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C V SONNY WHITNEY PROMINENT OWNER WEDS MISS ELEANOR SEARLE SEARLECeremony Ceremony Performed in First Lutheran Church Plymouth Ohio OhioPLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH Ohio June 18 Miss Eleanor Searle of Plymouth former soprano of the St Louis Municipal Opera Company today became the third wife of Cornelius Vander ¬ bilt Sonny Whitney wealthy New York socialite in a ceremony at the church founded by the brides greatgrandfather Felix Fenner in 1840 1840The The couple was married by the Rev Rich ¬ ard C Wolf pastor of the First Lutheran Church ChurchAfter After a brief wedding reception the couple left for a trip through the midwest midwestThe The bride 32 now is soprano soloist with the North Avenue Presbyterian Church New Rochelle N Y She is the daughter of Dr and Mrs George James Searle of Ply ¬ mouth mouthMiss Miss Searle and Whitney son of the late spqitsman Harry Payne Whitney and his mother Mrs Harry Payne Whitney arrived in Plymouth this morning with a large entourage entourageWhitney Whitney has a son and daughter by his first wife the former Marie Horton and a daughter by his second wife the former Gwladys Hopkins of Philadelphia Whitney and his second wife were divorced this year yearWhitney Whitney 42 is chairman of the board of Pan American Airways and president of the American Arbitration Association He also is a director of the American Museum of Natural History and of the Metropolitan Opera Company