King street, Lancaster, to the memory of the most distinguished brother of Lodge No. 43—ex-President of the United States, James Buchanan. The notable event was arranged as a centenary com- memoration of Mr. Buchanan's entrance into the Masonic fraternity. It drew together as large a concourse of

James Buchanan, Pennsylvania's only President, whose home was in Lancaster. The following brief outline of his life should prove interesting : the Harvard Law School, in 1851, and by two years of legal practice, he became active in the directorship or presidency of several large mining and railroad