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144 Telescope GREAT LAKES MARITIME INSTITUTE, INC. The Great Lakes Maritime Institute was organized in 1952 as the Great Lakes Model Shipbuilders' Guild. Its primary purpose at that time was the promotion of the building of models of Great Lakes vessels. Since THEN THE ORGANIZATIONS SCOPE OF INTEREST HAS BEEN WIDENED CONSIDERABLY. AND THE MONTHLY PUBLICATION TELESCOPE INCLUDES ARTICLES ON HISTORY, SALVAGE, CURRENT NEWS, AND MODEL BU I LD I NG AS WELL . THE BUILDING OF MODELS REMAIN ONE OF THE MAIN PROJECTS OF THE INSTITUTE, AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS CREATED THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF GREAT LAKES SCALE MODELS. THE OFFICE OF THE INSTITUTE IS LOCATED AT 5401 WOODWARD AVE.. DETROIT 2 Michigan. The Institute is incorporated as an organization for no profit UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. No MEMBER RECEIVES ANY RE-N UME RATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED. DONATIONS TO THE INSTITUTE HAVE BEEN RULED DEDUCTIBLE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE. OFFICERS Capt. William J. Cowles President Robert L. Ruhl Vice President Robert E. Lee Corresponding Secretary Emory A. Massman, Jr. Recording Secretary William N. Stevens Treasurer DIRECTORS (Terms expire January 1961) Capt. Frank Becker Henry D. Brown Gordon P. Bugbee Rev. Edward J. Dowling, S. J. Howard J. Schuldt, Jr. Otto Strek (Terms Expire January 1962) John A. Bruehl Kenneth L. Fairbanks Fred Heath William A. Hoey Virginia Sochal William M. Worden GENERAL MEETING JULY 28, 1960 Thursday - 8:00 PM The July general meeting of the Institute will be held at the DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM. Entertainment for the evening will be a slide program, entitled 'The J.T. Wing as a Museum* and 'The End of an Era*. Also, the many new exhibits at the museum will be of great interest to the members. Emory A. Massman, Jr. Recording Secretary