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CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH
ANNUAL GATHERING 1920.
EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDER
EDITOR
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Scribe, Mr. J. B. Ferneyhough, Forest Hill, Richmond,
Virginia, and to the Treasurer, Mr. John E.
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BY
EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDER,
Editor.
OFFICERS.
HEREDITARY CHIEF,
Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor, Bart.,
Edinchip, Balquhidder, Scotlatid.
OFFICERS— ELECTED 1920.
Dr. Edward May Magruder Chieftain
Caleb Clarke Magruder Ranking Deputy Chieftain
John Bowie Ferneyhough Scribe
Mrs. Roberta Julia (Magruder) Bukey Registrar
Cal\'ERT Magruder Historian
John Edwin Muncaster Treasurer
Egbert Watson Magruder Editor
Rev. James Mitchell Magruder, D. D Chaplain
Dr. Steuart Brown Muncaster Surgeon
Alexander Muncaster Chancellor
Mrs. Ann Wade Wood Sheriff Deputy Scribe
COUNCILMEN— APPOINTED 1920.
William Newman Dorsett.
Miss Helen Woods MacGregor Gantt.
Mrs. Laura Cook Higgins.
Prof. Henry Barnett AIcDonald.
C. C. Magruder, Jr.
Herbert Thomas Magruder.
Horatio Erskine Magruder.
Oliver Barron Magruder.
William Edwin Muncaster.
Clement William Sheriff.
DEPUTY CHIEFTAINS— APPOINTED 1920.
Mrs. Grace McLaughlin Fiixd Argentina
Major Edward Magruder Tutwiler Alabama
Mrs. Annie Magruder McCormick Arkansas
Albert Sidney Hill California
Mrs. Matilda (Beall) Lewis Colorado
Mrs. Cornelia Frances Magruder Sessions Florida
Robert Lee Magruder Georgia
Mrs. Stella Pendleton LylEs Illinois
Mrs. Mamie Button Frisbie Iowa
Mrs. Florence Magruder Stout Kentucky
Thomas Magruder Wade Louisiana
Alvra W. Gregory Maine
William Pinkney Magruder Maryland
Miss Nannie Hughes Magruder Mississippi
Mrs. Kittie Coleman (Magruder) Trescott Missouri
Mrs. Mary Rutan Short „ Montana
Arthur Butt Morgan North Carolina
Mrs. Harrietta Cooper Jones New Jersey
Mrs. Virginia Mayne Clarke Nebraska
William Magruder Coleman New York
Ves alius Seymour Magruder Ohio
Geo. Corbin Washington Magrudes Oklahoma
Richard Brooke Magruder Oregon
Miss Helen Wolfe Pennsylvania
Rear Admiral Thomas Pickett Magruder Rhode Island
Mrs. Eliza Magruder Talbott Davis Tennessee
Miss Mary Harrelson Magruder Texas
Mrs. Mary Gregory Powell Virginia
Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison SnivEly Washington
Harlan Page MacGrEgor West Virginia
Mrs. Nancy Graham Offutt Simmons Wisconsin
COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP.
John Bowie Ferneyhough, Scribe Forest Hill, Richmond, Va.
Dr. Ed. May Magruder, Chieftain Charlottesville, Va.
Calvert Magruder, Historian Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Mrs. Roberta Julia (Magruder) Bukey, Registrar Vienna, Va.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES FOR THE GATHERING OF 1921.
I. Committee at Large.
Dr. William Edward Magruder, Jr.
II. Committee ox Program.
Caleb Clarke Magruder, Jr.
III. Committee on Pine.
Caleb Clarke Magruder, Jr.
IV. Committee on Music.
Miss Helen Woods MacGregor Gantt, Chairman ; John Francis Mac-
Gregor Bowie; Mrs. J. F. MacGregor Bowie; Mrs. Jessie Waring Gantt
Myers ; William Xewman Dorsett ; Miss Sue Mitchell Dorsett ; Mrs. A.
