Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-19
IN BUSINESS SESSION
PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION
OF PENNSYLVANIA MEETS.

At the first business session of the ninth
annual convention of the Photographers
Association of Pennsylvania. in National
Rifles Armory this morning. President J.
Edward Giffin delivered his opening ad-
dress and made certain recommendations
which will be considered by committee
appointed for the purpose. and acted upon
later by the convention. The order of the
day also included a lecture on artistic ar
rangement in Photographic composition by
Alon Remont of the College of the City of
New York.
Mr.. Gifin said that the association could
not have chosen a better city than this in
which to hold it's convention. He spoke of
the recognition given to the Photographic
art at the recent Louisiana purchase expo
sition at St. Louis, and remarked that pho
tographers should congratulate themselves
that the judges had raised their work from
the trade exhibits.
This was but just recognition, in his
opinion. He deplored the fact that the ma
tional association of photographers in this
country should have reverted to the giving
of prizes in a manner which detracts, he
held from the dignity of the profession.
Recommendation Made.
Among his recommendations TO the con-
vention were the following: That the mem
lection for their products; that a standard
for admission to membership he made (there
being now rule), and that some acton
be taken looking toward better awarding
of prizes, which will be upon some fixed
basis.
The committee appointed to report upon
these recommendations consists OF T. Gold
ensH of Philadelphia T. b. Clarke of In
diana. Pa, and J. W. Roshon of Harris
burg. Pa
The exhibition of fine photographs, which
is a feature of the convention. is complete
and will be opened 10 the public from to
10:30 pm. today and from to $50 I'm. TO-
morrow. 1t includes some 2.G@ pieces.
among which is the work of the men or
among which is the work of the best men OF
There are all varieties-portrats land
scapes. decorative effects, color pho
Biography exhibits. etc.
A collection from DuerkOop of Hamburg,
Germany. which took a grand prize in St
Louis last summer, is included. Miss Zaida
Ben Yusuf of New York also has a beauti-
full collection displayed. The color work is
represented by the pictures from the Miley
studio of Lexington, Va. one of which. a
dish of peaches is regarded as remarkably
true
Work of the Members.
The portion of the exhibit made up of the
work of the members of the association
contains pictures from Katheryn Jamison
of Pittsburg. Towles studio of this city, E.
L. owens or New castle, Ia: Dexter or
McKeesport, Pa: Chas. r. Gates of Leb-
anon, Pa; Dietrich of Altoona, Pa. Rosser
of Pittsburg and others.
Other exhibitors are: Mock of Rochester
Porter of Youngstown, Ohio; Kelmer of
Hazelton. Pa; Miss Mary CARMEL of Phila-
delpha, Proctor of Huntington. Pa. Ste
chen of New York city, Perry of Allegheny,
Pa; the Coney studio of Boston, Lipshey Of
Brooklyn. Dudley Hoyt of Rochester. Nc
Donald of New York city, Rough of
Greensbough. Goldenski of Philadelphia
Eichemeyer of New York city and Strauss
of st. Louis
The members of the convention will be
the guests of the j. SuSSman Photo Stock
Company of Baltimore at the Lafayette
Theater this evening.
The session tomorrow morning will begin
at 10 o'clock.