Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-17
PICTURE h[N MEET
Annual Convention Of the State AZ.
ISOLATION Of Photographers at
Dies MoinsA
The Attendance Large and the j In.
terest Good F Fine EXHIBIT
Of Work.
Ida Grove Citizens Contribute Hand.
some Sum to the India Re.
lief Fund

Des Moines, May 1.-THE second
days proceedings of the Iowa Photo
e:aphers' Association convention. now
being held in this city, were Of especial
Interest and benefit to the members Of
the profession who are in attendance.
The chief speaker of the day was rro
fessor "A. H. Griffith. of Detroit. who is
regarded RS one of the foremost photo
graphic speakers in the country. He also
conducted lecture and criticism this
morning. In the early morning a dem
sonstration under skylight was con-
Quoted by w. e. Edinger at his new
studio. During the day several demon
STATIONS were made OF new and ..i,-
u roNed methods of producing good
work. The morning session was occu-
Fled principally with business, the most
important of which was the appoint
ment of five Judges who will report IN
the Photographic exhibits entered in
the various contests yesterday. The
judges are j. q. Browning of Fairfield,
G.. j. Northort of Monticello. Professor
A. Fl. Griffith Of Detroit, F. w. Webster
of Des Moines and +. j. Mcmillan of
Greenfield. AS committee on reseiu-
tinEs. Messrs. John Verany j. Paul
Martin and w. j. Reynolds We're
named. A. w. Nichols, L. NJ. Stops
andaC. r. Lentz were named as COM
mietee; on finance.
The convention is the tenth annual Of
the association and is we'll attended,.
There are about 100 members present.
The exhibits of pictures in the various
contests Il regarded as being one of the
best ever made at any of the conven-.
Iitions, and Il is worth the while of4any
amateur photographer in the city to
visit Turner Hall and view the exhibit.
Tho contests run from a to % grades,
being based on the wokk of photo
graphers in towns ranging in popula-
ton 1rnm 5000 In a grade down to 500
lin q tratir. The entries in the various
grades are as follows:
Glass A-Agnew's studio, Creston:
Lent studio. Des Moines: Wilcox stu-.
l.dio, Oskaloosa; Isglemyn, Cedar Rapids;
y. Paul Martin, Boone.
Class BIT. e. Bennett, Cherokee: L..
NJ. stoops. Perry; Spurs studio. De-
lcorah; Remer's studio, Pella; o. r..
Adams, Sac City.
Glass CA. Jensen. Dysart; Max
lwell.s studio, Mt. Ayr; Specht's studio,
Maxwell: C. p. Weller. Sigourney.
Class DR.. v. Adams, Schaller:: ]. C..
Scoles, Dexter; McAlullen's studio
Adel G. L. Jacoby. Sioux Rapids.
There are in addition miniature
class open to all members OF the assoc
citation, and q prize winners class open
1 tofwinners in class "A in former contests.
The exhibitors in the latter class are
Theodore "A. Brown. OF Marshalitown,
and Frank w. Msdlar, OF Spencer Mis-
Brown is regarded as q most prominent
8inember OF the association. and his ex-
shibtt is class,ed as being the best among
1.-the state photographers. He awakened
1great interest at the meeting on
"Wednesday by demonstration of high
lights and the effects produced. His
pictures are particularly noticeable for
1Stheir lighting.
Exhibits of some very handsome prod
sIucts OF the photographers art are made
4 by the Eastman Kodak COMPANY, the
American Ariostyle Company and the
Imperial Chemical Company. The pic
4 lures include many handsome ones OF
appointment stage celebrities.
The evening session of the convention
was OF a social nature. a lunch was
4 served in the hall and some good music
will conclude today.
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