The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-15
HOTCHKISS FAMILY REUNION

The 35th annual reunion. of the Hotcnkiss Family association was held at Lake Compounce, Aug. 25th, with an attendance of about 50.J inner I was served at 12:30. and the business meeting was called to order at I: 5 by the president, Emerson Hotchkiss, Of Kensington It was voted to hold l the next meeting at Lake Compounce on the Wednesday before the last Thursday of August 1916.
 The election of officers resulted as follows President, Emerson Hotch- kiss of Kensington; vice president, i Seymour Hotchkiss. Walingford: sec retary. Mabel Hotehkiss, Prosp ect; treasurer, Charles T. Hotchktss. West Cheshire; table committee, Charles l Fem. Prospect; Roliin Bird, Water bury; Robert Hotchkiss Waterbury; :; Mrs Hattie Pardee, Cheshire; Mrs. Frank Sloper, West Cheshire Social committee. Mrs Fred A. Sanford, k3es, Wa1lingford.
 I After the business meeting, an i'm teresting program was given and en- 1 joyed by all. A paper on The Am err ican Flag by Mrs. Seymour Hotch- kiss, was followed by the singing of The Star Spangled Banner, by Miss aEmma Strong, the audience< Joining | Waterbury, delighted the audience with two of her humorous recitations. and also sang one of the old-tine songs, entitled rThe Darby Ram Two 1 fancy dances, the fsG1ow Worm. and s'Ndaxixe,'s were gracefully and pret- tily given by MT. Kendrich Brown of Naugatuck and Miss Julian of Water bury Recitations by Mrs. A. T. Gill; yard of Waterbury were much enjoy ed A paper, written by Mrs. F. A Sanford of WestfieId. Mass, and read by Miss Mabel Hotchkiss, proved most interesting to all, as it was entitled "A Few Notable Hoteh kisses of the Present Half Century, ''i and many of those mentioned were descendants of Deacon Gideon Hotchkiss of Revo1u- tionary fame or were connected with families prominent in the Sear1y his tory of Connecticut especially insNew Haven county.
 Some Of the notable Hotchkiss de- ] scendants were the following
 Chauncey c. Hotchkiss. New York. novelist and author
 I J. Elizabeth Hotchkiss, New ork city, literary editor of The Meta physical Magazine.
 George W. Hotchkiss, born in New Haven. Conn.,, author of Lun Der History Of Chicago,. editor of the 1 North Western Lumberman.
 Wi11iam Otis Hotchkiss, Madison, Wis, mining engineer and state geo. 1ogis4.
 Benjamin B. Hotchkiss and Andrew his brother, born in sharon, Conn, became famous as the inventors of the first projectiles for rif1ed cannon, and of revolving cannon and rapid-f1re guns and acquired a modest fortune thereby during the Civil War When the Franco Prussian war broke out in Europe, the manufacturies were removed to Paris. France, and the European nations were supplied with all kindsI of military weapons and ! projectiles.
 The Hotchkiss school at Lakeville l Conn, was established and endowed by the widow of Benjamin B. and is a most worthy institution for prepar- ing young men for the duties of life. These brothers were descendants of Jesse, eldest son of Deacon Gideon Hotchkiss. The wife of Jesse was Charity Mallory and her grand daughter and namesake. Charity Hotchxiss, married Riverns Russell and from her descends Prof Edith Hall, a noted archaeologist in this country and abroad After graduat- 1 ing from one of the eastern colleges Prof. Hall took a post graduate course at Bryn Mawr. and has been connect ed with the faculty of Mt. Ho1yoke college and of the University of Penn sylvania-
 One of the most noted men in this country in the line of sociological work is pr. Edward T.. Devine of New York city, who is a descendant of Deacon Gideon through his son David and his son Frederick of Waterbury, Conn, and Windsor, N. r. pr. Devine is a. professor at Columbia University, secretary of the United Charities As sociation of New York city, and editor of the Survey Magazine. He was ap7 pointed by President Roosevelt to have charge of the Red Cross relief work in San Francisco after it's de- struetion by the earthquake, and. by President Taft to take charge of the same work in Ohio after the floods. He has been appointed on various mis- sions abroad and was the first citizen of the United States ever invited to lecture at Oxford college, Eng
 Another distinguished family Of Hotchkfsses. descendants of Deacon Gideon in three lines, have made Nir- giniaL their home. Major Jediah Hotchkiss of Staunton, Va, served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and near the close of the war, orf ginated an put into use the signal code or signal system of wigwagging or flashing messages This system is probably the basis of the workings of the United States Signal Corps to is connected with one of the large railroad systems and his home is in RfG4anend He Is an 5infiu uentiai member of one of the largest churches in Richmond, superintendent
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