W. W. Sheriff.
V. Committee on Hotex Arrangements.
Clement William Sheriff.
VI. Committee on Decoration of Hall.
Miss Mar>' Therese Hill, Mrs. Julia (Magruder) MacDonnell, Mrs.
Philip Sheriff, Mrs. Clement William Sheriff, Mrs. Evelyn Bowie Mack-
all.
VII. Committee on Registration.
Oliver Barron Magruder.
VIII. Committee on Honor Roll.
Dr. E. M. Magruder, Chairman ; Mrs. R. J. M. Bukey, Mrs. L. C. Hig-
gins, Rev. J. M. Magruder, C. C. Magruder, Jr.
IX. Custodians of Decorations.
Clement William Sheriff, Mrs. Evelyn Bowie Mackall.
6 American Clan Gregor Society
PROCEEDINGS OF 1920.
Thursday, November 11th.
J P. M. Regular Session.
Music, "Hail to the Chief," as officers enter hall preceded by bearers
with American Flag and Service Flag.
Society called to order by Chieftain, Dr. Edward M. Magruder.
Invocation by Chaplain, Rev. James M. Magruder, D. D.
Music, "Blessed Be the Tie That Binds," by the Gathering.
Report of Scribe, Dr. Jesse Ewell, omitted on account of absence of
Scribe.
Report of Treasurer, John E. Muncaster.
Song, "Flow Gently Sweet Afton," by Miss Mildred Soter, accom-
panied by Miss Frances Pattison on the violin and Miss Mildred
Koontz at the piano.
Report of the Registrar, Mrs. R. J. M. Bukey.
Report of the Editor, Egbert W. Magruder.
Report of Historian, Calvert Magruder.
Paper, "Patrick Magruder," by Miss Helen Wolfe, read by Dr. J.
M. Magruder.
Piano solo, "May Breezes," by Miss Marjorie Firor.
Dance, "The Highland Reel," by Misses Frances Pattison and Mil-
dred Soter.
Music, Piano Solo, "Salut a Pesth," by Miss Webb.
Dance, "The Highland Fling," by Miss Imogen Johnston.
8 P. M. Regular Session.
Society called to order by Chieftain.
Music, "America," sung by the Gathering.
Poem, "The Bard," by Donald Fitz R. MacGregor.
Music, "Where, O Where Is My Highland Laddie Gone," sung by
the choir.
"A Review," Annual Address, by the Chieftain, Dr. E. M. Ma-
gruder.
Music, Song, "A Bunch of Blue Heather," by Miss Jean Campbell.
Paper, "Alexander Magruder, Scotch Immigrant, Maryland Planter,"
by J. M. Magruder.
Dance, "The Highland Fling," by Miss Nellie Cowen.
Paper, "Henry Minor Magruder," by Henry Magruder Taylor.
Poem, "Come to Your Clan Gathering," by Geo. C. W. Magruder.
Paper, "Thomas Jefferson Magruder," by Herbert T. Magruder.
Reception.
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Friday, November 12th.
3 P. M. Regular Session.
Society called to order by the Chieftain.
Poem, "The Pine Tree," by Geo. C. W. Magruder.
Dance, "The Highland Fling," by Miss Imogen Johnston.
Paper, "A Reminiscence and Reflection," by Dr. Jesse Ewell, read
by C. C. Magruder, Jr.
Poem, "To the Mothers of Clan Gregor," by Herbert T. Magruder,
read by Alexander Muncaster.
8 P. M. Regular Session.
Society called to order by the Chieftain.
Music, "Loch Lomond," sung by the choir.
Paper, "Lieutenant Samuel Sprague Magruder," by Herbert T. Ma-
gruder.
Dance, by Miss Dorothy Bell.
Poem, "The Call of the Homeland," by J. B. Nicklin, Jr., read by
Miss Helen Magruder.
Song, "Quartette from Rigoletto," by Miss Richie McLean, Con-
tralto, Chas. W. Moore, Bass, Mrs. J. F. M. Bowie, Soprano,
and J. F. M. Bowie, Tenor.
