Collections for the Poor in 1795 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A MEETING of the "Association for the Relief of the Poor," of the borough of Lancaster, was held at the house of Chris- topher Brenner on Monday, November 2nd, 1795. John Joseph Henry occupied the chair. The committees appointed to collect

public worship both morning and evening." Collections in Aid of the Poor in Lancaster in 1829 By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N Monday, February 23rd, 1829, citizens of Lancaster city held a meeting at Parker's hotel for the purpose of taking into con- sideration the necessitous condition of the poor during

grain deposited in some central place in every township, to be thence transported by some persons appointed for the pur- pose, to the city or its vicinage, to be disposed of by those who have the care of the poor. "Lampeter Township, Oct. 10th, 1797." "EDWARD HAND." "The reverend gentlemen of the clergy

designated by the title of "The Saint Patrick Benevolent Society of Lancaster." William Clark Frazer, Esq., was appointed president, and Michael Galligher, Jr., secretary. The purpose of this organization was to render assist- ance to the sick and distressed poor of the community. On Saturday evening, August

lame, is possible but not probable, for almost all of the original townships were given names of places from abroad and such names that would give dignity to them. Therefore Lampeter from Lame Peter may reasonably be dismissed. Peter Yordy must have been a very prominent man in the township in his day

Relief of the Poor in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O NE hundred and twenty-three years ago there was no "Welfare Federa- tion," or other organized agency, in Lancaster existing for the purpose of collecting funds to be systematically used in the relief of the desti- tute and suffering of