Putnam patriot., 1912-08-23

years his annual visit h his native town, and a characteristic letter from him was listened to with great interest.
 Miss Mary Simmons from the Southland. La, daughter of Gertrude Burleigh Simmons sent kindly greet ing and reported twenty descendants of Stephen Child in Florida.
 Rev Herbert C. Ide of the same branch, pastor of Congregational church in Mount Vernon, N Ys wrote appreciatixely of his ancestry and a special night letter from Harry F. Child of Montreal was eneouragins indication of the interest of the younger generation. Mrs. Ella Skin her wrote from Nebraska and Mrs. Sarah c. Webb from Iowa.
 The threatening showers neees- sitated emitting the reading of tho following letter from Illinois. Hinsdale. Mass, August Eth, 1912. Clarence Child. Esq, President of the
 Child Reunion Association.
 Dear Sir:-A note from dear cousin fmine advises me of gath ering of our kin on the 14th, and sug gests a letter if I cannot be with you in person.
 Being S5 this 7th, day of August, age conditions prevent face to face and hand grip communion but thought and heart will be with you with ! sincere wish for a pleasant time, a renewal and strengthening of race ties and wholly a Red Letter Day.
 Through the long vista of S5 years the writer looks back upon the child hood home of his mother. Scenes and events of later life are dim, but standing ont clear and distinct are the faces of grandfather Willard and all his descendants, who made their home in Woodstock. l seem to see and action of each one as they lived in their homes or mingled with oth CTS abroad. They have lived their allotted span of life and gone to their long rest, two generations; and q third now fill their places
 May they we profiting by the exam pie of our predecessors, clearly per cieve and firmly follow the straight path. stunning all weakening byways until the Child's name or blood shall need no guarantee for upright cor tduct.
 am cordially yours.
 HENRY K. WALKER, son of Elisha Child Walker and Syt via (Child) Walker of North Wool stock
 The solo singing of Alfred T. Child was most acceptable. Lucian Bur leigh and daughter from Troy, N- f- were present and Tr William Child and wife with a nephew Dwight Child came from Bath, New Hampshire Dr. Chid's remarks were much en- joyed
 Mrs. Richard Carpenter read the following paper upon the Child fam ily and the Revolutionary War. Maeaulay once said:
 s.People who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancea- ,ors win never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants
 If is indeed a desirable thing 10 be well descended, but the glory De ,opgs to our ancestors As time goes n, there seems to be increasing inter est in the facts and incidents connect ed with the war of the Revolution
 More and more people are studying inc lives of "The patriots soldiers and sailors. who with unfailing loyal " rendered material aid to the cause of Independence"
 Today our special object of inquiry ;s what service did our ancestors hearing the name Of Child render m this great struggle for American iio- ertv Elias Child in his chiid gene alogv says there were at least loV soldiers bearing the family name How many of these were in the Key olution is uncertain but he does re- cord that p of them were or tne first company of volunteers and mh'- | ,,,a men when Lexington was a'@ lacked by the British
 Ii is one thing to think We nave an ancestor in the Revolutionary war and another thing to prove it. will speak briefly of 6 men whose war record has been proven anu wbose names are most familiar to us CAPTAIN ELISHA CHILD els'h child of Ephraim and Priscilla liar ris Child was born in Woodstoek in