The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-19
First Exhibition of Camera Club.

The Camera Club gave its first public OK
hibifion OF members work on Wednesday,
Thursday AMI Friday OF last week, at the
club rooms. Giles Pioneer building. The
committee IN charge, consisting Of Mrs.
Charles l.. Denny, Mr.. Carl SieDrand. Mr.
A r T0urville. Mr.. Eugene Rickseker
and Miss Mary + Shumway. worked hard
and faithfully, and 10 their efforts IS due
the great success Of the affair. The club
rooms we're beautifully decorated with
wreat0s and garlan9s OF cedar, and the
walls were completely covered with the 800
exhibits. Cozy chairs. and abundance OF
rugs ana other decorations, made tho place
home-like and cheerful The EXHIBITS were
set forth in a neat catalogue which Rad
been prepared for the use Of the many
friends OF the club who visited the rooms
during the exhibition. The exhibits
were varied In every respect. and the work
OF the members was represented in pic
lures ranging from the results OF pocket
kodaks TO bromide engagements. II would
be impossible 10 enter into description or
the Individual exhibits; but the result Ger
tainlv showed that every member had done
Ills or her best in their particular line
Nearly every branch Of photography was
presented-portraiture landscapes, ma
rines copies. architectural work, interiors,
transparencies and many others. Most OF
the pictures were handsomely framed, and
the hanging committee deserves great
credit for the tasty and unique arrange
ueent OF the same. As soon as the eXnibi-
tion closed many of the members awaited
themselves of the opportunity 10 photo
graph the rooms and exhibits, and some
fine negatives were secured on Wedncs-
day evening the club gave a stereopt.con
entertainment at the hall in the Holy oke
building. The first part Of the entertain
Tnent consisted Of collection Of views
from negatives by Mr.. George II. Bras
entitled "A Trip 10 Mount Rainier. ms
excursion took place last summer ana was
lei by Mr. Charles c. Engelhard. who fur
nished the large and enthusiastic audience
a description of the pictures as they ap-
peared on the screen in an interesting man
ner. The Views, probably the finest Tot Of
their KIND ever shown here came in for
their share of applause. The second part
or the evenings entertainment was deNC.ed
10 views made By members Of the club
from their own work. and 10 judge from the
hearty commentator and applause OF the
audience they were more than pleased
with the varied collection OF views as they
passed on the screen. The members con-
trhuting 10 this part OF the entertainment
were: Mr. John I. Soule. whose views
along the Denver * Rio Grande railroad
We're particularly fine Mrs. Charles l..
Denny contributed some very choice bits OF
the country surrounding Seattle and Oily m
pia: Nr. G. w Parker and Mr.. Emil de
<eus had views Of the surroundings of Sc
attle: Or Churchill. the president OF the
club explained the views, ANA himself con-
trth4tei some very interesting pictures.
TIE cnao's membership Is hfty-siN ana sev-
.raI new names have been proposed.
The first annual meeting OF the CLUB takes
Mace on Tuesday next and new officers ter
TIE coming year VIII be elected at tbs
meeting.