surmounted by the letters A-0 in- �tertwined (Alpha and Omega) and on the orle of the cress,—"The souls of the righteous are in the hands of the Lord." Henry Elliot Johnston June 30, 1831 — May 5, 1884 Harriet Lane Johnston May 9, 1830 — July 3, 1903 In her will, Harriet Lane Johnston directed her executors

the Harriet Lane Home for Invalid Children of Baltimore City Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston gave a large share of her estate. She had a very protective attitude toward the Home. She designated the Home as residuary legatee, and mentioned the Home twelve times in her will of June 1, 1895, twice in its

: "To What Extent did Harriet Lane Influence the Public Policies of James Buchanan" Vol. 74 No. 1, 1970, "The Passing of a Great Lady: Mrs. Harriet Lane John- ston" Vol. 75 No. 1, 1971, and "Harriet Lane Johnston: Pioneer Ad- vocate of Special Care for Children with Chronic Diseases" Vol. 76 No. 1, 1972. �

in Nice on the Riviera of the same disease. With both sons gone, Harriet had one great desire: to establish a hospital for curing children's diseases. Her husband agreed with her and in 1883 they incor- porated the Harriet Lane Home in Baltimore to provide an institution with a program of therapy

allow her $180 per annum, so as to make her income $600. Yours affectionately, James Buchanan P.S. I send this letter by General Thomas for greater security. �Harriet Lane Johnston (1830-1903) Painted in 1899. Photo Courtesy of A. Aubrey Bodine �Surgeon General Foltz shows us the self-assertiveness of

Lane spent a great deal of time reading to James Buchanan from news- papers and discussing with him current political matters. Mrs. Ellet does not give the source of her information but writes as follows: At Wheatland she [Harriet Lane] entertained her uncle's friends and foreign visitors, with lady

friend of Buchanan who had gathered a number of letters written by the Fifteenth President. In speaking of starting her "book" immediately, Mrs. Johnston may have had in mind a system for arranging the Buchanan papers still at Wheat- land. �HARRIET LANE JOHNSTON �Several weeks after the damage that had