The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (October 1902)

Bt Tits Lantern Conference.—A friend writes :— Could you arrange a Lantern Conference or Conversavione fur the Miclands, at which all kinds of apparatus connected with the Lantern, Microscopic and Science Projection, Slides plain, coloured by hand, and Colour Photography in Natural Colours, could be seen, compared and talked over. This is a matter for the Birningham Photo Socicty to take over at their annual exhibition in the spring of nest year, a Lantern and Bioscope exhibition is one of the principal attractions at the Rooms of the Society of Artists, and a night nught be set apart for a meeting of Lanternists, if sufficient enthusiam and support was assured. Society of Professional Lanternists.—Is it not time for Professional Laniternists to band together for mutual advantage? A complete list of capable, rehable Lanternists from John o’ Groat’s to Land's End, would be «a boon to Lecturers, who are often at the merey of some untried worker with a Lantern (save the mark !) that ought to be relegated to the museum of antiquities, and for this purpose we intend setting apart a page in the Journal for this register, and we want every Lanternist within the limits mentioned to send mune, address, qualifications, and 2/6 for a year’s insertion of same. Fora P.O of 5/we will send the journal in addition post free each month. Technical Instruction in Gloucestershire. —'The following is culled from the annual report of the Technieal Instruction Committee :— LANTERN SLIDES. Tt might be of interest to know that the lantern and shdes which were purchased in 1900 had been inuch in request. Sinee November in that year the linteria had been sent away 2+ times, and slides had been sent away 54 times. In all aw total of 1575 slides had been used. The registering of the slides and lantern, the correspondence With borrowers, checking the slides on their return, and sorting and putting them away, had entailed a very considerable amount of labour, which Mr. Morgan has been good enough to undertake. Bristol Mercury. An Appeal for Slides. A letter of which the following is an extract, appeared in the Methodist Times for July 3rd last, and although so long a time has elapsed since then, it may he OPTICAL magic LANTHRN JOURNAT, quite new toa number of our readers, who no doubt have a larve nuinber of slides on hand suitable for the purpose Mr. Sackett requires them. We shall be pleased to start the colleetion from some that we have by us, and if our readers will send what they do not want, we will make up a set or sets, as from the readers of the Oplical Mayie Lantern Journal, and sec that they are forwarded to the proper quarter. N.B.—lindly pay carriage through to here. (Iip.) “Drar Mn. Ieprron, “Many times have I read the requests for help which have appeared in your colunms, and wondered if the response was edequate to the need, never imaginine that ultimately I should be in a position to prove for myself. I am not eines for help in the native w a inuch as it calls for it, bui a little sympathy for the soldier ‘marking time’ out bere in India. Ife is away from home. and away [rom active service, often ‘at a loose end,’ having a large part of the day at his own disposal, and surrounded by a thousand and one temptations of which the outside world knows very little. The blessings of a Soldier's [ome in such a case is undoubted. We have 6000 troops here---cavalry, artillery and infantry. -and we are endeavouring hy the good use of the ‘Home’ instituted by the Rey. W. Burgess and Major-General Campbell, and the magnificent hall recently given by Set -Ram Gopal, to lay hold of the hearts of the lads and care for them as they at home would have us do. We hold Lantern services inthe open air during the hot season and in the hall at other times, but our ammunition is getting scarce. The slides we have are ectting much the worse for Wear, and have become painfully familiar to the soldiers. As there is nothing the soldier delights in more than a good picture, and especially a good laniern view, I make bold to ask your readers through vou to help us iy a eift of slides. Both storics and seripture, military and historical slides, uaiscellancous and hyinns would be of untold value tous. Then we have the pleasure of visiting the hospitals and prison once a week. Would you do the soldier’s a service ? . Any who read this letter and have the heart to respond, will reecive the lasting gratitude of the lads away from home. Please send slides c’o The Mission House, 1, Coleman Strect, E.C. Tam yours heartily, EF. Couyrr Sackert, Wesleyan Chaplain.” Secunderabad, The Deccan, Tnuia.