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THIRTEENTH WINTER MEETING, 



TUESDAY, APEIL 0th, 1901. 



PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION ON THE USB 01' KODAK MATERIALS, 



BY MR. A. T. HORNE. 



The thirteenth winter meeting was held in 

 the Reference Library of the Beaney Institute 

 on Tuesday, April 9, 1901. Mr. Henry Fielding 

 was voted to the chair, and there were also pre- 

 sent the Deputy Mayor (Councillor Netherclift), 

 Miss Holme.'?, Miss Phillpotts, Messrs. P. Finn, 

 Austin, Argrave, Surrey, Snell, Buckingham, the 

 Hon. Sec. (Mr. Lander), and others. 



The Hon. Secretary proposed Mr. Hacksley, one 

 of the masters of the Simon Langton School, as a 

 n«w member. 



Councillor Netheiclif t seconded, and the election 

 was confirmed. 



Mr. A. T. Home (of Kodak Limited, London) 

 then gave a practical demonstration of the 

 development of reliable films. Dekko paper, and 

 Panoram photography. Mr. Home developed 

 several lengths of films, both as a whole and by 

 cutting off each picture separately. He gave 

 several valuable hints to amateur photographers 

 as to developing photographic films, and also with 

 regard to such important questions as light, length 

 of exposure, etc. He also developed some photos 



taken with the Kodak Company's Dekko paper, 

 which he exposed by burning a small quantity 

 of magnei^ium ribbon before placing the paper in 

 the developer. Mr. Home had also brought a 

 number of beautiful cameras, including some of 

 the very latest productions of his Company, which 

 he fully explained to his audience. He also 

 generously offered to forward sample packets of 

 " Dekko paper " for trial by the members of the 

 Society. 



In proposing a vote of thanks to Mr. Home, the 

 Chairman remarked on the absence of the stiffness 

 which it was said, sometimes characterised 

 lectures of that character. The lecturer's genial 

 and humorous manner, and his readiness to answer 

 all the questions put to him, had made the evening 

 a very pleasant one. Personally, he (the Chair- 

 man) used the Kodak films, and had always found 

 them exceedingly satisfactory. 



The vote was heartily accorded, and in reply^ 

 Mr. Home said he had long looked forward to paying 

 a visit to the fine old Cathedral city of Canterbury, 

 and he should long remember the kindness shown 

 him that evening by his audience. 



LAST WINTER MEETING, 



TUESDAY, APRIL 23rd, 1901. 



The last of the series of winter medtingfs was 

 held in the Reference Library of the Beaney 

 Institute. Canterbury, on Tuesday. April 2^^. Mr. 

 Sidney Harvey presided over a very large attend- 

 ance. Amoncfst those present were Miss Holmes, 

 Miss Phiilpotts. Mr. and Mrs. Austen, Miss Harvey, 

 the Deputy-Mayor (Councillor W. H. Netherclift), 

 Mr. Mann, Miss Sworn, Mrs. Summerville. Mr. 

 Husbands, the Misses Lon^hurst (li). Miss Pidduck, 

 Miss Truscott, Messrs. Fiddian, G. J. Joiinson, J. 

 T. Smith, W. Godden, S. Whalley, C. Buckingham, 

 F. C. Snell. W. Surry, and F. M. Argrave, Mrs. 

 Argrave, Mrs. Lander, Mr. W. Gard, and the Hon. 

 Sec. (Mr. A. Lander). 



The meeting took the form of a social evening 

 and exhibition of apparatus, etc., of scientific and 

 photographic interest. 



The table was covered with a large number of 



exhibits of scientific interest, many of them of 

 great value, which were examined with much 

 interest by the members. The Cht.irman briefly 

 opened the proceedings by expressing regret at the 

 continued absence of their President (Mr. S. 

 Horsley), who was always to the front in meetings 

 of that nature, and endeavoured to make them 

 as lively and interesting as possible. In his 

 absence lie felt he could not do very much, but 

 he might express his pleasure at seeing so large a 

 number present, and would call on the Hon. 

 Secretary to read a list of and explain the different 

 exhibits. 



The Hon. Secretary stated that the Eev. W. M. 

 Rodwell had kindly brought bis large binocular 

 microscope, under which he had placed a number 

 of marine objects ; Miss Hogben had sent a curious 

 Atlas, 250 years old, which showed the reefs,. 



