Evening star., 1935-02-24
Miss ElinOr Castendyk
Is Bride of DR.. Strive
Marriage to Third Secretary of German
Embassy Takes Place in California-Other
Weddings of Social Interest.

The marriage Of Miss Elinor Hal
stead Castendyk, daughter of Mrs.
. Christian Castendyk of Honolulu and
the late Mr.. Castendyk, to DR.. Gustav
Struve, third secretary Of the German
Embassy. took place yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock In Stanford, Calf.
Dr.. Struve Is the son Of Frau Alexander
Struve Of Dresden, Germany, and the
late Herr Struve. The Rev. c. Charles
, Gardner performed the English cere-
mony, and the Lutheran questions
were asked in German by the Rev.
Raun. The ceremony took place in
the Stanford Memorial Chapel and
was followed by a reception in the
&, home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira s. Lillick
Preceding the ceremony a program Of
organ music was given.
The bride was given in marriage by
Mr.. Lillick. and she wore q gown of
white satin made with a yoke, q Peter
Pan collar and long, fitted sleeves
: Her tulle veil was held by bandeau
Of braided tulle caught at the side
with white carnations She carried q
long lei Of white carnations.
Miss Frances Brewster Of Scripps
College was the maid of honor In an
old-fashioned gown Of white taffeta
with full sleeves and a deep collar
She wore white carnations in her hair
and carried an old-fashioned bouquet
! Of white carnations, sweet peas and
lilies Of the valley.
The bridesmaids were Miss Jane
Scott, Miss Gretchen Gorton. Miss
Florence Slocum and Miss Katherine
, Hanes. They wore white taffeta
, frocks with small collars and elbow
length sleeves with bell cuffs. They
carried old-fashioned bouquets and
, wore bandeaux Of white carnations.
The flower girls were Huberta Won
. Bibra and Irene Fay Sharp. They
wore white frocks, small iris blooms
in their hair and carried baskets filled
with white flowers.
, Mr.. Karl Won Bibra was the best
man, and the ushers were Mr.. Egon
. Merz Of Los Angeles. Mr.. Alexander
van Wuthenau, former third secretary
Of the German Embassy. now of Santa
, Fe, N. Mex. and Mr.. John Garland
: and Mr.. William de Kock Of Los An
. geles.
A. A small reception followed In the
: home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lillick, when
the couple were assisted in receiving
I BY Mrs. Cantendyk. mother Of the
: bride. who was in Eleanor blue creme
! with q corsage bouquet Of white or.
chids and coral Bavaria. After the
4 reception DR.. Struve and his bride
left for wedding trip. the bride wear
ing navy blue silk suit with navy
blue and white accessories.
among the pre-nuptial parties was
concert in the home Of the German
consul general in Stanford. Herr Gus
tav Heuser, who acted as host for
Mrs. Struve.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy Lee
Leighty. daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Clyde E. Leighty of Lyon Village, to
Mr.. Cecil Childress Of New York, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Childress of
Richmond, Va, took place at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the home Of
the brides parents, the Rev Perry l..
Mitchell, ofdcieting. The ceremony
was performed before an artistically
inprovised altar of palms, ferns and
cathedral candles. Preceding the
ceremony Mr.. Harlan Randall of
Washington, baritone, sang, accom-
panied by Mrs. Fannie Amstutz
Roberts, president of the Washington
College Of Music, who also played the
wedding march.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, was in an april
cot crepe gown made on long lines
with slight train and a close fitting
tunic jacket, wearing a small hat Of
maline and slippers to match. She
carried a brides bouquet of talisman
roses.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Ray
nond w. Cotton Of Washington, sister
of the bride and her only attendant,
wore turquoise blue gown of crepe
with a short jacket and a small hat
of maline with slippers to match, and
carried an arm bouquet of Johanna
Hill roses. Mr.. Ralph Childress Of