The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-06-15
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING

weddings ever celebrated IN the
history of Big Stone Gap was
that of Misses Matte Bell and |
Virginia Howard Bullitt,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. j r.
Buliitt. of this place. TO Messrs.
John X. and Ralph f.. Taggart,
only sons OF Mrs. j h. Taggart,
also of this place. The father
of the young men, 1t VIII De
remembered. was John h. Tag
cart. first superintendent and !
General manager of the Virginia
Goal and Iron Co, who met
tragic death in 1896 at Stonega.
The young ladies were both
former students at Holllns In
stitute and Randolph Macon
College. and later at the Berlltz
School % Languages, IN Phila-
delphia.
MIR. Jack Taggart. the older
of the g,ooms. is chief engineer
for the keokee and lmboden
plants Of the Stonega Coke and
/ Coal Co. with headquarters at
/ Keokee.
MIR. Ralph Taggart succeeded
IL. l.. Wells as superintendent
of the osaka plant of the
! Stonega Coke and Coal Co.
The ceremony was performed
in Christ Episcopal church on
Tuesday evening at six O clock,
/, / DR.. John j. Lloyd officiating.
The church was beautifully
decorated IN rhododendrou and
mountain laurel. carrying out
the prevailing color scheme OF
E pink and white.
r To the strains Of Lohengrin +
, Bridal Chorus, played by Mrs.
IN. +. Irvine. entered first, the
two ri 10 b O NIB carers, Mary
o Elizabeth Kelly and HANNAH
Alsover. dressed in white mul
4 with sashes. ribbons, shoes and
stockings of pink. Following
e. them came Miss Marguerite
" lGoodloe. Maid of Honor 20 Mis-.
u Virginia Bullitt, i'm pink MESA
line carrying bouquet of pms
Is Bridesmaid roses. and after hel
Miss Margaret Bullitt, Maid O
Honor 20 her sister, Miss Matti
Bullitt. She was dressed n
pink crepe de chine and carries
pink Bridesmaid roses.
Following the Maids Of Homo
were the ring bearers IN whit,
Arthur Foster and Harry Kelly
bearing Che rings in Gala lilies
and after them the little Howe
girls in pink and white, Care
line Goodloe and Kate Lew
Petit scattering flowers befoI
She two brides. who entere
- together beautiful ia eXquisil
~ dresses Of white crepe an
- Duchess lace wearing long vel
y, fastened with orange blossom
~ and carrying shower bouque
- of Lilies OF they alley.
- The brides were met at q
altar by Mr.. Jack Taggart al
:" his best man. Mr.. Joshua +. 81
~, ~, ltt. Jr.. and Mr. Ralph Ia
'o gart and his best man. NJ
ga Glenn Southwark. of Columbu
. Ohio. MIR. Joshua +. BULL
-, ST., gave away the brides.
- The bridal party left [
=" church 20 the strains of Mend
' 'vS sohn's Wedding March, a
~ were Immediately afterwar
- entertained at supper by NJ
N. John W. Chalkley. sister Of {
III brides. after which they left
~" the l.. x y. for their weddi
,o, tour.
, .ae Among the handsome
."0 gowned ladies present w
In' Mrs. j. +. Bullitt in RI
are old black lace, and Mrs. II
ar. ar CART in "A lovely white hinge
dress.
Io' The brides were the recipe
au s of many handsome gifts frot
Vi host Of friends here and e.
where.
'"lT 4 number of out-of to
I guests were present. AmC
iu them, Miss Ethel Southwark
i"i Columbus, Ohio. who has b
~ visiting Miss Margaret Bul
na1 for several days, and Messrs
lseu G. Ballard Thruston, of Lo
pa ia Vile. Ky, and Richard Kun
eno of Pulaski, formerly of
'aNe place, who was the guest
u'u, MIR. and Mrs. Il. r. Irvine.