The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
I'M NORTH Topeka
Orthodox Jewish Wedding Ger
emory in Barrett Hall.
Several Out of Town Guests
Were in Attendance.

The marriage of Miss Pauline CAL
itzski to Mr.. A B. Deutch was solemn
lied at Barrett hall Sunday evening.
The ceremony was the orthodox Jew
ish ritual which has been used by the
Hebrew peoples for uncounted ages.
This ceremony is rare today as in most
Jewish weddings reformed ritual Is
used
The marriage took place under a
canopy supported by four poles held
by four young men. The Bridegroom
was brought in first, accompanied by
his two nearest relatives present. The
bride followed with her father and
mother. The brides party walked
around that of the bridegroom seven
times. Rabbi Gorhofski of St Joseph
then delivered a prayer over glass
of wine. Then the bride and the BRIDE
groom in turn, drank from the glass
The Rabbi read the Jewish marriage
license, which differs from the ord1n-
airy license only in being more elab-
crate. Another prayer was delivered.
Then the Rabbi broke a small empty
A stranger came forward and gave the
bridegroom the wedding ring. This
act of handing the wedding ring to
the bridegroom cannot be performed
by member of either family; it rnust
be done by an outsider. The bride
groom placed the ring on the brides
finger.
1t is customary at this point, if
parent of either party to the marriage
has died, for the Rabbi to recite the
mourners' prayer. In this case the
parents of both were living. The
bride and bridegroom, again drank
! from the wine glass and the ceremony
ended
About 100 guests were present and
| in strict accordance with custom an
elaborate dinner was served for them,
with a large variety in refreshments.
both to eat and to drink. After the
supper. the guests danced, the older
| people doing the Russian dances of
their youth, and the young people
dancing American steps. Sunday of
course is not the Jewish day OF wor-
ship.
The out of town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. L. Deutch, Mr.. Pollock, Mr..
and Mrs. Boris Galitzski, Miss Mary
Galitzski, and Moses Galitzzski, all of
St Joe. Mrs. Fannie Greenburg. Miss
Annie Greenburg, Mr.. Hyman Green
| Iurg Mr.. and Mrs. j. Sherman, OF
Omaha Miss jeanette Kram and Mr..
F. Kram of Kansas City. Sam Galitz-
ski, Louis Capner, and Sam Talesneck,
1 of Lawrence.
A Ford Hits a Wagon.
An auto accident occurred Sunday
| about 100 yards north of the Kansas
avenue Soldier creek bridge. John
Reed, his daughter Virginia Reed and
Miss Geneva fowler were riding north
in a light spring wagon. A Ford ma
chine driven by David Jones, one
armed man, coming in the opposite
| direction, ran directly into Reeds rig.
Miss Reed received a scalp wound, a
bruise on the face and a slight injury
to one hand The wagon was damaged
slightly. That someone was not Seri-
ously hurt was due to the moderate
speed of the car. The occupants
alighted after the accident, called a
doctor and rendered Miss Reed every
assistance possible
Gas Meter Smashed.
Saturday evening one of the fifty
pound window weights that control
the plate glass windows in the Dibble
crashed thru the floor and fell into
the cellar. The accident occurred at
closing time, and it was not discov-
cred until this morning that the weight
in falling had smashed the gas meter
in the basement. The cellar was full
of gas which escaped thru the ventila-
ton Sits in the front windows.
Notes and Personals.
Miss Lena Shafer of st. Marys is
visiting her cousin Miss Edith Smith,
1107 Central avenue.
! Ellsworth Adams, who has been en-
! ployed in the Campbell Drug company
this summer has taken a position in
the Union Pacific material yards.
Cliff Hawkins. formerly of North
Topeka, drove thru the city Sunday
on his way to Elmont to visit rela-
tives
Miss Georgia Gurtler spent Sunday
in Maple Hill.
R. T. Bradshaw Of Route has re-
turned home from trip to Missouri.
| John Beuchner spent Sunday in the
country, at the home of j. Collier.
Orie Palmer and his family left to-
day for Fredonia. Kan, to spend the
week.
Amity lodge No. 231, K. P, will hold
a special meeting Tuesday evening for
J a rehearsal of the third rank.
I Merit Forbes of Silver Lake is n
town today on business.
| An important church meeting will
be held IN the East Indianola school
house this evening at O'Clock.