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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 VOL. XXXIX - NO. 6 APRIL 2007 MEETINGS Saturday, May 12 - Reserve this date for the Annual Dinner Meeting aboard JADRAN. Please see details below. This will be the last T. M. H. S. entertainment meeting until October, 2007. * * * * * * * THE EDITOR'S LOGBOOK The March meeting featured the second instalment of the reminiscences of David Bull, T. M. H. S. Webmaster, concerning his years of working for the Soo River Company. A great time was had by all seeing David's great photos. We remind all members that the deadline for submitting bids for the current Silent Auction is April 15. If you have misplaced the auction details mail­ ed with the March issue, you may access it on line at the Society's website www. tmhs. ca The Society depends upon the Auction for revenue, so please be generous with your bids. Our Auctionmeister waits to hear from you! The Annual Dinner Meeting will be held Saturday, May 12 aboard JADRAN, moored on the east side of Toronto's Yonge Street slip. Parking is available in two lots just east of the ship and there is easy access via T. T. C. (Bay Bus or Harbourfront-Spadina/Exhibition streetcar south from Union Station to Queen's Quay). The cash bar will open at 5: 00 p. m. and the four course dinner will be served at 6: 00. Speaker for the evening will be Scott Cameron, who recently produced an excellent book on the Canadian upper lakes sidewheel passenger steamer FRANCES SMITH. It should be an excel­ lent: programme so please plan to attend. Ticket price is $38. 00 per person (same as last year) and the main course will be either strip steak or grilled salmon. We'll also enjoy soup, salad and dessert. Please send your early remittance to our Chief Purser and, when paying, specify whether you would prefer steak or fish as entree. Cheques payable to Toronto Marine Historical Society may be sent Editor Jay N. Bascom 100 Whitehall Road Toronto, Ont. M 4W 2C7 Executive Committee Jay N. Bascom Roger Chapman Capt. G. Ouderkirk R. F. Beaupre Lorne Joyce G. Turner David Bull Wm. P. Moran W. R. Wilson ISSN 0318-014X http://www.tmhs.ca