SIXTY YEARS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27384, 9 May 1950, Page 8

SIXTY YEARS

Dunedin Photographic Society SOCIAL EVENING A cake, made in the form of a tripleextension “ field ” camera, of a type popular in the earlier days of the hobby, dominated the supper table when the Dunedin Photographic Society commemorated its sixtieth anniversary last night. The function took the form of a short address by the president, Mr Carl S. Dickson, the showing of films, photographic competitions, musical items and a convivial evening generally. The only pioneer member of the society present was Mr S. Earland. Mr Dickson, after referring to the development of the society, spoke of the therapeutic value of the hobby. It was a splendid relaxation, he said, not only for the business man seeking a complete change from his labours but for all seeking to adjust themselves to the inexorable demands of a changing world and all the complex problems of modern life. Photography, he thought, did not have an equal from a therapeutic point of view. “The Rhythms of a City,” a Swedish production, was the principal film show, an outstanding feature of which was the magnificent photography. Musical items were presented by Messrs W. J. Olliver (marimba), and G. Winch (saxophone).