Author: Fran Martin

Fran Martin became a member of The Bootmakers of Toronto in 1987 and The Stormy Petrels of B.C. in 1988. She has attended several Sherlockian conferences including: In 1992 "Aspects of Holmes" in Bradford, England (hosted by The Northern Musgraves); In 2006 "ACD at 35" in Toronto (hosted by The Bootmakers of Toronto); 2013 "Sherlock Holmes Through Time & and Place" in Minneapolis (hosted by The Norwegian Explorers); 2014 "Gillette to Brett IV" in Bloomington (hosted by Wessex Press); 2015 SherlockCon in Seattle; 2015 "A Scintillation of Scions VIII" in Baltimore (hosted by Watson's Tin Box); 2016 "The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes" (hosted by The Norwegian Explorers); in 2018 in Dayton, Ohio for the "Holmes, Doyle & Friends" conference (hosted by the Agra Treasurers). Fran has held several positions with The Stormy Petrels of B.C. including secretary, vice-president, special events coordinator and is currently president and editor of the "Petrel Flyer". She was honoured with being awarded the title of "Master Bootmaker" in 2014. She was very pleased to present a paper to a meeting of Sir Hugo's Companions in Chicago in 2017. Fran has contributed articles to Canadian Holmes magazine, the Watsonian and Chris Redmond's "About Sixty" and "Sherlock Holmes is Like...". In May, 2018 she attended the 78th annual Speckled Band of Boston dinner. She was very honoured to have been one of the first women invited.

CLASSIC MOVIE NIGHT

The next gathering of the Stormy Petrels will take place on Friday, July 26th.

We will meet at The Tapestry at UBC for our annual “Classic Movie Night” at 6:00 for snacks , movie begins rolling at 7:00.

Should you show up in Sherlockian-inspired dress, your Consulting Detective will reward you with a gift.

We will be treated to two movies. These were actually two episodes from a television series which originally aired in America in 1954.

“The Red-Headed League” and “The Case of the Shoeless Engineer” both starring Ronald Howard as Sherlock Holmes.

Please contact me if you are able to attend, as our host Brian needs to inform “Mrs Hudson”.

Hope to see you all there!

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JULLY JOLLIFICATIONS

 

1.  “The Game’s Afoot” – July 10-18

Peninsula Productions present the Canadian premiere of Ken Ludwig’s play.

Set in 1936 at Gillette Castle, Connecticut, a guest of the castle is murdered, and the world-renowned actor, William Gillette resumes his role as Sherlock Holmes to solve the crime.

The Playhouse is located at 1532 Johnston Road, White Rock.

2. “Reichenbach Falls” Excursion –  July 13

After our ceremonial wreath-toss and picnic, (please see the previous post) we make our way to “Toad Hall” with a slight detour to visit the grave-site of Margaret Denison, mother of Vincent Starrett.  We will show our respects by reciting her son’s poem, “221b” and remembering what a great influence she was on her son’s life. If anyone requires a ride, please let me know.

3. “Classic Movie Night”- July 26

Once again, we will enjoy a classic Sherlockian movie at The Tapestry at Wesbrook Village. Refreshments will be served at 6:00 and the movie will begin to roll at 7:00.

The Tapestry is located at UBC, Wesbrook Mall, just south of 16th Ave.

For further info or questions, please feel free to contact me,

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JUNE MEETING

“This looks like one of those unwelcome social summonses which call upon a man either to be bored or to lie.”

You are all invited to the wedding of Lord Robert Walsingham de Vere St. Simon, second son of the Duke of Balmoral, and the American Hatty Doran.

He, “… a man whose pleasant lot it had been to command and to be obeyed.”
She, “… a tomboy, with a strong nature, wild and free, unfettered by any sort of traditions.”

Sounds like a perfect match!

Find out more by reading June’s story: “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor”

The meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 4th at Hampton Place at 7:00 pm.

For more info, please contact your “Consulting Detectve” at the Stormy Petrel g-mail address.

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Thank You

Many thanks to our member Tim M. for arranging our fun-filled and informative evening in New Westminster last Tuesday.

He had arranaged for us to meet at Renaissance Book Shop on 6th Street – thank you to John and Lavana for hosting our book-browsing and coffee-time.

Tim then welcomed us to the Columbia theatre for a light supper and refreshments as we viewed their renovations and stood upon the Raymond Burr stage.

Our final stop for the evening was the British Shop & Sherlock’s Cafe.  Proprietor Andy Bradshaw was most welcoming, and a perfect host.  He offered us tea/coffee/water as we settled down for our study session. 

Again, thanks Tim and everyone who made the evening a meeting to remember! 

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