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(Masthead: The IDLEWILD coming) (out of the Star, from an old eee eroce pocleny (Star Line letterhead, contrib-) (uted by George Lauhoff. In September our Sgciety begins its twelfth season. Dates for the meetings have been tentatively set as follows: September 10, Saturday, at Amherstburg, February 18, Saturday, Banquet, October 26, Wednesday evening, March 21, Wednesday evening, November 23, Wednesday etening, May 2, Wednesday evening, January 11, Wednesday evening, June 9, Saturday, Amherstburg. Details of each meeting will be announced in the preceding "Marine Historian, as usual. Speakers and programs have been set up and indicate an interesting and instructive variety of topics. Keep these dates in mind. ELECTIONS At the June meeting at Amherstburg, the ballots cast indicated the return to office of the four incumbents on the Board of Advisors, namely, John R.Campbell, Capt.Sidney Ferriss, Kenneth E.Smith and Capt.William J.Taylor. A week later, on June 11, the Advisory Board convened for the an- nual election of Officers, and elected as your officers for next season: President: John R.Campbell, Vice President: Frank J.McAllister, Secretary: Robert A.Zeleznik, The Office of Treasurer will be filled at a later meeting. Meanwhile Mr.Camp- bell will function also as Acting Treasurer. OR ko kK OR Ok ke KR ae ok Ok ke Ok kk ek ok ek LK ek SHIPS The tanker IMPERIAL LEDUC, recently purchased by Canada Steamship Lines, has been renamed NIPIGON BAY, and has been restored to service as a tanker, operating on charter between Lake Superior and Port Credit, Ont. The EDWARD N.SAUNDERS,Jr. (ex W.H.BECKER, ex ALEXIS W.THOMPSON) has been sold to the Browning interests. The new C.S.L. canaller IROQUOIS was launched at “™ Collingwood on June 4th. The new C.S.L.Package freighter FORT HENRY is in service, a rather sleek looking craft, with a bow similar to C1lIFFS VICTORY. Continental Grain have added two more old freighters to their Buffalo grain storage fleet, namely ANGELINE and W.G.POLLOCK. The sandsucker GRAND ISLAND which has been operating this season between Lake Erie ports, is the former Niagara River passenger and auto ferry of the same name. The tug ARIZONA of Great Lakes Towing, is nearing the completion of her conversion to diesel at her owners Cleveland repair yard. The tanker DETROIT is the former PEGGY REINAUER. The j LEETSDALE (ex ® W.D.REES, 1895 ) has been com- pletely bro- ken up at Buf- Eaho. WILLIAMS- PORT is ex- pected to be next to go. * OR KK KOK * py The ill-fated JOHN A McGEAN \ lost on Lake Huron in the Great Storm of 1913