The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-15
DEVOTRES OF THE CAMERA
CLUB MEMBERS ARE NOW ENTER
ING UPON THEIR BUSY
SEASON
Preparing for Fall Campaign With
the Appliances of Their Art
Their Well Equipped Rooms in
the ArrOI Building

Already there is a suggestion Of fall
in the air, and st. Paul devotees of the
camera are turning from outdoor excur-
sionS and outdoor tests of skill to their
pleasant and well equipped rooms on the
third floor of the Arrol building. The
rooms have been practically closed dur
Ing July and this month, but beginning
with the first fall meeting Saturday
evening, Sept. II, the 120 club members
will enter upon their bsy season-busv,
for while all the work is really recrea-
ton, 1t is a recreation that takes some
time and infinite patience.
While the club is yet in its infancy
having been organized In April of this
year, nearly everything necessary for
the pursuance of the sport of amateur
photography may be found within it's
rooms. There are three conveniently
htted up dark rooms with slides for
tempering the light, running water and
everything else complete. The light in
the operating room is all that c-,.11 he
desired and all the necessary D. err
MALTA of photography is gradually ..ina
gathered together, giving the club wen
equipped appearance Visitors at tha
club state that the rooms-rank well with
any in the country
Mch interest at present centers around
the lantern slide competition. IT Is nm
oerstood that all Of the members of the
Cluo VIII compete for this and the fifty
pest lantern slides will be sent to the
American Lantern Slide Interchange as-
soclatlon The sending of these slides
together with the payment of the an
nual association dues, will give the ST
Faui camera club the privilege OF be-
coming members of the association which
taxes IN the camera clubs of all the large
cities in the world
Eaeh OF these clubs sends to the asso.
ciatfon fifty of its best slides. which arc
scenes taken in and about it's respective
cltles, and these slides are again sent out
TO each club having membership In the
dSSociatlon Each set of slides IS ac-
companied by written lecture. Mon
DAY evening, Aug IS. there will be a
meeting of the club to decide which of
the best fifty lantern slides will no
sent by the st. Paul Camera cInb ~
the association. The clubs lantern
slide committee consist of W. J. son
nen, w. A. Dana, A L. Eidenni1Ier
Rev. John Geneiner and L. w. French.
The fifth annual convention of the
Northwestern Photographers assocIa-
ton will be held in Minneapolis bagin-
nlng Friday, Sept. s. All the latest
mbltlon during this convention. and
prominent Photographic demonstrators
from all over the Northwest will give
demonstrations. After the convention
adJourns the appliances will be brought
over TO the st. Paul Camera club rooms,
and from Sept IL to Sept IS there will
probably be demonstrations every
night.
A vote passed at a recent meeting of
the clubs trustees authorizes F. n
Lloyd of Zimmerman Bros, and MISS
Hooker, caretaker of the club rooms
as we'll as H. A Clifford. the cIuh's
treasurer, TO receive membership dues
which shall be regularly credited on the
books.
The followi~g new members have re
cently been elected: George P Tuthfu,
Russell H. Eddy, Fred R. Cutcheon w
II. Pierce, John Mortland, Luther e
Newport Charles ]. Nelson and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Lord