New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
WHEN DUTCH MEET DUTCH.
Tablet Unveiled in Fatherland by a New
Yorker of Note

| John r Van Wormer, who unveiled in the city
| Of Zwolle the other day tablet presented by the
Holland Society Of New York in memory of Van
der Carellen, has written letter about the cere-
mony Henry l. Bogert secretary of the society.
| in which he says. among other things, under date
| of June ::
| I'm compliance with the request OF the commit
! tee of arrangements went to Zwolle Friday.
| the 9Th inst. and quarters assigned to at
| the Keiserskroon Hotel. where 1 dned that even
| ing with Dr. n. A. Craner. the secretary of the
| Society for the Study of Jurisprudence and His
| tory in Overyssel Then by invitation of the Hon.
| P. BycIama Nyeholt. president of the province
| I called upon him at his official residence. II
after Il O'Clock before he would allow to return
| to the hotel He has copy of the famous year
| book society for 1885, 49, which he produced
| for general inspection. It contains excellent
picture of him Burgomaster of Rotterdam. At
| Il o'clock the 9Th inst. Dr. Cramer escorted
| again to the residence of President Lycama who
| gave an elaborate luncheon in my honor as the
representative the Holland Society of New York
| in connection with the Van der Capellen tablet.
which about TO be installed and to sixteen
| or seventeen men and women. who numbered
among them the officers and members Of the So
ciety for the Study Jurisprudence and History.
They represent the most cultivated and influential
elements the province and city. Near the end
of the luncheon the host read dignifed and elo-
quent tribute the Holland Society expressing
high appreciation OF the motives and purposes
which prompted the tablet project and urging that
II act of patriotism and loyalty on the
part OF these descendants OF Dutch ancestors who
understood the significance OF of the trying
periods of Hollands history. I made a brief
sponse.
I'VE took carriages at the Presidents residence
and were driven Bloemendal street. drawing
up at the former Van der Capel1en residence
The tablet in place unveiled II and deliv-
cred al address placing IL in the custody of the
city of Zvolle and the Overyssel Society, in
cordance with the instructions OF my credentials
The Young Burgomaster, T. A Van Roijgen.
sponded in words that eminently apprecia-
tive Of the action of the Holland Society. There
was enthusiastic applause after both addresses.
I was also presented to the owner of the house
The photographers hand and took three
or four photographs from different points of view
A copy OF each handed TO me at dinner at
Mr. Hoefers house that evening They are ex-
ceent and will become a part Of the society's
archives Then driven to the massive
Reformed Church cathedral. which especially
opened for the occasion. received by the
president of the trustees. and while we were being
shown about the organ pealed out the patriotic
anthems of country compliment to our
society
Next visited Dutch house. I'VE hundred
years old. still having wonderfully old and print
tive furniture 1t was occupied by a family of
the descendants until few years ago. Then
visited the ancient Stadhouse. where Van der
Capellen did much of his parliamentary lighting
against the princes of Orange. and the room
where his legislative and baronial hOnors
unanimously restored in 1882. Further. went
with President Lyclama 20 the provincial build
ing in which the present legislature meets and
over which he presides 1t is his official head
quarters also Last went the celebrated
museum where there has been collected during
the last two years Il wonderful quantity OF Van
der Capellen engravings. medals. manuscripts,
correspondence books, etc. These mostly
turned over the museum authorities by the de
scendants of Van der Capeen. the subject having
been galvanized into life by the action OF our so
cety His correspondence with eminent Amert-
cans is remarkably vouminous. There are letters
from Washington. several from Franklin. many
from Jonathan Trurbull. Livingston. John Adams,
Paul Jones and other prominent IN our af-
fairs in Revolutionary times There are innunner
able pamphlets and records and manusertpts bear