purest blood of the Allemanian race—has contrib- uted to the history of the world. To tell that story, and to establish that claim, I present to you a native of Lancaster county, a scholar and a pa- triot, proud of his county, loyal to his Commonwealth, true to his country, and mindful of all that

Report of the Committee which Con- ducted the General Hand Cele- bration. Lancaster, Pa., October 2, 1912. To the Lancaster County Historical Society. Your committee to arrange and con- duct the public ceremonies comprising a celebration of "Lancaster County in the "War of the Revolution," with

, that he spent the prime of his life in Lancaster County and that he gave Pennsylvania two sons who followed closely in his footsteps. While he is also well known as an educator and a clergyman, I am concerned chiefly in his career as a scientist. We must admit that Frederick Valentine Melsheimer was

weather was cool and cloudy. The event was delightful to everyone and a success in every respect. The chairmen presiding at the rendition of the program were Col. Henry W. Shoemaker, chairman of the Pennsylvania Historical Commission, and Professor Herbert H. Beck, president of the Lancaster County

Never before has the Lancaster County Historical Society been called upon to enter into a dual ceremony such as commemorated today—at Lititz, Pennsylvania, and simultaneously at Sacramento, California; communities separated by the breadth of our country. At Lititz, in the town center, before the General

Brethren's Church or Unitas Fratrum (Moravian Church) . He came to Pennsylvania in 1741, preached at Germantown for some time, established congregations at Beth- lehem, Nazareth and Lititz, promoted Christian communistic set- tlements, and preached at different points in Lancaster County, Pa. Zinzendorf

Americans are proud. (Signed) "Luther, German Ambassador." �The next speaker was Judge Benjamin C. Atlee, vice-president of The Lancaster County Historical Society. Judge Atlee, in calling attention to the part played by the Pennsylvania Germans in the making of our history, stated that New England has

present junction of East Hempfield, West Hempfield and Rapho townships, the road passed through Mount Joy, then by Donegal Springs, and ended at the ford across the Susquehanna, at the present site of Bainbridge. Esah-pa-wishe (Chief Half Moon), a Rapahoe Indian who re- sides near Lancaster and who was

, especially with regard to the history of Pennsylvania. With the melodious words of Mifflin stilll• lin- gering in the air he was impelled in the first place to also pay a eulogy to the poet. He wondered whether the people of �Lancaster County realized the heights he has attained. By some he has been compared

Indian Art And Relics On March 4 the Lancaster County Historical Society was ad- dressed by Gerald B. Fenstermaker, editor of the "National Ar- chaeological News," and well-known local archaeologist, who spoke about Indian Art and Craft. The lecture was illustrated with many lantern slides, and