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

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56 if for no other reason' than to serve as a constant reminder of Dutch Dames, Whose superior qualities. of Womanhood are necessaryfor thenstrength and adornment of the highest and best civilization. AN DYKE : Gentlemen, we have now PRESIDENTV finished our oratorical canter around the Held of our forefathers' glories. We have glanced at the Dikes and Dams which they have built to defend human life and liberty, the Discoveries which they have made to prove that true conservatism is always progressive, the Destiny which they have bravely fulfilled against all obstacles, and the Dames in whom they have honored the strength as well as the charm of womanhood. If we have ridden the high horse a little, who can blame us? Let us all answer to a parting toast : i The Spirit of our Dutch Ancestors, sane, stead- fast, fair, and fearless: may its courage never be quenched, and its light never fail, in the four quarters of the globe l To this sentiment the Society responded by ris- ing and cheering most enthusiastically. r Many gave voice to the opinion that the banquet had been one of the most enjoyable ones that the Society had ever given, and especially hearty were the expressions of praise and admiration for the dignified and felicitous manner in which Dr. Van Dyke had presided. a ' UE EDDRESS To Q flhevwwb' ' The HOW! sg Prcsiddlf. md I 3 COIIIIWUU N of dit ilol her 2PPmchiag. ln Henry Vw Drk- ' lfegs,wl1lcllW2S fd 3 Society at the Waldtlf-I rlichwill be found on H The address was. by Hi lglroadway, New Ytli med and illuminaml ig WPCUIHM, cu kges, and unhdligd ulips, omge ul fhfP0rrmr of WL I llllwltfdam' M 5 it o lfiflnll' G' Nleaddrmiliu ll the in lueen willwinf elllohhe .qi Smu- U

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desired to ffea 1 in which T0 the 1 H pre Staflold. I painters Sterity,- but com- ountain ol ustere and nment ol wife deliv- t, marked ded and aid Elsje away the handker- the castle d got tlral h Dgmsel ecome 3 Germany' return to h e Dutch he Roll' p 55 nuptial contract, but, unless the chronicles of the fair sex the world over are a total fals i bars, bolts, or Parliaments will prevent this mgdel sensible, and charming Queen from having thai, husband of her choice, and I do not believe she will permit the GOVC1'11mCnt to interfere with her inalienable right tomake that choice. If sh every Dutchwoman will think the throne of the Netherlands is tottering to its fall I I say this, be- cause the history of Holland depends as much upon its Women as its men,+besides, Queen Wil- helmina is a twentieth-century Dutchwoman, and that means much. e e There are liberty-loving, God-fearing, self-sacri- frcing Dutch Dames in South Africa. The battle- field tells the story of their Amazonian prowessg the improvised hospital reveals their tenderness, their desolated homes speak of their devotion g their unconquerable patriotism is an inspiration. When the annals of the ,Boer war are gathered, every page will be lustrous with the deeds of these Dutchwomen, who, like many of their long-dead American prototypes in the struggle of 1776, have been lighting With, and cheering on, their fathers, husbands, brothers, and lovers in a glorious contest for the right of self-government. r The memory of Dutch Dames must ever be hallowed as a blessing to the World. Their reS0lU'CC purpose, their rigorous but exalted ideas of duty, have impressed upon their contemporaries and their descendants a stability and force of character which, through all the years, still endures in what We some- times, even now, fondly call New Amsterdam. . ' ' Mr. President and Gentlemen: May this dlgm' fled and influential Society live long and p1'0SPe13 ehood no e does,

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30nstam qualities lgth and nn. field Of Ht the defend ich they , stead- ver be e four by ris- Ilqllfil at the 5 WCYC 9 1' the , Van fi S we ADDRESS TO QUEEN WILHELMINA. T the December meeting of the Trustees of The Holland Society of New York, the President and Secretary were appointed a Committee to prepare ,an address to Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands on the occa- sion of her approaching marriage. Gur President, Dr. Henry Van Dyke, accordingly wrote the ad- dress, which was read at the last banquet of the Society at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a copy of which will be found on following pages. .The address was, by Miss Amalie Ritterhoflf of 29 Broadway, New York, Very handsomely en- grossed and illuminated in the very highest style of ornamental penmanship, covering half a score of pages, and embellished with exquisite borders of tulips, orange blossoms, etc., in water colors, and the portrait of William the Silent, a View of New Amsterdam, and the Coats-of-Arms of the Netherlands, of the House of' Orange, and of the Kingdom of Holland. The address was fastened by white ribbons in an album of the finest white Levant morocco, lined With orange-colored satin andbearing OH the COVC1' the seal of the Society in solid gold. This album ' 57