The Washington times., 1906-09-05
Father Performs Ceremony
In PTettU Double Wedding

The Church OF Our Father was the
scene last night or an unusually inter-
esting wedding when the Rev. lie
Grande Powers performed the double
ceremony which united IN marriage hts
daugf -sr. Miss Irma Lucille Powers, and
Ernest Herman Koch. jr.. of Brook
Ign. y. Y. and his son. LOrtn Charles
Powers. and Miss Edith Marguerite
Brooks. Of Washington
Al o'clock the two bridal parties en-
tered the church and proceeding up OPP
posite aisles 70 the ''Lohengrin' bridal
chorus. played by Miss Dorothy HOuch-
en-. crossed in such manner as 20
iea-e the church by opposite aIsles
again. and took their places in front OF
the chanCel which was tastefully dec
GRATED with palms. ferns and white and
pink dehiias.
Miss Powers. whose wedding took
place first, was attended by Miss Hazel
Powers her sister. and Miss Anna Koch.
sister Of the bridegroom, as maids Of
honor. Taey both wore dainty white
froCks OF cream net over light blue tat
feta. and carried sheaths OF white as
ters. Miss Powers bridal gown was Of
cream French silk over taneta, eIec-
lively trimmed with old lace. She wore
double veii Of tulle. which. after the
ceremony. was thrown back from the
face. Both the lace on her gown and
her veil have been worn by other brides
in her family. The bridal bouquet was
a big shower Of Bride roses.
Albert Koch, OF Philadelphia. attend
ed his brother as best man. The ushers
were William s Rinehart. Of Phnadel-
phia. and DIT. Morton Lloyd. Of Wash
ington.
Miss Brooks, the second bride. who
was given away by her father. wore a
becoming bridal gown of soft white silk
over taffeta. made with a handsome yoke
front Of princess lace and a long train.
Her veil which fell to the hem OF her
dress. was Of tulle and fastened with
orange blossoms and her bouquet was a
shower OF Bride roses. Miss Brooks
little niece. Miss Dorothy Gunion made
a dainty flower girl in a prettily embroid-
cred frock Of white batiste and carrying
a basket Of pink blossoms. The maid Of
honor. Miss Irwin Werber. OF Berwyn.
Nd, wore gown Of cream net over
pink taffeta and carried a shower bou-
quet Of pink Bridesmaid roses.
The best man for Mr.. Powers was
Melvin CaldeTWOOd. his classmate at
tufts College. Boston. last wear. The
ushers were Clair Fairbanks. OF Wash
ipgton, and Carroll Middleton. of Ber-
wyn, Nd
After the ceremonies at the church a
small wedding reception was held at the
home Of the Rev. and Mrs. lie Grande
Powers, father and mother of one bride
and one bridegroom. at 3107 Sixteenth
street northwest, for the bridal parties
and a few friends. Here the decora-
lions were ferns. palms and yellow dab
las. Mrs Powers wore a handsome
gown Of gray silk trimmed with priu-
cess lace, and Mrs. Brooks, mother OF
the second bride, a gray silk and lace
gown. Mrs. Koch wore handsome
black silk robe.
Some Of the Out-of-tOWn people who
came to Washington for the wedding
were Mr. and Mrs Ernest II. Koch. ST.,
of Brooklyn. Mrs. Moore and Miss Elise
Moore and Mrs. NJ NJ. Sherr, of Phila~
delphia; Miss Clara Bancroft, Of Massa-
chusetts and Frank p, Knowles, Of Viz
ginia.
Later In the evening both bridal
couples left Washington for their we'd
ding journeys, going 10 different seaside
resorts. In a few weeks they viii both
go TO their future homes in Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Koch. jr., will live at
Mrs. Powers win make their home at
60 Stratford road. Brooklyn.
Mr.. Koch is a member of the faculty
Of the famous Pratt Institute OF New
York and Mr.. Powers Is a young bust
ness man of New York. It was at the
Pratt Institute that Mr.. Koch and Miss
Powers became acquainted. while Mr..