No one shall be eligible as a member unless he be of full age, of respectable standing in society, of good moral character, and the descendant in the direct male line of a Dutchman who was a native or resident of New York or of the American colonies prior... Constitution, By-laws, Officers and Members - Page 26by Holland Society of New York - 1894 - 73 pagesFull view - About this book
| Patriotic societies - 1896 - 796 pages
...memorial history of the Dutch in America. MEMBERSHIP. " The applicant to be eligible as a member must be of full age, of respectable standing in society,...or of the American colonies prior to the year 1675. 'Those of other former nationalities who found in Holland a refuge or a home, and whose descendants... | |
| Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1906 - 926 pages
...character, institutions, and progress. The society admits to membership descendants, in the male line only, of a Dutchman who was a native or resident of New...of the American Colonies, prior to the year 1675. The insignia is an oval medallion with the head of Willia'm the Silent in relief. The society has marked... | |
| Charles Edward Surdam - 1909 - 306 pages
...Benjamin Franklin said of Holland. The constitution of the Holland Society of New York says : — " No one shall be eligible as a member unless he be...of New York, or of the American colonies prior to 1675." The latest annual report gives a membership of 960, who, by name, represent 291 different families... | |
| Albert Eekhof - 1913 - 284 pages
...Society of New York" gesticht ; tot lid dezer vereeniging kan niemand worden benoemd, „unless hè be of full age, of respectable standing in society,...or of the American colonies prior to the year 1675 2). Dit genootschap beweegt zich op historisch, en vooral ook op genealogisch gebied ; het tracht door... | |
| Albert Eekhof - 1913 - 282 pages
...Society of New York" gesticht ; tot lid dezer vereeniging kan niemand worden benoemd, „unless hè be of full age, of respectable standing in society,...or of the American colonies prior to the year 1675 2). Dit genootschap beweegt zich op historisch, en vooral ook op genealogisch gebied ; het tracht door... | |
| Holland Society of New York - Dutch - 1916 - 164 pages
...and development of American character, institutions, and progress. ARTICLE III. Members. SECTION i. No one shall be eligible as a member unless he be...York or of the American colonies prior to the year 1671;. This shall include those of other former nationalities who found in Holland a refuge or a home,... | |
| Holland Society of New York - Dutch - 1916 - 332 pages
...Holland Society, I greet you ! We are here, because we are here — and because we are: "The descendants in the direct male line of a Dutchman who was a native...of the American colonies prior to the year 1675"; including: "those of other former nationalities who found in Holland a refuge or a home, and whose... | |
| Jennings Hood, Charles James Young - Awards - 1917 - 190 pages
...element in the growth and development of American character, institutions and progress. Membership Section 1 . No one shall be eligible as a member unless...New York or of the American colonies prior to the y ear H)75. This shall include those of other former nationalities who found in Holland a refuge or... | |
| William David Wanzer - 1920 - 172 pages
...membership lie must be of respectable standing in society, and descended in a direct MALE line from a Dutchman who was a native or resident of New York,...the American Colonies, prior to the year 1675. This includes those of former nationalities who found in Holland a refuge or home, and whose descendants... | |
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