New-York tribune., 1910-01-13
WooDFORD H0NORED
py. KATSER'S ORDER.
rrchanges on Presentation OF
u,dsoB-FnIton Medals.

% Fr7,DeIor Nilllam gave
Reiail,' t,-5av TO General Stewart l..
sn So So nresident Of the Hndsoh-f ui.oh
NoooIe.s-,, commission, the occasion beihg
e.-,.stior 10 the government oi 1ne
the r--,rire of an official gold medal
t'eiii'" ,;,g the 3a0th anniversary or
-. nj the Hudson River ano the
the --.,,-srsarv of the successiui Ihau-
of steam navigation upon 'haA
--,,e general also eApres7eu INC SO'i-
= anpreciation OF the generous par
...,, ~ the German government IN
-, anniversary festiVai at Ne"
York. ms presented TO the
,-r,r l,v the United s'Aoes 49,
NJ Hill The German olue' Neo'e
- STATE. Herr Stenirlcll' pl-. ""o pieS,iil \.
-.ssnting the Foreign Oiiios ls'',u -
e.,-s,arv Won Schoen' "'iO "
fhe city od greai Measure at
me 80 - ,be hasds of the general the
t.A,.b was accompanied by an ad-
I''''-o', ,,is ma iesty over The signatures OF
80 So ,f tl,e commission. He begged
- .s;5an, 70 convey to his associates
-es- thanks and to say that the
' n,se accented as a memento or TWO
i'.,,fe events of the greatest lnpor-
- the development of New York
- and me United States as a whole
.;5 -hst ne had heard with great sat
'-.ul-,on from Grand Admiral Won koester
,veT me German vessels had been re-
..,o5 nv the commission and the Amerl-
,aople. Their officers and men had re-
.,,aa 5Iled with qualification at their re-
,s-,-,on IN New York and praising Ameri-
-, ,ospjtaIity Continuing, he said:
GENERAL DECORATED.
r sincerely hope that the Hudson-Fulton
,sisl,rarion mas formed a new link N the
chaiu uniting cur two kindred nations
bici already are bound together by so
many strong ties
Al the conclusion Of his formal express
sions The Emperor addressed General Wood
ford. personally, saying that he was glad to
see him III Germany and 10 make MS ac-
7uatnrance after he had read and heard
how well he had fulfilled the arduous and
bonorq bic task imposed upon him in con-
ne0-ior with the celebration. He then con-
terred rpon the general The Crown order
cf The First Class later engaging the re
ri-ierr and Ambassador EiI IN private
conversation for half hoCr-
SDbsaquentlv General Woodford expressed
his amazement az the Emperor's vide IN
formation On American affairs his
ma iesrv- he said knew all about the Hud-
Eon-Fr1Iton celebration and talked with fun
knowledge Of the development Of New York
CITY. the American railway system 3nd the
commercial activities Of the United states.
The Foreign Office has sent he American
guest an invitation 70 attend the coronation
srsd order festival at court on January Is,
snd General Woodford viii he invited also
70 the annual Schleppencour on January 20.
when ne viii De presented 70 the Empress.
Efe viii remain in Berlin for The first court
asll Of ire season
ADDRESS TO EMPEROR.
The address presented 10 The Emperor by
the American committee contained the fol-
lowing passages:
We beg you to accept this medal and TO
7slse IT IN De placed in the archives OF
events -Commemorated. one of which led
70 the coming OF European civilization
to what is now the State Of New York, and
ine other OF which has promoted the
cnnlInerce and mutual intercourse of all
nations.
The ties which unite our two nations
sre deep rooted and OF long standing. Wa
cannot foTget that while our tongues speak
another language, our blood comes ulti-
rUareiT from that great Germanic fount
z 1ich has feTrllIZed SO vast d field of the
worlds clviliZa ton
In NAM ways by more direct transfu-
SION, We nave been strengthened from the
same source. From the days Of our in
ant colonies when the sturdy German
migrants settled in peaceful industry upon
n banks Of the Hudson and Mohawk
-i-ers- through our struggle for national
in which our Washington had
ne invaluable help Of Frederick the Great s
slde-de-camp. 6arOn Won SteuDen. down
u the present time when z bout One-fourth
4 The population Of New York City is Of
rerTnan nativity or parentage, our debt TO
oEr people has steadily increa aSed-
With population so varied as ours. we
nay truly say that our state. well
IS cur nation. has many fatherlands
mong which the German fatherland will
ways b. cherished warmly in our af-
'ecrions and viii always hold d high