New-York tribune., 1901-04-09
CUP FOR HOLLANDS QUEEN
ST. NICHOLAS SOCIETY PRESENTS 1T.
WITH AN ADDRESS BY BISHOP
POTTER

More than two hundred members of the St Mich
olas Society and their guests sat down to "paas.'
or Easter festival dinner Delmonicos last night
The large banquet hall decorated with Dutch
coors. but the principal feature Of the occasion
was the exhibition Of the loving cup given by the
society TO Queen WilheImina of Holland as a wed
ding gift The cup stood "A large in front
OF the electrically illuminated dais which the
guests Of the evening sat. Frederic De Peyster
Foster, the president Of the society presided The
guests We're marched into the room by trumpeter
In orange and red costume and wearing a white
wig with acolytes composed Of colored men dressed
IN red and yellow costumes. There large clay
pipes and Turkish tobacco for the guests.
Mr. Foster In his opening address pointed the
cup, and declared that it was a gift they all
proud OF For the first time the address that ac-
companied the cup would be made public. 1t had
been written hy Bishop Potter OF the chaplains
Of the society. Mr.. Foster read the address In
part follows:
To Her Very Gracious Majesty Wilhelmina Queen
Of the Netherlands.
Madame: The undersigned and their associates
citizens Of the United States and members OF the
Society Of ST Nicholas approach your, ina1eS;y
with the respectful homage and congratulations IN
view Of your marriage: men Of another
in very real sense. II they may venture to say
So Of kin 70 both. 1t is their proud claim that
laid the foundation Of this great metropolis ana ana
planted he frst christian -GiDIhnauon - or WIS Hl5
courage, patience. large foresight and manly vir-
tues: those men were bred in that land which
to-day enjoys the happy privilege of your be
nignant rule.
dren send their modest token of their homage and
and fii1ed with ali their best wishes for your mai
esty's person. consort and people 49,, AL, ,ross
the seas God guard her throne her people 9a and
esty's most humble and respectful servants
Asser the reading Of the letter Baron Geyer, the
Minister from the Netherlands. made brief re-
sDonse thanking the s.. Nicholas Society for It's
gift
District Attorney Phbin. who sat at the guests
table, called for a speech and told many
stories.
The Rev. DR.. Henry van Dyke read sarcastic
poem. which dealt with what s.. Nicholas would
say il he came to modern New-York. One verse
had fl that 81. Nicholas would see the City Hall
connected with a Fourteenth-st. political institu-
ton. Another verse ended. NO matter who deals
the cards the Tiger takes the trick" One verse de-
clared that St Nicholas would rename the Tender
loin. and would not call it Tender, and that he
would be surprised that New-Amsterdam had be-
come a New-Palestne.
Professor Woodrow Wilson. Of Princeton College,
spoke of the tenacity of character OF the Dutch
Gordon Knox Bell gave limitations Of the speeches
of President Eliot Of Harvard College and Vice,
President Roosevelt
The cur 10 be presented TO Queen Wilhemina
marriage gift from the society has Just been
completed by Tiffany & CO. It is Of silver, dec
GRATED with American pearls. The cup is a fine
piece of repousse and modelled work. and stands
with base about twenty inches in height. 1t is
after the old Dutch school IN shape with cover
surmounted by the royal of Holland. Around
the cup are medallions. one showing Hendrix
Hudson's ship. the Half Moon. sailing the Hud-
River another. old view Of Manhattan ISL
and. showing the fort of New-Amsterdam the seal
Of New-Netherlands and the St. Nicholas Society
seal. Running around the cup back of these are
the ivy leaves Of friendship: above the heads
Of American eagles, with American pearls pendent
from their beaks. Below the medallions festoons
OF roses encircle the cup At the base are modelled
IA Nicholas.
Hudson Peter Stuyvesant and Admiral Everzoon
--ne base is made of wood taken from the Old
.T.adle Dutch Church Of Eew-Xork which stood
upon the present site of the Mutual Life Building
in Nassau-et. The base bears plate. with the
following inscription: TO Her Gracious Majesty
oven NihcimIna- \ marriage gift from the ST
-Sicholas Society of New-York, 1901
illuminated address accompanies the cup.
he cup and address inclosed in 4 handsome
of Texas yermilion wood. lined with royal
II grange velvet