bright spot to re- pair to — and that was the "public soup house," maintained by the city government in the Grant Street police station, where pails of hot soup were ladled out to the needy. The ordinary workingman of the earlier days received low wages and as a rule lived near his place of employment

, than Major Ellicott always appeared to me to be in the faithful execution of the public business committed to his charge." Andrew, son of Joseph Ellicott, was born in Bucks County, January 24, 1754, and became famous as a surveyor, astronomer, scientist and mathematician. While yet a young man, he and

here we have the germ of an idea, even as Fulton's, which was a forward step in transportation progress. With a seeming touch of pride, Daniel Keller usually gave his address as "of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," but this land- lubber, this builder of ships and arks, was quite a gadabout, traveling

times. No organizations or civic clubs and no adult managers took time to assist and train the teams. These were often consolidated and the most efficient players chosen for a select team to play a sectional, school or county nine. With seemingly disadvantages yet such playing fields could produce a Jim

, attended a reunion of choir members of St. James' Episcopal Church. Jan. 11. B. Snavely Garber received a Master Farmer medal awarded by the "Pennsylvania Farmer," in recogniton of achievement "in agriculture and citizen- ship." Jan. 13. Riding high as usual, Lancaster County farmers captured 39 cham

. Vandergrift, registrar; and Rev. George H. Shea and Rev. Robert Batchelder, chaplains. Drs, Jerome G. Hess and Lewis M. Johnson were made honorary regents, 23, A new Act of the Pennsylvania Legislature permits County Commissioners to raise annual appropriations to county historical societies from $2000 to

Kwajalein, after a heroic service lasting thirty-two years. Before describing the Lancaster and her exploits, let us get a picture of the noble figurehead mounted on the prow of the vessel. It typifies the American emblem — an eagle, carved of wood, poised for flight with a wing-spread of eighteen feet, in