Evening star., 1924-02-21
NETHERLANDS BODY
CALLS ON COOLIDGE
Tercentenary Commission Delega.
tion Presents President With
First Iemerial Coin.

President Coolidge today received
a committee representing the Hugue-
not-Walloon-New Netherlands Ter
centenary Commission, which pre-
sented him with the first Of the new
5e-cent pieces issued in commemora-
tion of the 3o6th anniversary of the
coming of the French, walloons and
Belgians to the middle Atlantic
states. 1t also commentaries the
50oth anniversary of the founding of
New York state.
Charles S. Mcfarland. chairman Of
the executive committee of the COM
mission; Or. John Baer Stroudt. direc-
tor OF the commission; DR.. E. o. Wat
son; Westminster secretary Of the
E. HunGerford, Baron de Cartier de
Marchienne. the Belgian ambassador;
Ambassador Jusserand Of France and
pr. de Graeff, minister from the
Netherlands
only 100000 of these coins have
been authorized. and. as is the GUS
tom with memorial pieces, they will
be sold at 81 each. the profits to be
devoted to the expenses of the cele
coin was presented to Mr. Coolidge
not only because he is the President
OF the United States, but because he
is one of the four honorary presi-
dents of the commission and has
shown a deep interest in the project.
Queen of the Meth eriands. the King of
the Belgians and the President of the
French republic.
This coin, conceded to be one of
the most interesting and beautiful
of the memorial issues, shows on
one side the profles of Admiral Co
Iigny and William the Silent and on
the other side p picture of the ship
New Netheriand. which brought the
Walloons to New York. This coin
chairman of the fine arts commission.
Celebration General.
The celebration Of this anniversary
will be an extended affair, reaching
from Florida to New York. Special
exercises and days will be observed
in different sections. 1t will be fol-
lowed by Protestant pilgrimage to
ear51 wi xs5. ,hs of the
and points of interest of their an
cestors. This part Of the celebration
plan has the enthusiastic approval OF
President Coolidge, who is quoted as
saving:
ing to know that as part of the pro-
gram OF observance IL is proposed
to conduct a Huguenot pilgrimage to
Europe by the descendants of the
early members Of the Huguenot-Wal-
loon colony. Every such effort at
revivinS and maintaining the interest
of our people in the story Of our ma
tional beginnings is calculated to
the promotion of the truest patriot
ism"
A number of names have been sub
mitted to the President for considera-
tion in selecting a successor to Vic
tor Murdock as a member OF the
Federal Trade Commission. These
candidates for this important and
weli-paying federal positions began
appearing Immediately after 1t was
announced yesterday that the Presi-
dent was Withdrawing the nomination
of George B. Christian.
Senator Magnus johnson of Mimi,
has a candidate for this place in the
person of William a. Schaper, form
erly professor of political science at
the University of Minnesota. The
senator brought Mr.. Schaper to the
White House today and introduced
him to the Preside1t, but upon 1eav-
ing the White House he did not in
dicate that he had received any en-
couragement.
Senator Mccormick has indorsed
Arnold Joerns of Chicago, who heads
an advertising agency, and who was
publicity director for Gen. Wood dur
ing his preconventional campaign
four years ago and afterward was
in the publicity department Of the
republican national committee.