train arrived at Chicago at 11 A. M., May 1. Here, from 6 P. M. Mon- day until 7 P. M. Tuesday, tens of thousands passed in silent tribute. Arriv- ing at Springfield, the remains were removed to the state capitol, where for twenty-four hours, right through the night, his neighbors came to pay tribute

anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, nothing could be more fitting nor of more local interest than a review of his connections with Lancaster and its citizens. Prefacing this, I wish to present evidence that Abra- ham Lincoln's ancestral family was represented in colonial Lan- caster county. John

October, 1884, a diplomat who had enrolled his son in the Beck family School for Boys wrote to Beck inquiring about the possibility of keeping the boy at the school during the summer. Beck's answer was short and to the point. "We do all in our power through the school year for our boys, but must have the

ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE UNVEILING OF A BRONZE TABLET TO JOHN WRIGHT, PIONEER FERRYMAN By PROF. HERBERT H. BECK MADAME PRESIDENT, MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA: I consider it a distinct privilege to represent the older of the two coun- ties, Lancaster and York, at this well

known, as subse- quent issues of the local papers contain no references to it. Address to John Adams by Militia of Lancaster County By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER A T a meeting of one hundred and fifty officers of the militia of Lancaster county on June 21st, 1798, the following address was read and

Lancaster." In that paper is described the unsuccessful attempt of the three American envoys, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry and John Marshall, to establish diplomatic relations with the French Republic. The first dispatches of the envoys, sent from Paris October 22nd, 1797, reached