Alice Arnstein

'Earthquake Hastens Pretty Girl's Wedding. Walter Arnstein and Miss Alice Sussman were married yesterday by Superior Judge Lawlor at his residence, 2120 Jackson street.

At the time of the earthquake Miss Sussman had been in a hospital for three days in preparation for an operation for appendicitis. After the disaster came, however, the operation was deferred, and Arnstein, who was about to leave for New York, induced Miss Sussman to wed at once and make the trip to the metropolis their honeymoon. A marriage license was immediately secured in Alameda county and the ceremony was performed by Judge Lawlor.

Mr. Arnstein is the son of the New York banker. His bride is a daughter of Mr. Sussman of the San Francisco firm of Sussman & Wormser.

Source: San Francisco Bulletin, 25 April 1906, page 3.

Also appeared as: Quake Hurried This Wedding, Oakland Tribune, 25 April 1906, page 7. Retrieved from San Francisco 1906 Earthquake Marriage Project by sfgenealogy.com