The Washington times., 1902-04-13

| sided as far West as San Francisco. and
/ at the present time there are members
residing at Evansville. Ind, who have
/ moved there from the Eastern States and
! have still held their membership. At
! present Washington is represented by
seven members and Boston is a close Sec
| ond with a membership of six.
| The interest in photography with this
scattered membership Is kept alive by
! issuing an album each month containing
/ prints from each member. This album
! is accompanied with a notebook contain
| ing full description Of all the facts con-
corning the making OF each print con-
! tanned in the album. and there is ample
room in the space in the notebook al
| lotted to each print for full criticism OF
each picture, and criticisms by each men,
Der is one of the duties of membership.
| The notebook also contains voting list
| and the print receiving the highest mum
| Der of votes is awarded certificate.
| which is issued by the secretary of the
club.
The business of the club is all carried
| on by correspondence. and the monthly
albums are shipped by express from one
member to another according to a route
list arranged by the secretary.
have said that the Postal Photographic
Club is the most unique Photographic or
Garization in the country, and it may
also be said that it probably contains
larger percentage of prominent amateurs
than any other organization. Its mem
! bership is largely composed OF profess
sional men. those who practice photo
graphy from deep love of this beautiful
art. and who have joined the Postal Club
for the purpose OF keeping in nearer
touch with some Of the best amateurs
of the country and exchanging prints and
criticisms with those whom they may
never become acquainted with except
through the medium of the albums and
notebooks
Among It's present membership may be
mentioned F. A Waugh, of Burlington.
VT; Frank r. Frapie. of Boston. Mass:
Osborne I. Yellott. OF Towson, Md. and j.
Horace Mcfarland. of Harrisburg. Pa.
all of whom are frequent writer's on pho
tographic subjects and the authors of
textbooks on photography which are
recognized as standard works
The club has the distinction of includ-
ing in its membership Mr.. Alfred Monroe
of Concord. Mass. who has attained the
ripe old age of eighty-five. and still con-
tinues to contribute to the album his
quota of prints which show that his eye
has not dimmed and that his hand has
not lost its skill.
And there is long list of ex-members
who are known to all the Photographic
world. such T. C. Beach, editor of the
Amateur Photographer" j. T. Dumout
of Rochester n. Y; Elizabeth Amy Slade.
of New York; Emma ]. Fitz of Boston.
Howard Gray Douglass. Max Hansmann.
and Frances Benjamin Johnston. OF this
city.
At the last convention CT the National
Woman's Suffrage Association held in this
city there was presented to Susan B. An
thony a portrait of Miss Anthony which
was considered a work of high order of
merit. This portrait was the work OF
Miss Sarah j. Eddy. of Providence. K. l.,
who is painter as well as photographer.
and an enthusiastic member of the Postal
Photographic Club.
And so in May the members of this
unique organization Will pack their
cameras and start for Washington. and
for week devote themselves to the beau
ties of tine National Capital.