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Ne@W]60k United Empire Loyalist monument unveiled nee centre of attention Lapt iz | oF p- By Luke Hendry The HE INTELLIGENCER It was a voyage to be remem- bered, but for Gwendolyn Lazier, it was “just fun.” Officials from all three levels of government and numerous com- munity organizations gathered made, but it was living history that Stole the show. At 100 years old and still up to telling a good story, Lazier was the centre of attention, awe and res] during the uaveiling ceremony. ‘There she chatted amiably with dig- “This is quite a eat i isn't it?” she asked, surveyirig the northwest cor- ner of Front and Dundas streets monument is now surrounded by Clarification In an article in Saturday's Intelligencer, the name of Gwendolyn Braidwood was misstated. In 1924, the Belleville resi- dent — then Gwendolyn Lazier — rode to Washington, D.C. However, the article did not contain her current mar- ried name. The Intelligencer regrets the omission. | PAM AegA (GJS PB several more historical plaques, including one that tells the story of two remarkable Belleville young- sters. In 1924, Belleville residents pre- pared to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists in the Quinte region, Lazier, then 18, an 17-year- ‘old W. Allan Dempsey set out to invite others to the ceremo- ry. Dempsey walked to Toronto, inviting dignitaries from the towns along his route. Lazier did the same, but on a longer, more hi us pal “Tt was just fun,” she aad witha Had her mother been alive, Lazier said, she would never’ have been allowed to go. But her father was dismissive in granting his approval. “Dad said, ‘Oh, go on. She won't Le any ; farther than Shannonville pe Kokesh was an eight-year- old. at the = mea and remembers the day “Asa ae I think the biggest thing was the parade,” Late id of ceremony at city hall. a esh ateudad a Thurlow ‘choolhouse Jack and “She went out Dundas Street,” said Kokesh. i be sauntered would and I haven't ridden one since,” said Lazier, who amazed many well- wishers when she revealed she car- ried a TOE her. “It was being sensible, really,” she sald I “| thought ‘Tma long way from Ttmay ee saved her from trou- ble: in northern New York State, a supe group began following “There were ay men behind me in a car,” she recall Extending her res t index finger and thumb in the shape of a gun, she demonstrated how she bran- dished the pistol, discouraging the men from bothering her. Lazier delivered her invitation to President Cal in Coolidge’s White House; through a now-nameless Belleville woman who worked in the residence's Seah she was able to tour the building, but remembers little of that part of her adventure. “It's so long ago,” she said. Her ride for Saturday was a bit more stylish: she accepted a stretch and replied, “I thought Fa wale Aten