The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-11

It contains half dozen original printa Which will open the eyes of the moss-| backs who think that Photograpf1y is| not an art. Two of the six "originals'sl 'sl are by local men: one, the frontispiecei by C.. s. Cochran, is an excellent por- trait of the officers of the association. The other is a splendid example of, individual portarit work by l. P Haley. Tn addition to the six origfnaisl some of which are the style that se11I for $100 dozen, there are a number Of half tone reproductions which show to excellent advantage the. artisticl possibilities of modern photography.
 The convention begins tomorrow ana lasts through Friday, September Is. This last day is Bridgeport and "am- ateur'' day and it is probable that tl1e) throngs from this city will be cor respondingly large. The other days ara as follows: Tuesday, Pennsylvania. " ednesday. New York day; Thursdayl Manufacturers day
 The program for tomorrow is as fol- lows: 10 a. m. Reception to the guegta1 of the day at the headquarters of t1e| Photographers club, D. m. official opening of the convention at the au- ditorfum; address of welcome bv1 Mayor E. T. Buckingham: responss' by Morris Burke Parkinson. past pres- ident of P Az M. E.. welcoming ad- dress on part of Piotographers club oHl Bridgeport by H. J. Seeiey. presidee1fl of khe club; some suggestions by Mar shal of the Day, J. P. Haley, second1 vice president of the association: bus-l mess session, closing with address fy9. President J. H. Garo; D. m. bar,f11 concert; D. m. band concert proueu- afie and annual dance with fIil1rs sf7sa-. ton of the island.
 Demonstrations tomorrow from f4- .. closing of the session until S:ss us.<,z:.s the immediate direction of the zlonor- ary Uce presidents Of the associations from Ohio, Delaware and New Jersey. Messrs- B. F. Moore, c. L. Lewis Ry- land Phillips, E. Goldensky. William Shewel1 Ellis, William Rau, Geo. w. Harris. Clarence Hayes, Henry Have lock Pierce, George G. Holloway ana Frank Scott Clarke.
 . A detailed program will be distrfb-s uted on the ground. giving complete information of the proceedings of each day. a -
 The new executive board had decid- ed to abandon prize features of tf1o usual kind. but not wishing to .re5fn- quish the. interest and sfriend1yt com- petitive spirit. has decided to award official recognition to the State or Maritime Province making the best showing in the art building This competition has been called the inter- state class and each exhibitor will bs permitted to show three pictures.
 One of the most interesting of all. the exhibits will be in the department of color photography the youngest but the most marvellous and beautiful branch of the photographic art. Most of the exhibits in this line will be on Lumiere's Autochrom plates, but there :. will be some on the new Dufay plates.
 One of the best exhibitors in this line is William F. Starr of this city,. ], who has already gained a name for1 himself in this speciality. Among the! other exhibitors, including some fa-i nous throughout the photograpfiot world. are Miss Frances B. Jofnstone.I Theodore Marceau, Dudley Hoyt, Ben-l jamin J. FNalk and Henry H. Pierce l There are all exhibitors on the Auto- :; chrom plates. George Murphy is theI exhibitor on the Dufay plates. The3 present stage of color photographic iat most successful in producing trans-I parencfes in the positive on orfginaIl plates Reproduction is impossibla5 and the pictures of course are conffnedI to one positive. The wonderful beauty and life-like coloring of these plates.
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