and Ellen Jenkins, the daughter of William Jenkins. This is the home which Eliza E. Smith gave to the City of Lancaster for a public library, May 9, 1898. LANE-BUCHANAN FAMILY Elliott Tole Lane, d. 1841, m. 1813 to Jane Buchanan, sister of James Buchanan. Their children: James Buchanan, Nov. 16, 1814

is presented. Our most illustrious citizen, James Buchanan, had three brothers, two of whom died in early manhood, William Speer Buchanan and George Wash- ington Buchanan. Edward, the youngest brother, became the well-known Episcopal clergyman of Lancaster County and of Trinity Church, Oxford

. I believe he has already been introduced to you; but lest you may have forgotten him, I give him this testimonial. "With sentiments of affectionate respect "I remain sincerely your friend "JAMES BUCHANAN. "General Andrew Jackson." �The Caldwell family of Lancaster came to Pennsylvania during the

The Attitude of James Buchanan (a Cit- izen of Lancaster County) towards the Institution of Slavery in the United States It is the happy and appropriate function of an historical society, with even the local limitations of ours, to fearlessly explore and faithfully chron- icle the events of general

. The South — always a good Democratic Party strong-hold — dominated his cabinet making and cabinet. Buchanan had been selected by the Democrats as their Presidential nominee largely because, being ambassador to the Court of St. James — he had not up to the time of his election been directly involved in

" l James Buchanan, Big Wheel of the Railroads BY OLIVER S. SPROUT While much has been written concerning the early development of our railroads; two local men appear as having been slighted in the roles they filled as railroad builders. Their advancement of land transport techniques would have

, accompanied by two Spanish gentle- men, his fellow travelers, arrived in Lancaster from the Federal City on Friday, the 15th instant, and proceeded to Philadelphia on Monday [the 18th instant]." Public Dinner Tendered to James Buchanan on the Eve of his Departure for Europe By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER T HE

county, Ky., in 1813, "changed the whole course of Ameri- can history." Briefly stated, the nar- rative goes,in that year the late James Buchanan, afterwards President, lo- cated at Elizabethtown,Hardin county, Ky., to practice law, his choice being directed by the fact that his father owned a tract of

Administration of her bachelor uncle, James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States. — From the Col- lections of the Library of Congress. �A hostess with little perceptivity and restraint would have soon placed the President in embarrassing situations. Because of her good judgment a number of Buchanan's

`College Hill,' and it thundered forth its hoarse notes of acclamation." The day was June 10, 1856, and that morning news had reached Lan- caster that James Buchanan had been chosen by the Democratic National Convention as its candidate for the Presidency. Since 11 o'clock, people had been streaming out to