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MR. AND MRS. TIIOS. MOFFAT50 YEARS WEDI panv and comfort to them in their de-Honored by Relatives on Golden Wedding DayStanding high in the esteem of their fellow citizens and enjoying the friendship of all their neighbors and hosts of acquaintances, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Moffat, Beaver Rd., reached on Monday, Dec. 15th, the fiftieth milestone of |j dining years. Marjorie, the younger, \ takes an active part in school, Sunday School and Mission Band activities. Helen sings in the choir, is a C.G.I.T. girl and interests herself in all young people’s work. She distinguished herself at the Newcastle high school by winning the Thos. Montague scholarship, the Samuel Wilmot gold medaland the W. H. Anderson matriculation prize in her two year matriculationtheir matrimonial life. In anticipation course. She was also chosen to giveof the event they had made their plans to observe, the day in a suitable but , quiet way and to this end had invited •the valedictory address at the recent H. S. Commencement.Mr. and Mrs. Moffat’s eldest daugh-a few of their nearest relatives to have \ ter lives in Merid, Sask. Her twotea and spend the evening with them. For this was the day of days, the golden jubilee of that day when the minister united two loving hearts in the holy bonds of matrimony and set the seal of the church upon the union. The bride and groom so happy then, had lived to see the fulfillment of their hopes and the best wishes of all the wedding guests. Happiness had grown and ripened and ncllowed with the years and time had given it a depth and fulness and richness that only those who have lived together as man and wife for fifty years, in undivided affection, true devotion and sympathetic understanding, can fully comprehend.In celebration of their wedding day therefore, 0 o’clock found Mr. and Mrs. Moffat as host and hostess, assistedby their estimable granddaughters, Misses Helen and Marjorie Lycett, sitting at the tea table, entertaining a group of their nearest kith and kin who live within easy driving distance.This little group consisted of theirson-in-law, daughter and granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walkcy and Miss Jessie Walkcy. Newtonville; Mrs. Moffat’s brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Gray; her sister. Mrs. J. J. Lord. Bowmanville. and their sister-in-law, Mrs. David Moffat. Orono.And now just after t^ca to the principals of this gathering came a real surprise and something they had not planned for. Other guests, more relatives in the family circle, began to arrive and swelled the number participating in the event to about twentv-fivc. “And theybrought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.” to quote the Bible. These gifts were symbolical. In this instance the guests brought the gold, and if not exactly the other two, other things symbolical lt;»f gladness, goodwill and fond regard.Miss Jessie Walkcy explained the presence of the larger circle of triends in the following address read by herto Iter bewildered grandparents.“We, your friends have gathered together to celebrate with you and to offer our loving congratulations on tlii:your golden wedding day and to express our heart-felt desire that manydaughters, Mary and Jessie, and two sons, Roy and Arthur, are already making their mark in that great prairieprovince.Miss Marv and Tcssic visited their grandparents and other relatives here, two years ago last summer.Mrs. Walkcy, Newtonville, with her husband and daughter Jessie, took a leading part in her parents’ golden wedding celebration.Besides Mrs. Moffat’s brother. Mr. Robt. Gray, and her sister, Mrs. Lord, Bowmanville, who were present, she has one sister, Mrs. Melrose, in Milverton.Both Mr. and Mrs. Moffat were formerly members and staunch supporters of the Presbyterian Church, first at Newtonville and then in Newcastle. ‘ They espoused the cause of church union and on the consumation of union which they helped to achieve locally, transferred their membership and interest to the United Church. Mr. Moffat has been an elder since the union, is a member of the finance committee and takes an ardent interest in every phase of the church work. During his whole life lie has concernedhimself with the welfare of others and .taken an advanced stand on all moral J and social issues. He has taken a very [ active and helpful part in many a tern- j perancc and prohibition fight. He is at present president of the Newcastle i branch of the Canadian Bible Society, j vice president of the Newcastle Horticultural Society and vice-chairman ofthe Board of Education.Mrs. Moffat is a valued member ofthe W.M.S. and the W.A. of the United Church and holds a link with the pat by retaining her interest in the Newtonville Women’s Institute. Their friends are legion and they all join in wishing them many more years of wedded Miss.ST. GEORGE S CHURCH NOTESS ISt. George’s Anglican Church— Rev. F. H. Mason. Rector. 