The Washington times., 1916-03-16
Five Hundred Compete in Con-
4 test for Places Of Honor in
Exhibit.
no BE RECEIVED BY WILSON
President VIII Greet Delegates
Wednesday Morning-Ban-
quet In Evening.

rive hundred professional photogra-
vAers. representing Ave states ana the
District in the photographer Associa.
tion of the Middle Atlantic states are
enlisted in a contest in progress here
70 determine which will have the places
of honor at the exhibit to be opened
NEXT week In connection with the FIRST
annual convention OF the association at
the willard.
Speaker Champ Clark will welcome to
the city the delegates to the convention
at the opening session Tuesday morn
ing In the small ball room Of the
Willard.
The exhibition must be In place in
the entrance Hobbies and the large ball
room before that time. and the judges
. are engaged in going over the fifteen
hundred to two thousand artistic pho
tographs submitted to them for this
purpose.
Task Is Difficult.
The Judges admit their task n diff
cult. for almost every form of artistic
photography is represented. and the
classes are so numerous that they fear
they will not have space to show all the
subjects that deserve place in the ex-
hibition.
The convention of the photographers
will be attended by representatives from
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Delaware, West Virginia, and the Dis
trict OF Columbia. VIII H. Towles, OF
this city. president, will call the con-
vention to order and introduce Speaker
Clark.
William H. Rau, of Philadelphia.
nj hao
ers of the country, will reply. to the
address of welcome.
(. The association is a comparatively
new organization, consolidated from
the various state organizations for
the purpose of getting larger at
tendance at the annual conventions
and OF charging the facilities for in
fercourse between the members OF
the profession in various sections of
the country. 1t Is affiliated with the
Photographers Association OF the
United States and its charter az a
member Of that organization viii be
presented by the national presid ent.
L. A. Dozer. Immediately after the
presentation OF the reports OF the
officers at the first days session.
To Be Received by President.
The program includes a number of
lectures. an exhibition of the Ameri-
can salon pictures, reception by
President Wilson at the White House
TO the delegates. and a banquet. The
reception 'at the white House Will
take place Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. Only the, delegates will be
admitted. Inc banquet viii be helO
Wednesday night at the Raleigh.
The principal lecture will De de-
livered Tuesday night at o'clock.
Admission 10 tne lecture will DE by
card only. Dr. =. h. hennetn Mees,
OF the Eastman hoaak Company, Will
olacuss color Photography. lie is re-
Garded as the foremost authority on
the subject IN the world. he Is a
native OF england. ana carried on a
long series or Investigations In mis-
laboratory in Lonuon. ne developed
q numDer or practical color processes
tor photographs.
Admission by Card.
The exhibition TO be given in connec
ton with the convention viii occupy the
large ball room and entrance lobbiei
on the tenth floor OF the Willard. ant
the entrance lobby OF the + street SD,
OF the hotel.
Camp Good Will IL to be the benefi
ciary of the exhibition. to which admis
:. sion will be by card only with a SINAI
admission fee to be charged The ex.
hibition will contain the best picture,
submitted by the photographers, with
the announcement OF the prize WINNERS
together with complete demonstrators
of Photographic and photo-engravinl
methods. Inc exhibition will DE helC
Thursday evening beginning at 1850.
The local committee in charge OF tn,
convention Includes VIII Ii. Towles
chairman; Grant Leet. G. w. Harris
George v. Buck, J. +. Seabrook, FREQ
Schultz, ]. Boyce, and ID. Il. Edmon
eton. The banquet committee includes
g. z. s. Williams, chairman; c, o
ToWles, and A. b. Cornish.