New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-05
Schools and Officials Cele-
brate Landing of the
Dutch Settlers"
HOLLAND SOCIETY
SAYS DATE Is WRONG
Cites Historians TO Show 2O0
Persons Were Living Here
on May d, 1926.

Raising the city flag on the pole at
the Battery yesterday vas pretty
sight. in the estimation Of the Holland
Society. but as the celebration OF the
landing Of the original Dutch settlers
300 years ago" it was about thirteen
years out OF the way, according to Ed
ward Van Wrinkle, recording secretary
OF The Holland Society Of New York.
The city officials and school children
gathered 10 commemorate the landing
~ Peter Minuit on May 4, 1926. be
lieved they were celebrating the land
ing Of the first Dutch Governor, who
bought Manhattan Island from the
Indians for sixty forms worth Of cloth
and beads, but records dug up by the
Holland Society seem to prove that
there had been three previous Gov
ernors who, while not buying the island
outright. had nevertheless made pres
ents 10 the red men TO leave the Dutch
settlers alone.
500 Children Celebrate.
Notwithstanding the historical data
Of the Holland Society. the flag raising
took place according TO programme. DIX
hundred children from Public Schools
I. q. % and 29 marched TO the Battery
la h., tho uniformed band Of School Il
Each child wore white waist o.
MILDLY blouse and carried the city nag
Of blue. white and orange. linen a.
the band struck up Victor heroert
"Tbe Orange. White and Blue dedi-
Gated TO the school children OF Ne"
York. all Joined in singing the words
by John b. Pine.
George McAneny. on behalf Of the
CITY Flag Committee, presented new
city flag. - by 20 feet 70 botoug
President Pounds, Of brooklyh' WIZ
represented Mayor Mitchel at the oee
mony. Then Frank Francoinl am
Rose Raccuia, honor pupils OF ochVo.
q, pulled the banner Slowly up W.
pole while the children waved 'he''
flags and sang America. ~.
Seated on the platform besides iies
dent Pounds and Mr. McAneny were
Park Commissioner Ward, Dr. Aprd-
ham Jacobi. John b. Pine. DR.. George
Kun John B. Golden, of the School
BOARD: District Superintendent Jonh
r Roberts. School Commissioner II
SAM and Principals Mary r. DAVIS
lanes Reardon and Magnus Gross Inc
committee of which Mr.. Pine IS chair
man is raising money TO provide clty
flags for all the schools. and mas al
ready supplied standards Tor two nun
dred. -. Nj.
at was absurd to commemorate the
landing of the first Dutch settlers on
Nav 4. 1926" said Edward Van Winkie'
% Inc Holland Society. when two hun
dred souls had preceded them. Our
family was established here long PRIOR
70 that date. Ship building had been
established as early as 1914. and the
Restless. no mean boat, was oulli
cattle. horses and sheep were mere ana
an agricultural settlement complete
with eight company bouweries in oper-
alton in July. 1925. .
"On Nav 4, 1925, the Het Meewtje
the Little New, sometimes called
Meeuwken (Seameu), brought Peter
Minuit. a Walloon OF Vessel. IN Ger.
many. the fourth Dutch Governor OF
New Netherland; he having received
his appointment from the Dutcn Nes'
India Company in the fall OF do Do
When that ship arrived there were -OU
souls living in the colony according
70 the historian Nicholas JonsLooh
Van Wassenaer Narratives OF We"
Netherland, page S2).
Settlement on Manhattan in 1913.
"As early as the month o. November,
1914. CAPTAIN Argal, of Virginia, found
a settlement on the island Of Manhat-
tan. occupying four houses, with pre-
tended Dutch Governor ,O'Callaghan' )
History of New Netherland. page 90;
Manhattan in 1928, pages l7O-l7l, re
cording the first male child, born mere
in 1915: and Memoirs Of the Long ISL
and Historical Society, Volume |, page
l1G. 49,, -
"This Governor was Hendrick Cor
stiaensen. who received his appoint
ment from the New Netherland Com
pany and was active here IN 1913. Cor
nelius Jacobsz May. the second Dutcn
Governor, with thirty families, arrived
in 1923, with Verhulst william Van
HulsD. the third Governor IN 1914,
and Peter Minuit in 1926.
This incorrect historical function
and the raising of the inconsistent city
flag with its date of 1864 and the eagle
that could not date before l77S, will De
looked upon by historians as monu-
ment to the stupidity Of all those who
took active part in creating the con
fusion that is bound TO be in the minds
OF those school children when they
come - 70 face with the authorize
tive historical facts"