2nd Sunday after Christmas: Holy Communion 11 a. m.; Evensong 7 p. m.; Bible Class in Vestry S.45 a. m.: Sunday School 2 p. m.On Christmas Day the services in1 V r* ^ will lOtllUlO A~SCAtj UiiV V AVV.U ***more years of life may be granted to , st George’s Church were unusually« f 1*1 A .. .1 .1 n M 1 « 4 h lt;. I . 4 • • ( ....you. Years like past, golden in the turest sense of the word, years crown ed with our Heavenly Father’s loving kindness and tender mercy. I rials and difficulties there have been, but always there was the upholding of His hand, and ever stood the promise, Fear not,1 am with you.’ ...‘‘We your family, rejoice in whatyou have been to each other, in sunshine and shadow, unselfish, thoughtful and sympathetic.“As parents, you have been tenderand devoted, watchful, kind and considering no sacrifice too great if thereby you could better minister to those intrusted to your charge. You instructed us by precept and example and truly your loved ones shall ‘Rise up and callyou blessed.’“Your friendship has been no common quality of friendship, which not nly embraced the ordinary opportunity but went out of its way to be kind, sacrificing for others, yet feeling it no sacrifice and continuing so through the years. What a joy, that friendship ike this with Christ as its centre, docs lot end with this mortal life but is perfected in the Heavenly home. As a unall token of our esteem for you, we isk you to accept these simple gifts ind we hope you will live to enjoyhem.Signed byYour friends.Misses Helen and Marjorie Lycett hen presented their grandparents with i large bouquet of golden lined roses uid ’mums, surpassing in freshness md loveliness anything envisioned by M Midas; also a cabinet of silverware, Knives, forks and spoons, for bad not[he honored couple now doubled the distance to their silver wedding mark. Other gifts were: first, a linen table doth bordered in gold, which was laid upon a table then a set of servietteswith gold liordcrs and finally a (7 piece dinner set with tloral designs in goldand yellow. .From the fullness of their hearts Mr. and Mrs. Moffatt thanked the donors and when the applause had ceased there followed a period of music and speechmaking. Mr. Will Moffat. Mr. Robert Moffat. Mr. David Moffat and Mr. Neil Yellowlees expressed their thoughts and feelings in congratulatory speeches while Mr. \cllowlec Miss Helen Yellowlees and Miss Betty Pingle, Bowmanville, contributed musical numbers. A number of congratulatory letters, telegrams from distant relatives were also received and read. Rev. W. P. Rogers of the United Church with Mrs. Rogers, was present and made the concluding speech.Refreshments were served and a pleasant evening with its retrospects and reminiscences closed with the sing-iiia f Auld Lang Syne.Thos. Moffat and Johanna Gray were married on Dec. 15, 1880, by Rev. A. Leslie, Presbyterian minister, at the home of the bride’s father, the late Geo. Gray, Newcastle. Until eighteen years ago when they moved into Newcastle, they farmed in Clarke township the neighborhood of Newtonville. Their three daughters married inurn, the eldest, Ethel, to Mr. Louis Itkinson, now deceased; the second, ,label, to Mr. Alf. C. Lycett, now of )shawa, and the youngest, Maggie, to Jr. Robt. Walkcy, Newtonville. Mrs. .vcett died some vears ago leaving er two daughters, Helen and Marjorie, /ho have since made their home withheir grandparents here and been coin-well attended, especially early Communion at 7.30 a. m. The Rector’s address on the lesson of “The Manger” was very inspiring as was also the singing of the anthem “Shepherds Abiding in the Field.”Last Sunday both services were well attended. Choir at Evensong sang a number of carols, Mrs. F. H. Mason singing the verses and the choir the refrain. The church was artistically decorated with evergreens and the altar with white carnations.Several new organizations are in process of development under the energetic leadership of Mrs. F. H. Mason, of which more anon.The flowers on the altar in St. George’s Church on Sunday, Dec. 21st, were the gift of Mrs. Wallace Holmes in memory of her brother, the late Robert W. Gibson.LAKE SHORE, CLARKERobert Hendry. Portsmouth, spent Christmas at home Mr. Robert Martin spent Christmas at A. A. Martin’s, Brighton . Miss Janie Singer, Toronto, spent Christmas at Mr. J. F. Bone’s Mr. Alex. McNeil, Toronto, and Mr. Thos. McNeil, Orono, were guests at Mr. Gordon Martin’s on Christmas Day Mr. and Mrs. Harold Skinner and son, Tyrone, visited at Mr. Wm. Lake’s Miss Ruby Shaw, Newcastle, was a guest at Mr. John Hendry’s and attended the Christmas Tree and Basket Social on Monday night Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Baskerville and Wilbur spent Christmas in Toronto at their daughter’s. Mrs. Gordon Clark.. Miss Ruth Holmes is spending a few days in Ohawa at Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Cannon’s.BowmanvilleFurnitu
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Bowmanville Canadian Statesman
Bowmanville, Ontario, CA
Thu, Jan 01, 1931
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