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MONTHLY NEWS BULLETIN OF THE T O R O N T O Executive Committee J. H. Bascom Jay N. Bascom David Bull Roger Chapman Lorne Joyce M A R I N E H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y Editor Jay N. Bascom 100 Whitehall Road Toronto, Ont. M4W 2C7 Capt. J. Leonard G. T urner W. R. Wilson VOL. XXIII - NO. 9 MEETINGS MID-SUMMER 1991 Friday, October 11th - 8: 00 p. m. at the Museum. Annual Autumn Slide Night. Members are invited to bring up to twenty slides each to illustrate their summer shipwatching activities. Please Note: Due to conflicting schedules, this meeting will be held on the second Friday of the month, instead of the usual first Friday. * * * * * * THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Membership Fees for the 1991-1992 Season are Now Due and P a y a b l e . As explained on a separate sheet accompanying this issue, a dramatic increase in costs and the effects of our beloved Goods and Services Tax have combined to force a major increase in membership fees, which now will be $25. 00 per annum. Because members seem prone to ignoring notices appearing here on the front page (we know not why), we are enclosing a handy tear-off renewal form which we would urge members to complete and return with payment as soon as possible. There no longer will be a grace period to November, so if you do not renew now, this will be the last issue of "Scanner" you will receive. Won't you please send your early remittance to our Treasurer? Many members already have renewed voluntarily without waiting for a renewal notice. Please join them as paid-up supporters of T. M. H . S. for another year. In the New Member Department, a hearty welcome goes out to Selwyn Irwin, of Brockville, to John C. Knecht, of Troy, Michigan, and to Charles Taws, of Bowmanville. Mr. Taws is the curator of the Bowmanville Museum and editor of its quarterly journal, "The Belvedere". * * * * * * * AFFILIATED WITH THE MARINE MUSEUM OF UPPER CANADA ISSN 0318-014X