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Page 3 Vol. 1, No. 1, of this publication appeared in September, 1947. In August of 1958 Mr. Curtis Haseltine became its editor. Originally this publication came out in a single sheet in mimeograph form. Printing of the double sheet began Jan. 1950. We must not overlook the work of the secretaries of our organi- zation in those formative years, whose efforts did much to advance our cause. Mr. O'Brien, as first secretary, would use the medium of a handwritten or typewritten postcard to notify the handful of members of coming meetings. When Mr. Dancey became seéretary the membership had increased to a point where it was economical to use the medium of a printed letter. Then followed Mr. Larson. Mr. Robert Zeleznik became our secretary in July, 1949 and except fora term as President of the Society, has held the Secretaryship since that time, Since we are here primarily concerned with the childhood of our Organization, it will probably be of interest to know of our meet- ings during the first several years, the speakers and their sub- jects. DATE SPEAKER SUBJ ECT 7-27-44 Capt. Wm. Taylor The Lighthouse Service 8-31-44 Adopted our Constitution and By-Laws 9-28-44 Kenneth E. Smith The White Star Line 10-26-44 Rev.E.J.Dowling,S.J. The Package Freighters 11-30-44 Roy Bates Detroit River Ferries 12-28-44 Frank Barcus The Great Storm of 1913 1-25-45 Thomas Weber Steward's Experience Aboard Ships 2-23-45 John Poole Facts About the Great Lakes 3-29-45 Prof. F.C.Bald Shipbuilding on the Rouge River 4-26-45 Hon. Prentiss Brown History Making Facts about our Great Lakes Boundary Line 5-24-45 Thomas Dancey History of Lake Michigan Car Ferries 9-27-45 Norbert Neff Shipping In and Out of Mt.Clemens 10-25-45 Robert Larson Canada Steamship Lines 11-29-45 Clarence Vincent Keeping the Steamer Channel Open During War 12-27-45 David P. Botsford History of the Lower Detroit River 1-31-46 Frank Barcus Lure of Ships and the Waterfront 2-28-46 Raymond Knight Historic Sault Ste. Marie 3-28-46 Milo M. Quaife In Search of a Hero-Fact and Fic- tion about the Burning of the Erie 4-25-46 Earl Fillion The First Carferry Successfully Crosses Lake Michigan 5-23-46 Rev.E.J.Dowling,S.J. Red Stacks in the Sunset-Goodrich Transit Co. What could be considered as the First Annual Banquet was held on April 26, 1945, at the Detroit Edison Cafeteria in their offices at 2000 second Ave. At this meeting Mr. Prentiss M. Brown, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Detroit Edison Company, and president of the Arnold Transit Company, spoke on the subject "St. Ignace, Romantic Harbor of the North." The second banquet was held March 28, 1946 at the Edison Boat Club. The third annual banquet was May avs 1947 at the Prince Edward Hotel in Windsor, Ontario, followed the next year on April 28th, again at the Edison Boat Club. The Society's membership card, which has not been altered in form since its inception in 1946, bears a picture of the old White Star Line steamer "Tashmoo" whieh will be well remembered by De- troiters of a generation ago. She spent most of her time on the St. Clair River run to Port Huron, Mich., and her picture was adop= ted as the Society's emblem. This was at the urgency of Mr. O'Brien