Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-14
CAPITAL CAMERA CLUB.
Inter esting Exhibit of Lantern Slides
Last Evening.

Carroll Institute Hall was the scene of
great interest last night to the host of am
ateur photographers in Washington. There
were 700 or 800 people there, and with a
stereopticon, under Mr.. w. L. Soleau's
charge, the choicest work of the Capital
Camera Club was shown. First was shown
a miscellaneous collection of pictures by
Messrs Charles E. Fairman, A. ]. Hough-
ton, Allen c. Clough, Eugene L. Ferguson,
William L. Soleau, George W. White and
William P. Herbst. There were landscapes,
figures, compositions and studies in light
and shade. 'Thanatopsis'' was illustrated
Douglas Albert LIE Breton, Wallace c. Bah
cock. c. Clifford Jones, Andrew johnson,
Charles E. Fairman, Eugene L. Ferguson,
William l.. Soleau and F. B. Dante.
A series illustrating an AdamleSS Eden,
shown by Andrew johnson; poem by AL
bert LIE Breton, also illustrated by his own
negatives, and series by Howard Grey
Douglas, Lewis NJ. Mccormick. Allen c.
Clough, William Dinwiddie and Clifford c.
Jones, were much enjoyed. Among the
pictures thus shown was one entitled "Tril-
BY" which the committee hesitated about
admitting because 1t showed a young wo-
man entirely nude. 1t was pronounced
a hit.
In the award of prizes Howard Grey Dou-
glas received the H. H. Brown first special
prize, consisting Of silver medal and pho
ment, printing, mounting and artistic merit.
special prize, donated by member Of
the Capital Camera Club, print trimmer,
for the best study of American character,
was awarded to Albert LIE Breton for his
print of Mrs. Nicholson the Star Woman"
who has for many years sold papers every
afternoon on the corner of 18th and F
streets. silver medal, given by member
of the club, for the picture possessing the
greatest general excellence confined to
members of the club. was awarded to An
drew Johnson. A special prize, given by
Scoville, Adams & Co. of the Knack cam
era, for the best snapshot exhibit, was
awarded to Mrs Crlttenden. The first
prize in genre. a silver medal was awarded
to Dexter Thurber; the second, bronze
medal. to Charles r. Dodge; first prize in
to Burgess Smith; second prize, bronze
medal, to A. ]. Houghton; first prize in
landscape, silver medal was awarded to
Mr.. George B. White; second, a bronze
marines, a silver medal, was awarded to A.
]. LIE Breton; second, a bronze medal, to
Charles L. Schaft The first prize for in
teriors, a silver medal, was awarded to ].
H. Harper; second bronze medal. to
Charles r. Dodge by mistake, and the prize
will be awarded to some one else, as MIR.
Dodge had already received one prize. 1t Is
against the rules of the club for a contes-
tant to get more than one.
The exhibit of the. club opened at the Cos
mos Club today Another prize will be
awarded by the visitors to the exhibit,
through coupons, in the clubs catalogue.
The judges last night We're E. H. Miller. r.
N Brook and Charles Parker.
An Exhibition MT the Cosmos Club.
The regular exhibition of the Capital
Camera Club began today in the assembly
room of the Cosmos Club, under the au-
spices of the Cosmos Club. Several hun
bred photographs are on exhibition, and
the hall has been thronged with enthusi-
astic visitors all day.
The collection of photographs includes
views Of every description, number of
foreign views being among them, all the
work, however of amateurs of the District
of Columbia. The prize photographs are
prominently displayed, and a great deal of
the work is of character of excellence en-
titling it to rank with the highest order of
photography. The exhibition will continue
daily from 10 am. until pm. until next
Friday, and visitors will also be admitted
Wednesday and Thursday evenings from
to 10