The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-23
MOVING STUDIOS
 ARE IN DISREPUTE Photographers Want Them Li-
 cenSed Very Heavily CONSTITUTION AMENDED
Only One Vice President to Be Elected In Each State By Photographers Association-Convention
 Closes Today.

The convention of the Tri-state Photog raphers' association which has been in session in this city for the past three days will come to a close this afternoon
 officers for the ensuing year will be elected at this mornings session and the place of the next meeting will also be selected. The convention in Birminghann has been one of the most successful and most largely attended that has been held by the association and 1t is stated that the attendance would have been much larger had the delegates been able to reach this city without great difficulty at the beginning of the session. Many of those who did attend were delayed on account of heavy rains interfering with railway schedules.
 Yesterdays session of the convention were possibly the most interesting of tho convention and had the largest attend ance.
 After Transients. ! At the morning sesion the committee that had been appointed on the first day of the session to look into the mat ter of licensing transient photographers made a report in which they recommends ed that all members of the association take up the cudgel against the travelling picture makers.
 The recommendation stipulated that each photogra pher should petition the authorities in each of their home towns to pass ordinances licensing transient photographers s5 for each day they oper- ate in the town. The committee also re- commended that the association request stock houses and dealers to notify the 1 local photographers of all transient pho tographers they might know. The report of the committee was adopted and con- cured in by the association. The mem bers of the committee were R. T. Boyett of Birmingham, T. J. Fitzpatrick of Bes- semer and J. H. Orr
 Constitution Changed. A resolution was adopted this morn ing amending the constitution of the as sociaton which provides for the election of two vice presidents in each state rep resented in the association. The const- tuition as amended provides for the cleo i ton of only one vice president in eacE state.
 l Some changes in the matter of award ing prizes for photographic exhibits were made It seemed to be the opinion or those present that the exhibits should be graded and that all who reached eer- tain percentage of proficiency should re- ceive a medal or certificate.
 It was also decided to award the prizes earlier in the session so as to give the judges and the contestants an opportuni. ty during the convention to discuss the merits and deficiencies of the exhibits. It was pointed out that the object of the contest was for the benefits that might be derived and that the contestants might be improved in their work and methods. For this reason they should be shown the points of deficiency in their work and have an opportunity of getting the exper- fences and criticisms of the judges on their exhibits.
 Nominating Committee Appointed.
 A nominating committee was appointed yesterday morning to name candidates for the offices in the association, to be reported this morning, when all officers are to be elected This committee Is com posed of Linney of Atlanta, Boyett of Birmingham and McMurtie of Mississippi Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the doors of the exhibit hall were thrown open to the public and many people took advantage of the opportunity to inspect the work of the best photographers in | the south.
 There were many expressions of ad- miratlon of the excellent photographic art made, and all who came seemed to be more than pleased with every individual exhibit.
 Prizes and diplomas for the best ex- hbits will be awarded by the judges at the session this morning.
 The convention will close with a gen. eral farewell meeting at 2 o'clock this afternoon, after which the delegates will leave at once for their homes.
 All the delegates and visitors attended the performance at the Bijou theatre last night as the guests of the stock houses of Birmingham and Atlanta and the local photographers
 An Historic Photograph.
 Among the pictures of historical value seen at the convention is one by George L. Fossiek of Rockwood. Ala. regarded as a splendid piece of view work. showing the site of Alabama's s first iron furnace. This furnace was situated near Redwood and was operated by various parties from 1Si6 to 1892, and Is believed to have been the first iron furnace south of the Ohio river.
 MT. FossiclI has also an exhibit of por- trait work which is attracting much at tention He has succeeded in justifying l oIo ,,Ia |, arts without sacrificing that very essen- tial element, characteristic likeness.
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