The New -York Historical Society —the same wood engraver who had executed the original for Pintard, fifty-four years before. On the first page of the 1864 leaflet is printed Pintard's account of the Society's first celebration of St. Nicholas Day, in 1810, and at the top, portraits of Pintard and of Alexander Anderson, both engraved on wood by the aged Dr. Anderson himself. Solomon Alofsen was present at the 1864 St. Nicholas meeting. During the next two years, at Mr. Moore's request, he gathered and recorded the material on the origin and history of the St. Nicholas festival in Holland, which has been mentioned above as being in the Society's archives. He sent also, on November 21, 1865, the words and music, in manuscript, of "Sancte Claus, Goed Hylig Man," with comments on variations in the words and melody, as he had received them from the Netherlands. Mr. Alofsen stated that the hymn, although sung throughout Holland, had never been published. The Society's librarian fully expected to present the fruits of Mr. Alofsen's labors before the Society. The Minutes of December 5, 1865, record that: "Mr. Moore, the Librarian, called the attention of the Society to some illustrations of the Festival of St. Nicholas arranged in the Library, for which we are especially indebted to our associate Mr. S. Alofsen of Jersey City, and stated that he had intended also to present some interesting facts communicated by that gentleman, which he was obliged to defer to another opportunity, in consequence of the lateness of the hour." A search of the Minutes reveals that Mr. Moore's opportunity never came. It was not until December 6, 1939, when the Society again observed the ancient festival, that Mr. Alofsen's researches were brought publicly to light in a paper prepared and read by the writer on that occasion. Another reprint of the St. Nicholas broadside was made and given to those present, as the 1810 original was distributed on the Society's first celebration of the festival. Alexander J. Wall, Jr. 16