New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-09
HOLLANDS SONS MEET.
DR. d. y. ST. JOHN ROOSA THE SOCIETY'S
NEW PRESIDENT.
OFFICERS MAKE THEIR REPORTS AND THE SUB
JECr OF a STATUE TO WILLIAM THE

OFFICERS MAKE THEIR REPORTS AND THE SUB
JECr OF a STATUE TO WILLIAM THE
SILENT Is AGAIN BROUGHT Up.
The tenth annual meeting of the Holans Society
OF New-York was held last night Mt Shorrys, 1hlr-
ty-seventh-st. AMI Fifth-ave. Warner Van Norden,
the outgoing presl lent in the chair. and called
the meeting - order at $50 O'clock. The usual
routine business was finished in short order and
then Theodore u. Banta. secretary Of the society,
presented his report. It. was briefly: Membership
at last report SIS elected during the year q; REIN
stated. !: totol, g0j Eighteen members died last
year. resigned AMI Il were dropped for noh-pay-
ment OF dues. Thus the present membership oil the
society Is $50. TIE report was accepted without dis-
custom Eugene Van Schaick. treasurer. then re-
ported the society had on hand a cash balance OF
1854 o.. The report showed thet $40 s. hal been
expended since the meeting last year Tor the
trans.ating AMI transcribins of Oil Dutch records
The discussed at length the subject OF raising
a statue 10 William the Silent Prince or orange
\ committee had been APPOINTED al previous
meeting T. decide upon the statue. and The commit
tee Is composed Of George w. Van llocsen' George
6. De Witt ard Or. d. b. St John Rosa. Not one
OF them was prcscn. last nsht. so the men had to
make up their minds 20 wait Until! some .ater date
for definite news about the statue Stl' there WAS
discussion 10 the site OF the statue anu
Whether it should be- placed at the entrance TO Zen
tral Park or up on Riverside Drive. When the
IIolianders have finally received design which
plcases them this subject OF site IS likely TO prove
one which viii require special meeting OF the
society J. O. \. Ward, Daniel {. French ana
Richard " Hun, had been asked 20 send in de-
signs for the statue but only Mr. FroHchs de-
sign had been received last night. Il was hand
some one. and represented William the Silent on
horseback. with a PAGE either side Of MS sieed.
The ngures were mounted pedestal THIS
pedestal had been designed h. 6. f. Mckim AMI
the horse by Edward c. Potter. The figures were
by Mr. French ami should the dcsisa be accepted
the statue wi, cost SoOOo. The design was favor
ably criticised ll7' r.gh. 49,
Before the meeting adjourned tho Re-. Or. FL
mendorf proposed z vote o. thanks 70 Nj. an
Nordcn. The vote was unanimous IN favor OF the
proposition
Tho election 81 officers Was unanimous. and was
decided hy the secretary casting one ballot for all
Hero is be result OF tho election.
For president ~. y r.. =. John ROoed: vice
presidents Charles n. TruaX, william G. Dewitt.
Henry \ R0ccri. tho Rev Harris l.. Adriancc,
Seymour Dewitt Edward Ellsworth. Augustus II.
Hriiyn. Dr. Charles King Van Nlech. br. Albert
Van der Nccr Charles T.. u" FrCcst. James \. Van
Noasi. John ~ STORM Charles H. Voorhees, ~
bert \ Brinck'r.c G John topper the Rev. John
r. Jansen v an r. -, l"ri urgh. Abraham '.
S,hepck Euccro Van Loan. Major General stewart
Vn- NIet. T. : i. Pay Director Casper Schenck.
I. : y treasurer. Eucou" Van S'hack. SECRETARY.
'rhcoloro VI Eanta: trustees. Th"odorr NJ Eirti.
IN, Re- Henry van DySe. Eugene Van Schack.
George VI. Van Hocsen. Walter Van Nordon.