Stop 4Laurier & Metcalfe: Second Ottawa YMCA
Naismith’s April 10, 1939, visit to Ottawa highlighted the rise of women’s basketball. 2nd from right, Captain, Ann Isabelle “Belle” Roger. Her grandfather, Robert Stewart, built West Block Parliament, Knox Presbyterian Church. Others: Miss K Tyres, forward; Miss N Hoolihan, defense; Miss Carruthers, Guard; Miss Edith Gertrude Roger, Guard.