The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-04
Ii In Estimated that There Are Al
ready Between Five and Six Hum
dred Strangers in Town.
PROGRAMME OF THE MEETING
DURBIN WILL WELCOME
DELEGATES THIS MORNING.
National Art Salon and school of In
struction the Chief Features.
Anent the Officers.


10 a. m.-Opening of convention; address
of welcome, Governor Durbin: reading Of
communications; reports of committees;
talk by w. L. Scanlin. of New York on
President ]. George Nussbaumer, Buffalo
D. m.-Reading of communications; four
five-minute talks by men we all know;
lecture, w. r. Forsyth Indianapolis.
p. m.-Reception and concert by the III.
Lieber Company, of indianapolis, at the
German House.
1t was estimated by Treasurer F. r.
Barrows. of Boston. last night that there
were between five and six hundred. stran-
gers in the city. brought here by the an
nual convention of the Photographers As
ISOLATION of America, which will be opened
at 10 o'clock to-day at the German House.
over $40 members of the association had
registered with the treasurer at an early
hour last evening and Mr.. Barrows said
there were undoubtedly close to 200 more in
the city who would not call upon him until
to-day, he had heard from none of the
Chicago delegation, which number consid-
erably 100. The large number of early
arrivals leads the national officers to pre-
dict that the attendance during the week
will be in excess of LOCO and may break
the record of LOO made at Buffalo last
year. INDIANA photographers, at least lOO
strong, are expected to-day.
The chief features Of the convention are
the national art salon and the school of in
struction The most important business
propositions to be considered are the cleo
ton of officers, the selection of the city for
the next convention and the policy of
future conventions as TO the giving or
prizes In the exhibits.
OF VITAL IMPORTANCE.
The last question is regarded as one of vital
At - q ,A
members advocate prizes. while others adj
wise no prizes. The present board discussed
the question thoroughly before adopting the
policy of no prizes for this year, and de-
cided that the general feeling was such
that the convention would receive good sup
port in the educational plans and to trust
to the growing interest in the profession to
bring out the best exhibits. The unusually
large number of pictures brought here to
be hung in the art salon, and the excep-
tionally high quality of these exhibits, in
dictate that the decision of the board was
well grounded. In discussing the PROPOSE
ton the board issued the following state
ment:
THAT which will work the greatest good
to the greatest number of photographers
should be the aim of the association. 1t has
occurred to those having in charge the man
agement of the association that the broader
plan of no prizes, where every man meets
on the same footing and is made to feeel
that he has equal opportunity and interest
in raising his profession To higher stand
ing without view to individual aggrandize-
ment, is the plan that will do greatest good
to the many. 1t is true that prizes help
the individual in pecuniary way, and ii is
true also that we need that kind of help,
but at the same time il seems a fact that
if the general level Is raised the individual
raises with IL and is profited accordingly. 1t
is hoped that these few items Will bring
out a full discussion and assist the future
management
But as to this year. We send our exhibit
as complimentary and wonder If Ii pays.
When we pay the expenses of making and
transporting the pictures we sometimes
doubt it. When we review the many good
things on exhibition we think II has paid
us for the other fellow to exhibit, and per-
haps our pictures have helped others. Be
sides this, do We consider that the whole Is
made of parts? We have added our portion
to the whole and all get the benefit. After
all, it has paid, has it not?'
c. r. REEVESS CHANCES.
1t is generally conceded that c. r.
Reeves of Anderson, who has served as
secretary and is just concluding term as
first vice president will be advanced to the
presidency of the association. No other
candidate has appeared against him so far.
San Francisco and st. Louis are rivals for
the privilege of entertaining the convention
next year and Ii is regarded as an even
race. st. Louis probably has a slight adj
vantage because of it's more central To-
cation and the fact that the worlds fair
will be on at the time the convention will
be held.
Over 1000 pictures have been received for
the art salon and the exhibit is regarded
as a record breaker both in quality and
number by the older members of the asso-
citation. There photographs of every
imaginable kind and many of them are
marvels of the art. The foreign exhibit is
unusually fine. including pictures from Mex
leo, Japan and almost every European
country. w. G.. Steadman, of the City of
Mexico, Mexico, the first representa-
tive of a fohAgn country to arrive on the
ground.
The art salon will be open to members
of the association at all hours during the
week and for the present the public will
be admitted only by card. A large num-
Der of cards have been issued and may be
procured without great difficulty. 1t is pos
sible that toward the last of the week. the
salon may be thrown open to the public
for one afternoon.
The important business to come before
the convention will be taken up at Thurs
days sessions. The election of officers, Sc
lection of the next meeting. place and the
reports of officers will be considered then.
The report of National Treasurer Barrows
will show balance of about 5000 in the
treasury.