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M O N T H L Y N E W S B U L L E T I N O F T H E T O R O N T O M A R I N E H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y Editor Jay N. Bascom 100 Whitehall Road Toronto, Ont. M 4W 2C7 Executive Committee Jay N. Bascom Roger Chapman Capt. G. O uderk irk R. F. Beaupre Lorne Joyce G. T u rn e r David Bull Capt. J. Leonard W. R. Wilson VOL. XXXII - NO. 4 JANUARY 2000 MEETINGS Saturday, February 5th - 2: 00 p. m. at the Four Points Sheraton. Ron Beaupre will present the third instalment of the photographs of the late Jim Kidd, the original Treasurer of T. M. H. S. Saturday, March 4th - 2: 00 p. m. at the Four Points Sheraton. Our speaker will be Capt. Ralph Tucker, McKeil's senior captain. This pro­ gramme was postponed from last March. Catch it in 2000! Saturday, April 1st - We have tentatively reserved this date for a field trip to visit Port Weller Dry Docks. Please watch for details in our next issue. To avoid confusion, please note that, with the completion of the renova­ tions to the hotel, The Inn on the Lake has now become the Four Points Sheraton. The location is the same - on Lakeshore Boulevard east of the Humber River. For directions to the hotel by car or public transit, you may refer to the complete description contained in the Mid-Summer issue. THE EDITOR'S LOGBOOK The December Meeting was very well attended and featured Ralph Martens, who presented slides taken during his many years of service in lake freighters of various fleets. All of the members enjoyed Ralph's photos and often-humourous descriptions of the circumstances under which they were taken. In the New Member Department, a hearty welcome goes out to Ralph Martens, of St. Catharines, to Doug McLelland, of Scarborough, to Robert Graham, of Point Edward, and to Roger Nolan, of San Mateo, California. ISSN 0318-014X