At the regular meeting called for above date there was no quorum. There were present T. W. Wood – Thos Moran , R. Swain Gifford, Dr. L M Yale & W. H. Shelton. In order to make his Committee Report, a meeting was arranged with Mr Moran in the Chair subject to approval – Mr Moran reported that the rooms of the Union League Club could not be had by the Etching Club1

Mr. Moran proposed in writing the name of Miss Ellen Oakford of New Haven Conn. for Membership.

The informal Meeting then adjourned

Mr Chapman and Mr Lauber came in after the Adjournment.

W. H. Shelton Secy.

Figure 1: J.A. Weir, Profile of a Woman, 1890. (Williams Print Collection.)

The yearly meeting of the N. Y. Etching Club was held at the Secretary’s Studio 106 East 55th St.

There were present the following members. Otto. H. Bacher, A.H. Baldwin F.S. Church, Frdk’ Dielman, Henry Farrer Joseph Lauber, Thos Moran J.C. Nicoll Alex Schilling. W.H. Shelton. J.D. Smillie T.W. Wood & C.Y. Chapman.

The minutes of the last four meetings were read & approved which included the endorsement of the informal action taken at the last two meetings when no quorum was present.

The Club now proceeded to the yearly elections Messrs Lauber & Chapman having been appointed tellers.

Mr. Farrer was reelected President

Mr Schilling was elected Secretary and Treasurer in place of Mr. Shelton.

The Executive Committee was reelected consisting of F.S. Church, Thos Moranand J. C. Nicoll.

The Chair appointed as auditing Committee Jas. D. Smillie & Frd’k. Dielman

Miss Ellen Oakford of New Haven Conn was elected as a non-Resident Member2

The name of Prosper. L. Sinnat was passed over as none of his work was before the Club.

C.hs’ W. Meilatz was proposed by Mr. Schilling & seconded by Mr Lauber.

Thos.R. Manley was proposed by Mr. Schilling & seconded by Mr. Lauber.

The name of Wm M. Chase was dropped from the Roll of Membership for general non compliance with the requirements of the Constitution.

The following members were transferred to the list of Non Residents.

Jas. S. King - Wm. St. John Harper

W.L. Lathrop - J A. S. Monks

It was decided that the Catalogue of the next exhibition should be embellished with five etchings instead of eight; that the edition should be reduced to 500 copies and contain a prefatory article to be prepared by Mr James D. Smillie.

On motion a Committee was appointed to assist the Secretary in the preparation of the Catalogue. Mr Smillie and Mr. Chapman were named for this duty.

The selection of the etchers to execute the five plates was left to the Committee.3

It was decided to issue a circular to the friends & patrons of the Club and to the Artists defining the sort of work the club wishes to encourage in the future. A considerable discussion arose as to tecnicalities of wording which was finally decided to leave to the above4 Committee. The Club now adjourned.

W.H. Shelton Secy

Figure 2: C.Y. Turner, Woman Picking Blossoms, 1890. (Williams Print Collection.)

The regular meeting of the Club was held in the Studio of Mr Carlton,T. Chapman on the above date. The following members were

present; Otto.H. Bacher, A.H.Baldwin, Robt.F.Bloodgood, F.S.Church, Henry Farrer, Hamilton Hamilton, Thos. Moran, J.C. Nicoll, Alexandr Schilling, Kruseman, Van Elten, T. W. Wood, Carlton T. Chapman.

The minutes of the last meeting were read, and, after the word “above” had been substituted for the word “executive” – which designated committee having charge of the circular issued by this club last spring – they were adopted._

Upon motion by Mr Wood and duly seconded , Messrs Bloodgood and Bacher were appointed hanging committee for the coming election._

Mr Chas. F. W. Mielatz - *55, West 33d. St was unanimously elected a member of the Club._

The Character of the coming exhibition was then discussed at some length, it was decided, that:

“No Etchings from dealers will be received” the Hanging Committee were instructed to act accordingly in their selections of works_

The following Resolution was also introduced and adopted:

Resolved:- That it is the sense of this meeting that in the selection and hanging of works in the next exhibition, the committee should give the preference to original etchings, and not to those made after other men’s designs._______5

It was moved and carried that the Secretary be authorized to engage a salesman for the coming exhibition.

The following names were placed on the Non-Resident members list:

C Morgan Mc Ilhenny Shrub Oak. N. Y.

Frederick.W.Freer Chicago

Reginald, Cleveland, Cox. East Gloucester Mass.

The following resolution was introduced

and adopted:

Resolved: ____That the New York Etching Club recommends the appointment of Mr. S. R. Koehler as Art director for the Columbian

Exposition to be held at Chicago.

A copy was ordered written out on the paper of the club and sent to Mr Nicoll to be forwarded in right channel.

After this the meeting adjourned.

approved Alexander Schilling

Secretary

Figure 3: Charles F. W. Mielatz, A Rainy Night, Madison Square, 1890. (Williams Print Collection.)

Figure 4: Frederick W. Freer. (Private collection.)