It was moved that the report be received and that the Society proceed to the election. Seconded and carried. The Chair asked if there were any other nominations. There were none. On motion the rules were suspended and the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for each of the candidates for the respective offices mentioned on the ticket as printed on the notice calling the meeting. The Secretary reported that he had cast one ballot for each of the candidates for the respective offices mentioned on the ticket, and the Chair declared that each of the candidates had been duly elected to the respective office for which he was nominated. The Chair thereupon appointed Mr. William Brinkerhoff and Mr. James S. Polhemus to escort the President-elect to the platform. The President-elect, De Witt Van Buskirk, was then escorted to the platform and invested with the insignia of the office of President of the Society by Judge Hasbrouck. Mr. Van Buskirk thanked the Society for the honor conferred upon him by his election as President of the Society, and briefly outlined some ideas which he had concerning the activities of the Society. REPORTS REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES Committee on Statue to William the Silent: In the absence of Mr. Tunis G. Bergen, the Chairman, no formal report was made. Rev. Dr. William Prall asked leave to read a letter which he had recently written to the New York Tribune, in which he urged that a statue or other memorial of the early Dutch who first settled the Island of Manhattan should be erected in New York, pointing out that none existed at the present time except the statue to de Peyster at Bowling Green and the bust of Petrus Stuyvesant at St. Mark's Church, which was presented by Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. Mr. Dorr Viele suggested that when the statue to William the Silent was erected a suitable site would be the interior of the new Court House. At the request of the President, the Secretary said that the contract for the statue had been executed by the officers of the Society and instructions for the completion of the work sent to Holland; that the statue should be completed and sent to this country within the next few months; that the question of the site was now under discussion in the Board of Trustees but no decision had yet been reached. Committee on Finance: Mr. William Brinkerhoff, the Chairman, submitted the following report: Members of The Holland Society of New York, Gentlemen: On behalf of the Committee on Finance, I hereby report that, on the twenty-ninth day of March, 1923, I examined the accounts and vouchers of the Treasurer of your Society in line with his annual report to and including March 8th, 1923, presented at that time to your Board of Trustees, and I find the same to be correct; That, at the time of said examination, he, the Treasurer, had in his possession belonging to your Society the following securities: SECURITIES SECURITIES 2 West Shore R. R. 1st Mtg. 4% Bonds... $2,000.00 2 C., R. I. & Pac. Gen. Mtg. 4% Bonds... Dated April 6th, 1923. $1,957.50 1,000.00 1,230.00 2,000.00 2,080.00 2,000.00 1,800.00 1,000.00 976.50 2,100.00 1,862.99 1,000.00 1,015.18 200.00 196.73 $11,300.00 $11,118.90 Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM BRINKERHOFF, Chairman of Committee on Finance. Committee on History and Tradition: In the absence of Mr. Bergen, the Chairman, no report was made. Committee on Memorials: Judge Frank Hasbrouck, Chairman of the Committee, presented the following resolution and moved its adoption: "At the Annual Meeting of The Holland Society of New York, at the Hotel Astor, on the 6th day of April, 1923, it was RESOLVED, that on the retirement of President Edward De Witt, at the end of his term of office, his fellow-members of The Holland Society of New York congratulate him, and themselves, on his successful administration; and express to him their grateful appreciation of his efforts in behalf of the continued prosperity of their Society; that they regret the loss of his service as their chief executive officer, and heartily wish him all success in life for the future." Mr. Henry L. Bogert seconded the motion speaking at some length of the highly valued services of Mr. De Witt as President of the Society. The motion was unanimously carried. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Amendment to Constitution, Article VI, Section 4: Judge Frank Hasbrouck said that the Trustees at their regular |