Evening star., 1934-02-11
|Blackwell-Sommers
| Wedding Attracts
| Alexandria Society
Historic Christ Church Is
Scene Of Pretty Cere.
mony Last Evening.

mony Last Evening.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 10
Historic Christ Church was the
scene at 8 o'clock this evening of the
marriage of Miss Nellie Selden Lloyd
Sommers, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Anderson Sommers, to Mr..
Joseph Scott Blackwell, jr, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph S. Blackwell, also Of
Alexandria The church was decorated
with palms and ferns, and standards
Of Spring flowers marked the pews
reserved for the two families and
intimate friends. The organist of the
church played the wedding marches
and a program of nuptial music
during the seating Of the guests. Mr..
Harry Maycock of the choir of Wash
the ceremony, which was performed
by the Rev. DR.. William j. Morton,
rector Of the church.
The bride was escorted by her
father Her gown was of white bridal
satin, made on princess lines, with a
bertha OF rare old family lace. Her
tulIe veil was fastened to a lace cap
and fell to the end Of her train. She
carried q shower bouquet Of bride
roses and valley lilies.
Mrs. Percy B. Bass Of Elizabeth, N.
J., sister Of the bridegroom, was ma
tron of honor, and Miss Frank Wood
Smoot, cousin Of the bride, was maid
of honor The brides other at
.
son of Clifton Forge and Mrs. Charles
Marbury Seamon, cousins OF the
bride; Miss Courtenay Page Waller
and Miss Margaret Eggborn. All the
attendants wore gowns OF white triple
sheer georgette and small white hats
They carried clusters Of yellow Spring
flowers, the bouquets Of the matron
and maid of honor being tied with
green ribbon and those Of the brides
maids tied with yellow ribbon.
Mr.. Cary Blackwell Of Elizabeth, N.
J., brother of the bridegroom, was
best man, and the ushers were Mr.
Claude Smith of Chevy Chase, Md;
MIR. Reynolds Blackwell, brother OF
the bridegroom; Mr.. Thomas A.
Sommers, IT,, brother Of the bride;
Mr.. Courtland Warfield, Mr.. C. Mar
bury Seaman, Mr. Angus Slater
Lamond, jr.
Following the ceremony there was
a large reception in the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Sommers at 12l North
Washington street. The decorations
in the home were similar to those in
the church, palms, ferns and Spring
flowers, yellow being the predominant
ing color. Mrs Sommers, mother OF
the bride, and Mrs. Blackwell, mother
of the bridegroom, assisted In recelV-
ing. Mrs SomrnerS wore a gown OF
blue lace and Mrs. Blackwell gown
of black lace. Both wore shoulder
bouquets Of gardenias.
Later in the evening Mr.. Blackwell
and his bride left by motor for a South
ern wedding trip and, after March l,
will live at 9l8 Cameron street. Among
the out-of- town guests at the we'd
ding were Mrs. Edgar Sommers of
Somerset, Va, grandmother of the
bride: Mrs. Allen Warren OF Orange,
Va, aunt of the bride; Capt. and Mrs.
Marvel H. Parsons OF West Point,
N. Y, and Mr.. and Mrs John Lloyd
Uhler of Pittsburgh, uncles and aunts
of the bride.
Among entertainments given during
the present week in honor of Mr..
Blackwell ana his bride were a
bridge party Monday evening by Miss
Susan Smoot Thomson and a bridge
party Wednesday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Marbury Seaman. Last eve
ming following the wedding rehearsal
Mr.. Blackwells sister and brothers,
Mrs. Percy B. Bass. Mr.. Cary Black
well and Mr.. Reynolds Blackwell. en-
tertained the wedding party at
buffet supper.
Mr.. Louis A. de Cazenove sailed
from New York Thursday on the s. S.
Stattendam for tour Of the Medi-
terranean countries Mr.. de Cazenove
will return to Alexandria in the late
Spring.
Miss Inez Moore and Miss Margaret
Thomas Moore entertained at a
"Bowery" party and dance this eve
ming at the Belle Haven Country
Club. The decorations carried out
the idea Of the old Bowery in New
York and the guests wore costumes
reminiscent of the gay COS in that
section.
Mrs Mary F. Laing announces the
engagement of her daughter Mary
Elizabeth to Mr. Sargent White. son
of Capt. and Mrs Thurlow White.
The wedding will take place in the
Spring.
The marriage Of Miss Louise de
Segur Keister. daughter of Mrs. Carlos
S. Keister Of Strasburg, Va, to Mr..
Joel Minter Cochran, jr. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joel M. Cochran of Char
lottesville. took place Thursday eve
ming, February /, in the rectory of
Christ Episcopal Church, the Rev.
DR.. William j. Morton officiating.
Miss Alice Bell Cochran of Char
lottesville, sister Of the bridegroom,
was her only attendant. and Mr.. r.
w. Holsinger, jr., Of Charlottesville !
was best man. Following the cere-
mony DR.. and Mrs. Morton enter
tanned the wedding party at an in
formal buffet supper. The bride |
groom's sister, formerly Miss Virginia
Cochran, Is the wife of Lieut.. Powha-
tan Moncure Morton. U. S. A.. young
est son of the Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
Morton. Mr.. Cochran is a nephew of
DR.. Thomas B. Cochran and Miss
Cora L. Cochran of Alexandria and
his father, Mr.. Joel M. Cochran, form
erly lived here. Mr.. Cochran and his
bride will live in Richmond.