Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-01
HANDSOME PHOTOGRAPHS
Amateur Work From All Over the
Country.
Local Talent Showed Well Mt the Dis
play-Capital Bicycle Clubs Exc
hibitlOn-Other Pictures.

ranged around the walls of the Light In
fantry armory, forming one of the most
perfect exhibits of the art Of the amateur
photographer ever displayed in this city.
These prints are the work Of about one
hundred peopie-men and women-from all
over the United States. Washington and
Its vicinity sre we'll represented, and, In
deed. this city takes first hoLors and Sc
cures places OF high merit in the award OF
prizes The ratiora amateur Photographic
exhibition opened at o'clock today, and
will remain open for the next two days,
under the auspices of the National Camera
Club of this city.
This morning the committee of judges,
consisting of George H Frazier of New
York, Dr. ]. B.Littlewood Of Baltimore and
Richard Walzl of Baltimore. went over the
exhibits carefully and gradually picked out
the winners. This was a hard task, for the
prints covered every possible subject, from
street scene caught by a detective cam
era to a solemn landscape absorbed by a
ful!-fedged tripod arrangement. There
were portraits of men and women. the lat
ter being specially beautiful Children and
Old DANES lad posed for the amateurs.
Animals lad unconsciously contributed
their mites to the general effectiveness of
seashores. brooks. deserts. domestic groups.
aboriginal views-in fact, every phase OF
active and still life.
Capital Bicycle Club.
The exhibit of the Capital Bicycle Club
was particularly fine. The judges agreed
that they had never before seen such an
aggregation of magnificent work. There
were 1O2 prints. contributed by the follow
ing members of the club. who have demon :
strated the excellence of their work in
previous exhibitions in this city: Howard
Gray Douglass. Charles H. SchaaH, James
H. Harper. A. ]. Henry, Charles Richards
Dodge, VIM. D.nwiddie. D. J. Carr, f. S.
Hardesty Frank NJ. Boteler and A. S. Nc
Coy. These ten easelS had been entered
not only for the individual prizes, but also
for the handsome silver cup. to be awarded
TO the club making the best exhibit. There
being no other club competitor. the G. Bi.
c. men walked away with the trophy, but it
was conceded that it would have been ex-
ceedingly difficult for any organization to
make an effective competition with them.
when their ten exhibits were put in place.
Local Exhibitors.
Other local exhibitors are as follows:
Wallace C. Rabcock, I. A. Mullett, E. B.
Stocking, Miss F. Moor, Eugene Lee Fer
guson, Charles F. Fairnlan, Miss c. Gensch,
VIM. P. Herbert, Allan ]. Houghton, Bur-
CESS Smith, Walter S. Kaye, H. P. r. Holt
and Dexter Tnurber.
The doors were opened to the public az =
o'clock, and Will be open tonight, and all
of tomorrow and Wednesday. In addition
to the Photographic prints exhibited there
are displays by several well-known manu-
facturers, including Henry Brown of this
city, the Anthony Company. the New York
Dry Plate Company and the Seed Dry
Plate Company.
The Prizes.
Prizes were awarded as follows: Grand
prize-diamond medaI-to Howard Gray
C1,,I
exhibit of pictures by any and all pro-
cesses.
Glass A-First prize, best exhibit of pho
Burnham, Waltham, Mass; second, fine
camera, Columbia Photographic Associa-
ton, Philadelphia; third, gold medal and s.
in gold, W Dinwiddie. Capital Bicycle
Club; fourth, silver medal, T. w. Sprague,
Boston, Mass.
Glass B-First prize, best exhibit of plat
inums, diamond pin, Wallace Babcock,
Capital Bicycle Club; second. snapshot
camera, Geo. L. Wins, Jersey City: third,
gold medal and s. in gold, H. P. R. Holt,
Takoma Park; fourth, silver medal, A.
Stigltz, New York.
Glass C-Firsy prize, for best picture made
gold. P. L. Bargelt, Woodstock, Va; sec
ond. silver medal, Walter S. Kay. Washing
ton.
Glass D-First prize. best marine picture,
Soiu anu 9o III BOlu, w. Is. fOSl, New
York; second, silver medal, Harry Coutant,
New York
Glass E-First prize, best landscape pic
ture. gold medal and s. In gold. C. P. Rum
ford. New York; second. silver medal, T. A.
Mullett, Washington. D. c.
Class First prize, best portrait, gold
medal and IS in gold. Alfred Stiglitz, New
York: second, silver medal, Allen Houghton,
Capital Bicycle Club. Washington, D. c.
Glass G-First prize, best interior. gold
medal ard s. In gold, T. NJ. Boteler, Capital
bicycle Club Washington, d. c.; second
silver medal. ]. H. Harper, Capital Bicycle
Club, Washington.
Glass H.-First prize, best character pic
ture. gold medal and s. in gold, Charles E.
Fairman. Capital Bicycle Club; second sill
yer medal. George Comstock Baker, AL
bany N. Y.
Special prizes-For ladies: Best exhibit,
diamond pin, Miss c. Gerish, Washington,
d. c.; No. . best arranged exhibit $50 in
gold Columbia Photographic Association.
Philadelphia; No. 8, best flash light, gold
medal. +. Ferguson, Capital Camera Club;
No. 4, best club exhibit, silver cup. Camera
Club of the Capital Bicycle Club.
Manufacturers prizes were given to Co.
lumba Photographic Association Philadel-
C. p. Rumford. New York: r. l.. Bargelt,
Woodstock, Va; II. Gray Douglas Capitol
Bicycle Club; Geo. L. Wins. Jersey City,
". j.; II. P r. Holt. Takoma Park. d. c.;
H. Gray douglas, Capital Bicycle Club.
Rebecca Wendell was awarded the prize
for the most unique design in photography.
HILL AND PLATT MEET.