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

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229 trees by the roadside or removed from the public gaze, therefore I 'ask you to give up the idea of any other kind of statue, but to Work on for this one of William the Silent. MR. ELSWORTH: .I move you, Sir, that the Trustees of the Society be authorized to expend not to exceed 35200 of the Society's funds for the composition of a model of the statue' of William the Silent. The motion was seconded and carried unani- mously. z A DR. RoosA: Let me thank the Society in be- half of the Committee. Such faith and such pluck are Worthy of the Dutch. THE PRESIDENT! I don't thinkit requires any Word from the Chairman to thank the Society. The Doctor has already 'expressed himself on that subject. R I A MEMBER: Some of you may have seen over in the corner a picture. Let me say, in reference to that, that it was sent here by a Committee of the Hudson Tri-Centennial Association. Injune of Igor, the Holland Society, by its Trustees, ap- pointed a Committee to have a tri-centennial celebration of the discovery of the Hudson River by Hendrick Hudson. It is a little curious, We talk of putting up la statue of William the Silent who was not a Dutchman, and here is Hendrick Hudson Who Was an Englishman. But We ap- pointed a Committee, composed of Mr. Robert Roosevelt and Mr. Van Norden, and others, to arouse interest in the question. I think the Committee did nothing special With reference to it. In a little While, another Committee WGS appointed called the Hudson T ri-Centennial As-

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2 31 Sufqh importance, the . Hudson Tri-centennial As- S0C13l3101'1 has recommended to the Authorities of the CRY Uf New Y01'k, the construction of ana artistic bridge across. the Spuyten Duyvil at Inwood Heights. This bridge would, in coniunc. tion with the Riverside Drive and Boulevard Lafayette, be a connecting link in extending the superb boulevard of the Hudson tothe Yonkers line, constituting a driveway unmatched in the W01-1d, If this structure be built by the City, our public- spirited citizens may be relied upon to provide the sculpture and decorative' features necessary for its commemorative character. ' The Tri-Centennial Association bespeaks the hearty interest and cordial co-operation of all citizens in furthering the project of a Hudson Memorial Bridge, with a view to its completion for an appropriate celebration of that eventful day of September, 1609, when Hudson on the H alf M oon first sailed up 'the noble river now bear- ing his name, and laid .the foundation for the Imperial City of New York. -r THE HUDSON TRLCENTENNIAL Assoc1Ar1oN.. The following ,amendment to the Constitution was proposed by Mr. Clarence Storm: Art. VI., Sec. 4 of Constitution. After the words, The annual subscription fee, five dollars, payable in advance on the first day of lfebruary in each year, add, The payment at onetime of One hundred Dollars shall henceforth exempt the mernf bers so paying from the payment of annual dues. ' H This was, on motion, referred to the Trustees for their consideration and such recommendation with regard to the same as they 'bhmk necessary. p . On motion, the meeting then adjourned- , HENRY L. BOGERT, Secretary.