The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-07
A NEW HEIR
TO THE THRONE
.olLAsp REJoicEs OVER TIE
ARRIVAL or : TINY
PRINCESS.
a.rs,ss Make Rounds Of the hague
Tu-ostin9 Forth Proclamation
Population . Pleased

THE HAGUE MAJ L-WilhelniaA'
Queen Of the Netherlands, gave oiFla
r. : daughter Friday morning Ihe
coDs,iou Of her majesty is satfacto
= The infant princess IS doing vel.
and Holland Is celebrating the happy
a-- from one end Of the country 70
-,a other z.rh expressions Of Joy such
.5om have been witnessed among
The 1lsci5 people
Never before ia the history Of Hoi-
land has 7lsir from The stork been
:, snEiously anticipated The inPor-
a~z rb.cr this even, n the royal
z,r-4r7Is assumes with The nation Is
ro- onIv derived from the preservation
~ he national Independence. which T
e srDecred 10 assure. but il has also
+Istorical-senrinentaI hold upon the
T-.-cb The national history q Hol-
1s-5 Is tbe history II The house o.
C-anae To William the Silent the
ersr great prince Of the house, the
;,cagsapt. tireless opponent Of Spain
he owes the beginning Of her inde-
,endence To his SONS, Maurice OF
Nassau and Frederick Henry. she
owes the building Of her commercial
rower and the founding OF colonial
empire.
The family Of orange was driven
from Holland br Napoleon, Eho, in his
making Of ruppet kings. crowned MS
brother Lewis At The Hague After
waterloo William I reigned until 1870.
william Il Until 1915 and William III.
-ba father of the present queen. until
$500 Queen Wilhelmina was. until
F-i4sv the last Of her race That Is
the reason wiz the dutch people
waited the birth Of an heir 70 the
tkr9ne with such general eagerness.
Every town and village in Holland
e TO-DAY CELEBRATING the long awaited
birth Of a child to her majesty, who
was married 10 Prime Henry OF
Northumberland February 4
1901.
Here in the capital. in spite Of the
heavy downpour Of rain. the streets
are gailv decorated, and great crowds
are evtdencing their qualification.
The accounchment took place at
o'clock Owing to the early hour the
contemplated salute was not fired and
the first person outside the royal pal
ace TO hear the news was party OF
workmen passing the residence OF the
nueen on their way to work The
cheers raised by them was the signal
for general rejoicing. Flags and ount-
ing that had been held in readiness
we're unfurled and the city took on
holiday attire.
Prince Henry at ono photographed
mis- mother, advising her of the happy
event. and adding that the condition
of the queen was most Satisfactory.
Heralds, accompanied by trumpeters
clad in ancient Dutch dress, made the
rounds of the city. hating at the prln-
cipaI squares and other suitable spots
ia make. after the fanfares the fol-
lowing proclamation:
Fellow citizens: With great JOY
NE announce the news that her ma
iestv. by the grace of God. has been
delivered Of a princess.
The entire population OF The
Hague shares the feelings Of deep Joy
of the Dutch people and is thankful
for the blessing bestowed upon the
royal house and upon the country.
Nav the happy event strengthen the
bonds uniting the Netherlands and
the House of Orange. Long live the
Queen: long live the Princess of Or
ange"