The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-19
PRETTY HOME WEDDING

Oklawaha avenue The high contract |
ing parties were Mr.. Naif Moses and
Miss Dweeien Marshaak The groom,
a younger brother of Mr. S. A Moses,
very clever and much liked young
man, has lived in our city dozen
years or more and is one of our ener-
getic and successful business men. |
The bride is a very pretty young lady, |
brought up in Bible lands. in the |
shadow of Lebanon, belonging to a
Syrian family well known and beloved
by Mr.. S. A. Moses and his people |
before they came to America. When
Mr.. Moses went for visit to his ma
tive land last year, he found Miss
Marshaak grown from little childhood
to lovely womanhood, and knowing
how much better life was in America
than in their ever-oppressed native
land, he brought her to make her
home beneath his roof and among his
kinfolk 1t was not long after that
she and Mr.. Naif Moses became en-
gagged and Sundays wedding was the
happy result.
The wedding was happy occasion,
not only for the young people and
their immediate friends and relatives
but for large number of their ae-
| quaintances. The Moses family has
become the centering point for the
considerable number of Syrians and
other people of the near-east III
Ocala, and all have brought with
them the old-fashioned hospitality of
the Orient, that has prevailed in their
country since long before Abraham
led his fiocks and herds thru that land
| They love to have their friends about
them and sometimes we think they
obtain more joy from life than even
Americans. Consequently, not only
were nearly all their own people in
town present, but many Americans,
sCme of whom aided in the prepare
tons and all enjoyed witnessing the
ceremony.
The Moses home was simply but
prettily decorated with flowers, none
knowing better than these dark-eyed
people of the east the worth of a
fragrant flower or the grace of a
curving vine.
It was but little after five o'clock,
when Rev. John Conoley took his place
il, the parlor, and preceded by pretty
ty and graceful flower girls, scatter
ing fragrant petals, and accompanied
by bridesmaid and best man, the
young couple came before him and
were by the impressive ceremony of
the Catholic church made man and
wife
The best man was Mr.. Aldo Sha-
shy, of Ocala, cousin of Mr.. Moses.
The flower girls were Misses Mary
Sawaya of Ocala and Elsie Carem Of
Jacksonville, each daintily dressed in
white organdy with pink ribbon
sashes. They wore miniature bridal
wells and carried silver baskets, filled
with pink and white rose petals.
| The maid of honor was Miss Pansy
Demetree of Charleston. S. C. She
wore handsome gown of white geor-
gette and carried an arm bouquet of
white carnations.
The bride was elegantly gowned in
white georgette, embroidered in pearl
| heads. Her court train gracefully
fell from her shoulders. The bridal
veil was becomingly arranged, being
/ fastened to the hair with coronet
of pearls. She carried an exquisite
bridal bouquet of white roses and
lilies of the valley.
/ As the ceremony ended, the friends
of the young couple pressed forward
to offer congratulations. Among the
first was one of the brides young lady
friends, who gathering her hands full
of the petals of a little chrysanthe-
mum, which stood in silver vase in
the library, cast them in fragrant
shower upon the bride.
4 As the guests passed on from offer
ing their congratulations, most of
i them, including all the ladies. stepped
aside to view the presents. There
were great many of these, and most
i of them were useful as well as pretty.
i Everybody admired the wedding
i cake, triumph of Tom Carriers art,
which was the centerpiece of the din
ing room table, and was one of the
j largest and finest wedding cakes ever
seen in Ocala.
! After congratulations the guests
i were invited into the dining room,
where bevy of pretty girls served
i delicious cake and cream.
i Then the wedding cake was cut and
Il every one of the two hundred or more
i guests was given a piece to take
!. home.
Il On the front porch was a large
crystal punch bowl which was kept
) filled with most refreshing punch.
Every one was invited to partake OF
this refreshing drink as often as de-
sired, and as the day was rather
warm there was crowd around this
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