Encore, "A Medley of Southern Airs," by same quartette.
Resolution and Discussion.
Dance, by request, "The Highland Fling," by Miss Nellie Cowen.
Song, by request, "MacGregor's Gathering," by J. F. M. Bowie.
Election of Officers.
Appointment of Deputy Chieftains.
Appointment of Special Committees.
Song, "Auld Lang Syne," sung by the Gathering.
Benediction by the Chaplain.
Adjournment.
Reception.
8 American Clan Gregor Society
SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL
GATHERING OF THE AMERICAN CLAN
GREGOR SOCIETY.
November 11th and 12th, 1920.
The Eleventh Annual Gathering of the American Clan Gregor Society
met in the Ebbitt Hotel, Washington, D. C, November 11th and 12th,
1920. The proceedings were carried out essentially as given on pages 6
and 7.
On the first day of the Gathering, November 11th, on motion of C. C.
Magruder the Gathering stood for one minute in prayerful silence in rec-
ognition of Armistice Day.
During the evening session of November 12th, the officers given on page
3 were elected.
The Chieftain, having held office since the formation of the Society, had
felt for years that he was monopolizing the honors and had repeatedly
protested and asked that he be not re-elected ; on this occasion, as an ad-
ditional reason against his re-election, he urged the unfavorable state of
his health. But opposition on the part of the members to a change,
amounting almost to indignation and expressed by all present rising from
their seats, combined with an offer to divide the labors of the office, was
so strenuous that it could not be resisted, and he found himself unable to
do otherwise than yield to the honor of such a complimentary demonstra-
tion.
On the second day of the Gathering, the Society voted to request the
Council to consider the matter of having a memorial service at the next
Gathering.
The following resolution offered by H. E. Magruder was passed. "Re-
solved : That the Treasurer be and is hereby authorized to send not more
than one hundred (100) Year Books, such as he may have in his custody
over and above those required by the rules to be kept, to such members
as will present the books to persons eligible for membership, together with
letters to the recipients of the Year Books requesting that they become
members ; but not more than two of said books shall be sent to any one
member of the Society for the aforesaid purpose."
A letter from Dr. Jesse Ewell was presented in which he stated he
would not be able longer to serve as Scribe.
The Chieftain appointed the Appointive Councilmen as given on page 3.
He also appointed the Deputy Chieftains as given on page 4.
The Society unanimously voted to direct the Scribe to write to Dr.
Jesse Ewell expressing the sincere regrets of the Society that he was pre-
vented from attending this Gathering and that he felt he could no longer
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serve the Society as Scribe and to thank him for his faithful service as
such.
On motion of Dr. J. M. Magruder, a vote of thanks was extended to
Miss Helen Woods Gantt for the delightful musical program she had fur-
nished to the Gathering.
On motion of H. E. Magruder, a vote of thanks was extended to the
Committee on Decoration.
On motion of William P. Magruder it was voted that each member
present pledge him or herself to bring in at least one new member dur-
ing the ensuing year.
The Society adjourned sine die.
"THE OFFICIAL SPRIG OF PINE"
"The Official Sprig of Pine" worn at the 1920 Gathering of the American
Clan Gregor Society was supplied by Mr. C. C. Magruder, Jr., and came
from "Headake", property owned by Sarah Magruder, widow of Samuel
Magruder, first, and devised by her to her daughter, Eleanor Wade and
grand-daughter, Sarah Clagett.
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REPORT OF TREASURER, FOR YEAR ENDING
NOVEMBER 11, 1920.
During the World War the Treasurer spent a good deal of time sending
out statements of dues to members of the Society which never had any re-
sults, probably because the members were so busy doing war work they
had no time to look after such things, and the past year the Treasurer has
been too busy doing "after the war work" to send out bills, so receipts are
still below normal. Possibly when the winds of winter blow around so
he has to get by the fire they may hear from the next treasurer.
Those present will be welcomed at the desk as the printing of the Year
Book will call for about a hundred dollars more than is in bank at the
present moment. I beg to present the following statement :
Receipts.
