historic Lancaster county, who has painted a scene from a very early incident in the development of the capital town of our county. It represents the arrival of James Hamilton, who laid out this city of ours, in which nearly 70,000 people now reside. �"To create is one of the great satisfactions of life

Locust street, Philadelphia, is an original paper,' yellow with age, which contains the following : "To the Honourable John Penn, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania, and counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware; and to the Honourable the

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

A VISIT TO HISTORICAL SCENES* (Describing a visit to Lancaster, Pa., in July, 1926) By HARRY PRINGLE FORD It was a rare privilege recently to visit the attractive city of Lancaster, Pa., sixty-eight miles west of Philadelphia, with its wealth of historical asso- ciations and its many evidences of

States a thriving manufacturing people. Factories of great variety and value were set on foot in different sections of the country. The talent, enterprise and capital of the nation were, to a considerable degree. 1 Lancaster Journal, Wednesday, March 5th, 1817. �embarked in the patriotic struggle of

time, its call to worship. SOCIAL CENTERS The early volunteer fire companies were the great social cen- ters of Lancaster, and many were the banquets, balls and parades held from time to time. These were attended by all the beauty and fashion of the town. Banquets were held nearly every year, be