The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-15
HOLLAND SOCIETY DINNER.
8 AMERICAN DUICHuEN EAT II
At THE WALDORF.

IRON oesters to Ossenhnns and ShtIboonen
They went Th-aAsa 1t with the
Cbe-rotsr,stio Forutuds or True lbs
seendants or "Brave Little Holland
Out from the printed menus upon the tables
In the big banquet hall Of the Waldorf last night
looked two ancient Dutchmen, Van HoRsndorp.
the statesman, and Zoutman. the Admiral, Into
the faces OF $50 American Dutchmen Of to-day.
members Of the Holland Society Of New FORK.
Tho pictures were copies OF portraits owned
by the Rev. William Elliot Grinis Of
Ithaca. author Of brave Little Holland"
who was present and made a speech. Other dis
tlnctively Dutch features were the long pipes and
Boer tobacco, and the menu, alias spijskaart.
which began with oosters and ended with kofle.
between which occurred such well.known and
popular dainties as ossonhaas paddestoel saus.
shijboonen. and ~fantszie lie. all OF which the
descendants of the Hollandcrs ate with much
appetite and more wonder and surmiso.
A feature OF tho feast which was not Dutch
was the presence Of Police Captain George s.
Chapman, who was understood to DO present to
see that Justice Truax. President Of the Society.
didn't sing any risque ditties. and to forestall
Comptroller Fitch IL he attempted so much as
n single wiRgle OF the dans du ventre. The
Captain sat at one OF the banquet tables. but
was distinguished from the other guests By not
being In evening dress. The entire performance
"se wv " IA IVA "hith huNO
Afforded him q chance to make . speech.
President Charles s. Truax called the society
to order and opened the post-prsndial perform
snco with q short speech. in which he conrratu-
lated the members that the old Dutch blood was
not dying out
"We ~eontrive to keep MP our numbers year
after year." he said, and here at our twelfth
annual dinner l look out upon an encourag.
ingly large attendance. Our dinner is q sort Of
rest and refuge between the New England So
ciety feast, from which many Of you may have
come forth hungry. and the 81. Patrick
banquet, which looms up in terrify-
ing proportions in tho future. lLaughter.l
Speaking of the other societies. our Dutch an-
cestors never made such n hard fight against
the North Sea as tho New YORK OF to-day is
making to keep the Sons OF st. Patrick from
the throats of tho Sons OF St George, or to
keep the fingers OF another society from, the
pockets Of still another. Meantime, we dwell
In peace and unity. The first toast OF
the evening will DO responded to by DR..
Theodore L. Cuyler. who will talk 10 us about
tho old historic Dutch broom. tho broom that
swept the British Channel at the mast head OF
Admiral Van TrNmp' ., md swept traitors and
DIR. Cuyler began by telling Of his meeting
with Thomas Carlyle and how the grim old
Dootch, the bravysst people on Gods green
earth, Then taking broom" rs his text, he
THE broom stands for cleanliness" he said,
and " 10 the citing emblem OF our ancestors
the cieanest not only In such respects as the
household brooms can sweep II clean. but po.
iitioally as well. There Is more education and
less corruption In Holland than IN any other
nation; II behooves ius, as descendants OF the
men who have made Holland hatitis TO ply our
brooms hero In America and keep our own
country clean. A man In not the worse Amerl-
can because he has a warm spot for the country
are sons OF America because we remember that
we are grAndsons OF Holland. Dutchmen and
descendants of Dutchmen. It isduo to ourselves
and our ancestry that We stand hrm for good
government. q clean commerce.. and honest
Applause and cheers followed Dr.. Cuyler as
had left the room. Next President TruaI intro.
sent many Of The guests to tho penitsntiary"or
would have done so HAD he had the chance-the
Hon George e; Barrett; Jusiicc Barrett spoke
GUS vein. and Yves followed by the Rev. James N.
buckley on the Unconscious Influence Of the
Dutch" which, he said, had been q potent factor
Fitch responded to the toast. THE City OF New
Of ,'' 81. own e's city. sad c S%nS q r0% ff.eh,
and New York was not without Its faults. chief
the new Journalism. and certain statues. which
he thought would do very well at the bottom OF
last toast was " Our Dutch Friends During the
American Revolution" to which the Rev. VIII
liam Elliot Grifls responded. Re said:
From Columbus's discovery to the opening
OF tho seventeenth century It seemed nearly
certain that spain would dominate the whole
American continent. What broke her power
and drained her rcsourcesp Not the piratlcal
ralding of Drake nor the unsuccessful English
settlements on the Atlantic coast. II was
the successful revolt OF the Netherlands. West
and East spain were paralyzed. In it's rsvo.
lutionary war, Declaration Of independence,
Federal Government, republican spirit and
form. written Constitution. and red. white. and
blue flag. the Dutch republic gave the precedent
for American Independence"
Among those present at tho dinner were
James Grant Wilson. New York Genealogical
and Biographical Society; Hugh s. Thompson.
Southern Society; Edward King. ST. Nicholas
Society: Commodore Montgomery Sicard,
Major-Gen. Nelson A. MIles. james =. Coleman,
st. Patrick's Society. j, Kennedy Tod, -.
Andrews Society; MaIor-Gen. Thos. H..
Ruger, Rear Admiral Henry -Erben. Gen.
ERbert l.. Viele. Charles W. Dayton.
Charles G. Beaman. New England Society;
Francis w. J. Hurst. ST. Georges Society; Fred
J. de Peyster. Society OF Colonial Wars: Henry
J.. Burnett Ohio Society: William James. 81.
Dnvid's Society; John Il. Planten. Consul Of the
Netherlands: Henry T.. Rowland. Mayfower
Society: Gen. Horace Porter. Paul du Cha!ilu.
Warner Van Norden. and the Hon. Augustus
Mr.. EHISG'S DOC LIVE WELL.