The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-11
.How d'y do, pfnotographer!"

How d'y do, photographers
 That sign,s springing up on a hun dred conspicuous places along the line of march between the Hotel Stratfield and Steeplechase Island, is the guid- ing stone for the wizards of the pho- tographic world, who began arriving in Bridgeport in great numbers today, preparatory to the annual convention of the Photographers Association. of New England, which took possession of Steeplechase Island today and form ally goes into session tomorrow
 The first peek of dawn today saw a busy throng of carpenters descend upon SteeplechaSe Island and get busy with hammer and saw. transforming the scores of amusement booths, dance halls, skating rink, paviHons, etc, into abodes for the wonderful products of modern artistic photography and the equally wonderful products of the in- dustrial branch of the art-the mar vicious cameras, perfect lenses, and subtle chemicals which make modern photography possible.
 By noon today Steeplechase Island was tho busiest place in the city and the bridge leading to it was thronged with transports laden with priceless photographic exhibits and goods which were set into place by skilled decor ators on arrival at the Island.
 By tomorrow morning SteepIechase will be transformed into the greatest exhibit of photography ever shown in New England, and the people who miss sceing the exhibition will have something to regret for the rest Of their lives.
 This mornings shower didn't mat IA Il -k@. who completely forgot the weasDer in their enthusiasm for convention plans.
 Warner King of Portland, Me, the oldest member of the New England Association, and who for 10 years has handled the exhibits of photographs at the conventions, Says that the ex- hibits this year will beggar anything ever shown at photographic conven- ton. Mr. King is something of a wonder himself Out of the countless thousands of photographs he has re ceived for conventions and shipped back to their owners afterward, he hasn't lost or missent half a dozen.
 The "formalities'' begin tonight at a meeting of the Photographers Club of Bridgeport-the hustling body of enthusiasts who brought lthe big con wention to Bridgeport The represen- tatives of the leading manufacturers of photographic goods will meet with the local association and probably a number of them will become members of the Bridgeport club.
 President See1ey of the 1ocal asso- citation will extend the welcome of the club to the visitors. Mayor Buck ingham win extend the city official welcome to the photographers tomor- row.
 ..Jay Pay Haley,'. as Photographer Haley is now known to the members of the craft, was as busy as six on Island this morning su- pertntending the placing of the exhib- its and getting the big truck loads of prices1ess pictures and photographic goods to their proper destinations
 President J. H. Garo of the New England association was here there and everywhere on the island. He was on the scene at o'clock this morning. So was Carl E. Alderman, publisher of the famous Photographic News head of the publicity department, and the other pushers of the convention All were working like beavers to get things in shape on the final day be- fore the opening of the convention.
 The year book of the convention was issued today. It is a fitting pubhca- ton to go with the great convention