Sunday News from Lancaster, Pennsylvania • 12

THE SUNDAY NEWS, LANCASTER, MAY 27, 1928 Page 12 I Places And Things In The Life Of James Buchananl THE LIBRARY I "WHEATLAND Here James Buchanan spent most of his time. The spacious, comfor table room is changed little from Buchanans day. The desk in the fore ground and the sofa in the right background were Buchanans. The phot was taken, by courtesy of Mr. Willson, last week.

WHEATLAND, HOME OF JAMES BUCHANAN "Wheatland, on the Marietta pike beyond President avenue, is practically unchanged today from the time it was occupied by James Buchanan nd his niece, Harriet Lane. Its present owner and occupant, Mr. George B. Willson, has kept the grounds and the interior of the home as nearly like they were during Buchanas life there as possible. Above is the newest picture of Wheatland, taken last week.

r'sV tesi cCuytg 'CCcdr TsCt-sf fo. ItftlcA 4c 6dr-f ''Zf GXrTvfatU JtC '4 2' cC MrT ytfCeJU- cAA jr2.o-- vC WHERE BUCHANAN WORSHIPPED Buchanan joined the Presbyterian church after he retired from the White House, and attended the First Presbyterian church on East Orange street. Although the interior of the church has been altered the arrow in the picture above points to the approximate location of the pew occupied by ex-president Buchanan. CAMPAIGN MATERIAL The lithograph of "Wheatland, reproduced above, was used during th presidential campaign In which Buchanan was elected. It was widely distributed.

One is now in the possession of George K. Reynolds, from hich the above engraving was made. V' Vft'y mu 1 Vv'V i wMM Wi A BUCHANAN LETTER There is no mistaking Buchanan's signature. It is bold and firm. One of the Buchanan letters carefully preserved is reproduced above.

It is the property of Mrs. C. G. Twombly, wife of the rector of St. James Episcopal church, and was written to her father by Mr.

Buchanan in 1861. HIS SONG BOOK Written across an old song book now in possession of the First Presbyterian church, is the bold signature of Buchanan. It is a prized relic. The site of the Buchanan memorial, at the entrance to Buchanan park, opposite West End avenue. bm jj BUCHANANS FUNERAL A drawing from Leslies Weekly of 1868 pictures the funeral of James Buchanan from his home in Wheat-land.

Delegations from all parts of the country attended; Tammany Halls being the largest. The procession extended, it is said, from Wheatland almost to Woodward Hill cemetery. C. L. Schaeffer, 419 W.

King street, owner of the drawing reproduced above, missa school to watch the funeral pass by. affilBiBBSISti t'rwsw A RARE BNK NOTE A bank note issued in 1857, bearing the p.c.ure o. ames Buchanan. It is a state bank note and was is- i sued on the Monongahela Valley Bank. It is now the property of George W.

Heim, this city. a ONCE BUCHANANS EASY CHAIR BUCHANANS TOMB 1 One of the many myths surrounding the life of Buchanan says that the former president, upon his request, is buried in the center of half his plot in Woodward Hill cemetery. The other half is set aside for he fiancee he never married. PART OF BUCHANANS CARRIAGE Mrs. Elizabeth Beck, 513 West Frederick street, proudly exhibits the single-tree from the carriage used by James Buchanan to drive from his home in Wheatland into Lancasters The chair pictured above is one used by Buchanan in his home at Wheatland.

It recently changed hands and is highly prized as a relic. i.