benefit of the church, stated that the drawing was completed on Friday, May 22nd. The list of num- bers that drew prizes was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette of Thursday, June 11th, 1761. Eight years after the completion of the original building, the vestry instructed George Ross and Samuel Boude

inscription, which is as follows, was prepared by the rector, the Rev. Dr. Clifford Gray Twombly : "In honor of members of St. James' church who served Amer- ica during the time of the Revolution : George Ross, signer of the Declaration of Independence: Major General Edward Hand, friend and companion in arms

celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of General George Washington, "the Father of his Country." John Mathiot, Esq., mayor of the city, was chosen president of the meet- ing; George Louis Mayer and Emanuel C. Reigart, Esqrs., vice- �presidents; and Henry Keffer and George Franciscus

place at the door of the resi- dence of Mrs. Brown, presumably the mother of the artist, who lived on East King street. There was a large assemblage of people present on this occa- sion and the ceremonies were very interesting. George M. Kline 2 at that time a law student addressed the company on the

Roosevelt : "The White House, Washington. "June 8th, 1934. "My dear Mr. Ross : "I have not had an opportunity before this to thank you for that very interesting old engraving of James Buchanan. It will occupy an honored position among my treasures. "I need not tell you how grateful I am to you and to the

General James Shields in Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER J AMES SHIELDS was born in Ireland in 1810. At the age of sixteen, he emigrated to the United States. He studied law and was admitted to its practice in Illinois in 1832. Eleven years later, he was appointed judge of the supreme court of

poor gratuitously." He was a delegate to the convention that ratified the Federal Constitution on the part of Pennsylvania. He was wounded �in a duel with Dr. Jacob Rieger on May 11th, 1789, and died five days later. His funeral service was attended by an unusually large concourse of citizens. On his

/ The Rt. Rev. Samuel Bowman, D. D., / Assistant Bishop / of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, / and, for 34 years, / Rector of St. James's Church. / Born May 21, 1800. / Died August 8, 1861. / Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from / henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from