The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-16
THE AMATEUR
PHOTOGRAPHER

to Its numerous picturesque scenes.
The many bits of simple life, the
pasture, the highway, the lakeshore,
enchanting brooks and streams.
beautiful waterfalls, patches of for
est and sloping hills and shady wales.
in fact all of these outdoor scenes
present a picture that Nature, in all
its glory, portrays in colors. Science.
however, has perfected system
whereby these beautiful scenes can
be preserved. By its perfection we
have the kodak and camera. Lovers
OF Nature, who treasure her magni-
ficent gardens, have grown into an
enthusiastic army of amateur photo
graphers.
You are intSeested in photography
and undoubtedly desire to learn more
about it. That is the object of this
department. IL is to the advantage
of every amateur photographer in
Wayne county to keep in touch with
the advancements being made in this
line of art. How may you do so?
The Citizens Photographic editor
will explain.
Flourishing amateur clubs should
be organized in each township and
borough in Wayne county. Better
work will be accomplished and
4Aonesdale professional photograph
ers have volunteered to come free
OF charge to these districts and give
demonstrations to amateurs, showing
how to develop and fix plates and
hlms. This is an opportunity which
ought to be seized with alacrity and
is one of the features which the
O1tlzen has been successful in OBJ
tanning for amateurs who will or
ganize clubs in the county.
There are enough amateurs in
wayne county for each township to
have its own society. Meetings
could be arranged to be held in
Grange halls or the homes of the
different members. If you get the
citizen in your home, (and If you
don't you should send your subscrip-
tion at once for this departments
sake If nothing else) after you have
read this column on photography,
call your amateur photographer
friends together and explain the Cit
lzen's plan. Decide upon date to
organize, write the editor of this de-
partment for information, signing
your name and then go ahead.
Annual exhibitions are scheduled
TO be held in Honesdale, the first
being in December of this year, at
which time prizes will be offered for
the best pictures. Photographers of
national reputation can be secured
to give addresses and lectures on
that occasion.
successful country and camera
clubs are conducted in other places
and in these localities art has been
raised to high standard Mention
is made of few clubs of the many
existing in this state and New Jer-
sey. Meadville, Pa, Camera Club.
Established 1883. Meet at residences
of members first Friday of each
month Rutledge Camera Club,
Rutledge. Pa. Established 1890;
Camera Club, Inc. Established May
27, 1902; meet fourth Tuesday each
month Annual exhibition. There
are amateur Photographic societies in
Trenton, Montclair, Newark, Vailes-
burg, N. j., besides Syracuse, N. Y,
and many other other towns and
cities. All of these and more, too.
Will be furnished free by this de-
partment to every amateur photo
graphic society organized in Wayne
county by July Is, 1911. In addi-
ton to this The Citizen will furnish
absolutely free to prospective photo
graphic associations organizing be-
lore the above mentioned date, a list
OF foreign camera clubs. This alone
we believe is an incentive to act at
once. By having the list of foreign
societies it enables the amateur to
exchange with friends across the
ocean, thereby enhancing the value
OF your collection of pictures.
Then there is the commercial side
OF the proposition. Newspapers,
weekly publications and
periodicals of all kinds offer prizes,
and good ones, too, for pictures to
illustrate their editions. Leslie's
Weekly and the New York Evening
Mail and hundreds of others have a
standing prize offer.
If you are interested and want to
know how to organize a camera or
kodak club in your township, CORES
pond with The Citizen Amateur
photographer Editor, Honesdale, Pa,
for the necessary literature.
Don't delay-write at once.