From dues at and since the Gathering of 1919 $225.00
Balance October 30, 1919 92.15
$317.15
Expenditures.
Expenses Gathering 1919 $45.00
Programs, etc., Gathering 1919 8.85
Badges - 2.25
Stationery 11.50
Treasurer's postage 3.00 70.60
Balance $246.55
John E. Muncaster, Treasurer.
NUMBER OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND STATES
REPRESENTED AT THE GATHERING OF 1920.
District of Columbia 46
Kentucky 2
Maryland 41
New York 2
Ohio 1
Pennsylvania 1
Virginia 18
West Virginia 4
Total 115
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A REVIEW.
By Chieftain, Dr. Ed. May Magruder.
ON OCTOBER 8th and 9th, 1909, more than eleven years ago, at the
suggestion of our honored Scribe, Dr. Jesse Ewell, this Society was
organized at the National Hotel in Washington, D. C. One year
previously, while Dr. Ewell and I were driving together on a professional
visit thru the untamed woods of Green County, Virginia, where the roads
grow axle deep in mud, he first made to me the suggestion to organize the
descendants of the Clan Gregor in America into a body that would show
the spirit, sentiment, and activities, of our race on this continent; but a full
year elapsed before any action was taken.
Whether it was the forest-clad mountain slopes of his home county,
bringing to mind the old "MacGregor Country" of Scotland, or the rest-
less stirrings of his own loyal Highland blood, that prompted him, I know
not — doubtless it was both; but however that may be, the proposition met
with a sympathetic response and our mutual inclination took shape in the
organization we enjoy today, the full story of which has already been
told in our publications.
That "blood is thicker than water," as we understand that novel utter-
ance, has been proved by the outcome of that proposition, for there is
probably no organization as firmly bound together by ties of kinship and
'^^-mutuality of sentiment as the American Clan Gregor Society, rivalling in
this respect its ancestral predecessor, the old Clan Gregor; certainly no
organization ever enjoyed such harmony of action or has ever been moved
by such unanimity of thought, purpose, and impulse ; nor is the work it
has accomplished of an ephemeral nature, but it is permanent and our
children's children will reap where we have sown.
Happy as the survivor or substitute of an ancient system, that of the
old-time Clan, which in its day gave protection to the weak; happy in its
purpose of keeping alive ties of family and kinship and of rescuing from
oblivion the memory of persons and deeds deserving of perpetual record,
this Society has been particularly happy in the position of dignity and
trustworthiness it has assumed among organizations of similar nature ;
and tho for long obnoxious laws militated against the advancement of our
people in the old country, yet their name in all its variations still stands
for courage, truth, and honor. During the time of the MacGregor perse-
cution a member of the Clan was arrested, taken to the city of Edinburgh,
tried, and condemned to be hung. He requested permission to go home to
the "MacGregor Country" in order to transact some business, that re-
quired attention before his death, promising to return in time to keep his
engagement with the hangman. Such was the reputation of the MacGre-
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gors for keeping their word that he was permitted to go without other se-
curity than his word, tho there were some to predict that he would never
be seen in that city again. But true to his promise and without other
compulsion he returned at the appointed time and was promptly executed.
/' "MacGregor needs no oath" to hold him to the line of duty and honor was
rightly spoken, and he who first gave utterance to these words well knew
whereof he spoke ; and the same may be said of all who bear this heroic
blood regardless of name.
Not the least pleasing feature connected with our Society is the char-
acter of the man who, in the old country, stands as the representative of
cur Clan. Even before the outbreak of the World War, the merits of
our Chief made him conspicuous in the esteem of men ; but as opportunity
often shows the stuff of which a man is made, so in this instance the
World War, while accentuating qualities already apparent, brought out
those that were latent and, as numbers of his people have done before
him, he came thru the fiery ordeal with his real worth stamped even more
conspicuously upon him.
