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M O N T H L Y T O R O N T O N E W S B U L L E T I N O F T H E M A R I N E H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y Executive Committee Jay N. Bascom R. F. Beaupre David Bull Roger Chapman Lorne Joyce Capt. J. Leonard Capt. G. Ouderkirk G. T u rn e r W. R. Wilson Editor Jay N. Bascom 100 Whitehall Road Toronto, Ont. M 4W 2C7 OCTOBER 1997VOL. XXX - NO. 1 MEETINGS Friday, November 7th - 8: 00 p. m. at the Museum. Video Night. We will have an interesting selection of marine videos for your viewing pleasure. Please note that the facilities we have enjoyed for our video nights for a number of years are no longer available, and this meeting will be held at the Marine Museum. Friday, December 5th - 8: 00 p. m. at the Museum. See details next issue. * * * * * * * THE EDITOR'S LOGBOOK MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR THE 1997-1998 SEASON ARE NOW DDE AND PAYABLE. As ad­ vised in the flyer which was mailed with the Mid-Summer issue, member­ ship fees remain at $25. 00 for the new season and are now due. This is the last issue which will be sent to those members who do not renew, so if you have not already done so, please send your remittance to William R. Wilson, 173 Glenrose Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1K7. Cheques or money orders should be payable to Toronto Marine Historical Society. We thank you all for your continued interest and support of the Society. We respectfully direct the attention of all of our members to the Trea­ surer's Report which is presented in this issue. It is difficult for us to believe it, but this issue begins the 30th Volume of "Scanner"! We could not have achieved this mile-marker on the river of our travels together had we not had the continued support of so many T. M. H. S. members. We extend our sincere thanks to those of you who have continued to supply items of marine news throughout the years, and also to those who have assisted us in the writing or illustrating of our AFFILIATED WITH THE MARINE MUSEUM OF UPPER CANADA ISSN 0318-014X