New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-10
4 VIEW OFFICE FOR ATGTSTUS VAN WICK.

ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE EASTERN SECTION
OF THE AMERICAN BRANCH OF THE DUTCH
ALLIANCE Kt-YPER TO SAIL.
Or A Kuyper. Of Amsterdam. Holland. who has
bean IN this country three months travelling and
delivering lectures sails the steamship Rotter
dam to-day returning home from trip which he
says has been enjoyable and successful He Is
professor I'm the Amsterdam University. member
Of the Dutch Parliament and leader Of the anti
revolutionary party in the Parliament. and Editor
OF two newspape published in Amsterdam. He was
chairman of the Committee Of Arrangements for
the coronation OF the young Queen NJ Holland. Two
wears ago he received from Princeton University
tho degree Of IL D.. and he came TO this coun-
Try recently 10 deliver course OF lectures at
Princeton on Calvinsm
At the Fifth Avenue Hotel Yesterday DR. Kuyper
attended n meeting OF the American branch Of the
General Dutch Alliance for which he is authorized
70 act IN Holland The alliance was established in
Dordrecht on the Merwede. and has branches in
America Belgium and South Africa The Ameri-
can branch has sections. one with hea iquar-
ters in this city and the other with headquarters
IN Chicago The officers for the Eastern section Of
the American branch were chosen yesterday. Ex-
Justice Augustus Van Wyck. the defeated Demo
cratic candidate for Governor is president The
secretaries the Rev. Or. Geerhardus Nos. OF
Princeton y. J and Cornelius W. Vanderhoogt. Of
Baltimore Warner Van Norden, OF this city, Is
the treasurer Among the trustees the Rev
Meiancthon W. Jacobus OF Hartford. Conn; sam
mel Decker Cuyckendall. Of Kingston. y. :; Rob
ert = Roosevelt. the former United states Minister
20 Holland: ex-Justce George VI. Van Hoesen y
New-York and the Rev Or. W Elliott Griffis OF
ithaca. y. Y.
The aims OF the American branch of the alliance
are declared 20 be as follows:
(a) The promotion OF the reciprocal appointment
hy the United States and by the Netherlands OF
such diplomatic and consular agents as may Dc
understood 10 favor the strengthening OF the his
torical ties between those countries.
u, Encoura cement Of the founding OF clubs
among those she master more than one Ian
g1Iag4 for the study Of the Dutch language liter
ature. history and old Dutch law.
fc) The appointment Of professor in these
branches at one more Of the American univer-
stiles.
al In places where recent Dutch coonists live in
any considerable numbers the providing Of public
Unrares with important Dutch books. and the pro-
vijing al high schools academies or colleges Of
suitable occasion 10 get a higher class instruction
i'm Dutch language literature and history.
(e) Translation. publication and distribution OF
original Dutch works Of paramount importance.
~ The promotion Of acquaintance with the nfu-
onca Xsrcissd by the Dutch nationality, Dutch po-
Ntical Institutions Dutch science and art and
Dutch manners and usages, on tho origin and de-
yelopment Of the American Commonwealth
(gi The promotion Of acquaintance with the cur
rent Of events happening among people Of Dutch
descent all over the world by means OF inforna-
ton furnished TO the press
IN The preparing Of genealogical tables Of the
descendants Of both the older and more recent
Dutch colonists.