NEW YORK WEDDING

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18875, 20 February 1933, Page 5

NEW YORK WEDDING

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATIONS. Owing to mourning, only members of two families attended the marriage recently in New York, of Miss Constance Amelia Leshcr, daughter of Mrs Arthur Lawrence Lcsher of that city and the- late Mr Leshcr, to Alexander P. Blood, son of

Mrs William Blood, also of New York, and the late Mr Blood. The ceremony was performed at noon in the Presbyterian Church, Rye, N.Y., by the 'Rev. Dr. Charles Schweikevt, who was assisted by the Rev. Carl Be hr. The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Stephen Lcsher. She wore a cape gown of white rough crepe and a veil of tulle which fell from a cap of duchess lace that had been worn by her grandmother and other brides of the family. She carried a bouquet of white orchids and lilies of the valley. Mrs Guy Beed was her sister’s only attendant. She wore a gown of bois de rose cepe and a hat to correspond, and carried a botiquet of Talisman roses. William Evans Blood was best man for his brother. There were no ushers. The ceremony was followed by a small reception and wedding breakfast at the home of the bride's brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs F. Dewey Everett, Apple Top, at Rye, N.Y. ‘Mr Blood and his bride, after their wedding trip, will live in New York. Mr Blood is a grandson of John Evans Brown, for many years a member of the New Zealand Parliament.