New-York tribune., 1909-09-23
CHEERS FOR THE QUEEN
HOLLAND SOCIETY DIMES.
WdheImina's EnUoy and BurgomaS-
ter of amsterdam among Guests.

It might have been called Queen wiIhelmina
Night" at the Waldorf last evening, where the Ho
land Society gave a dinner for the members of the
Netherland Half-Moon Commission, at which all
the visiting HoIIanders were guests, from The
Queens envoy, ]. T. Cremer, TO the minor officers
on the warship Utrecht Every mention of the
Queen was cheered. Chautauqua salute was sent
10 her. and when Mr.. Cremer told OF his audience
with her before he sailed, how the baby princess
clutched his finger and how he kissed the little
hand, the first. tie Queen said, who had done so,
il evident that there was warm feeling for
the sovereign of the little nation the sea in
every heart at the feast.
Mayor Mcclellan couldn't be there He had ac-
cepted the invitation to sit next the Burbomaster
of Amsterdam and speak for the city, but at Z
o'clock last evening he sent word that he had a
prior engagement and there was dire disappont-
ment. General Stewart L. Woodford spoke in his
stead The POSTMASTER the president of the
society. Henry S. Van Duzer. He expressed regret
that the Mayor could not be present saying; -
This society is the first to receive our distin-
guished guests and 10 give them a warm welcome,
and we regret that our honOred Mayor could not be
present at this reception though he accepted. but
it impossible for him to come" Mr.. Van Duzer
then said that the celebration was first thought OF
by the executive committee of the society. but 1t
stepped aside when the city. state and nation took
up the project of fitting commemoration of the
tercentenary of the discovery OF the Hudson River
Mr.. Cremer spoke for the Queen. after there had
been toasts for President Taft and Hollands SOW
ereign
He said that If he and his companions did not
know that they were in New York City they would
believe that they were in Amsterdam or The Hague
He said that, as Fisk had said, there was time
when the Dutch name stood for the comical in
this country, but that now it stood for glorious
achievement. The Queen had said he left her
that while she could not be here IN person. she
would he here in heart and in mind
Our Welcome to Our Guests of the Motherland"
was the toast answered by Augustus Van Wyck.
His address in the main historical, dwelling
especially upon the debt which this country owed
the little kingdom from the early Revolutionary
struggles, then loans of money and abundant
sympathy, up to the present, when her progress
inspiration to her descendants in this coun-
try. He said:
We urge our guests TO convey to the motherland
intense spirit of friendship and affection and
the spirit of irpershable pride in her thoughts
peace of mind never be disturbed by the angry
controversies Of others-may the hand of violence
of some covetous neighbor never be laid upon her!
Should such dangers ever threaten her call upon
the Holland American will arouse A lively recollec
RR T 59e Sp f sp and Re meTcan atd
would greatly influence the conduct of Hollands S
neighbors to her benefit. May your Queen live long
and happily ana rule wisely!
Other toasts answered were THE Netherland
chairman OF the delegation; 1.-The City of Amster-
dam the burgomaster W. H Van Leeuwen: THE
LGdies.' Warner Van Norden, and "The Armies
and Navtes of the Netherlands and the United
States" by officers of each nation. The decora-
tons were the flags of this country and Holland.
and the music by the orchestra mainly patri-
otto The piece that called forth the most applause
vas Dixie" and the song that was sung by men,
bers of the society "Annie Rooney" In the
galleries the wives and daughters Of the Wis
itng delegation and other guests and the members
of the society.