The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25
PHOTOGRAPHERS BANQUET.
Richmond Members Of The Association
Entertain The Visitors,
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR The YEAR
The Exhibit IL "a Most Creditable ohe
Col. John :. Harwood's Eloquent Ad"
dress of Welcome-Other Speakers
at the Banquet Last Night

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read a splendid paper on the progress Oi
the art Mr. Bogardus is the pioneer pho-
tographer OF the Upited States.
The election OF officers was also held
with the following result: President, VIM.
| Dean, Harrsonbmg; First Vice-Presi-
dent. W. +. Euteler, Danville; Second
/ Vice President. X. I. Philips. AleNdh-
\ dria. Third Nice-President VIM. tree-
man. Norfolk; Secretary. ii. V. LinepacA'
/ Roanoke; Treasurer, Is. I. Archer, hich-
mond.
A nice little fight was brought on when
/ the place for the next meeting was be-
| ing discussed. Norfolk. Newport News
| and Lynchburg wanted the convention.
! but Charlottesville finally came out VIC
tor, and it was determined TO meet theie
] next year. .
Mr.. W. f. Slater. Of jamestown. n. J.,
gave demonstration in the hall in the
| afternoon.
The award OF prizes for the finest ex-
hibits Will be made this morning.
THE EXHIBIT TO-DAY
The exhibit is a most creditable one.
Mr. Foster has a large exhibit. show
Ing his work from the lowest scale, up to
the highest point that has been reached
| by the profession This exhibit Is at
tracing much attention.
The Davis Gallery has an exhibition of
| NOlk lldl NIL laws iNNio PtDFN ".
Many OF the visitors are pleased with
their carbon color photos, and spend some
time studying the process.
| Mossrs. Nampled, OF Charlottesville.
! Murray. Of Staunton: Cheyne. OF Iamp-
ton, Freeman, OF Norfolk; Llneback, of
Roanoke: Hunt Of Farmville: Picker
OF Lynchburg; Eustler. Of Danville, and
| Phillips, Of Alexandria, each have ex-
hibits that show the class OF work done
| by them.
| W. i. buchanan, OF Philadelphia. rep
resented by Billy Kerst has fine exhibi-
| tiOn OF Photographic supplies.
Mr. j. j. Sheets, representing the q.
c. Krauer Dry Slate Works, OF st. Louis,
has a beautiful exhibition.
OFFICERS AND DELEGATES
Those connected with the Photographers
Convention as officers and delegates are
as follows
President. \. H. Picker OF Lynchburg:
! First Vice President, w. T.. Eustler Dan
ville Second President. A. Homeier
OF Richmond: Third Vice-P President, A. ;.
Bradley. OF Richmond; Secretary. H. V.
| Lincback. OK Roanoke: Treasurer. b. 4.
| Archer. Of Richmond J. \. Wampler. OF
| Charlottesville; G.. T.. Cheyne. OF Hamp-
ton; S. S. Griffin. OF Clifton Forge: II. II.
Hunt, Of Farmyile; r. T. Phillips. OF
| Alexandria: William Freeman, OF Nor
| folk; w w. Foster, Alfred III. McFar-
land. II. " Clark. Sol. j. Binswangcr.
| dealer I'm photographers materially. J.
| W. Buck. II. Il. Wills. OF Richmond:
| Walter Noel. OF Wythville: H. d. Murray.
or StauntOn; William Dean. of Harrison
burg: O. w. Cole. OF Lynchburg: w. w.
Kerst, Of W. L. Buchanan. of Philadel-
phia; J. @. Hood. Of Wilson Hood Chey-
ney Company; r. X. Cooper, OF Thomas
| II. McCollln & Co., of Philadelphia; Jos.
| II. Weaver, NJ. \. Seed Dry Plate Com
| pany. OF ST. Louis w. a. Tays. Of Haun-
/ ner Dry Plato Company. Of st. Louis.
! Charles II. Merrlngton. Harry Fell. w. f.
! Slater, American AristO Company, James
| town, y. y.
THE BANQUET.
Last evening at o'clock a delightful
! banquet was rendered the visiting pho
tographers at Saenger Halle by the local
members OF that artistic profession.
Covers were laid FOR fifty persons and
a sumptuous repast was served. Mr..
| W. W. Foster presided most gracefully
as t0astmaster. Colonel John 5. Har-
wood in one OF his polished and witty
speeches welcomed the visiting artists.
lie spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen OF the
Virginia Photographers Association:
feel compllmented at being requested
by some Of your fellow artists here aj
| home 10 extend a welcome 10 the visiting
| photographers who have ccme within t-e
territorial boundaries Of our beauu-
capital city near the rushing waters Of
the noble James. in whose meanderings
both bay and ocean craft find an outlet
/ TO other commercial marts.
The selection Of Richmond as the city
which to held your annual convention Is
an honor of which any city might well
be proud, and on behalf Of our local pho
tographers and the citizens generally OF
| this historic metropolis, / welcome you
| within our gates, and extend TO you
hearty cid Virginia welcome you the rep
| resentatives OF q profession whose name
the world over is a synonym Of courtesy.
brightness and fair dealings.
The practice OF the profession which
| YOU represent is carried on here to
| great extent. Childhood and youth. mf1-
| die age, and old age are constantly hay-
ing their physicgnomies ndelibly impress
ed on the senstized plates and each re-
curing year finds plenty Of such work
| for willing hands to do
1t is a growing art and improvements
| toward perfection are constantly devel-
ooed.
Tho men whom the world calls geniuses
| are not always the men who do the great.
| est work I'm the world. but the men wh'
| have trained their minds In their varied
professions and who use them: thes,
are the men who are foremost in their
| chosen professions.
The human mind Is the grandest OF Al
created things. Ii has toiled and wres.
| tied with art and science until every prin-
| ciple has been made 10 give tribute &c
| mans happiness, unutil every star seems
TO have a song. every flower a smile, every
| hill an echo and every valley an anthem.
I have had some experience in Daria-
| mentary bodies where In their slttiags
| Alternatives as often prevailed as the op-
| posite but It Is the first time | ever was
| in an assembly where representatives
| only deal i'm negatives. Were 1t not
known that this is so uniformly the case,
| I might think that some reverse OF this
| feature might be brought out in the back
| ground by the dazzling flash lights OF
| our keen visionary organs.
To recount the advantages OF your pro-
| fession would be as futile as arducus.
| The flame OF your destiny IS one which
| brightens with every increase o, fuel oil
| your own making. 1t leaps higher anc
higher until its constant light paints
glory's sky with its brilliant reflex.
| In your profession exists the wisest art
| in life that Of cultivating smiles ano
| the finding of ficwers. where others snri'k
| for fear OF thorns. yet many OF us ale
| hanging up pictures each day in lie
about the chambers and walls OF our
hearts that We shall gaze on when We