Evening star., 1935-11-23
Weddings Today
And Yesterday

A wedding Of interest in Washing
ton took place yesterday in New York
when Miss Carolyn Cornell Blair,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Blair, became the bride of Mr.. Fred
erick Sheffield, son of the former
United States Ambassador to Mexico
and Mrs. James r. Sheffield. The
wedding took place In the chapel of
st. Georges Church, StuyyeSant
Square, the Rev. DR.. Endicott Pea
body, headmaster Of Groton School,
officiating, assisted by the Rev. DR..
Carl Reiland, the rector. A recep-
ton for the families and few init
mate friends was held at the National
Society of Colonial Danes at 215 East
Seventy-first street.
Mr.. Blair gave his daughter in mar
riage. She wore princess gown Of
white satin with rolled satin collar
and long fitted sleeves. The skirt was
draped to form train. Her tulle veil
was caught at the sides with clusters
Of orange blossoms and she carried a
bouquet of lillium album and white
African daisies. She was unattended
Mr.. Kenneth A. Ives of New York
was best man. The ushers were Mr..
David Tod Bulkley, Mr.. George A.
Brownell and Mr.. Frederick A. o.
Schwartz Of New York, Mr.. J. Still
man Rockefeller of Greenwich, Conn;
Mr.. Richard c. Storey, jr., and Mr..
Harrison Gardner Of Boston.
After a trip Mr.. and Mrs. Shefield
will reside in New York.
The bride was graduated from the
Brearley School in New York In 1928,
and Is a member of the Junior League.
She is a great-granddaughter of Ezra
Cornell, founder Of Cornell University.
and her father Is a trustee of Cornell
and president of the Cornell Club of
New York.
Mr.. Sheffield attended Groton
School, was graduated from Yale Col
lege in 1924 and from Yale law school
in 1927 and Is o member Of Scroll
and Key. He Is with the law firm OF
Davis. Polk, Wardwell, Gardiner &
Reed. Mr.. Sheff1eld's great-grand-
father was David Tod, Civil War Gov
ernor of Ohio His father is chairman
Of the board of trustees of Barnard
College.
The marriage of Miss Anne Byrd
Hall, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall Garter Hall, to Mr.. William Laird
Dunlop, Sd, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. VII
liam Laird Dunlop. tr, will take place
this afternoon at 4 o'clock in st.
Thomas Church, the Rev. c. Ernest
Smith, rector Of the church, offciat-
ing, assisted by Canon G. Freeland
Peter, cousin Of the bridegroom.
A reception will follow the ceremony
in the home Of the brides parent, at
1921 Twenty-third street.
An interesting November wedding
took place last night when Miss
Katharine Cecile Blake, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecile LIE Roy Blake and
Mr. David George Price, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. David J. Price, were mar
ried In the Petworth M. L. Church,
the Rev. Robert L. Wood officiating.
The bride wore a white satin gown,
designed with o stand-up queens col
lar and train, and carried a bouquet
Of white roses and lilies Of the valley.
Miss Kathleen Nestor was the maid
OF honor. She wore q green velvet
gown in a renaissance style with gold
braid girdle. Her bouquet was Of
bronze chrysanthemums. The brides
other attendants were Mrs. Iantha
Armstrong and Mrs. Charlotte Gable.
and her flower girls were Miss Esther
Clare Rice and Miss Dolores Nestor.
Mr.. Everett N. Cross acted as best
man and the ushers were Mr.. Frank
Price. Mr.. Frank Blake. Mr.. Joseph
Rice and Mr.. Hilliard Harper.
Following the ceremony O reception
was held In the home Of the brides
parents. Mrs Blake, mother Of the
bride, wore gown Of rust-color chiffon
with shoulder bouquet Of Johanna
Hill roses. Mrs. Price, mother Of the
bridegroom. wore q black lace gown
with gardenia corsage.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Price left on wedding trip. the latter
wearing suit Of black velvet trimmed
with black fox fur. Her hat was Of
black velvet.
The bride. graduate Of George
Washington University, formerly at
tended William and Mary College,
where she became o member Of the
Phi Mu Sorority. Mr.. Price Is q grad.
uate Of Washington and Lee Univer-
sity and also the University Of Mary
land. He is member Of the Lambda
Chi Alpha Fraternity.