GETTYSBURG. Gen. Alexander Hays, Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys, and Gen. John W. Geary Memorials. Appropriation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of $5,000 to the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Commission for the transportation of honourably discharged soldiers who served in the Civil War in connection with the dedication of these statues and for their dedication. Approved July 25.

GETTYSBURG. Gen. Robert E. Lee Memorial, erected on the Battlefield, where he had led the forces of the Confederacy, dedicated June 8. The monument, which is surmounted by a statue of Gen. Lee mounted on his famous war horse "Traveler," includes a group of seven figures representing all arms of the Confederate service. It was designed by F. William Sievers, sculptor, of Richmond, Va., and was erected by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

GETTYSBURG. Gettysburg Monument. Act appropriating $15,000 for the erection of a monument in the public square of the borough of Gettysburg commemorating the Battle of Gettysburg, introduced into the Pennsylvania Senate March 12. Failed to pass. GETTYSBURG. John Burns Monument, erected by the Grand Army Post of Gettysburg, dedicated June 7.

GETTYSBURG. Imperial Japanese Mission. Visit to the battlefield, September 7.

GETTYSBURG. Pennsylvania College. Eighty-fifth annual commencement, June 13. Oration by the Hon. J. Hay Brown, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania and Member of The Pennsylvania Society. The new Gettysburg Academy Building was dedicated on the same date.

LITTLESTOWN. Littlestown Savings Institution. Fiftieth anniversary, January 24. Incorporated by special Act of Legislature approved January 24, 1867, this institution opened for business in May following.

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Abe Patterson Post, No. 88, G. A. R. Fiftieth anniversary, October 16. Organized October 9, 1867.

Asbury M. E. Church. Seventy-fifth anniversary, May 13. Originating as a Sunday School in 1833, Asbury chapel first appeared in the minutes of the Pittsburgh Conference as an appointment to be supplied in 1842. Subsequently removed to a site on Fifth Avenue, the present auditorium was dedicated March 14, 1909.

Christian Statesman. Fiftieth anniversary, September 2, 1867. The first issue of this paper was dated September 2, 1867.

Duquesne National Bank. Fiftieth anniversary. This bank, organized May 24, 1875, succeeded a Trust Company organized in 1867.

Farmers Deposit National Bank. Eighty-fifth anniversary, 1917. The bank was organized in 1832, and was incorporated as a national bank, November 12, 1864.

First-Second National Bank. Sixty-fifth anniversary, January 28. Organized January 28, 1852, as the Pittsburgh Trust and Savings Company. The name was changed by Act of Legislature of April 18, 1854. It began business under this name on July 1, 1854. Owing to a technical error in the charter it was surrendered in 1857, and the business carried on as a co-partnership. It became the First National Bank of Pittsburgh under a National charter dated August 5, 1863. It was merged with the Second National Bank, April 18, 1913, the First National Bank then going into voluntary liquidation. The title was changed to the First-Second National Bank. Closed July 7, 1913, by order of the Comptroller of the Currency, it reopened under new control April 27, 1914.

First United Presbyterian Church of Allegheny. Eighty-fifth anniversary, April 15-21. Organized by resolution of Monongahela Presbytery, October 27, 1831. The Rev. Dr. John Taylor Pressly was called to the pastorate October 27, 1832. The First United Presbyterian Community House was dedicated April 19, 1917. The dedicatory exercises included an address by William A. Jamison, [Member of The Pennsylvania Society].

Herron Avenue Presbyterian Church Sunday School. Eightyfifth anniversary, June 10.

McCandless Lodge, No. 390, F. & A. M. Fiftieth anniversary, June 6. Warranted June 6, 1867.

Pittsburgh Lodge, No. 45, F. & A. M. One hundred and thirtieth anniversary, March 27. Charter granted December 27, 1785; surrendered and renewed March 27, 1787.

Pittsburgh Post. Seventy-fifth anniversary, September 10. The first issue of this newspaper was published September 10, 1842. It had its origin in a weekly Democratic newspaper, "The Commonwealth," which appeared in 1804. Seven years later "The Mercury"

was started, and soon afterward absorbed "The Commonwealth." In 1824 "The Allegheny Democrat" was started, and seven years later "The American Manufacturer" was launched. In 1841 "The Mercury" and "The Allegheny Democrat" consolidated under the name of "Mercury and Allegheny Democrat." In this year the new paper absorbed "The American Manufacturer," and after several changes in ownership "The Daily Post" appeared September 10, 1842.

Dr. William T. Reid Sabbath School Lesson Class. Fortieth anniversary, January 6.

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. Fiftieth anniversary, June 17. Built in Manchester Borough, afterwards incorporated with Allegheny City, and subsequently absorbed by the City of Pittsburgh, the first church building was dedicated June 23, 1867. The present edifice was dedicated September 11, 1898.

Safe Deposit and Trust Co. Fiftieth anniversary January 24. Incorporated by Act of Legislature of January 24, 1867, with a supplementary Act of April 6, 1870. This institution combined with the Peoples Savings Bank, September 29, 1917, under the title of Peoples Savings and Trust Co. of Pittsburgh.

Smithfield Street M. E. Church. One hundredth anniversary of the location of the church at Smithfield Street and Seventh Avenue, May 6.

National Union Bank. Sixtieth anniversary, 1917. Founded in 1857 as the Diamond Savings Institution, the name was soon changed to the Union Banking Company, transfers of stock of that date being of September 24, 1857. It was chartered as a national bank under its present name, December 31, 1864.

United Presbyterian. Seventy-fifth anniversary observed May 24. This weekly newspaper had its origin in "The Preacher," first published October 26, 1842, as a semi-monthly publication. It was issued as a weekly in 1848. In 1854 it was consolidated with the "United Presbyterian and Evangelical Guardian," a monthly magazine, and has since been published as "The United Presbyterian."

Rt. Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, Bishop of Pittsburgh, and Past Chaplain of The Pennsylvania Society. Thirty-fifth anniversary, January 25.

Americanization Meeting, under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, February 22. High Bridge over Jacks Run. Commemoration of freeing from toll charges, June 2.

Northside Chamber of Commerce. Annual meeting, January 18. Address by the Hon. William H. Stevenson [Member of The Pennsylvania Society].

Patriotic Meeting in Exposition Hall, March 31. Addresses by the Hon. Philander Chase Knox and the Hon. Robert Garland, [Members of The Pennsylvania Society].

Royal Italian Commission visited Pittsburgh June 19. Industrial plants inspected, and the visitors were guests at luncheon and dinner.

Schenley High School dedicated January 22.

South Hills High School, dedicated December 11.

Western Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind. Flag raising, April 17. Address by Col. J. M. Schoonmaker [Member of The Pennsylvania Society].