Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-28

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vv.ruEK rRoBABILITIEs.--For this
action cloudy and threatening weather aud
' IN, showers tonight and Friday warmer
r5;iay, northerly to esstsrly winds.
WEDDINGS the NJ. E. Church
s.".b last night at 1880 o'clock, Miss
T T3-.ia Porter Renner, daughter of MIR.
= Reuper, of this city, was married
Mr. ]. Dennis Massey, a young bust
" c'au of Baltimore. The groom
n5s' blended by Mr.. J. S. Feaeau, of
Ii,lrjmore, and Miss Jennie Coffin, of
~. D;.' civ, acted as maid to the bride,
ME Miss Lillian Elsom was the flow
Wv WI The ceremony was performed by
IL G I'' Howard Wells. Messrs. Alvin
i,, ,,r-l Wm. NJ. Wright, Clarence
lS.rirs and C. w. Dettor were the
rsbers Miss Lulu Cockey presided at
~. D,.', organ. The bride and bridesmaid
'r(rs becomingly attired in turquoise
l'n9 the bride carrying Lafrance
80 The church was handsome
T., decorated with palms and potted
,',s1r- and d large audience composed
u friends of the happy pair was 10 at
,4nlsace from Baltimore, Washington
md ,ais city, those from the two first
rsred places arriving On a special
'-.in over the W., A. & Mt. V. Ry.,
mon which train the newly-msrried
r5rnle. with their friends, left for
washington later 90, at which point
Inc former embarked for their future
n m in Baltimore.
prettv wedding took place at st.
N,ry's Church at 5 o'clock yesterday
,,'.rro3n in the presence of many
ENDS of the two families, when Miss
oi4ry daughter of Mr.. Frank j. Power,
su,efientendent CT the Alexandria
W,te, Works, was married TO Mr.. Au-
ors.us Pohl. formerly of this city but
now Of New York. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Father 81. ]. Cutler,
sisted by Rev. Father F X. Mccarthy.
After the wedding a reception was held
"a. The residence of the brides father in
" est End.
Mr. John Kimball and Miss Nellie
simpson were married last night at the
hrjde els residence on Patrick street by
R-y. ]. II. Butler, of the Baptist
Church. in the presence of number OF
me friends and relatives of the bride
and croom. Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball
.y-,e the recipients OF number of
beautiful bridal presents. They Will
ID lethis city their home.
Fir. D. E. Summers, of this city, and
Miss Nary Higgs, Of Washington, were
glierlv married in Baltimore yesterday.
,,oev will make this city their home.
01e Of the most beautiful of yester-
DAYS weddings was that of Miss Lila
N Lusby and Dir. Edgar F. Thompson,
OF Alexandria, which was solemnized
81, s o'clock last night at the Peoples
Tabernacle Church, by Rev. Mr., An
dqrson. pastor. The lovely young
bride was daintiiy gowned in white or
g,udie over white silk. Her bouquet
was Of bride roses, a single bad beng
arranged in her soft brown hair. Her.
aided by the wedding march from "L',
hepgrin. j" the bridal procession entered
the church, led by the ushers-Messrs.
Emanuel Torrens, Benjamin Dement,,
Archie Reese and August Oehlert.
They were succeeded by q flower
msii-little Miss Annie Nevitt-who
wore a pretty frock of white organ:
die over pink and carried 8 basket OF
roses and carnations. Her attendant
page was Master Irving O ltrander. lm,
mediately preceding the bride and
groom were the maids of honor, Miss
Blanche Lusby, sister of the bride, and
Miss Marian Skinner, each wearing
white organdie over white silk and car
ygng clusters of la France roses with
streamers of pink satin ribbon. The
church service was followed by q re-
ceplion from $50 10 y at the residence
of the brides mother, hrs. Emily Lus-
by. No. HOS street southeast, where
Mr.. and Mrs Thompson will be pleased
TO see their friends after May /. The
beautiful array of bridal gifts included
handsome silver tea service, lined
with gold, presented by the Morning
aud Evening Times chapels, to the
groom, who ID the assistant foreman OF
The Times composing rooms WASH
ington Times. 49,.
MANY friends of the groom from this
CITY attended the marriage and re-
ception and returned on the midnight
train.