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

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I2O More pictures followed, with 3PPf0l'N'ifltU and hi hly interesting descriptions, illustrating scenes S . , of various kinds, showing the ways of doing various things in Holland, the loading of hay and other produce upon boats in the canals, the street scenes showing particularly the difficulties which accompanied the travelling camera artist Where- ever he was recognized. He showed also the young Queen Wilhelmina in her balcony, curtsy- ing her acknowledgment of the plaudits of the crowd, etc. Another highly interesting and un- usual moving picture, obtained at very close range, showed a colony of bees in their various opera- tions, making the comb, filling the cells with honey, arriving and departing continually. The time passed so quickly that a second look at the watch was needed to convince one of its flight. The collation was made up with the following 11161111 I THE WALDORF-ASTORIA THE HOLLAND SOCIETY OF NEW YORK December 15, IQOS Meeting and Collation, 8 P.M. Grand Ball-Room Menu, Oysters, Poulette Sweetbread Croquettes with Peas Chicken Salad Fancy Ices I Cakes C1 P Coffee aret unch Scotch and Rye Apollinaris - Cigars and Cigarettes

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'II9 for this occasion, in one of Which the young Queen appears. A collation will be served about half- past ten o'clock. Kindly notify the Treasurer, by means gf the enclosed postal card, if you expect to gttegd and bring a guest, so that proper preparations may be made. . If this meeting proves successful and Wins the approval of the Society, the Trustees Will feel authorized to repeat the experiment. Very respectfully, , , HENRY L. Boo-ERT, A Secretary. Success smiled upon the plan, and above four hundred members and their guests comfortably filled the grand ball-room of the Waldorf-Astoria. About nine o'clock, the lecturer of the -evening was introduced by President Banta, and for about an hour and a' quarter Prof. Elmendorf held the rapt attention of his audience. Among the special features of the lecture were some very successful moving pictures. The first one took the spectators away on the outward-bound steamer and showed, them the passengers, their amusements and occupationsg gtlien the ocean, with a companion steamer gradually dropping toward the rear, and finally a great Wave, which rose up out of the deep and, With a rush of Water and foam, dashed over everything in sight, in- cluding the bridge and its occupants and the camera, which kept on faithfully recording even this astonishing onslaught. The effect was life- like and startling, and caused a momentary catching of the breath by the specta'DO1'S, f011OWSd by a Well-deserved salvo of app1aL1SG-

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