and Mifflin. Conway, plotting to overthrow Washington, tries to seize the ferry. But he underestimates the determination and resourcefulness of old Sus- annah Wright, the owner of the ferry, and her nephew Sam, the future founder of the town of Columbia. Conway is a dashing Frenchman who has a way

no one's feelings. "So, we decided to have a preliminary meeting at my house. She knew a few women who would be interested in talking it over. I do remember going to Columbia about that time to enlist Mrs. �White in the undertaking. Through some mistake in hearing over the telephone I got directed to

Yates Satterlee, Bishop of Washington, appointed a distinguished group of four persons to serve with him as a Building Committee. Of the four, Colonel George Truesdell, who had been �Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia, was chairman. Dr. Daniel C. Gilman, Mr. Thomas Hyde, and Rev. C. F

commissioners of the two counties to build a bridge, and (4) per- suade the voters of the two counties to approve a bond issue and build a publicly-owned toll bridge now, the same to be made free of tolls upon retirement of the bonds, rather than continue efforts to have a toll free bridge at some indeterminate