Lancaster County and almost every town and village had a brass band. It was the Local Union No. 294 of the American Federation of Musicians that adopted the following resolution proposed by C. C. Donnelly on Jan- uary 22, 1905: Resolved, that hereafter there shall be one day in the year set apart for the

a great deal about the eco- nomic and social differences long noted in other historical accounts between this Negro occupational group and the mass of common black laborers. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a particularly representa- tive and appropriate place for a study of this nature. Most

evening next." 3 "The constitution settles definitely, among other things, the name of the association, 'The Soldiers and Sailors Union of Lancaster, Pa.' The Court Room was filled and many, after standing for a time at the door, left the building. We have rarely seen the organization of any deliberate

The Taverns of Early Lancaster and the Later-Day Hotels H. Ray Woerner Preface Many articles have been written on the taverns of early Lancas- ter and the social life surrounding them but very little attention had been given to describing their exact location and the time of their existence. Only a