hollandamericaline

Possibly from this family -- de Crombrugghe de Picquendaele gw2.geneanet.org/idesrotsart1?lang=en&m=N&v=de%20... But I don't see a match for the J. initial. There do seem to be three branches to the Belgian aristocratic family: de Crombrugghe de Picquendaele, de Crombrugghe de Schipsdaele, de Crombrugghe de Looringhe

This may be little Georges, Georges de Crombrugghe de Looringhe, born 1909 gw1.geneanet.org/gounou?lang=en&pz=auguste&nz=dum... If so, his mother is the former Madeleine de Kerchove de Denterghem d'Exaerde 1882-1966 NYT of September 19, 1915 select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50816FA385B1773... reports that she and her husband had become separated in Belgium some months before. Having discovered where the other was, they missed each other crossing the Atlantic!!

Aboard the Noordam, leaving New York for the peace conference.

Art Siegel Impressive! Sleuthing, or first hand knowledge?

sleuthing.. check out:

On board the Rotterdam

Probably Tilly Koenen (1873-1941), a Dutch mezzo-soprano See www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl/en/collections/357 Photo at www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl/en/archives/list-of-musi... seems like a match, although taken when she was younger.

Location looks familiar -- see

NYT of Oct 29, 1916 (bottom of column 5 in PDF of article) query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9404E1DA113CE733A... Indicates that Tilly Koenen would be singing in a concert season just announced by the Society of the Friends of Music. The San Francisco call., March 20, 1910, Page 31 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1910-03-20/ed-... is a full page about her, with photos. The Weekly times-record., September 14, 1916, col 6 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89074274/1916-09-14/ed-... reports that Tilly Koenen, "will not be able to book passage for America until late November."

According to fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%206/New%20York%20NY%20Evenin..., she arrived on October 31, 1916 on the Noordam, together with George E. Eager and J. Urlus.