Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-04
A SYNDICATE OF PHOTOGRAPHS
Beautiful Views to Be Exhibited b,
the Washington Camera Club.

1t is said that there is nothing that comes
quite so near the actual pleasure Of travelling
a. to have some one who has travelled and who
can talk well tell you all about it. Of course
it all depends upon the person who tells the
story and upon the kind Of photograph; he has
brought home with him to illustrate his tale but
the people Of this city who have friends in the
Camera Club, or who know some one who has
friends, need have no fear on that score, for
there is in store for them this winter O treat
such a. seldom falls to the lot of the folks who
are obliged to remain at home. The arrange
ments for the interchange of photographs rep.
resenting the various cities throughout the
country that are SO fortunate as to boast O.
associations of amateur photographers have al
last been perfected, and, as the Washington
club is a member of the syndicate, a large
amount OF entertainment is promised for the
coming season.
/ FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
The first instaiment of views arrived this
week in a handsome box from the Pacific Coast
Association OF Amateur Photographers-one
hundred of the most beautiful slides for a lam
tern ever seen III this city, neatly packed in a
new way, accompanied by brightly written
lecture by one OF the members of the associa-
ton to be read as the pictures are thrown on
the screen. Thursday night has been selected
as the date for this lecture, the first in the
course, and Grand Army Hall has been chosen
as the place where it is to occur. Tickets of
invitation are being issued by the members Of
the club.
The views of California-the title of the lee
ture being "Glimpses of California"-are some
what different from tho hackneyed Sort show
ing the great trees, the Yosemite valley and
others OF the sort that usually goes with talk
upon the golden state. The members of the
coast association have chosen q distinct style
OF Illustration, choosing their topics from the
quieter types Of coast life. Their negatives
and slides are made in the most artistic man
ner and have been admired by the membere of
the home club as the highest style OF work.
THE PROGRAM FOR THE WINTER
has been partially arranged as follows: The
White mountains, about November 2; in and
about Columbus, Ohio, ABOUT January 10; Chi
cago, historical, picturesque and architectural,
two weeks later, and then Washington by the
home club, which is now at work upon the
slides, the plates having been already selected
by the album committee. After that, and in
some cases in the open dates left between those
named, will probably come lectures upon such
subjects as illustrated Liverpool, under the
shadow of Tamalpais mountain near San
Francisco and in and about San Francisco, the
latter by the California Camera Club.
This syndicate of all-round travel instruction
and amusement il called the interchange of il
Illustrated subjects and Is managed by Mr.. VIM.
g. Reed OF the Boston Camera Club. This or
ganization was the first to start this sort of
thing and most delightful lecture was de-
livered here last winter under the care Of the
home club, accompanied by slides made by the
Boston amateurs. The interchange Is only
among the camera clubs Of the following cities
and q few others that have very recently been
admitted TO the corner and costs but the actual
transpor tation Of the slides from place to place.
each club taking the expense of making them.
Boston, Bridgeton. Brooklyn, California, Chi
cago Columbus. Louisville, Vaudeville, Mich;
Medford, Mass; Newark, Nj; New York,
Peekskill, N. Y; Pottsville, Pa Providence,
RI; Rochester, NY; st. Louis, Syracuse and
Washington.
The committee having the preparation Of
slides in charge here consists Of Mr. Edgar
Richards, President Max Hansmann and Mr.. J..
Albert Cole.