Evening star., 1939-10-25
Weddings
OF Interest
In the Capital
Miss Leonora Kraft
Becomes Bride of
Mr.. Edlowitz

NlT. EQlOW1tZ
A lovely wedding Sunday was
that of Miss Leonora Kraft, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Kraft, to Mr.. Ellis Edlowitz, son OF
Mr.. Louis Edlowitz and the late
Mrs. Edlowitz. The Beth Sholom
Synagogue, decorated with white
chrysanthemums. oak foliage and
palms, was the scene of the mar
riage, which was performed at S
o'clock by the Rabbi Solomon H.
Metz.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a gown of
ivory satin, the shirred bodice hav-
ing pointed neckline and the
sleeves, with inserts of lace, being
finished in points over the hands.
The skirt fell into a long train with
inserts of lace starting at the waist
line and continuing the length of
the train. Her veil of tulle, which
covered the train, had inserts of lace
and was held by coronet of seed
pearls. Her face veil was flngertip
length, edged in lace, and the bridal
bouquet was of white roses, lilies
Of the valley and gardenias.
Miss Beatrice Goldberg of Wash
ington was maid of honor, wearing
rose-color velvet and tulle dress
with pointed neckline, shirred
waist and hustle back. The tulle
skirt had velvet flowers appliqued
on it. A matching headdress of rose
tulle had shoulder-leng veil, and
Miss Goldberg carried rose and gold
blended chrysanthemums.
The other attendants were Mrs.
Lillian K. Bergart, Miss Bernice
Lippmann, Miss Ruth Schlossberg
and Miss Ruby Menick. They wore
blue velveteen dresses made with
square necklines. puffed sleeves and
the skirts with fullness in the back.
The blue bows in their hair held
blue tulle shoulder length wells, and
the attendants carried old-fashioned
bouquets of assorted flowers.
Mr.. Leon Smallwood of WASH
ington was best man and the ushers
were Mr.. Fulton Kraft, the brides
brother; Mr. Philip Meyerson of New
Haven, Conn, Mr.. Stanley Hayman
and Mr.. j. Philip Katz of Washing
ton
A reception in the Synagogue fol-
lowed the ceremony, when the
bridal couple was assisted in receiv-
ing by Mr. and Mrs. Kraft, the lat
ter wearing blue velvet and a cor
sage of roses, and by Mr.. Edlowitz.
the bridegroom father.
The bride is a graduate of Gen.
trail High School and attended the
Anne Tillery Renshaw School here
Mr.. Edlowitz is graduate of George
Washington Law School and is as
sociated with a law firm here.
Former Washington Resident
Married in San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner John
OLeary of San Francisco have an
the marriage of the latter's
Miss Evelyn Catherine
Schweizer, formerly of this city, to
Mr.. Edward William Goldkuhl, Sd,
in a simple candlelight ceremony,
october IS in San Francisco. The
Rev DR.. c. S. S. Dutton of the First
Unitarian Church of San Francisco,
performed the ceremony in the pre-
sence of only members of the i'm
mediate families.
The bride wore her mothers we'd
ding gown, its satin and cascades OF
lace mellowed to a soft ivory tone.
She carried bouquet of gardenias
with a shower of lilies of the valley.
Her veil of bridal illusion was at
tached to coronet-shaped cap
fashioned Of the point lace hand
kerchief which her mother had car
rled 25 years ago, and which had
been made for that wedding by a
great-grandmother.
Miss Janet Yvonne OIeary, the
brides sister and only attendant,
wore bouffant tourquoise net dress
with drop shoulders, the basque of |
which was trimmed with bands and |
tiny bows of velvet of the same color.
She carried an old-fashioned bou-
luet of coral begonias and Transvaal
daisies.
Mr.. Jack Schweizer. the brides
of Berkeley, Calf, was best
nan
After motor trip through the
Pacific Northwest Mr.. and Mrs.
ioldkuhl will make their home in
Calf.
The bride was resident of WASH
ngton for several years, attend
ng George Washington University,
where she was a member of Phi Mu,
md was prominent in dramatics
md other activities. After leaving
he University she was junior ad-
assistant to Mr.. Will
lam F. Littlejohn, chief of the ap-
section of the Resettle-
nent Administration here. Preced-
ng her marriage Mrs. Goldkuhl was
ecretary to Mr.. Ralph Hollenberg,
assistant director for the Farm
Security Administration In the San
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