The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-20
THE CAMERACLUB MEETS
. Large Number Of Picture
Takers Talk q Little Shop.
THE EXHIBIT FOR OMAHA
COMMITTEES Appointed to Confer With
the City Council With Reference to
Arranging the Display The
Outing Committee.

ciuo met last nignt Tor the hrst time in
its new headquarters in the Petritx build
ing. The rooms had only been secured the
day before n were hardly in condition
for the reception of guests. but the men,
bers were 90 enthusiastic over photograph
ic matters that they were more than will
ing to meet in the bare rooms, in order to
get a chance to talk picture taking and
exchange views about the best way to
catch snap shots.
Al Church, the secretary Of the club.
and MI. johnson. the treasurer. did ar
range to hustle up about 10 chairs and the
nrst meeting In the new club rooms was
more than pleasant. Everybody seemed
70 have the idea that II was a good deal
ike nrst going to housekeeping, when
everything Ii new and crude and nothing
seems to Mt; but rough and crude as 1t is,
II seems a paradise.
Secretary Church called the roll and q
members Of the 60 whose names are on
the list answered to the call. This large
attendance gave evidence that the meet
ing would be more than usually interest
ing and President Voss started of with
a satisfied smile. Secretary Church asked
that the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting be dispensed with. This
request was granted, but the president
admonished the secretary to have his
minutes handy for presentation hereafter.
d.. IN. henneuy, from the m on
headquarters. reported that the commit
tee had searched the town high and low
for rooms and had finally decided on the
present ones. He said that while the COM
mittee had exceeded the amount allowgd
by the general meeting by s. per month
In the rental of the apartments, he did
not think the club would object to the
selection made. The committee had not
yet had time to fit the rooms up. said
Mr.. Kennedy, but the lumber and plumb
ing for the dark room had been ordered
and he thought that by next Sunday the
rough work would be finished. The COM
mittee's report was approved and ordered
filed and the committee was discharged
with the thanks of the club.
In regard to the matter OF providing
lockers for the members of the club TO
keep their machines and material in, II
was decided that each member who de-
sired a locker should pay for IL privately.
Mr.. Church agreed TO make a canvass of
the members of the club and it is thought
that at least rs lockers will be ordered
built.
With reference to the furnishing of keys
to the club apartments. II was decided
that the secretary should order Is or 20
keys. which will be sold to the members
at cost. Mr.. Kennedy amended this mo-
tion by offering the suggestion that those
who are now members of the club should
have the keys at actual cost while those
who hereafter became members should
pay double the price of the cost of the
keys. This was done in order that the
club might be reimbursed for the expense
OF having keys made at different times.
In the matter of furnishing the rooms,
Mr.. Kerlin suggested that nobody could
furnish rooms like the ladies. and he
moved that a committee of ladies be APP
pointed to take charge of the furnishing
or the apartments. IL was suggested that
as enough chairs to the en- ,
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placed in the rooms. benches be built to
be used on meeting nights and afterwards
slowed away. 1t was the opinion that
the rooms should be furnished with 10 or
II easy chairs, Persian and Turkish rugs
and a table or two whereon the magazines
and Photographic periodical journals
might be placed.
The ladies' COMMITTEES was empowere
to purchase what material and furnishing
was necessary and proceed to place the
rooms In a fit condition.
Then the matter of representing the
at Trans-Mississippi exposition was
brought up. 1t was suggested that IL the
city council decided to send to the exposi-
ton photographs of the city II might in
terfere with the trade Of the professional
photographers, by whom the pictures for
the city would be made for the club TO
make an exhibit. Mr.. Kerlin. himself a
professional, said that he had heard a
good deal about the exhibit to be sent to
Omaha. and he had also heard complaints
from professional photographers. but. he
thought the club could go ahead and
makes its frames without regard to the
wishes of the professionals. He did not
see how the exhibit could possibly hurt
the professionals. and he advised the club
to go ahead and prepare its exhibit, and IL
the professionals didn't like 1t they didn't
have to.
Mr.. Kennedy thought that the club
ought to appoint a committee to interview
the mayor and councilmen and suggest
to them that entire exhibit of the city. in
the way of photographs. be placed in the
hands of the club. There was considerable
about this matter. some
thinking that the club ought to take ac-
ton in the matter on its own account
without reference to what the city coun-
might or might not do. 1t was ex-
to the meeting by a gentleman,
who spoke In behalf of Mr.. Curtis of the
committee. that Mr.. Curtis did
not have the slightest idea of snubbing
the professional photographers in the
but that II was his idea to obtain
as complete a set of pictures as possible,
Anaconda and vicinity in the
best manner possible. II was finally
moved to appoint a committee to coafer
with the mayor and aldermen at to-mor-
row nights council meeting. and Chair
man Voss appointed on this committee
Kennedy, Friedman and Church.
III was reported tnat one member or the
putting committee had left town. and the
appointed Mr.. Reynolds to MI
The vacancy. The outing committee now
consists of Messrs. Reynolds and Christy
and Miss Burch. The outing committee
viii meet some time before next Sunday
10 decide upon the direction the club will
AXE for its outing. and make the same
known to the club. II was thought best
10 have those who intended to take an
outing on next Sunday meet at the club
rooms at 100 o'clock Sunday afternoon
and take to the hills In a body.
Thu president then that
the meetings of the club would
De called to order at $50 sharp. and that
he desired everybody to be on hand at
hat hour. The club then adjourned.
The club now has a membership OF 60
Dr. more and each day there are additions