Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-02
CLEE
CLUB PICKED.

Smith, of Newark, the new ieaQef OF
ire Rutgers College Glee Club, has
picked the members for the coming
wear. They were duly voted in, and
last Monday night the first business
meeting was held, in which the cleo
tion of officers was the most impor-
tant transaction. These officers are
as follows:
LEADER. W. Smith.
Observation-Disclosures '07.
Vice President-Brewer, OS.
Secretary-Andreace, ,09.
Librarian=Van Dyke, 10.
Historian-Finch, 'US.
Manager-Stout, '07.
Trials for elocutionist and reader
will be held on Monday night, No
vember 5. A large number have an
nounced their intention to come out
9nd try, anticipating a glorious time
during the coming season. Many
good concerts have been booked, the
Rutgers Glee and Mandolin Clubs ap-
pearing in the star course of fifteen
entertainments given in the new Bed
ford Y. M. G. A., at Brooklyn. The
first concerts are near at hand, the
first three appearing in close success
sion: Nov. 13, at South River; Nov.
20, at Metuchen, and Nov. 20, at Har-
lingen, N. j. 1t is very probable that
a concert will be given in New Bruins
wick some time before Christmas as
the bows are anxious to show the
town people what they can do.
This years Glee Club consists of
the following members:
Pianist-Powell, 10.
First Tenor-Smith (leader) Wy
man, '0S; Swift, '0S; Andreae, '09;
Menagh, 10 (substitute.)
Second Observation-Disclosures, '07;
Cranmer, 'OS; Taverner, '09; Van
Dyke, 10.
First Bass-Stout, 'O7; Lawsing,
'OS; Finch, 'OS; Dodd, '0S (substi-
tute).
Second Bass-Tharp, '07; Brewer
'OS; French, 10; Black, 10 (substi-
tute).
The quartet men are: First tenor
Smith 0eader); second tenor, Van
Dyke, 10; first bass, Stout, '07; Sec
ond bass, Tharp, '07.
The Rutgers Collefie Glee Club was
not permanently organized until the
winter of 1880, but in looking
through the Scarlet Letters" from
1872 to the above data yearly pub
LEGATION edited by the Greek Letter
fraternities or Rutgers-we find that
the first club was organized by the
members of the class Of IA, with Geo
w. Van Horne, president, and Amos
Van Etten, leader. The club consist
ed of twelve members, of which the
following were instrumentalists: j
Oppie, G.. w. Van Horne, organists;
H. N. Fuller, P. ]. Fuller, flutists; A
Van Etten, pianist, and j. Parker
cornet. The other members were w
F. CASTOR, j. r. Duryea, G. S. Jones
S. B. Vreeland, VIM. Stoddard and G
B. w. Lydecker.
In 1875 the club was composed o
members of the classes of '76 and rs
President, /. d. Vanderpoel, rs, ant
w. R. Taylor, rs, leader. Each fol
lowing class had it's own club. In Z!
it was called the Aeolian Glee Club
with d. d. Zabriske, leader, and, il
1880, it was chosen from the junior
class, with c. /, Haring, leader.
In the latter part of the year 1886
the Princeton Glee Club visited the
city and gave a concert for a chart
table object. 1t vas attended by
some of the musical students of Rut-
gers, and from that time may be dat
ed the beginning of the Rutgers Col
lege Glee Club. The idea of organ
izing a club met with great favor
among the students, especially with }
R. Verbycke, 81, A. F. Skinner, 'S3
and j. w. Scudder, 'S3. Mr.. Yer
bycke had been the efficient leade'
of the choir at this time.
These gentlemen organized a clul
but did not meet with much success
the material for a good club was "a
hand; all that was needed wasUr
efficient musical director. This diff
Guilty was obviated by securing the
services of Loren Bragdon, '76, as
leader, and from that time the pros
poets of the club began to brighten.
The following were chosen officers
and members; President, G. S. Har
ing, 'S1; secretary, A. F. Skinner
'S3; treasurer, w. c. Miller, 'S3
leader, Loren Bragdon, 70; business
manager, G.. B. Fielder, 81; board
of directors, j. r. Verbycke, 81; G
B. Fielder, 81, and Loren Bragdon
rs.
First Tenor-C. l. Haring, 81; |
S. Epson, 81; j. S. Wright, 81; B. S
Dickhaut, 'S4.
Second Tenor. H. De Vries, 81
! R. ]. Wortendyke, 'S2; H. M. Ian
| sing, 'S2; w. c. Miller, 'S3.
First Bass. Loucks, 81; j. r
verbycke, 81; w. S. Cranmer, 'S2i
M. ]. Scudder, 'S2.
Second Bass-L. l.. Taylor, 81
A. B. Ravens, 'S2; F. p. Hill, 'S3; a
F. Skinner, 'S3.
Cyrus c. Smith, 'SS, pianist.
The progress of the club was
largely due to the untiring persever-
ance and energy of Mr.. Bragdon, and
! the interest taken in it by the indi-
vidual members.
In fact, SO great was their improve.
ment hat at their first concert, given
at Bound Brook, on the evening OF
the 18th of January, 1881, they re.
ceived the highest commentator
both from the public and press alike
Thus encouraged the club went tC
work with a will to develop their mu.
steal talent, and when they appeared
for the first time in New Brunswick
on February I'd, 1881, the audience
was surprised at the musical ability
displayed. Concerts were given dur
ing February and March at Somer'
vile, ~Sayreville, Newark and Jer.