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MAHINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT THE DETROIT MARINE HISTORIAN Volume ¢3,%No 4 December, 1949 OF ok nee oaks ack ANNOUNCEMENT : Our fourth meeting ef the current seasen will be held at the Conference Room ef the Detroit News, Wednesday, December 14th, at 8 P. M. Our speaker of the evening will be a fellow member, Dr. R. Murray Muir. Since the Muir Ship- yard will celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 1950, the title ef Dr. Muir's paper is very appropréate. It is, "A Century of Progress in Lake Shipping, and the Part faken in it by the Muir Brothers Shipyard." Our speaker is one of the present generation of the Muir Brothers and is, naturally, very well informed on his subject. He will bring with him a selection of charts and other historical papers tc show us. We hepe that yeu plan to attend and bring your friends. Our guests are always welcome. When the 1950 calendar arrives, be certain to mark the evening of January 25th, and plan to attend our January meeting and hear Mr. Paul Sullivan tell us abeut the self- unloeders and other ships of the Pringle Barge Line Co. Your Secretary wishes to remind yeu thet he is alweys anxious to assist our members, and that a complete record ef addresses of our membership is kept at 2015 Dime Building, phone WOodward 1-7274. Robert A. Zeleznik, Secretary KK ROKK KR OK KK KK KOK KR RK KOK OK OK OK KK KY OK KK KF IN MEMORIAM - LOUIS BAUS Mr. Louis Baus passed away on Saturday, October 22 1t the Lakewood, Ohio Hospital, st the age of 74. He was one of the best infermed and mest eutstending historians ef Greit Lakes Shipping, and was en active member of many historical societies, including The Marine Historical Society of Detrait. Besides ships, Mr. Brus! interests included early Cleveland history, the Ohie ccnals, stamp collecting 2nd music. He w2s photographer for the Cleveland Plain Desler for -lmost 40 yeirs. As our Society was honored in having = min of such wide »schievements 7s 1 member, sorwe 7re grieved at his passing. In the name of 711 our members, the Detroit Mcrine Historian extends every expressivn of symp:thy to Mrs. Baus ind to all nerr cand dear to him. Mry God grant him eternol rest. OK KK OK Re OK CAPTAIN Ceptain John Kelsner, 2 member of our Societym has KELSNER resigned his position of Superintendent of the State Auto Ferries °t the Straits of Mrckinic, te become general menrger of the Clevelend shipy>ords of the Great Likes Towing Compnny. One of his first takks there will be the con- version of the tug AMERICA to Diesel drive. Our Society wishes Ccpteain Kelsner 211 success in hés new undertaking. * eK eK KK K