Charles Gorman Dedication

A couple of interesting events in honour of Charles Gorman are upcoming.
On July 6 there will be a dedication to the champion speed skater from 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM at the Old Cedar Hill Cemetery, on Lancaster Avenue.  According the city’s calendar of events:

Charles I. Gorman, of Saint John, was the world speedskating champion in the 1920s. He was also an outstanding baseball, bowing, boxing, and tack athlete. A memorial headstone will be dedicated at his grave site in the Old Cedar Hill Cemetery, near Havelock School.

A luncheon reception will follow immediately in the adjoining Hillcrest Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to attend.

And in the evening,  one of Dave Goss’s great Walk ‘n’ Talks will feature a visit to the cemetery to explore the site.

7:15 PM - 8:45 PM. Martello Tower to Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Fast, Faster and Fastest. Walk from Martello Tower to Cedar Hill Cemetery where special attention to the new marker to Charles Gorman will be the highlight of the walk, though others buried there will be noted too! Free. Sponsored by Friends of Charles Gorman Committee. Rain date next night.
Contact: (506) 672-8601.

I like this image below (from the Can. Sports Hall of Fame) of a huge crowd gathered on King Street by the site of our current city hall waiting to greet Gorman in 1920.  You can see the smoke stack of the old electric power company in the background.