The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
A Bsalt.fu Wedding Ceremony.


; On last Wednesday evening in the
city of Sumter, one OF Manning's rising
Young lawyers was joined in holy wed
lock TO ore OF Sumter's loveiiest daugh
/ ters. The contracting parties wereyacot
j Albert Weinberg, ,presidentof the banF
of Clarendon, and Miss Flora Moses
Youngest daughter OF Mr. Perry Moses
The ceremony was solemnized by Rev
Jacob Klein in the Temple Sinai
The synagogue was most elaborately
decorated and the electrical effect was
mag nifcient. The flowers, ferns, rib
bons and electric lights were indeed ar
artists dream.
After the ceremony ut the Temple
the guests repaired to the Moses home
where an elegant collation. was served
and the presents of the groom and
bride were displayed. II took the fonr
sides of the library to accommodate the
handsome and expensive presents that
were the tokens of love from relatives
and friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Moses as
sisted by their daughters, MesdameS
Phelps and Jennings, entertained the
large company of friends with that
ease and grace characteristic OF culture
and refinement The home decorations
were beautiful, and with the parlors
filled with elegantly gowaed ladies',
mingline among them gentlemen IN
in full evening dress, the scene was
one of animation and Joy.
The bride and groom left Tor tour
to cuba on the 9:45 train, and they ana
not escape without being showered
with rice and good wishes. A large
number of the young folks accompanied
them to the train to bid them bon
voyage.
The following account of the we'd
ding is taken from the Sumter Item
OF the 9th inst:
4 wedding, beautiful in its every de-
tail and elaborate in it's entirety, was
solemnized Wednesday evening at s
O'Clock, when Miss Flora Moses the
Youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Moses became the bride of Mr..
J. A. Weinberg, of Manning.
The cere mony took place at Temple
Sinai on Church street and Hampton
avenue. The building was decorated
in most artistic style with smllaX and
quantity of beautiful ferns and other
potted plants. The rostrum was a
bower of everereens and flowers on
either side of which were three marble
pedestals on which rested cut glass
candelabra holding wax candles, which
she'd a soft and subdued light and added
much to the solemnity OF the scence.
Immediately above the center OF the
roscrum was true-lovers' knot Of tule
in the center of which was a star OF
electric lights.
Mrs. II. NJ. Stuckey, who presided at
the organ, rendered beautiful selections
while the invited guests were being
ushered to their seats.
Promptly at s o'clock the wedding
party entered the temple while the
choir, composed of Su0ter's best musl-
cal talent, sang the wedding march
from Lohengrin. Two of the ushers,
Messrs. J. II. Levy, Jr., and Mr.. Lem
Weinberg, were the first to enter.
Then came the little ribbon bearers,
Miss Doris Moses and Master Albert
Phelps, followed by the Danes OF
Honor, Mesdames A. C. Phelps and
r. Il. Jennings, sisters of the bride,
gowned in light blue silk and carrying
large bouquets of white carnations and
maiden hair fern. The bride followed
on the arm of her father. She wore
lingerie gown ela5orately trimmed with
lace, her veil being held Ia place by
natural orange blossoms and wearing
g bracelet of diamonds and sapphires,
the Gift of the groom. Following the
bride were the two other ushers. Mes
srs. ". E. Selby and Geo. D. Levy.
The groom and his best man, DR.. Abe
Weinberg, met the bride at the altar,
where beneath love-knoc the cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Jacob
Klein, according g to the solemn rite OF
the Jewish church. The stirring
strains of fMendelssohn's wedding march
pealed forth as the bridal party left the
temple
After the ceremony q reception was
held at the residence of the brides
parents. The house was exquislSelg dec
Grated with greens and flowers ana
ablaze with electric lights. In the
hall, over the staircase, was suspended
the initials of the bride and groom
formed of lights and cedar. In the
drawing room, the young couple STOOD
under horseshoe of pink roses and
electric lights to receive the congratu-
lations of their friends. All OF the
electric lights were covered with pink
shades forming tulips.
The numerous elegant presents were
displayed in the library, where the
color scheme was red and green, being
carried out with red roses and smilax.
Refreshments we're served in the
dining room. which was attractively
decorated in green and white. An
arch of lights softened with wisteria
and smilax extended across the room,
under which the table was beautifully
ornamented with large mirror sur
rounded with small electric lights and
narcissus Punch was served IN the
dining room and hall.
The young couple left on the $50
train for a two weeks stay in tropical
Cuba