New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-11
HOLLAND SOCIETY DINNER.
MR. DEPEw REPLIES TO THE GOVERNOR.

Society Of New-York who met in the banquet
room OF the Hotel Brunswick and with music
and fcasting and song and speech celebrated Dutch
virtues at home and in their adopted home. Inc
dinner would have been splendid success out
for the misma nagcment which allowed many more
tickets to be sold and guests to be invited than
provjsjon was made for and than the hall could
possibly accommodate. This error OF Judgment
or oversight, or whatever it was, caused no little
discomfort and some fOrcible expressions Oh reel
ing among the unfortunate surplus But, In
great measure, the dinner was d success The
Dutch decorations and pictures were most artist
caLy and effectively arranged, the music good and
the speaking excellent.
Ex-Judge Hooper c. Van Worst the president
of the Society presided. Among those present
were Mayor Hewitt, Chauncey NJ. pepeW, George
Judge G.. NJ. Van HOesen Consul General D. H.
llanten j. Woodruff Beehman. the Rev. Henry
Van Dyke Judge IL. w. Bookstaver; George w:
Van Sycklcn secretary of the Society ex-Chlef
Judge Charles =. DAILY, the Rev. George d. Hulst;
John Van Voorhees,. of Rochester; warner van
Norden ex-Judge Noah Davis. the Rev. DR.. Iheo-
dore L. Cuver w. II. Van der foorn. Jacob f.
Miller, Seymour Van Santvoord and Dr. b. F. Vos-
burgh. - ,,,,,,,e,
When the lighting of the long clay pipes made
the company feel Dutch 10 Peter Stuyvesant
whose likeness was on the menu card, the president
delivered his address. lie said:
The choice of the 10th OF January by the committee
who had In charge all tho arrangements Tor thIs
social gathering of the Holland Society was nor IN
tended TO commemorate any special event In Dutch
history In fact, II would be diihcnlt 10 choose any
day in he year which is not marked by some impor-
tant event mentioned In the chronicles OF the
eighty years struggle for national life and liberty
which carried with such courage ana sacrihco
by the people of Holland and their natural alies n
their contests with Spain under Philip tho second
Their actions and events which have transpireu
upon this Western Continent and In our o's,e anu
city In the early days OF our history unr.ng tso So
Element and occupation Of the Dutch worthy OF com
mcmoraton But 1t so happens that )nst three nun
dred and six years and six months ago this very even
ing and at this hour that great soldier and siatcsman
William, Prince Of Orange lapplansel who 9ad strug
cled long and In the end successfully ana VINO nau
brought npon himself the Intense hatred OF the spanish
King. entered upon his eternal reward. strnck down
by the hand OF assassin engaged Tor the service D
the Spanish King. he died martyr To tho caise OF
enlightened liberty. But in tho pages of our own
Motley his life is embamed and treasured up 10 INC
beyond life (Applausel Not only his own conn
try England the United States and political and
religious freedom everywhcre on The globe. owes
debt of gratitude to william The Silent The freedom
OF The nineteenth century was bood-bought, and with
/ the sacrifices OF the sixteenth tApp'a'ss)
II IS a noble work TO keep alive and celebrate the
actions OF a brave and enlightened people In their
struggle for independence. That Is grateful dnty
which poserity owes to lie ancestors and Il is part
of the work OF the Holland Society AppanSel
Founded about four years ago this Society. which has
the constituents OF true life. has now membership
OF about 500
II has already entered uron special branch of its
work i'm coicc ng materials for his DRY of The actions
OF orr furcfathers upon this continent ana pailc
ularIy In This State and city The records OF inc carly
many facts bearing upon colonial history aud that
Of families which have not been published These
records being Transcribed 50 as TO he preserve LOT
All time All sources of reliable knowcdgc VIII pc
thoroughly investigated and the results reached PRINT
,bo ratriosn and ancestral love OF the descendants
of the Dntch settlers OF this county Appla's".)
In the end the work Of this Society win find eN.
preston In the erection ot bnhdlng I'D ms CITY vi
approrrisir design and architecture in which Its Nom
bershp will be accommodated. and where It's records
and treasures Of books documents ana Worhs Oh arr
will he preserved. LApplanscl Although orr mem
hership has been largely Increased me soG,e,y hss
Of or number. Their names and memory form
part OF orr trcqsnrcs.
