Powers – Owens Marriage 1909

POWERS, OWENS

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 9/4/2019 at 11:48:56

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer Aug. 17, 1909, FP, C6

Marriage Licenses.
Clerk Blandin issued marriage licenses during the past week as follows:

Will M. Powers, 31—Cresco.
Teresa C. Owens, 29—Elma.

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer Sept. 3, 1909, FP, C1

Double Wedding in Elma.
On Tuesday morning, Aug. 31, 1909, at the Immaculate Conception Church at Elma, occurred one of the prettiest marriage ceremonies of the season, when Teresa M. Owens became the bride of William Powers, and Anna J. Owens became the bride of Malek Dugan.
At exactly eight o’clock to the strains of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, being rendered by Sr. M. Calasanctius, the fair brides wended their way to the altar where, having been met by the prospective grooms, the very impressive marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Gunn, who also celebrated the Nuptial High Mass. A beautiful solo entitled “The Mercy Seat” was delightfully rendered by Miss Mae Mahoney.
The brides were beautifully gowned in dresses of white taffetta silk, elaborately trimmed in silk braid and buttons and wore brides’ roses. The grooms were dressed in the conventional black.
The Misses Owens are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. William Owens and are well and most favorably known around this vicinity, having lived near Lourdes all their lives until two years ago when they moved to Elma. They are both young ladies of exceptional ability and will be missed in Elma by the many friends which they made during the last two years.
Mr. Powers, formerly lived in Ossian but for the past two years has been in business in Cresco. He is a model young man, and we trust that his future life may be crowned with happiness.
Mr. Dugan is one of Cresco’s most popular business men and is well and favorably known around Elma. Both he and Mr. Powers are to be congratulated on their choice of life companions.
After the very pretty wedding ceremony, a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the brides’ parents to the immediate Owens families.
The young people left Tuesday evening for the Twin Cities where they will spend a short honeymoon.
Those present at the wedding breakfast were: Mr. and Mrs. William Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Pat. Noonan, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Long, of Ossian, Mr. and Mrs. John Owens, of Jackson Junction, Mr. and Mrs. George Owens, of Cresco, Messrs. Ed, Ray, Will, Ambrose and Lawrence Owens.
We join with their many friends in wishing the happy couples success, and may their future lives be crowned with happiness, joy and prosperity.—Elma Correspondence.