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

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Qpy mar. .ISIIES for md Y0l1r U of the Centu ' Id heriiii 'illiam of lowledge e- -Many IY Which 1 HFC an rrinciples I by the ids. r the his- ess cour- rotion to lanhood, r people. has won .tions on he bene- be fruit- colonies, grateful liverSifYf 1n the State of New ersey December zo 1n the year of our Lord nlneteen hundred By 01-der of the Holland Society of New York On ending the reading of the address the PFCSI dent said Let us rise and dr1nk to the health of W1l helmina ueen of the Un1ted Netherlands which was done w1th the heartiest applause and cheers PRESIDENT VAN DYKF It 1S said on good au thor1ty that speech IS sllver and s1lence IS golden but there are men who know so well how to speak and how to be silent that both the1r s1lence and their speech may be taken on a solid gold bas1s At our first Holland Society D1nner wh1ch oc curred1n the year 1886 one of our guests whom we would have delighted most to honor and whom we most cord1ally 1nv1ted was the President of the Un1ted States But the occupant of the pres1den tial chair at that t1me was as I have heard a man of great expenence say to n1ght the hardest working man in the employ of the government and he could not be with us I am glad that now he IS not so very busy but that he can come and speak to us of those pr1nc1ples which underl1e our 1deals and our hopes and our asp1rat1ons 1n this country The Hrst toast as our Committee arranged It was Dutch D1kes and Dams They educed the Dutch Domain from the ocean s depths and changed dunes and morasses 1nto fert1le polders and bloom1ng gardens I prom1sed our d1st1ngu1shed fellow citizen that he should have cmfie blamfze 1n regard to the subject his own t1me and whatever he chose to say upon It I therefore do not prOp0SC

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30 your Malesfyf OH Fhfe Oizcasion of your haPPY mar- riage, admiring fel1c1tat1ons and earnest W1Sl1QSfO1, the welfare and prosperity of yourself and your royal consort. A5 the direct descendants of the men of the Netherlands who enjoyed, in the sixteenth Century, the wise counsel, powerful protection, and heroic leadership of your famous predecessor, William of Nassau, Prince of Orange, we feel and acknowledge a debt of gratitude to your illustrious House. 'Many of the blessings of civil and religious liberty which we now possess in these United States, are an inheritance and a fruitage from the principles clearly proclaimed and bravely defended by the great Stadtholder of the United Netherlands. In you, Madam, we recognize and honor the his. toric virtues of your ancient House, fearless cour- age, wise foresight, love of liberty, and devotion to duty, adorned now by a right royal womanhood, and crowned by the loyal affection of your people, To you, therefore, and to the Prince who has won your love, we send our respectful salutations on your wedding day. o W May you live long and prosper under the bene- 'diction of Almighty God. May your life be fruit- ful in benefits to your kingdom and its colonies, and so to the world. And may millions of grateful voices say of you. : She wrought her people lasting good g Her Court was pure, her life serene 5 God gave her peace, her land reposed g A thousand claims to reverence closed In her as Mother, Wife, and Queen. Written at Nassau Hall, Princeton University, Nt' l te 0 ' io thefoiir lfflfllliu 0 f iliirholland Sod ell Ou ending the I dootS2ld: 'ge and u Let Us n of dw hohoitat Qieenthe heat W25 dont with 1 VAX Di' IDEM' . H Wech E' thoritylhat 5 ho w but there HIC wfiaem and hot to be si oirs CCCh may be U thm fur first Holi!-U ourred in the YW. 'gl uo would have dellgfll uotuost cordially ilml United States. Btlfd tial chair at that time I great experience say It moo in the employol ll not he with us. Iamt uety busy but that In us ol those principla 1- ttlthopes and our The hrst tom, as 0 was Dutch Dila an to fu- hedtlunegand bl00lIllIlg gal-densugm ltllotu-oitizen that lr l lehard to the Sub. Q he Chose to i Say UM 4 . 1 Sw . -Q 5 .. s ,. X.Mx,oe,,l' ,. 1, -,at

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32 confine him to such a toast 33 by any means tO , Q Dutch Dikes and Damsf But We may Interpret these works of Dutch energy HS SYH1-bols of Hrm. ness and stability g and the speaker shall say to' us what he pleases upon the subjectnwhich. I suspect is in his mind, namely, that cardinal virtue of the Dutch-Conservatism. No man is better Htted to speak 'upon conservatism than EX-President Cleve. land, whom I now have the pleasure of introducing to YOU. - Mr. Cleveland, on rising to make his address, was received with the heartiest demonstrations of ap. plange, The' assemblage stood up and waved their handkerchiefs' and united in the heartiest cheers. The band played, while everybody joined in sing. .ing For he 's a jolly Good Fellow I I The ad. dress was received with every indication of cordial approval. Perhaps no other address delivered in similar circumstances has been 'so widely published and commented upon 3 the papers in all the princi- pal cities of the country from Boston to San Fran- cisco published it in full, with remarks of approval or dissent, according to the opinion ,of the editorial writers upon the administration. policy in the Philippines. T i, T y T t ,nf ,os , iff .ff QQ. x f