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

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5 was placed in a handsome morocco case, lined with white watered silk, and enclosed in a box of highly polished oak, on the cover.of wh1ch was a plate of Sterling Silver bearing the 1nscr1pt1on : Presented to Her Majesty Wilhelmina, Queen of the Nath. erlands, by The Holland Society of New York, 1 o1. Falun 7ordii-:r that the address should reach The Hague before the day appointed for the wedding, the utmost diligence was required, and the work was not finished until 6 RM. of january 18th, the Dutch steamer leaving the following morning at ten o'clock. After nine o'clock at night photo. graphs of all the pages were taken Qfrom which half tones were made for the Year Bookj, and by the courtesy of the Agents of the Holland-Ameri- can Line, the box was taken charge of by the Pur- ser of the steamer with directions from the Agents for its prompt delivery at The Hague. U The outer box was directed to Hon. Stanford Newel, U. S. Envoy Extraordinary at The Hague. The half-tone reproductions herewith of course do not show the exquisite colors of the original pages. The following correspondence is self-expla- natory : NEW YORK, January 18, 1901. HON. STANFORD NEWEL, U. S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, The Hague, Netherlands. DEAR SIR: The Holland Society of New York has prepared an address of felicitation to the Queen of the Netherlands on the occasion of her apgroachlng marriage, a copy of which I herein enc ose. R I have taken theliberty Of sending the case con- 8 . I ninilldginilllfdgi ynnqjlflgfeadl 'it fy lulllkindll bfi, HU ll' hanllf I Pnateiwhhlgh You lHE0D0RE M' liifglilc Secrellflol y nl NC' so UnnS1nQ Referral ltimn,advis1ng of llicitation to the Qw Mnionol herHPPm' Ihave the pleasure nn arrived in dnt Q lnpatched to the tnnsmission to Her ll: ynacopy ol His EJ instant, notifying me I cntednithgreatpkm tlellnickerbockug' lnrty good wishes, llillred Aff' Illlflllllleilll H llnnsnug LE lit dalll Harb n me ,ll , . . llnieiy dequl hlslll lg llllgg de in A t V1 4 , lx n- X . x.

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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

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With 1 Ork, The ding, Work h, the ing at photo- which OUICI' UISC do pages f-expl2- 18, 1901. W Y01'k to the of hef I herein caSC Con' it ll . 59 I taining the engrossed address to you by the Steamer Spaamdam sailing .to-morrow, january 19, and we Shall be greatly indebted to your courtesy if E will kindly have it forwarded through the apggqi il priate channel to I-Ier Majesty. 3? With high esteem, I remain, Yours sincerely, i THEODORE M. BANTA, il o Secafeiavfy. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, . , THE HAGUE, if ' February 9, IQOI, ij THEODORE M. BANTA, Esq., it Secretary of The Holland Society of New York : ip DEAR SIR : Referring to your letter of the 18th ultimo, advising of the sending. of an address of felicitation to the Queen of the Netherlands on the ij occasion of her approaching marriage, n r I have the pleasure in informing you that the same arrived in due course and was immediately despatched to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for transmission to Her Majesty, and herewith I send W you a copy of I-Iis EXcel1ency's note of the oth ,l instant, notifying me that I-Ier Majesty has ac- fri cepted with great pleasure, from the descendants of fl the Knickerbockers of New Amsterdam, their 4 hearty good wishes, .ij Very truly yours. il? STANFORD NEWEL. Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, ' if Direction du Protocole, No. 1533. A LA HAVE, le 6 fevrier, I90I- Qi MONSIEUR LE MINISTRE : Sa Majeste la Reine ii aYant daigne agreer l'hOmmage de la H011-WPI 4 I, S0CiC'fY, qui faisait l'objet de votre office du I fevrier dernier, Mon Auguste Souveraine me Q charge de recourir a votre bienveillant interme- jj i L. . 1, j. A ,, 1 ,W l