1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

The Danish Committee seizes the opportunity to express its admiration of theexcellent manner in which the Olympic Games of Stockholm were organized anddirected.Yours faithfullyFRITZ HANSEN,President of the Committee.(Translation.)The Olympic Games, Stockholm.NATHANSENVice-President and Acting-Secretary.Telegram from the Icelandic Athletes.Icelandic athletes send Swedish Olympic Committeebest thanks for all kindness shown during the Games.Yours faithfullyPJETURSSON.Letter from Baron F. W de Tuyllde Serooskerken, President of the DutchOlympic Committee.Au Comité d’organisation des Jeux Olympiques à Stockholm.Avant de quitter votre qelle ville de Stockholm le soussigné, Président ducomité Olympique en Hollande, prend la liberté de vous offrir les plus sincéresremerciements pour la façon si aimable et si courtoise dont Vous avez accueilliles participants aux jeux olympiques. Votre organisation était si parfaite, Votreacceuil si chaleureux, Votre dévouement à la cause si profond que tout en Vous félicitantde tout coeur pour le splendide résultat obtenu, nous Vous donnons l’assuranceque le souvenir de la V:éme Olympiade restera à jamais gravé dans notre mémoire.Veuillez agréer, Messieurs, mes sentiments les plus reconnaissants et trés dévoués.F. W. DE TUYLL DE SEROOSKERKEN.Stockholm le 17 juillet 1912.(Translation.)Letter from the Finnish Olympic Committee.To the Swedish Olympic Committee,Stockholm,The Finnish Olympic Committee assembled for the first time after the OlympicGames of Stockholm unite, in their own names and on the part of all the Finlanderswho took part in the Games, to express, first, their unfeigned admiration of the brilliantmanner in which the Swedish Olympic Committee carried out its trying task, andthen their warm thanks for the hospitality, good will and sympathy that the representativesof Finland had the pleasure of experiencing in every quarter during thememorable weeks in Stockholm.The unexpected great success of the Finnish athletes during the Games would,of itself, be calculated to make the Fifth Olympiad one of the dearest and mostlasting memories that can ever find a place in their hearts and in those of theirfellow countrymen. The joy we experience at our success would not be so unmixed,however, if we had not also experienced how the ancient bonds of friendshipuniting Swedish and Finnish athletes had been retained and strengthened bytheir meetings during the summer of 1912.The firm hope of the long continuance of this good understanding which, based1111