ElsieBenkard2
From RoyalWeb
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<i>The New York Times</i>, Feb 27, 1930, pg 24<br> | <i>The New York Times</i>, Feb 27, 1930, pg 24<br> | ||
| − | Miss Benkard Wed by Bahai Ceremony | + | [[Elsie Benkard|Miss Benkard]] Wed by Bahai Ceremony |
| − | Her Marriage to Charles H | + | Her Marriage to [[Charles H Clarke]] the First by Such Rites in New York Society |
| − | Mirza Sohrab Officiates | + | [[Ahmad Sohrab|Mirza Sohrab]] Officiates |
| − | Bride is Given in Marriage by Her Stepfather, Lewis S. Chanler, in Mother's Home | + | Bride is Given in Marriage by Her Stepfather, [[Lewis S. Chanler]], in Mother's Home |
| − | —The marriages of Miss Elsie Benkard to Charles Harold Clarke, which took place yesterday afternoon at the home of her mother, Mrs. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, 132 East Sixty-fifth Street, was out of the ordinary, for they were married with a Bahai ceremony. It was the first time that such a ceremony, described by Mrs. Chanler as very simple, has been used at a society wedding in New York. Mirza Ahmad Sohrab officiated. Mrs. Chanler and her daughter have recently embraced the Bahai sect, an offspring of the Persian religion, which is said to have many converts among English-speaking peoples. According to Mrs. Chanler, Bahaism is a new religion for the present age, founded in the middle of the last century, accepting all the Messiahs and adding one of its own. | + | —The marriages of Miss Elsie Benkard to Charles Harold Clarke, which took place yesterday afternoon at the home of her mother, [[Julia Lynch Olin|Mrs. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler]], 132 East Sixty-fifth Street, was out of the ordinary, for they were married with a Bahai ceremony. It was the first time that such a ceremony, described by Mrs. Chanler as very simple, has been used at a society wedding in New York. Mirza Ahmad Sohrab officiated. Mrs. Chanler and her daughter have recently embraced the Bahai sect, an offspring of the Persian religion, which is said to have many converts among English-speaking peoples. According to Mrs. Chanler, Bahaism is a new religion for the present age, founded in the middle of the last century, accepting all the Messiahs and adding one of its own. |
—The house was Springlike in its decorations of dogwood blossoms. | —The house was Springlike in its decorations of dogwood blossoms. | ||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
—Mr. Clarke is the son of Mrs Charles Clarke of this city and the late Mr. Clarke. During the World War he was a Second Lieutenant in the 311th Infantry. He is with the firm of Cromwell, Reid & Co. | —Mr. Clarke is the son of Mrs Charles Clarke of this city and the late Mr. Clarke. During the World War he was a Second Lieutenant in the 311th Infantry. He is with the firm of Cromwell, Reid & Co. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Primary documents]] | ||
