M O N T H L Y NEWS BULLETIN OF THE T O R O N T O Executive C om m ittee J. H. Bascom Jay N. Bascom David Bull Roger Chapman Lorne Joyce M A R I N E H I S T O R I C A L Editor Jay N. Bascom 100 Whitehall Road Toronto, Ont. M4W 2C7 Capt. J. Leonard G. T u rn er W. R. Wilson VOL. XXV - NO. MEETINGS Friday, FEBRUARY 1993 March 5th - 8: 00 p. m. at the Museum. Roger Chapman, our photo grapher extraordinaire, will present an evening of views of old lake ships, including many taken by Capt. William J. Taylor. Friday, April 2nd - 8: 00 p. m. at the Museum. Programme to beAnnounced. Please watch for details in the March issue. Saturday, May 8th - Please reserve this evening for the Annual Dinner M e e t i n g . Full details will appear in the March issue. * * * * * * * THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Our January Meeting featured members' slides on the topic "Casualties". A large number of very interesting photographs were presented for the enjoy ment of all, and as usual there were some most inventive interpretations of the topic! We should like to thank all those who participated in this annual theme slide night. In an earlier issue, we mentioned that we would be presenting some special events in order to help cover the cost of producing this newsletter , We now can tell you about one of them. It will be a draw, open to T. M. H . S. members only, for a trip for four persons aboard a lake freighter, presented through the courtesy of Great Lakes Bulk Carriers Inc. The draw will be held at our April Meeting. Full details of this very special event, together with a form for ordering your tickets, appear on a separate page enclosed with this issue. Please reserve your tickets early, In the New Member Department, a hearty welcome (Dan) MacRitchie, of Midland, Ontario * * * * * * * ISSN 0 3 1 8 -0 1 4X goes out to Capt. Donald AFFILIATED WITH THE MARINE MUSEUM OF UPPER CANADA