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MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT, INC. P.J.MoAllister, President Wm. »B.Mahoney, Vice.Pres John C.Goodrich, Treasurer kovert A.Zelesnik, Secretary) buh Sandwich Street W., | 251 Lothrop Road, 6 Adams Circle 2015 Dime Building wl Windsor, Ontario Grosse Pointe Farms, 36,Mich. Wayne, Michigan Detroit 26. Michigan. ANNOUNCEMENT; Kenneth Smith will show photographs from his "H" "I" and "J" files on the Society's pictograph machine at the Merch 11 meating to be held at 8 pem. in the Veterans Memorial Building. On Spril 27 we will meet at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. Our host, fellow member Norb Neff, has arranged for a special roast beef dinner for e075. The entertainment will be Carl Turnquist's movie on the Great Lakes, teken mostly from the Fort York. Al Bradley WOMENATIONS: Capt. Philip E. Thorpe is chairman of the nominating committee for the June, 1959 election. Other members are Dan Zellers, Kenneth Smith and John Campbell. Any member having a suggested candidate should first determine from the cendidate if he will serve if nominated and then notify the chairman, in writing, prior to April 1. Communications to Capt. Thorpe should be addressed to 100 Seward, Apt AI, Detroit 2, Michigan, Members whose terms expire in June are: Capt. Thomas Brown, Capt, Morgan Howell, Al Bradley and Robert Zeleznik, SHIPS Inland Steel barely had announced it would build the EDWARD Im RYERSON at 750 feet when word came the new Bethlehem freightew to be started soon at Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, will be lengthened at the fantail to the same size -- technically 729' 11 7/8"... The 689-foot HERBERT C. JACKSON was launched Feb. 19 at GLEW for Interlake, scheduled for service in May...Maj. Ernest J. Denz succeeds Maj. Ira &. Hunt in charge of U.S.Lake Survey; Col. Woodrow W. Wilson wili succeed Col. Peter C. Hyzer July 1 as chief of Detroit Engineer District; Col. Loren W. Olmsted, woo directed construction of American Seaway portion, will be suce ceeded by his deputy, Lt. Col. Earl B, Butler, at Buffalo...Prof. Harry B. Benford, U. of M., has recommended the replacement for the Poe Lock at the Soo should be at least 1,070 feet long, 150 feet wide. Stoddard White CRUISE Our masthead this month is from a color transparency by f Cas Derwich, showing the emergency steering wheel on the ASSINIBOIA. It ¥ is to call attention tothe Society's cruise June 20. Only 25 reservations have been set aside for us so deposit should be made as quickly es possible with Robert Zeleznik,2015 Dime Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan. Our boat is shown at the right in a photograph by Ken Smith.