In the work this organization has done in the eleven years of its exist-
ence, what has been accomplished to make it worth while to prolong its
life and cause it to deserve further patronage?
1. This Society meets once a year and publishes its proceedings in the
form of a Year Book, a copy of which is presented (gratis) to each vot-
ing member, a copy deposited in each state public library, two copies in
the Library of Congress (for copyrighting), one with the National So-
ciety of the Sons of the American Revolution, one with the National So-
ciety of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and ten copies in its
own archives. In addition, a number of copies (about 50) is deposited
with the Treasurer for sale to any one who may desire them.
2. We have brought together kindred who, but for this Society, would
never have dreamed of one another's existence. In this way interesting
and valuable friendships have been formed which will endure for life,
and when as individuals we travel in distant parts the hand-clasp of a
clansman there will bring comfort and confidence. This alone, if there
were no other reasons, would justify the perpetuity of this Society.
3. We have put in enduring form the story of meritorious lives and
deeds, which would otherwise have remained in oblivion, hidden under a
bushel, without prospect of rescue, and with many a historical truth for-
ever buried.
4. When America entered the World War this Society established an
Honor Roll containing the names of those members who. in jeopardy of
life, served their country against her mighty foes and thus helped "To
make the world safe for Democracy." Each member of the Honor Roll
has been awarded a bronze medal and is represented on the Service Flag
by a star, and the Record of Service of each has been (or will be) pub-
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lished in the Year Book. As an example of the patriotism of our mem-
bers, we can proudly point to fifty-two names on the Honor Roll in a net
membership of about 447 men, women, and children — one in every 8 IjZ
or 13 per cent actively served in defense of country in the hour of need, a
record of which any organization may well be proud.
In business parlance this Society is entirely solvent and the following
figures and data will give a clearer idea of its growth and achievement :
Membership.
Total membership enrolled to date 529
Adult male membership 130
Adult female membership 347
Minor membership 52
Loss by death 45
Loss by resignations Zl
Net membership, about 447
Number in arrears of dues (some never having paid) ZZ
Work Accomplished.
Annual addresses written and delivered 11
Genealogical and biographical papers written 67
Historical papers written 21
Miscellaneous papers written 14
Original poems written 23
Old wills published 2
Photographs published 96
Medals awarded to members of Honor Roll 52
Liberty bonds bought during World War — one •. $ 50.00
Money donated for wounded and imprisoned MacGregors $245.66
Members of Honor Roll Held Rank as Follows :
Commodores 1 Chief Surgeons Amer. Red Cross.
Vice-Admirals 1 Head Supervisors Munition Fac'y.
Rear-Admirals 1 Civilian Chaplains
Colonels 1 Cadet Off. U. S. Naval Avia'n...
Lieutenant Colonels 4 Midshipmen
Majors 3 Army Nurses — Female
Captains 2 Field Clerks — Female
First Lieutenants 6 Chief Yeomen — Female
Second Lieutenants 4 Chief Masters at Arms
First Sergeants 1 Master Gunners
Sergeants 6 Chief Machinist's Mates
Corporals 3 Seamen „
Privates 5
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Gifts to the Society.
1. History of the Clan Gregor (by Miss Amelia Georgiana MacGregor,
Great Aunt of the present Chief), presented in 1909 by Sir Malcolm
MacGregor, Chief of the Clan Gregor of Scotland.
2. Family Bible of Dr. Zadock Magruder, published in 1785 and presented
in 1909 by Mrs. Ninian Jaquelin (Hall) Magruder.
3. Gavel and Gavel Box, silver mounted, made from pine tree that grew
on "Anchovie Hills", the death place of Alexander MacGruther, the
Immigrant, and presented in 1911 by Caleb Clarke Magruder, Jr.
4. Blazon of the MacGregor Arms, in heraldic colors in oil, painted and
presented in 1911 by Mrs. Caroline Hill Marshall.
5. Fiery Cross of Clan Alpin, painted in oil from a drawing made by
Miss Jessie Waring Gantt and presented in 1912 by Dr. Edward May
Magruder.
