turn over to the new building fund of the Lancaster Free Public Library its personal property consisting of $30,798.84 in treasury bonds, bank stock and uninvested cash. At the completion of 25 years in the presidential chair, Dr. Beck decided it was time to retire. The January 1949 meeting of the

with their "A History of Brewing in Lancaster County, Legal and Otherwise," nice people in the community were horrified. A dis- tinguished attorney and several dowagers scolded bitterly that "brewing" was not a proper subject for history, and the activities of "bootleggers" were absolutely

, and each probably has more than a suspicion how well it is meeting those goals. This survey has but one basic purpose: to show members of the Lancaster County Historical Society how its sources of income, number of mem- bers, dues charged, and type of publication compare with similar societies. Of