The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-11-27
BULLITT-P PETIT

III, TO Lieutenant Joshua Fry Bullitt,
son OF Major j. F. Builiit. ST., Of
Philadelphia, Pa.
One of the most beautiful
weddings Of the fall season was
that of Miss Margaret Victoria
Petit and Lieutenant Joshua
Fry Bullitt, Jr., which was
solemnized Thursday evening
November 2lst at six O'Clock, at
the home of the bridc's parents.
Col. and Mrs l.. O. Petit. The
ceremony was performed by
Rev. G. w. Dean in the pres
ence of members Of the families
of the bride and groom and a
few intimate friends.
Bercuse, from Jocelyn, was
beautifully rendered by Mrs.
Samuel McChcsncy. The bridal
party entered to the strains OF
Lohengrius we d ding march,
played by Miss Williams.
Miss Adelaide Petit, sister
of the bride, was maid OF honor
and entered first, her girljsh
beauty being enhanced by a
chic frock of princess lace. She
carried brides maid roses. Next
came the bride on the arm of
her father. She wax lovely in
Ia travelling suit of brown vel.
our with hat and accessories 10
harmonlze, carrying Il shower
bouquet of brides roses and
swansonia. They were met at
the altar by the groom and his
best man, Mr.. Henry Bullitt.
The wedding scene was one
of unusual beauty. One side of
the spacious living room being
a perfect bower of palms and
ferns, with Old Glory as cen
ter piece. In front was arrang
ed an improvised altar, the ap
proach To which was an aisle Of
white pedestals holding bask-
cts of tall white chrysanthe-
NUNS and ferns.
The bride is young woman
of many attractive qualities,
and great popularity, and pos
sesses unusual attachments.
Her voice was trained by
Minetti, of Baltimore, one Of
the leading vocalists of the
United States, and who predict
ed for her great future in the
musical world.
This marriage unitcs two
very old and distinguished Vir
ginia and Kentucky families
MIR. j. b. Ayers, san uncle of the
bride, some several years ago,
married into the Kentucky
branch of the family. The
groom is decended from the dis
tinguished Virginian Colonel
Joshua Fry and the bride on
her mothers side from John
Lewis, the first settler of Au
gusta county, whose son, Gen
eral Andrew Lewis, was the
commanding officer at the bat.
Tie OF Point Pleasant, which
broke the power of the Indian
resistance to the advance of
the white man to the north
west In the Virginia militia
at that time the ranking officers
were Andrew Lewis, general,
Joshua Fry, colonel and George
Washington, lieutenant colon
ell, Colonel Fry died while
leading an expedition TO the
Ohio and Washington she
ceeded TO the command, and at
the outbreak of the Revolution
General Lewis was an old man.
The BRIDES two grandfathers
were members of the late Con
sn!utional Convention and Col.
W.B. Petit and Major j Il. Bull
lit, Sr., are both eX-presidents
Of the Virginia Bar Association
The groom comes from long
line of distinguished lnwyers.
The late John g. Bullitt, OF
Philadelphia, was his great
uncle, and Judge Joshua f.
Bullitt, of Kentucky, former
president of the Supreme Court
of that state was his grandfath
err.
An informal reception follow.
ed the wedding ceremony. The
mantels and cabinets in the
dining room were banked with
southern smilax and white car.
nations. The BRIDES table was