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Great Lakes Model Shipbuilders' Guild 5401 Woodward Avenue Detroit 2, Mich igan OFFICERS Capt. William J. Cowles President Detroit, Michigan William N. Stevens Vice-President Detroit, Michigan Capt. Joseph E. Johnston. .Sec-Treas. Detroit, Michigan DIRECTORS Robert L. Ruhl.........Detroit Robert H. Davison.....Ferndale William Hoey..........Ferndale Kenneth L. Fairbanks. .. Detroit John A. Leonetti........Warren Leo Flagler Windsor, Ont. THE GUILD Organized in 1952 to locate, acquire, and preserve information and objects related to the history of shipping on the Great Lakes and to make same available to the public through the Museum of Great Lakes History and the columns of Telescope. The construction of authentic scale models of Great Lakes ships is one of the prime objectives of the organization, which has brought into being the largest existing collection of models of these ships. The Museum of Great Lakes History, located at 5401 Woodward Avenue, Detroit 2, Michigan, is official headquarters for the organization and repository of all of its holdings. The Guild is incorporated as an organization for no profit under the laws of the State of Michigan. No member receives any compensation for his services. Donations to the Guild are Deductible for tax income purposes. Supported in part by THE DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY **** Joseph E.Johnston, Editor Editorial Membership runs by the calendar year: &V.00 THE NEXT MEETING Friday, December 19 7-30 P.M. sharp. Detroit Historical Museum. OF SIRENS AND SUCH. CAPTAIN FRANK BECKER TO THE RESCUE. Tug boats have but one mission and that is to help other craft and tug boat operators seem to have been bom for the work in which they are engaged* At least this is true of our own Detroit tug boat man, Captain Frank Becker. One does not have to be in shipping to know "Cap Becker". He gets around on land as well as on the water. The latest of many incidences which bear this out happened this way and quite recently. At the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, there is a young lady named Sue Deo, a pledge in the Delta Gamma Sorority. She was given the assignment of placing a ship's anchor on the lawn of the Delta Gamaa house before a certain date. This could have floored many a seaman, and obviously Sue is not a seaman. Perhapsa siren, but certainly not a seaman, and subsequent events lend some credence to the siren theory. In the best traditions of the ancient order of sirens she approached a seaman with her plea, and as the story always goes she got action. By long distance phone she stated her case to Captain Johnston, Curator of Maritime History, Dossin Great Lakes Museum* He being an old sea dog, (that is, a domesticated sea wolf) went in, over his head, but did not come up with an anchor. The museum has many anchors, of all sizes and types but they are accessioned items and can not be disposed of for love or money and Sue did not have either of these for the occasion any way. What did he do about it? Why call Captain Becker at once and relay the plea. "I'll see what I can do," says Cap Becker, and as usual he did something. In good time a fine big anchor appeared on the lawn of the Delta Gamma house, and none other than one from the old convict ship "Success", one of the most notorious vessels that ever sailed the seven seas. A dinner followed, with Captain Becker the only man present in the midst of a whole "school" of sirens, and I use the word with authority. Those Delta Gammas are sirens. I know. I married one. What would the Detroit River be without Captain Frank Becker? In the best traditions of the tug boat service he went to the rescue. Sue was initiated. She is happy. The sorority is happy. They got their anchor, and Cap Becker is happy because he got another chance to do a good deed.