The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-07

PICTURE men GET
|. DOWN TO BUSINESS
Convention is Formally Opened at
Jefferson Hotel With Wei
come from Mayor.
BLACK READS ADDRESS
President of Photographers Assoc
citation Discusses Merits of
Profession.
BLACK READS ADDRESS

With welcoming addresses delivered
by Mayor kicnardson anu Business
Manager Dabney, Oh the Chamber OF
Commerce, the thirteenth annual ses-
siun Oh the RnotogI apners ASSOCIATION
oil Virginia and the Caroiinas was
.ormally opened Wednesday morning
at 10 O'Clock in the convention hall Oh
me Jefferson hotel Mr. James A.
Warde, of Richmond, tlrst xiee-pres.-
dent OF the association. responded In
appropriate manner.
Address OF President.
President Black read his annual adj
dress. He said in part:
I'm working to promote the object
of this association, we have a very
worthy motive. our profession to-day
Is one well worthy of respect, and
as the possibilities of photography are
| becoming more fully understood our
/ profession Is In proportionate degree
| gaining In general esteem. Times was
/ and that not so long ago--when
! photography, as we'll as all engaged
I in the art of profession OF photo
graphy, was not held In high esteem.
Even at that early day, the fault was
not so much with photography in
many instances as 1t was with the
photographer. Amy occupation Is
worthy OF respect II it be an honest
! one, and any one who follows any
occupation and conscisntiously en-
beavers to put his best efforts into
that occupation IL worthy OF the re-
spect OF all mankind
t.aborer Deserves Respect.
Even the day laborer however
poor he may be, If he is sober, honest
and industrious, deserves and has the
respect of all right thinking people
In his community, while on the other
hand the business or professional man
who Is not honest and upright In his
dealings with his fellow man cannot
be respected by his associates no mat
ter in what high esteem his business
or profession may be held. While the
fact that man belongs TO profess
sion held In popular esteem may give
him some prestige 1t cannot make
atonement for lack of character In the
individual.
Profession Advanced.
Fer that reason. before the gen
eral public kne " as much about pho
RI Biography as 1t knows to-day, and be
| fore photography had been advanced
: to the point 1t has reached at thc
} present time. the art or profession o.
!, ! photography was largely judged By
the personnel CT photographers
While 1 would not cast a slur on an!
worthy one who has ever been 4
/
stages there have been many able anC
] very capable as well as most worth,
men engaged in photogra phy-yet
believe it a fact that the personne
, of the great mass OF photographer
to-day is about on par with that o
any other business or profession ant
is far ahead of what IL once was,
Organization for All.
1 This organization liz not of nor 70
I any man or set of men. 1t IL of AM
, for all of you Each individual a
. you has an equal right and equa
!. voice in the running OF this body
= What / would suggest is that eacl
t of you and every one exercise tn
/ privilege which is yours by right an
a have a voice in the affairs and con
E duet of this convention,
r II take pleasure in calling atten
ton to the splendid financial repor
G your treasurer has to make. II is
4 report your executive board take
a pleasure In submitting to you. Fou
= years ago, when I went on the board
= there was not cent In the treasur
: and the individual members of tn
d board had to advance the money ne
n cessary to carry on the affairs OF tn
d association until after the conventio
/. in Norfolk. After the business wa
n settled at the close of that conven
d ton, there was a small balance In tn
Il treasury. With each succeeding yea
X / have seen that surplus grow unit
1t now affords me peculiar pleasure I
= be able to retire, leaving balance G
r over $500 at the beginning of the eur
II rent year"
is Reports of the secretary and of tn
II treasurer were submitted after Pres
e dent Black had concluded.