Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
CONVENTION
CLOSED -FOUR
DAYS. SESSION
Photographers Finish Sue
cessful Meeting in the Utt
Building This Morning
Leave for Homes.
AWARDS. MADE FOR
PICTURE EXHIBITS

Prizes; Party at Country
Club Last Night; Public
Saw the Snow.
The announcing of the awards at
the photographers convention THIS
morning was the chief feature OF me
closing session of the four days con'
vention. The last few hours or the COLI
vention were given over to recelvlhe
and discussing suggestions for the oec
terment of the organization. me gen
eral trend of the talk seemed toward
giving more thought to the practic
ability of the association and the max
ing of it q business matter rather lnan
merely an art show. The action tahon
on the place of meeting at the session
yesterday morning robbed the last
day of it's chief discussion and short
ened the program for this morning. m
the prize winners Guy n. Reid OF "
tumwa appears twice, being the only
person to appear in the prize list more
than once among the exhibitors. ne
won the miniature class prize and sot
third prize in the childrens class. The
convention finished its business De-
fore noon and adjourned until next
wear when the meeting will be held IN
Perry. The time will have to be fixed
later as thisgis always done after the
various demonstrating firms nave
been consulted with regard to fixing
dates that will be- convenient foraali'
At Country Club.
The party at the Country club last
night was largely attended and proved
delightful occasion for the visitors
and local photographers. Crowds took
the Court hill cars and reached the
club early in the evening in order to
get q view Of the pretty grounds and
links Of the club. Dancing and re1resn-
ments made the evening pass pleas
antly The party was complimentary
of the Commercial association.
The Prize Winners.
The following were the winners OF
the various exhibits that made up the
elaborate picture show which the pub
lie in large numbers viewed yesterday
afternoon:
Grand portrait class ..
r, C. Nelson, Hastings, Neb., prize,
a beautiful cup.
Prize winners class
H. e. volland, Sioux City. Prize, a
beautiful cup.
First. E. scoles, Perry. Prize,
gold medal. .....-
second-R. C. Fink, Centerville.
Prize, silver medal.
Glass B g..
FIRST. A. Mccarthy, Charlton.
Prize, gold medal. .-.
Second w. c.. Mc1ntire, Boone.
Prize, silver medal.
First, F. specht, Marengo. Prize,
gold medal. .,.,.-
Second-O. G. Lorimor, Hamburg.
Prize, silver medal.
First-Lizzie NJ. Rossitor, st.
Ansgar. Prize. gold medal. .... ,
Second-R. M. Foster, 'Pleasantville.
Prize, silver medal.
Miniature class
Guy N. Reid, Ottumwa. Prize,
gold medal.
y View class -
A. R. Ballard, West Union. Prize,
gold medal.
Children's class
First-W. T.. veach, Cedar Fails.
Prize, gold medal. 4
Secondly. byall. Mt. Pleasant.
Prize. silver medal.
Third-Guy N. Reid, Ottumwa. Prize
silver medal. -.s
Public Saw Show.
The public was invited in yesterday
afternoon to view the grand picture
shown at the convention. Many Of the
people of Ottumwa availed themselves
Of the opportunity of seeing the pic
lures. The major number OF those
visiting the show were the women
folks and number Of the P. E. o.
society were among the visitors at the
convention hall That the pictures
pleased is certain, and all who visited
the display showed their interest In
the beauties Of photography that were
shown. All classes Of pictures that
can be made by camera were shown
to good advantage. These were hung
about the walls on backgrounds of vel
vet, denim or other textiles, even on
tapestry, all of which was in soft and
subdued tones and colorings. The
studied effects Of best light for proper
viewing of the pictures was shown In
their arrangement. In the larger audi
torium was a number of double dis
plying stands on which the competi-
tive exhibits were placed These were
arranged in order that the persons
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