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THE NEXT MEETING The May meeting of the Guild will be held on board the schooner "J. T. Wing", at Belle Isle, at 8: 30 P. M., Thursday, May 28, 1953. It was suggested by President Ruhl that we gather at the Belle Isle Casino at an earlier hour for a Dutch Treat dinner. No exact time for the dinner was set. How about 7:30? Please drop a card to Capt'n Johnston, or phone whether you can be there, so we can do some planning for a table. ABOUT THE TELESCOPE In addition to being a convenient way of keeping the members informed of what is going on, the TELESCOPE is paying dividends in another way. Through it we have recently acquired three sets of plans of lakes vessels. These plans have been hidden away, here and there, around the country, doing no one any good, and were in danger of being lost for all time. If our publication had done nothing else, Its existence would be amply justified. The hardest documents to locate are authentic plans of Great Lakes vessels, and from the point of view of our organization they are the most valuable. The Guild has received some very nice com­ pliments, from high places, in recent months which should encourage us to further activity in our field. When we stop to evaluate the accomplishments of the members of the Great Lakes Model Shipbuilders' Guild, it is readily discernable that in the brief time we have been active we have done more in the field of choice than has been done by any other organization in the past one- hundred years. There is much more to be done, and from time to time new opportunities come to our attention. Right now there is a prospective member whose interest is old marine steam engines. So far we have not been able to make mush progress in that field but It is one in which some very important work may be done. (TO ALL MEMBERS) This is your paper. Writing and publishing this paper is a hard job. If you have questions to ask, information that you think other members would like to know, please let the editor know. If you ever had the urge to write, here is your chance. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT NOW!!!!