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

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Bitte ses 1 que Sa aleureux ants des out for. la an ussi gm, ef lassu. on. aUFoRT, Ill- UC. E HAGUE, ary 6, 1901. e Queen courteous d through ly August kind inter- thanks to that Her armth of 1'I'l3.1'I' iager rbOCliefS H If Maj GSW! thed in 3 enewed as' . AUF0RT' leni- , meflca' ' '61 T0 Her Majesfy, Wz'!heZmzrza, qt' Me House of Orange-Nassau, Queen q' like N6fk67!d7ZdS, by the gmgg pf Goaf ami fwiih ihefcwor of all the People .- The Holland Society of New York, in the United States of America, desire to present to your Majesty, on the occasion of your happy mar. riage, admiring felicitations and earnest wishes for the welfare and prosperity of yourself and your royal consort. t As the direct descendants of the men of the Netherlands who enjoyed, in the sixteenth century, the wise counsel, powerful protection, andheroic 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 hon6r the his- toric virtues of your ancient House, fearless cour4 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. V S 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 3

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6O diajre Monsieur le Ministre, pour transmettre Sas remerciments a la dite SOc1ety. . ' reable de pOuvO1r ajouter, ue 5 11 mest ag . fl a Majeste a ete tres sensible aux- voeux chaleureux qu, 5 looccasion de Son union, les descendants des Knickerbockersn de Nieuvv Amsterdam Ont fOr- mule a 1' intention de Sa.Majeste et que la I-101. land Society a su revetir dune forme aussi gra. cieuse que belle. , . . Veuillez agreer, Monsieur n le Ministre, l'assu- rance renouvelee de ma haute consideration. CSign6D W. H. DE BEAUFORT. Monsieur STANFORD NEWEL, , . Envoye Extraordinaire et Minjstre Pleni- potentiaire des Etats-Unis d Amerique. ' TRANSLATION. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, - Department of the Protocol, No. I 5 33 . - ' THE HAGUE, February 6, Igor. TO THE MINISTER: Her Majesty the Queen having been lpleasa-1 tO receive the courteous tribute Of the Holland Society, submitted through your Ofhce, on the Ist February last, My August Sovereign has charged me, through your kind inter- vention, Mr. Minister, to transmit Her thanks to the said Society. It is pleasing to me to be able to add that Her Majesty was greatly impressed by the warmth Of the greetings, on the occasion Of Her marriage, which the descendants Of the Knickerbockersu of New Amsterdam presented tO Her Majesty, and which the Holland Society clothed in a form as gracious as it was beautiful. Please to accept, Mr. Minister, the renewed as- surance Of my high consideration. QSignedj W. H. DE BEAUFORT. Mr. STANFORD NEWEL, . Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary Of the United States of America. . lffi l , A' rj ll' liiolilie' all mf ,lol , Holland Sf: ol ' .rest-y,0n G llc llll 'Z .f iollllmgjd pow? e lvllcorl50fl dau jj flle ed . lelleronfk who may llllllle flllfd' TR: llership ol your loo, PW 0' Om jd8ll0l llc blellngs Ulm-H ll now p0SSCS5 W lloritance and 2 lm lllllll proflalmerl md jrolStadLl1older ol me lnyou, Madam, It I! lil virtues of your m le, wise foresight, lm olladomed nov by - crowned by dk gougtherelofg M E , love, we md W ,lurweddinghy llayyou ji, i lilgiooof Mui bag! a ll in ben to E lllS0l0 is sam YW: Al llj HS X

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62 Her Court was pure, her life serene g God gave her peace, her land reposed 5 A thousand claims to reverence closed In her as Mother, Wife, and Queen, X ritten at Nassau Hall, Princeton Univers' W in the State of New jersey, December 20, in year of our Lord nineteen hundred. r By order 0 the Holland Society of New York. e HENRY VAN DYKE, Pvfeszdemf l -THEQDORE,M., BANTA, Secretary i Q ii ii -Je' ed a t f O, I-N ' tx X1 s ph- 9: 00 Jn: ':, . .. , A 'mn ,-:' .m ug '-: an u 1 ' ' ' ' -- .!-, til ' v v . va , ,Lanz ,K .T- hcuu Y I I A 5' K f