Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-16
URGED TO ENDEAv0R
Efforts to Spread Civic Right
eousness AppIauded.
BANQUET OF VAUGHN CLASS
Members Pledge Themselves to
Fight Saloon Influence.
WILL TRY TO BETTER WORLD
Addresses Delivered by F. w.
Vaughn, Rev. DR.. helms, Sena-
tor Townsend and Others.
WILL TRY TO BETTER WORLD

Pledging themselves to create in the
National Capital disqualification of sem
tlment that will eventually wipe out the
saloon and its influence and to strive for
the highest standards of good citizenship
members of the Vaughn class of the
Sunday school of Calvary Baptist Church
last night held their twenty-firs annual
banquet.
The occasion which also marked the
twenty-third anniversary of the class,
which was founded by F. W. Vaughn
with only five members. brought out $50
class members and guests, who listened
to addresses by Mr.. Vaughn, Senator
Charles F.. Townsend of Michigan, Rev
DIR. J. Henning Nelms, rector of the
Church of the Ascension; c. H. Dawson
and others Throughout the entire BAN
quet, the keynote of the gathering Get
the other fellow aroused enthusiasm
among the members, and one and all
pledged themselves to keep alive in
Washington that spark Of Christian man.
illness fostered by the teachings they have
received from Mr.. Vaughn and his asso-
ciates.
Determined to eliminate the saloon from
the District. to remove the barrier be-
tween many young men and the church
and Sunday school, the class members at
tached their signatures to petitions ask
ing that Congress at this session pass
bills now pending before 1t affecting the
liquor interest in the District. especially
the Works bill restricting the sale d
liquor in the District.
Would Go After the Young Men.
Mr.. Vaughn asserted that for every boy
ip,
saloon got ten. He pictured as deplora-
BILE conditions obtaining among the young
men of the city and declared that on
Sunday mornings hundreds of them lie in
bed until noon to 'sleep off the effects of
booze" when they otherwise would at
tend the services at the church Or Sunday
school.
He demanded that the members of BIZ
BILE classes, of the church. Y. M. C. A.
and other organizations stand by their
convictions and flood Congress with petit
lions to have the saloons influence abol-
ished from the District, characterizing 1t
as the most devilish traffic" since hui
man slavery.
Mr.. Vaughn told the members of his
class that he took great pride in seeing
them gathered in such numbers and that
their hearty greetings were. but the
touch of the vanished hands of the splen-
did men who have gone out from u.s."
"Get the Other Fellow"
c. H. Dawson. a member Of the class.
struck the keynote of the evening when
he urged the members to go out into the
city and get the other fellow" to bring
him into the class, and to create, in
Washington. a stronger religious senti-
ment. 80. - :
''Once a member. always a member he
said. 1.-The Vaughn class helps to make
men better. and in doing SO, 1t helps to
make the world better. We must be doors
OF the word mot hearers of the word.
Had Mr.. Vaughn gone into politics in
stead of into the teaching of the Bible,
he would have achieved high honors be-
cause of his executive ability. But
higher than all the honors heaped upon
in knowing that he is doing the greatest
work in the world, making good and
strong men,.
Men in Public Life Defended.
Rev DR.. J. Henning Nelms declared
that he would rather be superintendent
of Sunday school of such an organiza-
ton than be President of the United
States, even for three consecutive terms"
He vigorously defended the men in public
life. In my experience as an attorney
before / became a minister of the gospel"
said. Rev. DIR. helms, Il learned to honor
the legal profession. and l have no SYM
pathy with those who abuse the pOliti-
clans and the lawmakers, because they
are good as the average man and the
average man elects them. Law every
where is. the capitalization OF the best
public sentiment"
Rev. DIR. helms declared that the man
who can teach good citizenship will
eventually conquer and has done a
tremendous thing for civic righteousness
in this city. Bible classes, he said are
next the best things to the church, and
Il l,1sr Call I,,tx
there would be no need Of Sunday
schools.
Efforts for Civic Righteousness.
Senator Townsend of Michigan, whose
topic was "Civic Righteousness said
that Mr.. Vaughn has sent out 1000 men
into the city VINO have multiplied their
influence until it has the effect of 1900
times 1000 and is greater than all the
glory and honor that can fall upon the
shoulders of any man in public life. He
declared that the republic is founded up
on civic righteousness or rightness,
whichever you may choose to term it.
Good and strong men, men who dare to
stand up for their principles, who are not
ashamed to tell their friends that they
attend a Bible class, are the best ma
terial for a republic that will endure"
He asserted that the world is growing
better and urged the members of the
other fellow" but not to do him.
Dr. II. Colver Mcneil, the POSTMASTER,
called upon Secretary E. l.. Tolson to
read messages and kilograms from out
of town members of the class, which in
cluded a large list from almost every
state In the Union The messages caused
much applause
A. Owen Penney, accompanied by Byron
w Blodgett on the piano, sang bass
solo. The Invocation was by Rev. DIR.
William w. McMaster and Rev. Benja-
min Donald Cav repeated the benediction
List of Those Present.
Those present were J. B. Abraham, w.
L. Andrews, DR.. Wade II. Atkinson,
Charles Aufenthie. Walter b. Avery,
| Charles B. Bacon. William 7. Bair, c. A.
| Barber, A. f. Barber. DR.. G. s. Barnhart,
| John Bauer, j. w. Bell, Lewis X. Bell r.
H. Berry. Sanford Bird, c. A. Bladen,
| Prof. L. D. Bliss. Byron D. Blodgett. w.
| G.. Bond c. G. Boswell, T. NJ. Bowling,
E. j. Braswell, Rev. John E. Briggs. P.
H. Bristow, J. ]. Britt. w. j. E. Brown.
George B. Bryan. George N. Buck. Ster-
ling P. Buck. r. H. Burdette. A. c.
Burke, Charles r. Burr w. Scott Byars,
f. NJ Campbell, Mitchell Carroll, William
N Carroll, Edward l.. Carter. j. Barrett
| Carter Bruce l.. Casteei. {. Chester Cay
| wood, Charles T. Chapman. Frank T.