THE GERMAN SOCIETY OF LANCASTER By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER THE Lancaster Journal of Monday, December 30th, 1816, con- conontained an announcement that those favoring the organization of a German society, for the relief of distressed immigrants, were requested to attend a meeting at John Erben's

former propose sometimes giving them a sermon in German." The following is from the diary of Brother Baden. pastor of the Moravian �congregation at Hebron, Lebanon township, then part of Lancaster county: "On August 27 three hundred and forty Hessian prisoners arrived in Lebanon, in charge of Colonel

. LANCASTER,June 5, 1787. TO THE GERM AN PUBLIC. FRIENDS AND COUNTRYMEN. A German newspaper, the third to be published in Pennsylvania, would seem to �be somewhat superfluous, and the pub- lishers of the two others might complain especially, and not without reason, be- cause of the trifling price, as thereby

amusements that has ever been exhibited in this town will be presented," was satisfactory evidence that theatrical performances were known to the citizens of the staid old borough prior to the year 1800. Recently, while searching the files of an old German newspaper established in Lancaster more than one