MONTHLY NEWS BULLETIN OF THE T O R O N T O Executive Committee 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 SOCI ETY Editor G. T urner W. R. Wilson Capt. J. Leonard Jay N. Bascom 100 Whitehall Road Toronto, Ont. M4W 2C7 4 VOL. XXI - NO. 6 MARCH 1989 MEETINGS Friday, April 7th - 8:00 p.m. at the Museum. "The Photography of Dyke Cobb. " A selection of examples of the camera artistry of our late Presi dent will be presented by Jay and John Bascom. Saturday, May 1 3 th - Annual Dinner Meeting. Please see details below. * * * * * * * THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK The February Meeting featured our first marine "Show and Tell" session and was chaired by Lorne Joyce. The evening was a great success, and we thank all of the many members who participated. THE ANNUAL DINNER MEETING will be held at the Ship Inn, in the Museum, on Saturday M ay 1 3 . Dinner will be served at 7 : 0 0 p.m., and the bar will be open earlier for those wishing a restorative before dinner. Our Speaker will be Daniel C. McCormick, of Massena, N.Y., whose illustrated programme will describe "The Transition from Old Canals to Modern Seaway". Cost of the beef dinner will be $ 2 0 . 00 per person and g ue s t s will be welcome. Please send your early remittance to William R. Wilson, 173 Glenrose Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4T 1K7. Tickets will be held at the door for all those who have reserved. Please Note: Restaurant capacity is limited and we have a deadline for con firming the number that will attend. Reservations, accompanied by payment, must be received by Tuesday, May 9 . We regret that there can be no refunds after that date, and that tickets will not be sold at the door. Please re serve early to ensure that there will be space for you and your party. In the New Member Department, a hearty welcome goes out to Clarence Currie of Owen Sound, to Ken Beatie of Kingston, to R. E. Taylor of Hamilton, and to Clarence Robitaille of Midland. * * * * * * * AFFILIATED WITH THE MARINE MUSEUM OF UPPER CANADA ISSN 0318-014X