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(lent of the Richmond branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ; he is a member of the board of governors of the Wednesday Club ; in 1914 was appointed a member of the Vice Commission of the I "ity of Richmond. The congregation, Beth \habah, of which he is the spiritual head, lias gained largely in every direction under his guidance. His fraternal affiliations is as follows: Jefferson Club; Blue Lodge, t hapter, Scottish Rite, and Shrine of the Masonic order; Benevolent and Protective ' )rder of Elks ; member of the executive ' ummitte of the Indej)endent Order of B'nai I'irith, an international fraternal organiza- tion; chaplain of the Blue Lodge and has Keen high priest of the chapter. In political matters. Rev. Calisch holds independent ipinions, although he casts his vote for the I )emocratic candidates in city and state I lections. He has at times changed his party allegiance, for reasons based upon the char- acters of the various candidates. All his life he has been a great lover of outdoor -ports, and still finds great recreation in tennis, swimming, rowing and camp life.

In the world of literature Rev. Calisch has earned wide commendation. From his facile pen have appeared poems, articles on many subjects, in magazines and the daily press, but he has worked in a wider and deeper field. He is the author of "A Child's Bible," which was published in 1889; "The Book of Prayer." 1893; "The Jew in Eng- lish Literature," 1909, which deals with what has been accomplished by the Jew in this field during the past century; "Methods of Teaching B.ible Flistory," volume I, pub- lished in 19 1 3, volume II, in 19 14. In addi- tion, he has collaborated in the production of the Jewish Encyclopaedia, and in a mem- orial edition of the writings of Thomas Jef- ferson.

Rev. Calisch married. January 22, 1890, Gisela, a daughter of Abraham and Lena Woolner. and of their five children, Harold Edward, is studying architecture at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, a member of the class of 1915; A. Woolner, is engaged in the real estate business; Edward N., the second of the name, is still at school. Rev. Calisch was asked what suggestion he had to make regarding the future training of young Americans of the present generation. He replied that into the minds of the young there should be instilled a greater sense of

reverence, more respect for the authority of parents, teachers, and all those holding high positions in the state and country-at-large.

Samuel Horace Hawes. The Hawes family of New England and Virginia is one of the oldest in the United States. Descendants of the first two emigrant ancestors are num- bered by the hundreds, and are scattered from Maine to Florida, and from New York to California. Hawes is derived from the old Saxon word "Hawe" which means a thorn hedge ; and it is poetically said that "The name is not of German born, but of the fragrant English thorn." From Hawe came the name Hawleys, Haworths, Haw- ton, Haughton, Howes and Hawes, the last two being the most common spelling of the name in this country ; however, the name "Hawes" has long been preserved in that form, both in Great Britain and America.

Richard and Edward Hawes, presumably brothers, emigrated to New England in 1635, and Edward settled at Dedham, Mas- sachusetts Bay Colony, about twenty-five miles southwest of Boston. According to the Dedham town records, Edward Hawes married Eliony Lumber or Lombard, on April 15, 1648, whose family came over about the time of the Pilgrims in the ''May- flower." The eleventh month. 1659, he was granted three parcels of land at Dedham ; he was a staunch Puritan.

Richard Hawes, aged twenty-nine years, together with his wife, Ann Hawes, aged twenty-six years, and two children, Ann and Obadiah Hawes, were authorized to be transported to New England in 1635. The name of Richard Hawes appears in a list of settlers referred to as the "Second emi- gration from England," who came over in four vessels from London, one of which was the ship "Mary and John," that brought the /irst settlers to Dorchester. It belonged to the Winthrop fleet, and was the first to arrive ; but according to the same chronicle elsewhere stated, Richard Hawes came in the "Freelove," Captain Gibbs, in 1635. with his wife Ann and two children. He signed the church covenant in 1636; was granted land in 1637 and again in 1646. He died in 1656, at Dorchester. Their children were: Ann. two and one half years old, mentioned in the permit to emigrate; Obadiah, six months old, born in England ; Bethiah, born in Dorchester, zj, 5, 1637; Deliverance, born