The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (December 1902)

THE OPTICAL maaic % wy 0 My rps Ay IN 7 Amateur Lecturing Competition.—This Competition, for particulars of which readers are referred to our November issue, remains open another month. Py Mere Mention. sy Richmond Atheneum—On Monday, Noy. 3rd, the lecturer was Prof. J. W. Rudd, F.R.S., a past president of the Geographical Society, who delivered a highly instructive address on “The Recent Eruptions at Martinique and St. Vincent.” The lecturer said that he anticipated that a great deal of valuable information would be the outcome of the visits of the various commissions to the scene of the eruptions, with the object of gathering evidence. The address was illustrated by a number of splendid lantern views. Novel Open-air Campaign. Lantern SHOWS AND StumM Coxcenrs.—The open-air work of the Cardiff and District Temperance Band of Hope Union, has, notwithstanding the bad weather, hecn of a very successful and novel character. For three months open-air meetings have been held, continously, not only in the town, but in the outlying districts. Besides the usual Temperance addresses, Illustrated Lantern Shdes. Soloss, recitations, and instrumental music enlivened the proccedings and intcrested large audicnces. About six weeks avo, through the kindness of the president of the Union (Mr. Jolin Cory, J.P.), the mission van of the National Temperance League, under the care of Mr. George Garlick, travelled through Whichurch, Birchgrove, Tall’s Well, Penarth, Cadoxton, Barry Dock, Barry, Llantwit, Major, Bridgend, Cowbridge, Llantrisant, ily, Flandaff and the intervening villages. At all these places the missioner was received by the various sections of the Temperance party, and enthusiastic gatherings were held. In addition to the meetings at Brigend, My. Garlick visited some of the lodging-houses on the Sunday afternoon, and gave short addresses to those in the kitchens. The meetings in the country were all well attended, with an average of 250 at each mecting, and much good has been done. The Temperance cause has received a great impetus through the van mission. Although the missioner has had plenty of opposition to contend with, he has dealt with it in his homely manner, and, belng a working man himself, his carnest and telling addresses are most suitable to meet miners, coal trimmers, navyies, cte. LANTERN JOURNAL Arriving at Cardiff, open-air lantern meetings, arranged and conducted by Mr. Leonard Page, the organising secretary of the Union, formed a special feature of the meetings, and some sixty pictures bearing upon all phases of Temperance work were exhibited and explained. This idea drew enormous crowds, and besides spreading inuch useful information, formed a pleasant novelty in some of the dreariest quarters of the town. The workshops of the town have also been visited, and dinner-hour meetings have been held at the new Town Tall works, the Railway Sheds, the Globe Foundry and other places. Slum concerts have also been a special feature of this year’s summer campaign, some of the principal artistes of the town taking part therein, while the Blue Ribbon choir rendered good service. “Tiger Bay” was en féle on these oceasions, and a mass of people of all nationalities enjoyed the best of music. Altogether, cighty meetings of one kind and another have been held; attended by, in the aggregate, 30,000 persons. Large crowds gathered round the van cach night, and pledges have been taken at the yarlous meetings. The missioner has done good work in Wales with the Caravan, and a Jarge amount of Temperance literature has been given away at each meeting.—Temperaice Feecord. Liverpool Amateur Photographic Association. The seventh ordinary meeting of the present session was held on Thursday, Sept. 13th. There was a large attendance of members, with Mr. BE’ RB. Dibdin in the chair. Mr. GC. B. Howdill, A.R.1.B.A., of Leeds, gave a lecture on “Natural colour Photography.” He began with a few notes on the history of colour Photography. and proceeded to give a most lucid description of the Joly and Sanger-Shepherd processes. Dealing first with the decomposition of Jight by incans of a prism, the lecturer showed the spectrum colours, and gave an interesting description of their action on the photographic plate. In connection with the Sanger-Shepherd process, Mr. Howdill gave a full description of the apparatus used, as well as practical instruction. Among the slides made by Mr. Howadill, were some exceedingly fine fruit and flower studies as well as splendid examples of stained glass Windows. At the conclusion, a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer on the motion of Mr. Paul Lange, seconded by Mr. Marples. Royalty and the Cinematograph. Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife and the Duke of Fite, before leaving Mar Lodge, gave a party to the servants and tenantry. Her Royal Highness and the Duke were present for a cinematograph