WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 135, 9 June 1928, Page 7

WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB

♦ PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THK -'TWENTIES The Wellington Camera Club ami their friends met last week to colcljnito tlio opening of new rooms with :t "house-warming," to which several members of the ol ' Wellington Camera Club, now long out of existence, were invited. Tlio evening proved both interesting and enjoyable. Especially interesting were the reminiscences of Jiessrs. W. G. Barltrop, J. A. lleginbotliain, and 11. Baillie, who had been members of the original club. In those days photography had not developed to its"present high state of mechanical and chemical efficiency, but the work done was, nevertheless, remarkable for the high artistic standard attained. . Mi. Barltrop, one of the visitors, had with him the name board of the old club, which he now handed on to the new organisation. He brought with him also a syllabus and list of members of the club 27 years ago. The club's patron then was the Earl of Eanfuriy, and the presidentl Air. James M'Lellan. The vice-presidents were A. C. "Gift'ord and K. L. Mestayer, the judge Malcolm Ross (now president), treasurer Gcorgn Wright, lion, secretary Alister Brown (of the ''Evening Post"), hoii. lnnternjst, G. W. Barltrop, auditor W. C. Stephens. A list of the members makes interesting reading to-day. M. Buckley Joyce ■whs a life member, while' W. L. T. Travers and Malcolm Ross had been made honorary members. The other members of the old club in 1901 were J. Alcorn, W. Allan, S. Allan, G. W. Barltrop, 11. Beauchamp, A. do Bathe Brandon, H. D. Baker, A. Barradeaux, Alister Brown, E. B. Bristow, C. "W. Bcnbow, H. Baillie, Henry Brittain, A. Bow, Mrs. A. Bow, A. P. Buller, J. Barton, Jas. Baird, G. A. Chapman, Miss Chalmers, J. Duff, Henry Davidson, Dr. Ewart, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Fulton, Mrs. W. C. Fitzgerald, W. H. Field, A. C. Giffiord, Mrs. Girdlcstono, 1\ S. Greenshiclds, Fj. J. Harrison, T. M. Hardy, J. A. Heginbotham, Miss Holt, F. Howard, Mrs. Helyer, C. Hcnricks, V. AY. Hay-

bittlo, Mrs., llayward, G. A. Hill, IT. Huggins, '£. W.'Hunt, T. Holt, G. 11. R. Ibbotson, B. Holt, L. Jenkins, B. Joyce, A. 13. Hcyworth, W. A. Kicly, W. Kimball, Dr. Kingston-Fyffe, H. A. Kirkcaldic, James M'Lcllan, K. L. Mcstayer, Miss Mason, W, IT. S. Moorhouse, J. M'Curdy, F. C. Milward, G. Norton, J. H. Owen, J. Paul, C. Poarco, J. A. Pike, T. Pringlc, !>]•. Purely, J. Poison, W. Pronsc, C. Renter, Mrs. Malcolm Ross, Malcolm Ross, C. 0. Rosenberg, G. A. Reid, D. Robertson, Hiss M. Stewart, Ortoii Stevens, Miss M. Shaw, Miss H. Shaw, Mrs. D. T. Stewart, Mrs. Sullivan, G. Sinclair, H. IT. Seed, W. IT. SelIjey, W: C. Stephens, Miss Stafford, W. R. Synionds, T. Ccholos, J. A. Thompson. R. T. Tumbull, A. H. Turnbull, C. W. Tajiner, W. L. T. Travers, C. Trevitliie, iMiss B. Trevithie, W. 11. Tustin, A. Truelove, H. Urquhart, A. Vcitch, 10. Wejghtman, M'Grcgor Wright, G. Wright, S. G. Watson, T. IT. Watson, Miss C. Wilson, S. J. White, and J. Zachariali. Several of! the members of the old club have left their murk on the city's progress au d history. Many have passed away, but those who are still with us will have pleasant memories of the days they spent afield with their cameras in the early 'twenties and even before then. It would be interesting if a collection of prints from their most historical negatives could be made to-day. Among those who attended the social meeting were Sir John Luke (patron of the club) and Lady Luke.