The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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57 From Grange County: Hiram Lozier, John Schoonmaker, William W. Schomp. From Dutchess County: Edward Elsworth, Frank Hasbrouck, Martin Heermance, Edward T. Hulst, George S. Van Vliet. From Ulster County: Charles Burhans, A. T. Clearwater, Gilbert- D. B. Hasbrouck, Hyman Roosa, John G. Van Slyke, joseph E. Hasbrouck, Jacob Le Fevre, Samuel D. Coykendall, Frank M. Van Deusen. From Greene County: Frank E. Van Gorden, Eugene Van Loan. From Columbia County : John B. Van Petten. From Albany County: William B. Elmendorf, Richard Lansing, John V. S. L. Pruyn, Cornelius H. Van Antwerp, Charles E. Witbeck. From Schenectady: John L. Swits, Josiah Van Vranken. - From other places in New York State : john Bogart, Cooperstown 5 joseph D. Van Valkenburgh, Greene: john W. Vrooman, Her- kimer: Robert B. Roosevelt, Sayvilleg George A. Rosa, Saratoga Springs g Charles Dusen- berry, Jr., Tuckahoeg joseph Hasbrouck, Dobbs Ferry. New jersey.-From Hudson County: William Brinkerhofl, Everest B. Kiersted, Isaac Romaine, Henry Traphagen, Francis I. Van der Beek, Daniel Van Winkle, Arthur Voorhis, Reynier Worten- dyck, Alfred P. Vredenburgh, Edward L. Vreden- burgh. From Bergen County: Andrew D. Bogert, Peter Stanford Duryee. From Passaic, County: Max de M. Marsellus, Robert I. Hopper, John A. Van Winkle.

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59 - The membership at last report was 843 Elected during the year .- . . ., 36 -1 37 Died ....' ..... 1 6 9 Resigned ....... 7 Dropped for non-payment of dues. .1 T ...... 24 5 - 47 Present membership .... 8 3 2 The Treasurer's Annual' Report, which was printed' in full and sent to all members, showed that thereceipts for dues, etc., had been 54,613, and the disbursements 54,363.90 A legacy of 51,000 had also been received from the will of Mrs. Sarah A. Van Nostrand, whose late husband had been one of our early Trustees, and who had shown her interest in our Society by an annual contribution to our treasury. We' have invested 58,000 in bonds, costing S8,4I6.5O, and 51,197.81 cash in bank. - In October last, during the controversy between the governments of the British. Empire and the Transvaal, a meeting of the Society was held, at which resolutions were adopted-expressing sympa- thy with the Republic, and invoking the good- oflices of our own Government'to preserve the independence of the Boers. This we believe was the Hrst of the meetings held in the United States 'to give expression to' the sympathies of the- citizens of the great Repub- lic of the West for the brave little people of South