Show A BEAUTIFUL PROBATIONER Bunie Armstrong Wishing to Become a Jewess Sits on the Steps of the Temple Special THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch MILWAUKEE Feb 27As the result of her marriage to William Friedemann which took place secretly a week ago Monday Mon-day Runie Armstrong the daughter of an old resident here is on probation at the gate of a Jewish temple The marriage was legally performed by Justice Mc Whorter at his office on February 17 but I after the ceremony was over the groom who is a Hebrew desired to have the ceremony cere-mony performed over ngain by a rabbi He was especially desirous to have this done in order that he might have a marriage certificate signed by a rabbi to show to his mother who is a wealthy orthodox Jewess residing in New York city The couple waited upon Rabbi Hecht and the groom explained what was wanted The reverend gentleman expressed his regret and said that the laws of the church forbada the intermarriage in-termarriage of Jew and gentile There was but one way for the couple to be united by the rabbi and that was for the bride to adopt the Jewish faith The young gentile hesitated for a moment and then turning to her husband declared her intention of decared espousing his religion As result she was 1 placed on probation and after a public ceremony of conversion the marriage will take place again according to the Jewish rites But the parents of the bride are taking a hand in the matter and Mrs Friedemann may be induced to forego her intention She is just over eighteen years of agehowever and can do as she pleases |