The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1907-04-18
NEXT CONVENTION
In MONTGOMERY
MEETING OF PHOTOGRAPHERS
ASSOCIATION ADJOURNED
FRIDAY AFTER THREE
DAYS SESSION.
Convention Was Largely Attended;
Delegates Expressed Them
as Delighted With the
City's Hospitality.

| The Tri-State Photographers AS
sociation, which began it's annual
meeting here last Tuesday, adjourn
ed Friday morning, and most OF the
delegates returned to their homes
the same afternoon. The convention
was largely attended, and the dele
gates expressed themselves as being
delighted with Columbus and with
the cordial hospitality extended by
her people. Just before adjourn
ment Friday morning the selection of
ing was balloted upon, and Montgom-
cry was selected, the dates for hold
| ing the meeting having been left in
| the hands of the executive committee.
The sessions of the convention
were held in the Industrial Hall of
and were devoted largely to giving
instruction and demonstrations in the
various branches of the Photographic
art. Prizes were awarded for the
| best exhibits, and the prize winners
in the various classes were as fol-
Lenney, Atlanta, Ga. monogram
class, B. G. Covell, Birmingham,
Ala; Gatchell class, w. Lenney, At
lanta Hayslett trophy, b. G. Covell,
Birmingham; Worlds class, w. s.
Lively, McMinnville, Tenn.
In addition to the above prizes. the
association gave medals for all ex-
hibits that averaged more than eigh-
ty in the contest, and these medals
were presented TO the following con-
testants: j. II. Orr, Elberton, Ga;
E. B. Peddinghaus, Birmingham; II.
E. Hoffmeister. Columbus, Miss; L.
ID. Simmons, Laurel, Miss; Herbert
Coleman, Montgomery, Ala; f. S.
Mcknight, Aberdeen. Miss; T.. J.
Fitzpatrick, Bessemer, Ala; w. i.
Kicks, Valdosta, Ga; II. H.. Teas,
West Point, Miss: j. ID. Huffman,
Tupelo, Miss; G. b. Campbell, Flor
ence, Ala; Thos. M. Jones, Sparta,
Ga. John r. McCollum, Dawson,
Ga; l.. l.. Campbell. Winona, Miss;
Russell Bros, Admission, Ala; w.
McCrary, Marietta, Ga; j. s. Saul
ter, Athens, Ga; b. G. Thames, Me
ridian, Miss; VIM N. Burlington.
Greenville, Ala; j. T. Burnett. De
mopolis, Ala; Miss Lillian Spurrier,
Greenwood, Miss.
The delegates enjoyed an enter
tainment at the Stone Hotel Wednes-
day night. There was an address OF
welcome by Rev. ], w. Shoaff, d. D.,
pastor of the First bodist church,
and the program included recita-
ton by Mrs. Skinner, rWo instruman-
tai solos by Miss Holmes of the l. l.
and c., two vocal selections by Miss
Burnett OF Demopolis, Ala, a daugh-
ter of one of the delegates: a song
by Mrs. Joseph Peacher, and some
highly entertaining sieight of hand
tricks by Mr.. j. /. Romano of Roch-
ester, n. Y, one of the several rep
resentatives Of Photographic supply
houses in different parts of the coun-
try who were here in attendance up
on the convention
On Thursday night the delegates
were entertained at "a concert given
by the students of the department of
music of the Industrial Institute and
College, the entertainment having
taken place at the college chapel.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, Her
bert Coleman, of Montgomery, Ala:
w. f. Lenney or At
lanta (Ga.), c. b. Campbell of Flor
ence (Ala.), f. S. Jackson of Colum-
bus (Miss.); treasurer, S. F. Nc
knight, Aberdeen, Miss. secretary,
w. l.. Kicks, Valdosta, Ga.