New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-15
HOLLAND SOCIETY DINNER.
TWELFTH ANNUAL BANQUET HELD AT
THE WALDORF.
MORE THAN 900 GUESTS Listen TO ADDRESSES
BIZ JUSTICE TRvAx, DIR. cVfLER' '"'-
rRoIa.ER FITCH HERMANN oEi-
RIcNs AND OTHERS.


RIc1Is AND OTHERS.
While the members Of the Holland Society never
lose an opportunity sing the praises and achieVe-
ments OF their forefathers Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tbere is one characteristic OF those early setters
hat IL apparently not emulated by their descend
lnts in the society. Frugality and economy were
aver conspicuous traits OF the Dutch settlers. p"'
to fudge from the twelfth annual dinner OF the
Holland Society which held last night at the
Waldorf marked characteristic OF the present.
dav Holander as typifed by members OF This soci-
CIV Is prodigality. In the endeavor to make last
nights festival most brilliant OF the SERIES no
pains had been spared by the members OF 'he COM
mittee in charge OF the arrangements. Ihat 'he'
had admirably succeeded was evident at glance
Lavish decorations of flowers and foliage. ana ois
PLAYS of flags and banners, went to make I'D I"
scene Of great beauty.
Nearly 40 members and guests were present Jus
tice Truax the president Of the society, presiocu'
and seated also at the cross table were justice
George c. Barrett Controller Fitch. Hermann DEL
rchs Dr. D. b. ST. John Roosa. the Rev. Dr. VIII
lam Elliot Grifis Judge Augustus Van Wyck. the
Rev Dr. j. NJ Buckley, Paul du Chailu. George NJ
Van Hoesen Justice r. Henry Dugro. Postmaster
Dayton. Francis w. j Hurst. st. Georges society:
William James ST. Dav'd's Society; Frederick j.
de Peyster Society of Colonial Wars; John r. Plan
ten Consul Of the Netherlands: Henry L. Burnett.
Ohio Society; James G. Wilson. New-York Gene
illogical and Biographical Society; James S Cole
man St Patrick's Society: Hugh S. Thompson.
Southern Society: J. Kennedy Tod. St. Andrews So
ciety: Edward King. st. Nicholas Society; Beverly
Chew Colonial order; Justice George p. Andrews,
Rear-Admira Henry Erben, General Egbert L.
viele. Charles c. Beaman. New-England Society;
the Rev. DR.. Theodore L. Cuyler and Warner Van
Norden
In brief Introductory speech Justice Truax ex-
tended cordial welcome to the guests and men,
bers. and introduced the first regular speaker
h.
referred that noble old Dutchman." Despite
his advanced age DR. Cuyler made eloquent
and forcble response TO the toast Of The Old His
torc Dutch Broom" Remarking first upon the
courageous qualities OF the early Dutchmen. both
and land. he proceeded: 1T seems to me
that there some Dutch ideas that could safely
be introduced into the American society and COM
monwealth Let us take a lesson from Dutch
'broomology' In the first place. the broom is the
emblem OF clea nness. The Dutch are the clean
est people the earth. There Is, in fact, a little
village near Amsterdam where man must cover
up his pipe 10 prevent the ashes from falling on
the sidewalks and in one case man was expelled
for throwing cherry stones In the street. You VIII
appreciate that because until lately your city was
the drtiest In the world. But now let us be thank
full that a era has begun. and let us stand Tor
the city government because II has given New
York clean streets at last.
But let US have clean politics as well. Inc
Dutch are very fertile in mechanical invention. but
no Dutch brain invented that dabocal APP
paratus known the Machine, so called sup,
pose because 1; grinds the grist for the boss ana
brushes the first principles of clean republican
Government. think the most effective broom TOT
the purifcation OF politics is civil Service re-
form. for which must do battle every day ana
night There is another instance, too In which a
Dutch broom is .nted. and you men who have
Dutch blood in your veins must stand for clean
commerce ana honest finance. We want that broom
TO sweep only silver dclusions, but the Gov
eminent out Of the banking business"
Justice George c. Barrett. in speaking 10 the
If nm ch rraif M
some of the interesting impressions he obtained IN
a recent visit to Holland The great sohdity OF
everything in that country was the most striking
feature presented 10 his mind. Not only. he said,
was this observable in the buildings but IN the
physical attributes Of the men. and of the women,
zoo Justice Barrett ended his address by passing
many encomiums upon the integrity, honesty ana
sound common-sense of the Dutch charactef
The other toasts and speakers were: Inc n
conscious Influence of the Dutch. the Key. Dr'
LANES NJ Buckley: The City OF New-York. Con-
froiler Ashbel p Fitch: The Land We Live IN
Hermann Oelrchs and "Our Dutch FRIENDS DuI-
ing the American Revolution" the Rev. DR.. Will
lam r. Griffis