The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-04-11
PHOTOGRAPHERS
TO MEET TUESDAY
TRI-STATE PHOTOGRAPHERS AS
ISOLATION MEETS HERE IN
ITS ANNUAL SESSION IN
COLLEGE CHAPEL.
Includes Georgia, Missis-
sippi and Alabama, and Large
Number of Delegates Are
Expected to Attend.

The Tri-State Photographers Asso-
! citation meets here in annual conven-
ton next Tuesday, and will remain in
session four days. The association
embraces the states of Georgia, Ala
| bama and Mississippi, and all of the
| leading photographers of these three
states will be present. The conven-
tiOn will hold it's sessions at the In
dustrial Institute and College, and
during their stay here the delegates
will be entertained by the citizens at
a reception, which will take place on
Tuesday night and which will proba-
bly, be held at Lake Park.
The opening session of the conven-
ton will be held at the Industrial
Institute and College at ten o'clock
Tuesday morning, at which time ad
dresses of welcome will be delivered
by President A A. Kincannon and
Mr.. Frank Owen. These addresses
will be responded to on behalf of
the delegates by Mr.. f. s. Pedding-
haus, president of the association.
At the conclusion of these addresses
the minutes of the last convention
Will be read, and classes for instruc-
tion will be organized Tuesday af-
ternoon will be devoted TO the hear
ing of reports of committees and to
the awarding of prizes. Nearly all
of the photographers will have sam
pies of their work on display. and
besides the awarding of prizes all the
work will be graded according to
merit, so that each photographer can
see just what the awarding commit
tee thinks of his exhibit On Tues
day night there will be an entertain
ment which will be given by the cit
izens of Columbus in honor OF the
visiting delegates This entertain
ment is in the hands of a committee
consisting of DR. r. S. Curry, Capt.
w. C. Mcclure and Mr. John A. Stin-
son, and while the exact nature of the
entertainment has not been fully de-
cided it will probably be an informal
reception, and if the weather is pro-
pitious will take place at Lake Park.
be devoted to practical instruction
and demonstration, the work being
in charge of Mr.. w. S. Lively. On
Thursday morning this work viii be
continued, and demonstrators for the
American Aristo Company will print
and tone platino papers and will in
struct the photographers in the ma
nipulation of backed platino, sepia,
carbon platinum and DeNunzio sepia.
Thursday afternoon Will be given
over to the stock dealers, who VIII
devote the time TO extolling the
merits of their goods, and on Thurs
day night there will be a concert for
the photographers in the college
chapel. This concert will be under
the auspices of the department of
music of the Industrial Institute and
College, and a number Of the most
talented students of the department
will participate in the program.
Friday morning will be devoted
to unfinished business. Officers for
the ensuing year will be elected and
the place for holding the next CON
vention will be decided upon At
past conventions it has been the Gus
tom to give the public an opportunity
to view the exhibits on display, and
the people of Columbus will probably
be given similar opportunity Friday
This matter has as yet
not been fully determined, however,
and the date of the public exhibition
will be definitely announced later