New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
MEDAL FOR QUEEN
HTDSON-FULTON GIFT
WHhelmina Of Holland Er-
presses Thanks for MementO.

The Hague Dec 2S-Queen Wilhelmina
received to-day General Stewart l.. Wood
ford, president of the Hudson Fulton Cele-
bration Commission, who formally pre-
sented to the government of the Neither
lands An official gold medal struck In COM
memorstion of the 5Q9th anniversary of
the discovery Of the Hudson River and
the 1eoth anniversary of the inauguration
thereon of steam navigation.
In offering the memento General Wood
ford briefly addressed her majesty, who,
responding cordially. expressed her thanks.
The president of the commission will visit
other capitals presenting the governments
with similar tokens of American apprecia-
tion of their cooperation in the recent fes-
tivities at New York.
Accompanying the medal was the follow
ing letter note paper of the Hudsons
Fulton Celebration Commissions:
Her Majesty, Wilhelmina Queen of the
Netherlands.
Your Majesty: In behalf of the Hudson
Fulton Celebration Commission of the
State OF New York, the undersigned eXecu-
tive officers nave the honor to present TO
the government Of the Netherlands as
represented i'll your majesty's person an
oincial gold medal, struck in cOmmemora-
uon OF the .0Oth anniversary of the dis
coVery of the Hudson River by Henry
Hudson under the auspices of the Dutch
East India Company in 1909, and the Tooth
anniversary OF the successful inauguration
OF steam navigation upon that river by
Robert Fulton in 1867 And we beg you To
accept II not only as a memento of the
important events commemorated, but also
as token of our sincere appreciation of
the generous participation of the Neither
landS IN our festival.
The presence of the Netherlands armored
cruiser Utrecht, the gift of the facsimile
of the famous ship the Half Moon, the at
tendance of The distinguished delegation of
hlgh ofncials and prominent individuals
the Netherlands, and, above all, the mes
sages of good will brought from your ma
ton to the people of our state, We're most
gratifying evidences of friendship highly
priced by US.
We avail ourselves of this oportunity to
express our gratitude for the generous
your majesty and your people that they
are cordially reciprocated.
The TWO events whose anniversaries were
linked together in our celebration ~ their
common association with the Hudson River
have themselves done much to link to-
gether the Old World and the New. for,
while HudsOns voyage brought to these
shores the progressive European civiliZa-
ton represented by the Netherlands, the
steam navigation by our inventor on the
other hand, has brought America nearer
TO Europe. promoted the neighborliness of
nations and conduced TO the friendly in
pies
In renewing to your majesty and the peo-
pie of the Netherlands the hope that the
ties of blooC and tradition which have
bound our two counties together so
strongly for three hundred years may con-
tinue with un'mpared strength during the
centuries TO come, may we also express
the hope tha; in the congresses of the ma
tions TO he .eld in coming years within
your borders the united sentiments and en-
deaVorS of your nation and ours may con-
join 10 promote the peace and happiness of
all mankind.
In behalf of the Hudson-Futon Celebra-
tion Commission and those whom it rep
resents, we have the honor TO remain, your
ma jesty's faithful friends.
Stewart L. Woodford. president; Andrew
Carnegie, Joseph II. Choate, FREDERICK d,
Grant, Seth Low. J. Pierponj Morgan, Levi
p. Morton. Alton B. Parker, John f. Par
sons, Horace Porter. Herman Ridder. Fred
erick W. Seward, Francis Lynde Stetson,
Oscar s. Straus and James Grant Wilson,
Vice-presdents: Isaac y. Seligman, treas
urer Henry w. Sackett. secretary; Ed
ward Hagaman Hall, assistant secretary.
November 81 1909