Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-09
Photographers Settle Down
to the Real Purpose of
Meeting This Morning
and Got Busy.
DEMONSTRATIONS
FEATURED SESSION
Exhibiting Firms Demon
strated Various Articles
Used in Photography;
Ball Was Social Opening.

Ball w as OOCldI OP0AAAAA6'
The actual business Of the photogra'
pliers convention began today, al
though socially the meeting was on
Yesterday and last night. The grand
ball Of last night was a feature of the
convention and gave all present an
4 opportunity to get acquainted. While
the Ottumwa Harp Orchestra dis
coursed sweet music, the several
picture men and their ladies gl1ded
over the ball room in the third moor
OF the Utt building until a late hour.
Today the work Of the convention mas
assumed some large proportions. IL
is estimated that the attendance Will
reach 200 at present and more dele
gates and visitors have been coming
in all day long. BY tonight 1t is likely
that all will be here. A lecture ana
theater party Will feature this even
ings program. .s..- -.
hutchison Gave Welcome.
The address of welcome was de-
liyered by NJ B. Hutchison at the
opening Of the morning session, and
short address was made by President
F. A. Free.
The. reading of communications fol-
lowed the president's address and
4 c0nrnnfttees were NAMED TO serve dur
sing thA 4cenYsntit,h. ~ by 0scege
Graham Holloway OF Terre Haute,
ind, was one Of the morning features.
from IL until IL o'clock demonstra-
1 lion was given Of Photographic plates
by Nate Corning of the Hammer Dry
Plate Co. The fact that Nate Corning
is a veteran in the photo business was
of much value in the demonstration
he gave. A demonstration by the Kill
born Photo Paper Co.. of Kruxe paper,
was an opening feature Of the after
noon session. Another plate demon
stration followed by the G.. Cramer
DRY Plate Co., in which A. A. Morgan
did the demonstrating. Mr.. Morgan
Is the Iowa representative of the
Cramer house.
Lively 20 Lecture.
The old favorite, who is known to
all OF those present, Daddy Lively OF
McMinnville, Tenn, president of the
Southern School of Photography, IS
slated for demonstration and lecture
late in the afternoon. Few OF those IN
photography are as well known and
ne popular as this veteran picture
maker. The essential things for the
up-to-date photographer to know are
the things that Mr. Lively has decided
to talk about, and he carries enough
samples of his work to compel atten-
tion. A demonstration of photo
papers by the Eastman Kodak Co.,
under the direction OF Harry Fell the
chief in charge OF convention exhibits
for his house closes this afternoons
program. 1.s
Color Photos Exhibited.
The preparations of yesterday re-
suited in all of the exhibits being IN
place this morning and it Is revela-
ton in picture making to view the
s MANY and beautiful specimens OF photo
work. The uninitiated have little or
& no idea of the vast variety Of good pic
lures not to consider the variety of
1uality that takes In both good and
bad. At the Ottumwa convention
there is none but the good, and the
variety of the good Is great.
Anyone interested in photography
.an live in an atmosphere of the studio
and revel in It's pleasures among the
large and varied exhibition of photos
[ & every type. Among the exhibits one
ands the auto-chrome of the Lumierre,
French method made by w. s. Daddy"
Lively. These are in variety OF
sizes and are plates that are adjusted
in a slanted frame or case, the bottom
Of which contains mirror which re-
fleets the picture revealed by the light
striking the slanting plate. The ma
tural colors as worn by the sitter are
.ruthfully reproduced by the plates.
The list Of photo exhibitors follow:
Grand Portrait Class.
r. c.. Nelson, Hastings, Nebr.
A. Allen Bishop, Newport, Vermont.
Albert E. Spicer Watertown, S. D.
Gerhard Sisters, St. Louis, Mo-.
l.. G.. Kramer, Elgin, Ill.
Klein Studio Milwaukee, Wis.
Will Towles, Washington, D. G.
C. l.. venard, Lincoln, III. st
Malvan H. Sykes Chicago, III.
H. Lerski, Milwaukee. Wis
Prize Winners Class.
The Gilbert Studio. Independence, Ia.
M. n. Youngberg, Sioux City.
n. E. yoiland. Sioux City.
Class A.
j. J. Keller, Beresford, S. D.
]. u. McNees, Creston, Ia.
Guy Woods, Des Moines.
R. c. Link, Centerville.
C. D. Pierce, Ottumwa.
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