entitled, "The Female Sunday-School Society of Saint James's church, Lancaster," was published in Vol. XXXI, pp. 134-139 of the Proceed- ings of The Lancaster County Historical Society. 2 The Intelligencer and Weekly Advertiser of Saturday, August 25th, 1821, stated that there were four Sunday schools

The American Society of Lancaster County for the Promotion of Domestic Manufactures and National Industry. By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER The Lancaster Journal of Friday, February 28th, 1817, con- tained the following notice : "The citizens of the borough of Lancaster, and gentlemen from the country

bill to incorporate the Widow and Orphan Assurance Society of the City and County of Lancaster, had passed the Senate of Pennsylvania. Three years later, a notice appeared in the Lancaster Journal of Friday, April 22nd, 1825, which was as follows : "A special election for a director of the Widow and

other supporters of popular education, at their own expense, erected the old school near Hossler's Church, a point con- venient to a great number of children. Those who helped in this enterprise with materials and labor, besides Peter Becker, were John Brubaker, Michael Hossler, Abraham Garber and Adam

Saturday evening, February 28th. Whether the meeting was held, as an- nounced, is not now known. A meeting of the German society was advertised to be held on Monday evening, February 7th, 1825, in the German Reformed school house.? Nothing further could be learned from local papers of the 7 Lancaster

some of the originators from oblivion." As the week of April 1st to 7th, 1934, was determined upon for the commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the free public schools in Pennsylvania, it seemed to be the most fitting time to present what I found in the files of the Lancaster "Ex- press

story will be completely finished, the lots fenced and other necessary buildings erected, before the cold season com- mences." How much money was obtained is not known. The Union Society of Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N Monday, July 4th, 1803, a birthday anniversary of American liberty, a

performance, the Thespian Society seems to have disbanded ; as the local papers contain no references to it, it is naturally assumed that the organization ceased to exist. Eight years later, an attempt was made to form a Thespian company. The Lancaster Journal of Friday, November 20th, 1829, printed the

certificate of Stephen Chambers, of Lancaster, is on file at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. The wording of the certificate follows: Be it known that Stephen Chambers, Esquire, is a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, instituted by the officers of the American Army at the