A MASONIC PROCESSION IN LANCASTER By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N Wednesday morning, June 24th, 1818, the Feast of Saint John the Baptist, members of Lodge 43, F. & A. M., and Royal Arch Chapter No. 43, met in the building of the fraternity, No. 13 West King street, Lancaster, which building was

King street, Lancaster, to the memory of the most distinguished brother of Lodge No. 43—ex-President of the United States, James Buchanan. The notable event was arranged as a centenary com- memoration of Mr. Buchanan's entrance into the Masonic fraternity. It drew together as large a concourse of

Members of Congress Who Represented Lancaster County in the United States Congress From 1789 to the Present Time By HON. A. G. SEYFERT NDER the Constitution of the United States the powers of government are arranged under three heads : Legislative, Executive and Judicial. The Legislative power is

achieved a brilliant career as a soldier, lawyer and ironmaster, and died in Lancaster, May 16, 1789, from wounds suffered in a duel with a local physician, Dr. Jacob Reiger. Chambers was one of the founders of Lancaster Lodge No. 43, Free and Accepted Masons, and served as the first Worshipful Master from

societies. As to our con- scientious scruples against bearing arms, we are exempted from this duty when we make compensation for it; and it is with great satisfaction that we acknowledge in the present governor of Pennsylvania a principal supporter of this benevolent provision in our constitution. For our

and significance in the community. The peculiar and remarkable coincidence of the signing of the Constitution of the United States in the same year with the founding of Franklin College deserves a special commemoration on the part of this Society. "The character and ability of the members of the