located. The west end of Lancaster, preferably near Franklin and Marshall College, was suggested as a suitable location. Wheatland, the mansion of President James Buchanan; Rock Ford, the home of General Edward Hand; and Old City Hall on Penn Square were cited as historic structures worthy of preservation

. Lincoln's nomination and election. Lancaster's first citizen, James Buchanan, occupied the White House from 1857 to 1861. In writing from Washington, Septem- ber 13, 1860, to William Carpenter, Esq., of Lancaster, relative to business matters, Mr. Buchanan addressed him privately as follows : "Some knave or

election as Governor. Also presided at a meeting held Mar. 16, 1831 in fur_ thering James Buchanan for Vice Pres. of the U. S. He also was presi- dent of meeting held Friday, Feb. 1, 1833 at which time Lancaster county was aroused at the threatened secession from the Union by South Carolina. The citizens

of steel-framed spectacles. Nearly all were gray- headed, ruddy-cheeked, bright-eyed, and snowy-whiskered. Judging from his conversation, every man was either a school mate or a chum of George M. Dallas and James Buchanan. They talked not of the crops nor of the weather. They seemed to be far more

James Regar and the Reverend Mr. Glessner read papers on "French Language," not exactly the intellectual fare that would "turn on" blacksmith apprentices. Dr. Washington Lemuel Atlee disclosed to his audience the mysteries of chemistry while Dr. George Kerfoot offered lectures on anatomy. In those days