New-York tribune., 1919-07-13
Wedding of Miss BlodgeH
Is Social Euenf of Week
Military Tinge Is Given Ceremony at Avalon bv
Presence of Veterans; Many Engagements Are
Announced

Miss Katharine Cumnock Blodgett
and Morris Hadley, son of Arthur
Twining Hadley. president of Yale
University. and Mrs. Hadley. were mar
ried Yesterday at Avalon, the summer
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wood Blodgett, at Pride's
Crossing. Mass, in the presence of
large number OF guests of the North
shore and many others who came by
spccial train from Boston and New
York.
The bride, who was given away by
her father, wore gown of white chiffon,
heavily embroidered in pearls, with a
ncarl cirdIe. The court train of white
satin was also embroidered with large
ncarls and silver thread. Her veil of
rose point lace was held in place by
\ coronet OF tulle and orange bios
SONS. She wore a diamond bracelet,
the gift OF the bridegroom, and a dia
mond corsage pin, also a gift, and car
ried white orchids.
The Rev Endcott Peabody OF Groton
performed the ceremony Miss Laura
Hadley. a sister of the bridegroom,
was maid of honor, and Hamilton Had
lev was his brothers. best man. Mrs.
Samuel Sloan Colt OF New York was
natron of honor and the bridesmaids
were Miss Mary S. Colt. Miss Polly B.
psmrosch, Miss Elizabeth Remson,
Miss Clara L. Lee, Miss Frances II.
Ballard, Miss Katherine f. Biggs, Miss
Minnie +. Richards of New York, Miss
Eleanor Cabot and Miss Corina S. Hig
cinson of Boston, and Miss Harriet l..
Barnhart, Miss Mary A. Marion and Miss
Dorothy W. Smith of Grand Rapids,
Mich They wore gowns of hydrangea
blue chiffon with sashes of blue. pink
and mauve silver cloth, and their blue
lule hats were trimmed with ostrich
feathers and flowers OF paslel shades.
Eight of the bridesmaids carried gilded
Empire sticks with garlands of flowers
between and formed an aisle through
which tho bridal party passed to an
altar at the end of the beautiful Italian
room where the ceremony was per
formed The altar. which was covered
With rare old embroidered altar
niece was banked on both sides with
white lilies and blue larkspur.
All OF the ushers were in the army
during the war and several were mem
bers Of the 302d Field Artillery, in
which regiment Mr.. Hadley was a
major. They were Samuel Sloan Dur
zee, Seth Low. Alan Campbell of New
iork, William Gammell. il, of Provi-
icnce: r. jefferson Coolidge, Sd; Har
court Amory. Jr.; Ralph Bradley, Lin
colin Baylies o. Boston. Philip H. Eng
ish of New Haven, John W. Blodgett,
fr brother OF the bride; and kinley
Toner. Farwell Knapp, Louis G..
sinner and Bennett Sanderson. class
'tcs q the bridegroom at Yale.
Small tables we're set upon the beau
siol lawns and terraces overlooking
ac sea where refreshments were
rived. while music was played for
aancing i'm the ballroom. The music
vas special feature of the occasion.
ne Boston Festival Orchestra played
n the house and the Salem Cadet Band
n the garden a special table was
served Tor the bridal party.
Mss Blodgett. who is graduate of
llss Spenccs school. made her debut
large ball at SherryY in 1916. and
ras a member OF the Junior League
She is niece Of Arthur J. Cumnock
md Victor [. Cumnock. OF Oyster Bay
nd of Mrs. Norman Ditman, of New
ork Mr. Hadley is a grandson of
lie late Luzon B. Morris, Governor OF
onnecticut, and nephew of Mrs.
harles NJ Pratt, of Glen Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley. after their
oHeymoon. viii spend the remainder OF
= summer at Pride's Crossing, and
the autumn VIII take up their resi-
nee IN Cambridge, where Mr.. Hadley
"a continue his studies IN Harvard
w School.