THE FEMALE SUNDAY-SCHOOL SOCIETY OF SAINT JAMES'S CHURCH, LANCASTER William Frederic Worner Mr. William A. B. Halbach, a member of one of Lancaster's oldest fami- lies, has kindly presented to the Lancaster County Historical Society a pam- phlet, 4 by 5 inches in size, that contains much of local

time as Lancaster was not incorporated as a city until March 20th, 1818. Mennonites of Donegal and Manor Townships Address Letter to Governor McKean By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER N March 11th, 1800, a number of Mennonites who resided in Donegal and Manor townships, Lancaster county, Pa., ad- dressed a

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

Journal of Monday, March 24th, 1817, con- tained the following: "At a meeting of the inhabitants of Lancaster county, friendly to the protection and promotion of domestic manufactures, convened at the court house on the 17th inst., pursuant to public notice, the committee appointed for that purpose

devils." Probably with a knowledge of the Charter given to William Penn a suf- ficient number signed the unique petition which is found in the old Vestry Book belonging to "Saint John's Church, Pequea, in ye county of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania,'" and printed in Vol. 13, p. 135, of the

dollar, be accepted. The citizens in the boroughs and townships of the county were urged to hold meetings to assist in carrying these recommendations into effect. On Saturday, March 28th, 1818, a meeting of citizens of War- wick township, Lancaster county, convened, pursuant to public no- tice, at the

DID LOUIS XVI. OF FRANCE PRESENT A RUG TO GEORGE WASHINGTON? By William Frederic Worner. At a meeting of the Lancaster County Historical Society held in April, 1908, a booklet was received entitled: "An Illustrated Handbook of Mount Vernon; the Home of Washington," issued by the Mount Vernon Ladies

congregations were organized and meeting houses erected, usually in 1 History of Leacock Church by Rev. P. J. Timlow, p. 7. 2 History of Upper Octorara Church by J. Smith Futhey, p. 30. 3 Proud's History of Pennsylvania. �close proximity to a stream of water or a large spring.4 The reason for this is obvious