THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 67 



REPORT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SECTION FOR 

 THE SESSION 1896-97. 



Interest in amateur photography in Hamilton has been steadily 

 increasing during the past year, and the members of the Photographic 

 Section have reason to feel gratified by the way the members of the 

 Association and their friends have attended the exhibitions of lantern 

 slides given by them, thereby showing their appreciation of the efforts 

 made by the section to promote the study of the photographic art, 

 and we expect that the outcome of these exhibitions will be a greatly 

 increased membership. 



There are now forty-eight names on our roll. The Section 

 mourns the loss of one of its members, Mr. E. Jackson Sanford, who 

 died in Texas while in search of health. 



The club outings during the year were very well attended, espec- 

 ially the one to Bronte Ravine, no less than twenty members being 

 there ; a very pleasant afternoon was spent and a number of good 

 views were secured. Other outings were held, including Red Flill 

 Ravine, Tapleytown, Dundas and vicinity. Rock Chapel and 

 DeCew's Falls. 



The thanks of the Section are due to Mr. S. John Ireland, for 

 kindly criticism and advice on work done by the members, also to 

 Mr. John S. Gordon, for his instructive lecture on picture composi- 

 tion. 



Practical demonstrations were given by the following members : 

 Mr. A. M. Cunningham, on development ; Messrs. J. R. Moodie 

 and A. H. Baker, on lantern slide making ; Mr. S. Briggs, on print- 

 ing and developing bromide paper ; and Mr. J. H. Land, on lantern 

 slide development with Glycin. 



The Section were successful in having a sufficient number of 

 their set of one hundred lantern slides sent to New York pass a 

 critical examination of technical perfection, to allow them to enter 

 the American Interchange, which includes dubs of all the large cities 

 of United States, also Toronto and Montreal, and the members were 



