Evening star., 1907-11-02
VAUGHN CLASS CONCERT.
Seventeenth Annual Event at Cal
vary Baptist Church.

Following its annual custom in raising
funds for expenses during the ensuing hs-
cal year the Vaughn class OF the Cal
vary Baptist Church gave d concert last
night In the Sunday school house adjoin-
ing the church at Sth and II streets north
west. The concert was the seventeenth
annual affair of its kind. and it was
complete success. the seating capacity of
the big room and three surrounding gal
leries being exhausted before the sched-
Uled hour for the beginning of the enter
tainment Careful estimates placed the
number present at more than eight hun
dred.
The best of local talent has always been
offered at the Vaughn class concerts, and
last night was no exception Fritz A.
Mueller cello soloist of the Marine Band,
opened the program. aging Stevenson's
Longing and GABRIEL Marie'S ''Serenade
BadIne. and responding to an encore with
"Berceuse from Jocelyn Enthusiastic
applause greeted the appearance OF
George O'Connor. a singer of popular
songs who has participated in Vaughn
class concerts for seven consecutive years
and he gave two groups of songs In his
own inimitable way. Miss Elizabeth Null
lin. soprano soloist, sang AS the Bill
lows" tkortheaur) and replied to an en-
core with The Years at the Spring (Mrs.
BeaChy.
Among the delightful features of the
concert must be counted the recitations of
Robert Fl ckman. an actor. who gave In
admirable STYLE ''Laska." the first act of
'The Friar Scene from Romeo and
Juliet" and The Voluntary O1gauist. all
Of which We're enthusiastically applauded.
Miss Edith Pickering, soprano. who sang
with the Marine Band at the Hippodrome.
New York. last summer. was accorded a
veritable ovation as she gave a dainty
group Of flower songs: including Leh.
mann's Roses. Wille0ys DAISIES.
Woodman's ''Violets.' and Lowitz's His
Favorite Flower. Her second number
was Stella" waltz song. by Faure.
which was followed ty an encore, Nevin S
The Rosary
Miss Eugene de Guerin, the violinist of
the evening, won mucn favor from the au-
dience with her rendition of the Andante
from opus IA. by George Golternann. and
Franz Schubert's The Bee" She re-
sponded to the app-a which followed
with Bohm "Gavotte." Miss Nell NJ.
Neal the piano soloist of the evening.
played Lists Twelfth Rhapsody" in Il
very praiseworthy manner, and also gave
the aCcomDaniments for Miss Pickering 5
numbers Another pianist of the evening
was NJ T.. Warren, who gave the accom-
paniments to Mr. O'COEnor's songs.
The committee in charge of the concert
was composed OF George H. Judd. DR..
Grant S Rarnhardt John S Hebbard, G.
G. Seibo!d and DR. f. G. Rice.
The Vaughn Bible class of Calvary Bap-
tist Sunday schooi was started eighteen
years ago by Mr.. i. w. Vaughn. and
through his untring efforts its career has
been remarkably successful. The first
Sunday in February. 1889. five men gath
cred around Mr.. Vaughn. and from that
small beginning the class has grown
steadily until at the present time its mem-
bershp totals upward of 400 1t Is es-
timated. during the eighteen years of the
existence of the class. that more than 80 o
men have been members OF the Organiza-
ton Mr.. Vaughn was one of the most
Interested members of the audience last
night.