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Mr. Reed has been an officer of the
American Leather Chemists' Association
since 1903, serving as secretary during
all of that period with the exception of
one year in the presidency. He is one
of the founders of this association, and
has been importantly instrumental in de-
veloping its field of usefulness. Prior to
the World War he was president of the
American section of the International
Association of Leather Chemists, and
during the war he was consulting chemist
for the British War Mission. Mr. Reed
is a member of the American Chemical
Society, and the Society of Chemical Industry,
and has written extensively on
technical topics. Among the more im-
portant of his papers that are in publica-
tion and recorded as authority on the sub-
jects with which they treat are the
following: Relative Value of Hide and
Powder Filter Method and the Shake or
Chromed Hide Power Method of Tanning
Analysis ; Pentoses in Tanning Materials ;
Extraction of Tanning Materials ; Method
for the Total Acidity of Tan Liquors, and
many other valuable contributions to the
art of tanning.
Mr. Reed is a director of the Citizens'
Saving Bank of Stamford, and he and his
family are members of St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church, of which he is a ves-
tryman, succeeding his father in official
connection with this congregation. He
has long been intimately concerned with
public affairs in Stamford, and in political
preference is a Republican. For many
years he was a member of the Republican
Town Committee of Stamford, and was
elected by his townsmen to a number of
public positions. He was a member of
the Common Council in 1902, serving on
the Police Committee, and subsequently
was defeated for the office of mayor by
Homer S. Cummings. He was then
elected State Senator from his district,
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sitting in the session of 1909, and held
position on the Military Committee, Fish
and Game Commitee, and the Shell Fish-
eries Committee. His public service has
been marked by thoroughness and faith-
fulness, and he has constantly held the
regard and respect of his fellow-citizens.
His professional standing is of the high-
est, and in a field in which America has
more than ever come into its own he is
known as a learned and efficient represen-
tative.
Mr. Reed married, October 6, 1897,
Edith E. Crane, daughter of James M.
Crane, of Newburgh, New York. Mr.
and Mrs. Reed are the parents of: Janet
Calhoun, born September 14, 1898; Eliz-
abeth Crane, born January 9, 1903 ; and
Esther, born November 14, 1908.
(The Calhoun Line).
The Calhouns of Scotland are the descendants
of the ancient family of the
Conquhouns and Lairds of Luss. The
original name, Colquhoun, is still retained
by some in Scotland, England, and Ireland,
but it is pronounced "Colhoun."
The ancestor of the surname of Conquhoun
was Humphrey Kilpatrick, in whose
favor the Earl of Lenox granted a char-
ter of the lands of Colquhoun in the
reign of Alexander II., about the year
1200. The meaning of the term Colquhoun
is "a seacoasting common or point"
with which the former situation of these
lands will agree. Humphrey K. Calhoun
married the daughter of Godfrey, Laird
of Luss, in the year 1392. The Colquhouns
and Lairds of Luss were the most
wealthy and illustrious clans of Scotland.
The home of the clan was about the
southern shore of Loch Lomond and all
of this neighborhood is full of memories
and traditions that preserve the family
name.
Among the neighbors of the Calhouns
were the wild McGregors of Loch Ka-