The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-18
FERGUS0N-PRATT.


at nine F. NJ. beautiful procession
passed up the aisle of "old ST.
Michael's" church, Charleston, S. C.
Two little flower girls dressed in
white lace over pink, carrying bas-
kets of pink roses, the handles tied
with pink tulle, Miss Margaret
Middleton, and Miss Eva Dehon,
both cousins and god-daughters of
the bride led the procession, scat
tering pink roses as they kept step
to the sweet strains of the wedding
march.
Miss Charlotte Middleton, also a
cousin of the bride, came next, her
dress of rose tinted charmeuse, just
the shade fthe large bouquet of
pink roses she carried, added to her
youthful beauty sunset glow.
On the arm of her uncle, Mr..
James S. Middleton, the bride, Miss
Margaret Middleton Ferguson, a
dorned in her young lovliness, with
orange buds in her hair, came up
the aisle of the old historic church.
Her dress of white silk canton
crepe" heavily embroidered with
a design of chrysanthemums, and
drapery of rose point lace was an
Importation from 'the sflowery
kingdom" she carried a shower bou-
quet of white roses and lilies of the
valley, while the long filmy vail adj
ded a mysterious charm to her dain-
ty figure Out from the vestry
room came the minister, Rev. John
Kershaw, rector of st. Michael's,
followed by the groom, Mr.. Richard
H. Pratt, formerly of Marietta, Ga,
and his best man and brother, Mr..
Norman F. Pratt, meeting the pro-
cession at the altar. After the beau
tiful and solemn service was COM
pleted, Mr.. Middleton giving the
bride away, the procession was re-
versed, and the bridal party return
ed to the house of Mr.. G. G. Ford
an uncle of the bride where lovely
reception was held in their
honor.
The young couple left that night
for Jacksonville, Fla, later for their
home at Lake Weir, Fla.
The bride, Mrs. r. H. Pratt, is a
direct descendant of Arthur Mid
dleton, one of the signers of the dec
laration of independence. She is
closely related to the Rhetts, Rut-
lodges, Hugers, Heywards and other
prominent families of Charleston,
S. c. and has lived there the greater
part of her life. She has numerous
friends both there and in Atlanta,
won by her unusual grace and beau
ty.
Mr.. Pratt is descendant of the
Kings who founded Roswell, Ga.
His great grand father, Mr.. Bar
ington King, and grand father, Mr..
Jas Roswell King, erected the Ros-
well mills, among the first cotton
manufacturing interests in the
South. 1t was burned by the Fed
erals during the war between the
States, together with large wooden
mill owned by Mr.. James Roswell
King. Both of these factories were
rebuilt by them.
His grand father, DR.. w. A. Pratt,
for years State Chemist of Georgia,
discovered the phosphates in South
Carolina and erected the first phos-
plate manufacturing plant in the
South
Mr.. R. H. Pratt is a young man of
singularly attractive personality,
continuing all the graceful manners
of the past generation, with the
force and energy of both past and
present. Their future is without a
cloud, and we wish for them much
! joy and happiness. The presents
were numerous and beautiful.
Many relatives, among them Mr..
Pratt's mother, came from different
parts of the country to be present at
this lovely wedding.