II is not rvidons am snre 70 sIs'aK " tnr ~ ~,
Aaron J. Vandoruel ono Of the six founders OF ms
Society and vc" president I've was d~epg o, ,nr
standing his largo professional business gave 10 II
his best services HE listed oSa Of " e and 'a Of ss fo
fathers aed died suddenly In Paris on his way homo
Eut must close turn for moment only: TO
the pleasure and enjoyment of This occasion Tho
officers tender TO yon tonight their kn1est conGrat-
ulatOns in this early season of III" year The com
mrtee I am sure. to be commended for THIS choice
entertainment and when look around and see me
faces " the graceful and persuasive sncaRciS py Who
you be address d. am sure that "on VIII say
hT a on s feast have Kept the Oo''
CHEERS FOR Mr. DFPFW.
Chaunccy NJ. Depcw was in extremely happy
( mood. The antcipatory cheer OF delight with
which hc was greeted was amply Justified; some,
body under Il misapprchcnsion or Hewitt
Mr. IIcwitts here" said MIR. Dcprw archly, and
l expect that presently III wish that had never
been born" The subject that NE had been assigned
" The scholars artists and warriors OF lloi-
land" lie began as follows
have already delivered an address tonight to tho
Numerically the opposite pole Of the kind OF address
have to deliver here that could not reflect hre
could moi have spoken there The speech Tn t mend
cd speaa here daughter. Tho cosmopolitan
character of the DutrL and he ho,mtAlit, which IS
thoroughly exhibited here to-nighr. Among the gen
temen who are TO respond n sentiments al I'M, Inich
3 caln, finn nV ID
my friend Judge Daly of pure Irish descent
and my friend Ceorss "iisn Tnit Oh pure furI an
them all in. Qaughter).
1t is entirely satisfactory to the scstcnman. 10 the
freshman. the EuclishmaR and 10 all other nai!onA
ties to csebraie birthday year but that don't sat
isfy q Dutchman tl-aughtcrl The Heilanfer gathers
hmspf to-e tho 1t. Nich-as timer Ell the 9Th Of
December, ant takes horizontal we" OF what
That 80 arausss am tlon TIL 10th OF January,
month at srward ne comss ogethrr 10 get an"thsr
view OF himself He is 50 intensely sati'ned with ths
aspec that at Easter he ssce s"re rspra IT. He talks
himself and abou himself perhaps on the prncple
TO himself because no liked soasbs mas 10 tax 70 ana
+. have sensible man talk To hia. lIanghtrrl Iho
Dutchman furnishes nall of the genius which runs this
commonwealth and cit
ALLEGED BUSINESS MEN SHOWN UP"
About a week ago ths business men " met to hear
the Governor. When came TO look al the business
men and the business they found that their
offices were at the City Hall and the Court H.use
augkterl; that their basnes, running this munic
pay. where tho furAsh the rapi a. aud they
furnish the-eXperrnce Much langntsr ana cnerrlHs
NJ friend the C0vernor Of the ~atc hat most pert,
adrot ssc abs If Demscrats politicians. mase refer
o mr. and hspsd that Ivy same Legislative
euac wsul be aUsisf.d ami with 1t tue
after dinner spsecs understand ihat under cstsr OF
this assault on what NY genial bernaoral friend
meant tine di1nsr gsiEs oil TsDight but those
rscrptsns aad disasrs 10 satrsines ssing on ana 70
e. White Ho where the yedns bride OF ths
postpe for four the prospects OF tae
bachelor OF the STATE Laughter asd cheerA
Mr. Depew went on to speak of Holland IN her
historical purposes and influence IN the most elo-
Quent terms i.e incidentally referred IN the most
COMPLIMENTARY way 10 the Mayor as the best the
city Las had who isn't Dutchman
The GOVERNOR AFRAID OF Mr.. DEPEW.
When the Mayor got chance he said:
MIR pr sDENT AND FELLOW tJT1ZkNs: think ysu
will agree with tnat IL is fortunate thing for