ceremony being performed by the Rev.
John Aspinwall. rector emeritus OF ST
Thomas Church. this city. assisted by the
Rev. Edward G. Smith. The bride was
given away by her father, Col. H. w. Hub
bell of the Artillery Corps. and she was at
tended by her sister. Miss Edith Hubbeil,
as her maid of honor and by the following
bridesmaids Miss Anna Frances, Miss
Mary Hardwick Miss Apne Aspinwall and
Miss Marie Yates all of them dressed IN
pink crepe de chine, with pink chiffon hats.
trimmed with pink ostrich plumes The
bride wore a gown of white satin, trimmed
with duchesse lace. and carried bouquet
| of lilies of the valley. Capt. Gallup was the
| best man. and the ushers included Lieut..
Wood. U. s. A: Lieut.. Yates, U. S. A;
Capt. Kelly U. S. A, and Capt. Aldstealles,
U. s. A. Capt Woodruff is a son of Brig.
Gen. Charles A. Woodruff retired, former
| ly of the subsistence department. Although
| born in Montana. he spent his early life in
| this city and attended the Western High
School.
A colonial tea was given Friday even
| ing last at the residence of Mr.. L. B. An
| derson, No 1923 Jefferson street, Anacostia.
| All the guests were in colonial dress. each
| portraying some parsonage of the period.
| The residence decorated in colonial
style, and supper served in the real
colonial way. Mrs. Nellie Butler Miss
| Annie Anderson and Miss Annie Butler read
several appropriate poems. and Mr.. Maui
| rice McGrath and Miss Matilda Butler gave
number of recitations. Patriotic songs
were sung, and the company dispersed at
late hour. Those present and the char