6. United States Flag, of heavy silk, presented in 1913 by the District of
Columbia Magruder Chapter of the D. A. R.
7. Flag Staff, for U. S. Flag, made from a pine sapling that grew on "The
Ridge", a plantation once owned by Col. Zadock Magruder, and pre-
sented in 1913 by John Edwin Muncaster.
8. Service Flag, presented in 1919 by the Captain Joseph Magruder Chap-
ter of the D. A. R.
Some may ask of what good is it to stir dry bones, to dig into the lives
of men dead and gone, to make public the activities of men long since
gone from the earth? The answer is found in Longfellow's immortal
lines :
"Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime.
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother.
Seeing, may take heart again."
As in the business world competition is the life of trade, so in the realm
of history and literature heroic achievement is largely due to emulation
of the lives of the good and great who have gone before us. And tho all
may not win to the level of "Great men," the spirit of emulation excited
by reviewing the good and great works of others not seldom induces the
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effort to "Make our lives sublime" and to carry out the Scriptural injunc-
tion :
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
Thus we have strengthened ties of kinship and formed those of friend-
ship, we have stimulated worthy emulation, we have recognized and re-
warded merit, and have brought to light facts and information that would
never, without our efforts, have seen the light of day, and history has
been to this extent enriched; and lastly we have discharged a duty owed
to men and women of the past who in life acted no small part in the
building of this nation.
With the record set forth above it would seem that our verdict must
therefore be, that this Society is worth while, that it deserves the full
support of all its members, and that all should exert themselves to bring
its work to a still higher degree of efficiency and merit.
And now, my friends and kindred, I say to you in all seriousness it is
time for you to choose another man to lead you; it is time for you to
choose another Chieftain. In a Democratic country like ours eleven
years is long enough for any one to hold office. Even the president of
these United States is not allowed a third term, and while I have never
aspired to such an honor, you, in your generosity, have honored me with
many terms. Whether it was due to the mistaken impression that I was
fond of holding office or because you did not know how to get rid of me,
it is not for me to say; but here I am, after 11 years, a live office holder
still, but not one seeking or desiring office. Moreover, in addition, for
reasons of health, I find it not advisable to accept another term, even
should you, in your magnanimity, tender it to me.
The presence of the chief executive officer, as you can readily under-
stand, is most important to the success of any meeting, and it is becoming
more and more difficult for me, for physical reasons, to attend our gath-
erings. This year, in particular, I feel that my future attendance may be
irregular and uncertain, and the change of officers should be made now,
when it can be done with the least confusion to the Society and without
the impulse of emergency.
You should, therefore, elect a younger, more active man to head this
organization, and with all the wealth of material at hand, this should be
an easy matter.
It is difficult for me to express in words my appreciation of your won-
derful goodness and generosity to me, not only in my official capacity but
to me, individually. You have been more than kind, considerate, and
generous, and if I were a Cicero, a Robert Emmett, or a James Mitchell
Magruder, I could not find words to adequately express my appreciation.
16 American Ci,an GrEgor Society
thanks, and gratitude ; and all the more as these honors were entirely un-
sought. Suffice it to say that no Chieftain, even in the olden time, ever
had more loyal clansmen and no clansmen ever possessed more apprecia-
tive Chieftain, and I shall always, from the side lines, watch the career
and, to the best of my ability, work for the good of this Society with the
same interest and solicitude I have always felt; and I shall place myself
under the orders of our new Chieftain with all the loyalty I myself have
received from you.
The members that I call "The Old Guard," the men and women with
whom I had the privilege of serving during the formative period of this
Society, who bore with me the heat and burden of its organization and
early development — these I shall ever hold in especial and affectionate re-
membrance. Without their loyal efforts and support this organization
could never have materialized and reached its present state of efficiency
and perfection, and to them is due the success we have attained.
