Canon and Mrs. Comyn-Ching Celebrate Their Silver Wedding Sunday

 

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Coming to Canada from England as a very young boy to be a student farmer, taking part in the colorful life of the dominion as a member of the Royal North West Mounted Police, a Winnipeg business man and later ordained to the priesthood of the Anglican church in Dawson City, Rev. Canon J. W. Comyn-Ching of Christ Church and Mrs. Comyn-Ching, daughter of a pioneer English family in Canada, will receive the congratulations of hosts of friends everywhere on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 17.

 

Married in Winnipeg

In the pretty month of June in the old St. Matthew's church, Winnipeg, twenty-five years ago, Margaret Jane Wilcox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilcox, became the bride of James (should be John) Morton Comyn-Ching son of the late James Morton Comyn-Ching of Bredgar House, Bredgar, Kent, England.  The romance had started in the Sunday school room of the church in which Mrs. Comyn-Ching taught and Mr. Comyn-Ching was a lay reader and the Rev. St. George Buttrum performed the ceremony.  Later the new St. Matthew's church was built on the site of the home of Mrs. Comyn-Ching's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilcox who are new residents of San Fransisco.

 

To Yukon Mission Field

In 1906 Canon Comyn-Ching was appointed to the Yukon Mission field and with his wife was stationed at Eldorado and Bonanza, where in the same year he was ordained to deacon's orders.

In 1903 he was called to St. Paul's Cathedral, Dawson City, where he was ordained on February 16 of that year, with the Right Rev. I. O. Stringer, D. D., Bishop of the Yukon and the Venerable Archdeacon Canada officiating.  In 1910 Canon and Mrs. Comyn-Ching went to Souris, Manitoba, where the former was created rural dean.  From there they went to Vernon, B.C. and St. Mary's church, Victoria.  Shortly after the war Canon Comyn-Ching came to Edmonton as secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, and from there went to St. Luke's church, Revelstoke, B.C., and in 1921 was called to Christ Church, Edmonton.

On Sunday, May 6 of this year, at the morning service, at All Saint's Cathedral, the rector of Christ church was created a canon of Saint Aidan with the Right Rev. H. A. Gray, Bishop of Edmonton, officiating.

Mr. and Mrs. Comyn-Ching have three children; Mr. Reginald Comyn-Ching, Miss Gladys Comyn-Ching, Miss Margaret Comyn-Ching - and one grandchild - Joan, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Comyn-Ching.

 

 

 

 

Christ Church Congregation Honors Rector and Wife

 

Silver Tea Service Presented to Rev. Canon and Mrs. J.M. Comyn-Ching on Silver Wedding Anniversary

 

     Wearing a frock of the sheerest black ninon, veiling flesh pick georgette, and black Gainsborough hat appliqued in lace, Mrs. J. M. Comyn-Ching made a lovely picture on Tuesday evening when, with her husband, the Rev. Canon Comyn-Ching, she received the congratulations of more than three hundred members of the congregation of Christ Church, on the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary.

      The parish hall was transformed into a drawing room by the use of oriental rugs, easy chairs and softly shaded floor lamps.  Wood roses banked the windows, and graceful ferns and potted plants were effective on tables and pedestals dotted about the room.

      Following the arrival of the guests, Mr. and Mrs. Comyn-Ching were made the recipients of a handsome silver tea service, and many exquisite pieces of flat silver.  The presentation was made by Mr. Charles Fowler, who read the address conveying the good wishes and congratulations of the congregation.

      Prior to the presentation, Mrs. Comyn-Ching  received an exquisite bouguet of roses, proffered by little Barbara Nash and Peter Adamson, dressed as bride and bridegoom, and little Bunty Sutherland as bridesmaid.

     Artistic musical numbers were given by Mrs. F. E. B. McCrea, Mrs. Leonard Drummon, soloists: Mr. Weldon Kilburn. pianist, and Mr. H. G. Turner, Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. McCrea and Mr. Humphries in quartette.

 

Cake Gift of W. A.

 

     A handsome wedding cake, the gift of the Women's Auxilary, centered the supper table done in roses and lighted in silver candles in tall silver candlesticks.

     Members of the various women's organizations of the church who were hostesses for the evening were: Mrs. A. M. Challand, Mrs. George Beart, Mrs. George Freeze, Mrs. F. R. Bore, Mrs. Alfred Chard, Mrs. R. J. Dinning, and Mrs. H. G. Turner.  Mr. R. H. Cautley and Mr. H. H. Cooper were also on the committee of arrangements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon and Mrs. Comyn-Ching at Home in Rectory

 

    Rev. Canon and Mrs. J. M. Comyn-Ching held a delightful reception on Friday afternoon and evening when the entertained more than two hundred guests at the rectory of Christ's church.

    In the afternoon, tea was served in the gardens from a table arranged under a gaily striped marquee.

    Those presiding during the tea hour were Mrs. H. A. Gray, Mrs. Reginald Cautley, Mrs. H. M. E. Eans and Mrs. Alfred Chard, and those in charge of the supper tables in the evening were Mrs. Humphries and Mrs. Dear, Mrs. Labelle, Miss Barbara Labelle, Mrs. R. G. Dinning, Mrs. R. G. Gray, Miss Gladys Comyn-Ching, Mrs. Ewington and Mrs. Horace Reid assisted in serving.

 

 

 

Thora Butcher