Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05
BANQUET
VAUGHN CLASS ENTERTAINs
LARGE NUMBER OF FRIENDS. !.
Addresses by Rev. Samuel a. Greene,
MT. n. St. George Tucker
and Others.

The Vaughn class held its thirteenth an
nual banquet last evening in the Sunday
school auditorium of the Calvary Baptist
Church under the most favorable auspices.
About two hundred persons, including the
members, their friends and invited guests,
were seated about the tables.
In the early part of the evening, while the
guests were arriving, short program was
rendered by persons selected from the class
membership, which included the following:
Joseph Cullen. banjo solo: MeSsrs. Price
and Rowe. readings; Fred SiebOld. tenor
solo; Jos. Steiner, flute solo, who was ac-
companied by Guy A. Durand; bass solo.
Mr.. Payne. Next came the feature of the
reunion. by no means the least in impor-
lance in these annual gatherings-the din
ner
The merriment which lasted throughout
the dinner hour ceased at 10 O'Clock, when
Mr.. G. G. Siebold. the toastmaster of the
evening, raped his gayel for attention. He
announced the list of toasts and introduced
Prof. Mitchell Carroll. constructor Of the
Vaughn class, who delivered an address of
welcome. In his remarks Prof Carroll HUI
morously referred to the speakers of the
evening as lawyers, prophets, tarheelS, etc,
and welcomed those present In words befit-
ting the occasion.
Christian Fellowship.
Rev.:Samuel HI. Greene, pastor of Cal
vary Church, who was announced to re-.
spond to the toast christian Fellowship"
was compelled to leave during the early
part of the festivities, and ne was there
fore introduced as the first speaker of the
evening Mr. Greene enlivened the occa-
sion by telling few stories, and then pro-
ceeded to discuss his topic.
How practical is the work of this class
for the new century," said he. 1T is life
which gives meaning to our work. he con-
tinued, land 1T is fellowship which gives it
dignity 1t is life which makes a bond of
fellowship into two worlds and makes pos
sible this close relationship"
DR.. Greene paid a glowing tribute to the
members of the class, well as to its
founder. whom, he said. had conquered and
surmounted obstacles beyond the fondest
dreams of the Imagination.
I'VE thank God" M said, "for having
made this class possibility. Its work has
gone out to be an inspiration to the world,
a blessing to the teachers and blessing to
the members. and we can face the future
before us happily and hopefully"
The historian of the class, Mr.. L. S. Ten
ny, was next introduced. He referred briefly
to the wonderful achievements of the class
since its organization February ID, 1889,
with five members, and gave an interesting
account in some detail of the work done In
it's different fields of labor. He said the
membership is upward of 800. and that
funds raised during the past year approach
ed the sum of 81 600 He explained further
the methods employed by the various COM
mittees. the nature of their work and how
they accomplished it. One member. Mr..
Spooner he said, had been taken by death
during the year. Organization, he said.
counted for little when compared with the
strong personality behind the Vaughn class.
and to whom he attributed its success He
also read letter from John ID. Rockefeller,
jr who characterized the work and syste-
ms of the class admirable,
and which, he said was due to the affec-
tomato spirit of it's founder. He recently
came to this city and addressed the class,
which is similar to an organization in Phila-
delphia of which he is the instructor.
The Strenuous Life.
The POSTMASTER then introduced Harry
ST. George Tucker, formerly representa-
tive In Congress from Virginia and now
dean of the Columbian school of law in this
city, who. he said headed a body of young
men flying the same colors as those en-
blematic of the class and whose relationship
to that of the class was in other respects
similar. He responded to the toast The
Strenuous Life
at is a great pleasure, indeed" he said.
.sto be with you boys, for am still a boy
myself and / never look into the bright
faces of such body of young men as are
before me without feeling of envy.
During my career" the speaker added,
II have met crowds of people in the forum.
in the church and on the hastings, but on
this occasion a peculiar sensation has come
over me. In the language of Cobb, hard-
~ know where L am at
BY way of introduction Mr.. Tucker. used
numerous anecdotes to good advantage, re-
| lating several stories which provoked great
applause. Combining himself to the toast,
he defined what he thought to be the mean
ing of the strenuous life.
'aI'he strenuous man." he said, is the
man who is quick and ready with all of his
powers when the opportunity comes. sue
cess in this world comes not to the man
with talents. but to him who concentrates
his energy to seize the opportunity when 1t
comes Combine energy and opportunity
and you have wonderful combination one
that withstands defeat. Before me see an
exemplification of one of the examples or
the strenuous life. young men who are
making use of their faculties and meeting
their opportunities with an energy and IN
teIIigence worthy of commendation.
He concluded by saying that they had
reason to be hopeful and that their past
achievements attested the belief
Rev. C. L. Laws Address.
Rev Curtis L. Laws of Baltimore re-
sponded to the toast Young Men for
Young Men, He stated that the idea of
professionalism has separated the minister
from the man, and with reference to his
conservation and devotion said that the
minister in his capacity has less influence
business man. The latter, he said, come
into closer touch with young men, and are
more approachable because of that rela-
ton. In speaking of the suspicion which
the average man entertained in regard to
the ministry, he illustrated the idea with
the story of Bobby and His Sweetheart"
a humorous narrative.
Speaks in Humorous Vein.
John H. Thomas responded to the toast
'StilI Harping on My Daughter" and
talked humorously with Woman" as his
topic, speaking of the many things per-
tanning to her sphere. She's about the
fairest blossom that blooms in the garden
of life." he said. Some call her daisy,
some tulip, and some say size Is black
eyed Susan: while others call her night
blooming cereus; but the term morning
glory has never been applied to her. Some
are pink, some are rosy and some have the
color of the sunfiower; some are born with
good compilations, some achieve 1t and
some have 1t thrust upon them You have
heard her spoken of as peach, and
opine there Is nothing you like better.
with all his wisdom, man cannot pos