The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-05
Registration of Delegates Nearly One
in History of the Association.
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS
FIRM STAND TAKEN FOR EDUCA-
TIONAL FEATURES OF CONVENTION.
Committees Appointed, Informal
Talks Made and Live Questions
Are Discussed.


Manufacturers and dealers day; no ses-
sions of national association.
Indiana Association Will meet at $3.50 a. m.
d. m.-Street-car ride to Fair Bank,
where a special concert will be given for
members of the association.
The twenty-sixth annual convention of
the Photographers Association of America
was opened at 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon
at the German House by President j.
George Nussbaumer. of Buffalo. Over five
hundred delegates were in the hall when
the president called the assemblage to or
der, but this number was largely increased
during the day, and last night Treasurer
Barrows reported that the registration for
the convention had reached close to 1000,
and that the total attendance during the
week would undoubtedly break all records
The number of registrations for the first
day is unparalleled in the history of the
association, and is striking confirmation
of the claims put forth by the Indiana dele
cation at Buffalo last year that Indianapolis
is the best convention city in the country.
Governor Durbin was scheduled to deliver
the address of welcome to the photog-
raphers, but he was called out of the city
Monday night and was unable to return in
time for the opening. He sent letter of
welcome, however, which was read by w.
II. Potter, of Indianapolis. Mr.. Potter also
welcomed the members on behalf of the In
diana photographers. telling them that the
city was theirs, and they had only to ask
for anything they wanted to receive it as
soon as it could be delivered.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
President Nussbaumer, in his annual ao-
dress, took a firm stand in favor of the
existing educational features of the con-
vention and indorsed especially the pres
ent policy of not offering prizes I'm the
Photographic art salon exhibits. Mr. Nuss-
banner also read communication from
the management of the St. Louis exposition
inviting the association to join in a move
ment for an exhibit of photography as one
of the features of the exposition art gal
lery. He recommended that the invitation
be accepted. The association will name one
of its members member of the jury
to pass on pictures submitted for exhibit
ton in this department.
President NusSbaumer announced his ap-
pointment of the following committees:
Nominations-J +. Ryder, of Cleveland;
Frank Medler. of Spencer, Ia: J. NJ Ban.
tell, of Milwaukee; III. G.. SchwarZer, of
Brooklyn, and William Stevenson, of At
lanta.
Memorials on Deaths of E. L. Wilson and
+. NJ. Gueria-W. l. Scanlan. of New York;
r. p BeIlsmith, of Cincinnati; George
Sparry, of Toledo.
Resolutions-W. II. Potter. of Indianap-
oils; j. Nj. Bantell. of Milwaukee,; Charles
w. Hearne. of Boston.
Actinic Light Unit-Frank r. Barrows,
of Boston; Neil Walden, of Evansville; A.
T. Proctor of Richmond Va: Will Moses
of New Orleans: Alfred Holden, OF Phila-
dephia: +. Dundan Todd. of Chicago.
The work OF the last-named committee
will be very important. Mr.. Steadman.
who has come from Pueblo. Mexico has
been making study OF the actinic proper
ties of light and wants 10 establish uni
versal standard. The commission will fully
investigate his demonstrations.
w. 1. Scanlin, of New York. contribute.
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