Marriage of Joel E. Blodgett and Julie Letitia Westervelt (on June 25, 1960)The Ithaca Journal, Jul 2 1960, P. 4, Col. 2, with photo of bride "
Miss Julie Letitia Westervelt became the bride of
Joel E. Blodgett at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 1960, in Sage Chapel on the Cornell University campus.
The Rev. Alfred P. Coman, pastor of Forest Home Chapel, performed the wedding ceremony in a setting of palms, candelabra and a bouquet of flowers. James Armstrong, Chapel organist, played traditional wedding music.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Westervelt of 215 Forest Home Drive. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Blodgett of Brooktondale RD 1.
The bride was given in marriage by her father.
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Miss Carolyn Huston of Binghamton was maid of honor.
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Bridesmaids were Miss Gladys Taytor of Newburg, Miss Elizabeth Semerad of Schenectary and Mrs. Richard Conley of Ithaca.
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Michael Blodgett of New York City was best man for his brother. Ushers were James Leary, Michael Hugo and Theodore Plaisted, all of Ithaca; Edward Sere of Brooklyn; and John Werly of Rochester, a cousin of the bride.
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A reception was held in the Main Lounge of the Statler Inn.
For a wedding trip to Stratford, Ontario, Canada, the bride wore a lavendar silk sheath dress with matching accessories.
The couple will live on the Bundy Rd. after July 6.
Mrs. Blodgett was graduated from Syracuse University in 1959 and teaches kindergarten in Spencer.
Mr. Blodgett served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps and is currently a junior in the School of Civil Engineering at Cornell."