Finally, allow me to say that, now that my work as Chieftain is done,
in the years to come a review by me of these times and of you, my be-
loved clansmen, will be a solace, a pleasure, and a comfort, as long as I
shall live ; and I shall always class among the happiest and most fortunate
events of my life the circumstances that have brought me, both officially
and otherwise, into contact and relationship with the members of this so-
cietJ^
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PRESENTATION OF SERVICE FLAG.
By Mrs. Blanch Turner Strong, at the 1919 Gathering.
In the absence of Mrs. Bukey, Regent of the Captain Joseph Magruder
Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, the honor has fallen
upon me of presenting to the American Clan Gregor Society, on behalf of
that Chapter, a service flag containing 52 stars, each emblematic of serv-
ice performed by some one of the members of this Clan in connection
with the late European war. It will be observed that two of these stars
bear the lustre of gold — mute witnesses to two members who made the
Supreme Sacrifice.
I am conscious that no words of mine can do justice to their names and
records, but I am glad to express on behalf of our Chapter otir sense of
their worth, and to congratulate this Society that it is entitled to preserve
among its records this symbol of the patriotism of its members.
May I express the hope that these stars, 52 in all, like the 48 stars that
symbolize the states of our national union, may stand, like fixed stars in
the heavens, forever commemorative of those whose glory they signify.
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ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE FLAG FOR AMERICAN
CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY.
By Rev. James M. Magruder, D. D.
Honored Chieftain and Esteemed Members of Our Beloved Clan:
In acting on your behalf as spokesman on this occasion, I am sure I
voice the sentiments of each one present when I express my deep regret
that he to whom the duty was first delegated, and whose name appears in
this capacity on the program of the evening, is not able to attend our
Gathering. Having worked overhard in building up his political fences
during the recent campaign and having been taken seriously ill while
making a tour of The Eastern Shore, he was compelled to forego his
forensic efforts in the midst of that campaign and is not yet sufficiently
recovered to be in attendance tonight. I am happy to report, however, not
only that he is out of danger, physically, but, also, it is felt by his numer-
ous friends, out of danger politically, as well.
May our esteemed and valued Ranking Deputy-Chieftain, Air. C. C.
Magruder of Prince George's County, Md., long be spared to us and to
the State which he has so long and so honorably served.
The eloquent words in which our charming clanswoman has presented
this flag to the Society leaves little to be said by another in the way of
appreciation for the courage and valor, the patience, endurance, and spirit
of self-sacrifice which animated the breasts of those represented by these
stars. May I, however. Honored Chieftain and Fellow Clansmen, venture
to add one thought to the splendid tribute just paid? In the center of the
flag you will perceive two stars of gold. Rightly are they placed in the
heart of the banner and right properly are they made of gold : for do
they not represent those of our American Clan Gregor who, having made
the Supreme Sacrifice, are enshrined forever in the hearts of this Society?
And could any baser metal than purest gold represent the spirit that en-
abled them to lay down their lives, to give their all, in the Great Cause of
,X)ivil Liberty and Human Brotherhood?
Peace be to their ashes ! And may the God and Father of us all, who
brought again from the dead our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, lift them
and us to the Realm of Glory where Mercy and Truth are met together,
where Righteousness and Peace have kissed each other and where Love
reigns Supreme for ever and aye.
In behalf of the Society I accept this Service Flag and assure the mem-
bers of the Captain Joseph Magruder Chapter D. A. R. of our profound
appreciation of their thoughtful gift. At the Annual Gatherings of The
American Clan Gregor Society it will be a reminder not only of the sac-
rifice of those for whom the stars stand but, also, of those who stitched
the stars and with every stitch, I do not doubt, put in a prayer.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON MAGRUDER.
By His Grandson, Herbert Thomas Magruder.
I RECALL having read several years ago in the Year Book of this So-
ciety, a paper entitled "Some Characteristics of Magruders I Have
Alet," in which article appear the following words, "What relation
are you to Mr. Magruder who was in the wholesale shoe business? He
was the finest and straightest man I ever knew."
