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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.
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1' 14' - pf J, . 'I 'I :P-55. . - ' . A ' I 'AH 1 -N V' P-3 ' f s. , yy, fd, ry? Wes? ,F 5, Q . , Y f ' P' 1 K , , I V V- 4 Aff! . .1 ,. Ass f ff' - '- - Z , Q 3 A 'HEC' - . f ' - ' gag fgaft , fi if ffl 268 ' I I n V A 4 dnhwif gig? s 5' 4' MMI.. ' Q' ' 'IW' Y x J- , , 1, f. x r I I A ' I ' G I G j ' -55x 2 ' I Af I ' '. 1 X Z 4 nl, :J '. 25 is? 1 I Y IN MEMORIAM. CASPAR SCHENCK, a Pay Director in the United States Navy, residing at San Francisco, was elected to membership in the Holland Society, December 7, 1888, and died in the service at the U1 S. Naval Home in Philadelphia, on June 2 1, 1902. He was born at Nissequague, Smithtown, L. I., September 26, 18 35, and married Mary Seawell, at San Fran- cisco, November 17, 1868. He was elected Vice- President of the Holland Society for the United States Navy in 1895. His father was Rear-Ad- miral james F. Schenck, who married Dorothea Smith, at Smithtown, July 27, 1829, and died at Dayton, Ohio, in 1882. The earliest ancestor in this country Was Martin Schenck, who probably came here from the Nether- lands with his children in Die Valckner, reaching New Amsterdam June 28, 16 50. A son, Roelof, born at Amersfoort, Holland, in 1619, resided for a time in Breukelen and, in 1660, married Neeltje Geretsen van Cowenhoven and settled at Flat- lands, then called Amersfoort. On February 2 1, 1664, he was one of the magistrates of the f' Five Dutch Towns on Nassau CLongj Island, who joined in a request to the Director-General to call a meeting of delegates from the towns, because of the -English outrages, and in order to send a depu- tation to Holland. The meeting was held at Mid- wout on February 26, 1664, and a remonstrance voted, detailing the outrages committed under the English Captain Scott, of which they hadbeen eye-witnesses. The Schenck family moved to 232 . -
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