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ANNOUNCEMENT: Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday Evening, January 13, at Eight at the U.of D.Library, Room 311. As we announced last issue our speaker will be Capt.Thomas Allen, commander of the freighter WILLIAM EDEN- BORN during the past season, and previously commander of the ROBERT W.E. BUNSEN. Those of us who know Captain Tom and have heard his stories and fe his experiences recommend your marking this meeting as another "must." Do not forget the date, Wednesday, January 13th. Our members are cautioned to have their membership cards on their person if they drive to the University, thus precluding being stopped for parking charges in the event of their being a basketball game or similar gathering in the Field House on that night. Your membershio card will be your admit to the lots. Our February meeting will be held on the 24th at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Center. Full details in the next issue. Mark the date now. KOR KR RRO OR KOK OR KOR OR ROK KK ROR KR Hk He « «JOHN E.Poole, Secretary MASTHEAD Our masthead cut this month is taken from an old letterhead from the Star Line, and shows the sidewheeler DARIUS COLE coming out of the star. The Star Line operated excursions on the River before the days of the White Star Line, and numbered besides the COLE, the IDLEWILD, the first GREYHOUND, the EVENING STAR, and the propellor ARUNDELL. Our fellow member,George Lauhoff,contributed this and several more fine cuts which we will see in future issues. Your Editor is most grateful and hopes that . other members will follow Mr.Lauhoff's axample. OR KKK OR ROK OR OK OK OK OK OK OK OK ROK OK OK OK KOK OK ROK KOK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK KK SHIPS At Lorain, the keel has been laid for hull #871, the 710 foot bulk freighter which will join the Hanna Fleet when completed. The 647 ft.ARTHUR M,ANDERSON established a season's record for a single vessel when hauled 866, 885 gross tons of iron ore for the Pittsburgh Steamship Diwision during the past season. She made 46 round trips. The car ferry PERE MAR- QUETTE 12, has gone to Port Hyron to reopen train ferry service across the St.Clair River from Port Huron to Sarnia, the route for which this vessel was originally built, but which has not been used for many years meanwhile. The German freighter WALLSCHIFF has been ragsed from the St.Clair River and brought to the shipyards at River Rouge for repairs. The PHILIP D.BLOCK is at Manitowoc for installation of new tank tops, side tanks and pilot house. The Canadian Pacific passenger liner ASSINIBOIA is at the Midland yards for installation of oil burners in her boilers. Her sister KEEWATIN will get a similar change next winter. Fairport Harbor will have five Columbia boats in for winter work: new channel tank top on HARRY T.EWIG, new stokers on R.E. MOOD Es ong conerale pepe ae on ye C.RICHARDSON, SIERRA’ and J.R.SENSIBAR. * xk OK OK OR OK OK OK OK KOR OK OK KK KOK OK OK OK OK KOK OK KOK LAY Say pare ne Ss ae be pee if our members in various Lakes cities will send us the lists of the ships in winter lay up. aie HH Cee been a popular service of our koh eh Hees beak hemes: KOR KK KK OK KOK OK OK OK OK Strs. ZENITH cLTY {ieet)* & WAWATD AM ws