The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-29
MISS BERTHA RUTH
LEVIN BRIDE Of
MEYER kOHE
Bennington YOung Woman Married
to Former New York Man
CEREMONY AT FORFSTER'S HALL
Brilliant Social Event Last Evening
Attended by Many Prominent
Residents of the Village.

Miss Bertha Ruth Levin, daughter
| of Mr.-and Mrs. Nathan Levin of
North street, and Meyer Kohn, a for
mer resident OF New York, were mar
ried at 9.15 last evening in the pres
ence Of one of the largest and most
brilliant gatbeSings of Hebrew people
seen in Bennington in many months.
| The ceremony, which took place at
. Foresters' hail. was also witnessed by
considerable number of residents
| OF the village, personal friends OF the
bride and her family, who
were the most intensely interested
| Observers of the service for the rea-
son that it was so strikingly differ
ent from the ritual used in their own
marriage ceremonies.
To the strains of the bridal chorus.
played by Donnelly's orchestra, the
bridal party marched to the altar
which had been erected under silk
canopy at the head of the hall. First
came the rabbi Rev H. NJ. Lasker Of
Troy, followed by the ushers, the
flower girls Bessie Levin and Lillian
Cantor, the bride and bridegroom and
the. brides attendants.
The bride wore white taffeta. Her
veil OF tulle was caught with orange
blossoms and she carried a shower
bouquet OF bride roses and lilies OF
the valley
Miss Anna Levin. sister OF the
bride, was maid OF honor She wore
yellow taffeta and carried red roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss Frances
Rosenthal of Boston who wore white
taffeta, Miss Molly Mintz OF New
York who wore pink and white tulle,
Miss Jessie Mintz of New York who
were pink and white tulle, Miss Min
ME Gertrude Levin, sister of the
bride, who wore pink taffeta and
Miss Pauline Schwartz of New York
who wore white crepe de chine.
The ushers were Samuel and Nor
ris Levin, Abe Noyeck. Nathan Satter
and Louis Levin and Max Kohn Of
New York
, Following the ceremony the grand
march formed and the guests then
assembled in the parlor where an ella
borate dinner of several courses was
served \ conspicuous feature was
the mammoth and elaborately decor
ated wedding cake at the head OF the
table at which the bride and bride.
groom were seated.
Among the out of town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Mntz and fami-
ly, Mrs. Ike Shulman, Mrs. J. Ruskin,
Louis Ruskin. Mr.. and Mrs Sidney
Gordon and son, Mrs, Louis Schwartz
and son, Miss Clara Kohn and Miss
Pauline Schwartz OF New York, Mrs
Abram Sher of Tottenyille, n. Y,
Mrs. Harris Rosenthal, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Snyder, Barney Snyder, Miss
Rose Snyder and Louis Ward of Bes-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Levinson of
Pittsheld Miss Ray Dembrosky Of
Troy, Charles Fienberg of Albany,
Mrs. Morris Kronick, Mrs Joseph
Kerson and son, Samuel. Mrs. a.
Less, Charles Kronick, Joseph Kro
nick. Miss Esther Chain, Miss Anna
Names, Herman Green, Samuel
Green, Miss Lillian Green and Miss
Anna Green of North Adams, Misses
Anna and Jennie Rudnick and Louis
and Morris Rudnick of Williamstown
Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel Schimlintzky
and Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Shimliutz
ky of Hoosick Falls. Peter Louis and
Harold Sch,ff of Adams and Yale
Sauson of Jeanette, Pa.
Eight o'clock was the hour set for
the service but because OF the in
ability of number of the New YORK
guests to reach the hall at that time
there was delay of more than an
hour which was enioyaby utilized by
the young people in dancing. I'M
mediately following the ceremony
some of the matrons formed a circle
and demonstrated to the rising gen
GRAFTON how one should dance and
dance right at wedding. The ex-
hibtion was roundly applauded.
The bride, who is the daughter Of
one of Benningtons prosperous mer-
chant tailors, received her education
in the Bennington public schools and
at the Bliss business college and
since receiving her diploma from
the latter institution has been en-
ployed in the Offices of number of
| the local business men. Her work
| has brought her in daily contact