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M O N T H L Y NEWS BULLETIN OF THE T O R O N T O Executive C om m ittee Jay N. Bascom R. F. Beaupre David Bull. 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 W hitehall Road Toronto, Ont. M 4 W 2C7 Roger Chapman Capt. G. Ouderkirk Lorne Joyce G. T u rn e r Capt. J. Leonard W. R. Wilson 4 VOL. XXVIII - NO. 6 MEETINGS Friday, MARCH 1996 April 5th - 8:00 p.m. at the Museum. Roger Chapman will present "Hamilton Shipping - Then and Now", a look at marine activity, past and present, in Hamilton Harbour. We hope to see you there. Saturday, May 11th - Annual Dinner Meeting. Please see details below. * * * * * * * THE EDITOR'S LOGBOOK It was good to see so many members in attendance at the February Meeting, despite the hot competition for parking spots in the lot beside the Ma' rine Museum. Ye Ed and Bill Wilson enjoyed putting on a programme that was a bit different, and we hope that the members enjoyed seeing the show as much as we did getting it together. The Annual Dinner Meeting will be held on Saturday, May 11th, aboard JADRAN, which is moored on the east side of the Yonge Street slip on the Toronto Waterfront. The cash bar will open at 6: 00 p. m., and dinner will be served at 7: 00 p. m., with a choice of chicken or salmon as entree. We will have a most interesting programme for the enjoyment of the members, but as we currently are finalizing details, we will not be able to make a formal announcement until the April issue goes to press. We have been able to hold the line on cost once again, so that the price of the dinner will be only $29. 00 per person. We should point out that this is a very good price in that the $29. 00 includes not only a fullcourse dinner with dessert and beverage, but also includes all taxes and gratuities. Parking is readily available in two lots beside the ship (the AFFILIATED WITH THE M AR IN E M U S EU M OF UPPER C A N A D A ISSN 0 3 1 8 -0 1 4X