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

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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

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61 hopes that arrangements may be made for their publication in full. Respectfully submitted, THEODORE M. BANTA, Secretary. The Finance Committee, through Mr. Warner Van Norden, reported that it had examined the annual statement of the Treasurer, with all the accompanying vouchers, and found it correct. The Committee on Nominations presented, through its chairman, Judge Van I-Ioesen, the fol- lowing report, which had been printed and sent to all the members with the notice for the annual meeting: The undersigned Committee, duly chosen by the Board of Trustees, herewith present the following list of candidates for election as officers of the Society for the ensuing year. . Elec- tion to be held at the annual meeting, Friday, April 6, 1900. GEORGE M. VAN HOESEN, ' WARNER VAN NORDEN, Committee JOHN R. VAN WORMER, on LUCAS L. VAN ALLEN, Nominations. A. T. CLEARWATER. FOR PRESIDENT : HENRY VAN DYKE. SECRETARY : Theodore M. Banta. TREASURER : Arthur H. Van Brunt. TRUSTEES : Tunis G, Bergen, Samuel D. COykC11dall, D. B. St. john Roosa, john H. Starin, james B. Van Woert.