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wreath-laying ceremonies took place. with wreaths from the New Brunswick Branch. the City of Saint
John, Loyalist Days Inc. and the I.O.D.E.
In 1983. the Bicentennial year. the ceremonies on 18th May will be done on a large scale with events
going on all through the day arranged by the Saint John Bicentennial Incorporated. assisted by the New
Brunswick Branch. This will just be one of the events going on throughout the year.
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LOYALIST DAYS SAINT JOHN. N.B.
his annual festival held in Saint John in mid-July seems to improve every year. The re-enactment of
the Landing of the Loyalists took place on 18th July. The Lieut. Governor. the Honourable George
Stanley and his wife arrived on the scene in horse and carriage and went down to the shore to welcome
the "Loyalists". Mayor Lockhart welcomed all spectators and participants. The Lieut. Governor spoke on
the history of the Loyalists and the qualities which they had. "a loyalty and a devotion to duty". He also
spoke of their courage, fortitude and faith - only those of strong mind and body were those who survived.
He said that these very qualities inherent in the Loyalists are those which are needed today.
Other officials present included several cabinet ministers and other M.L.A. 's.
1984 December
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he flag raising ceremony on May 18, our Loyalist Day, was enhanced by ladies in Loyalist costume
serving muffins and coffee afterwards in a Loyalist setting.
A Loyalist Day dinner was held at a private club in Saint John at which were 81 members and special
guests, all dressed in Loyalist costume. Among the special guests were Lieutenant-Governor and Mrs.
Stanley.
Our Bicentennial project is a book, Loyalists All, an abridged version of each member's family tree,
dating back to the Loyalist ancestor about whom is also included a short anecdote. The compiling, editing
and publishing expenses to date have been kindly donated by Mr. and Mrs. A.B.L. Pipes.
A singular honour was awarded to one of our most loyal and active members when Mrs. Elizabeth Lowe
of Renforth, N.B. received the Florence Nightingale Medal last summer. This medal is the highest award
the International Red Cross Committee in Geneva offers nurses or Red Cross Volunteers who have
distinguished themselves in their devotion to the sick and wounded. She is the seventeenth Canadian to
receive this award since the First World War. Mrs. Lowe is also a past president and past secretary of the
New Brunswick Branch of the U.E.L. Association, Saint John, and has worked tirelessly for the benefit of
the branch.
1985 June
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eetings over the past six months have been well attended. Two new members have received their
certificates: Mrs. Janet Yearwood and daughters, Linda and Heather, descendants of Col. John
Peters. and Mrs. Clement Shea, descendant of Joseph McKeil.
President George Teed presented a brief on the controversial Bilingualism Report, on behalf of the St.
John Branch.