It is affectionate regard and respect for the memory of that Mr. Ma-
gruder, and the co-operation of those better informed than the writer,
which have lead to this endeavor to place before the members of Ameri-
can Clan Gregor Society an outline of his life, pointing out a few of the
interests and enthusiasms which played so great a part in Grandfather's
life.
In that period of American history just preceding the War with Mex-
ico, the growth of business enterprise in cities South of Mason's and Dix-
on's Line had just begun to draw from the surrounding country sections
ambitious and energetic younger sons, who felt the need of greater oppor-
tunity for applying their talents than was presented on the farms. Then
labor was plentiful there, and the requirements of overseeing and super-
vising were not so great that all the sons, of whom there were often a
number, were needed at home.
Among such foundation builders of American business, who were farm
bred boys, was Thomas Jefferson Magruder, father and grandfather of a
number of those who enjoy the privilege of membership in the American
Clan Gregor Society.
Jeff Magruder, as he was generally called, was born September 1, 1823,
on the paternal farm, "Hickory Hill," near Bladensburg, Prince George
County, Maryland, a son of Edward Magruder and Theresa, his second
wife. The children of his parents were, in the order named, Oliver Bar-
ron, Jane A., Thomas Jefferson, Ruth Fielder and Virginia. Children of
his father by his first wife, (Ann Hellan), were Jesse and Rebecca
(twins) and Edward.
Grandfather's education, or schooling, as it was then termed, not so in-
accurately, was obtained first at a private school, and with his brothers it
is believed that he later attended the old Bladensburg Academy. In any
case it lasted only up to the age of thirteen ; and certainly from his
mother he must have learned much of that tenderness and broad humanity
which characterized his later life. And in the great University of the
business world, which he entered at so tender an age, he mastered both the
theoretical and the practical, preserving however his ideals and his faith
in man throughout his life. Thoughtfulness of, and affection for, his
mother were characteristic traits of Jeff Magruder, continuing unceasingly
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through her later years, when age had almost dwarfed her figure, as she
stood overshadowed by her stalwart son.
Keenly observant and with a memory more than ordinarily retentive, he
used to tell stories of his boyhood life on the farm. His father was a to-
bacco planter, owning slaves ; and he permitted them to hold their church
meetings in the tobacco barn. Their preacher was an old man named
Brimfield, who owned a yellow dog ; and the congregation could always
tell when he was coming, by the approach of the dog. Grandfather used
to climb up on the rafters in the barn to hear them sing. One Sunday he
was there and Brother Brimfield was late. The local preacher was on the
platform beside a window, and the choir in place. In those times hymn
books were scarce, and as the darkies could not read, they used to line out
the hymns. And so it was, when the local preacher, stepping forward
announced in his most impressive tone,
"Ah thinks Ah see Brother Brimfield's dog
A-comin' acrost de field."
that the choir leader, taking up the rhythm, to the familiar old tune Avon
of "Am I a Soldier of the Cross," started up in his lusty, though quaver-
ing nasal voice, singing the words just spoken. By the time the end of
the second line was reached, the preacher, frantic in his vain efforts to
stop the singer by all known signs, burst forth,
"Hush, niggahs ! Hush ! Don't make yo' selves fools !
Don't make yo' selves fools about me."
But the choir leader, by this time carried away in the fervor of his own
good works, raised his voice even higher, as he poured forth what he be-
lieved to be the words of the second verse. Pandemonium soon arose,
and in the commotion. Grandfather slipped down from the rafters and
out of the barn, so he never did know which side came out on top.
He told many other stories of his boyhood home, but this one is fairly
typical of the life and time there; and as I have said he was still early in
the teens when he left the plantation for this city. His first employment
in the Capital city was in the dry goods store of Barrack Hall ; and
while still working there, he met her who was to become his wife, Sarah
Ann Peyton Boteler, a daughter of Edward and Eliza Boteler of the City
of Washington. They were married March 28, 1844, Mr. Magruder then
being only twenty years of age.
When Grandfather had saved $500, he started in the retail shoe business
for himself in Washington, having then just passed his twenty-first birth-
day. He always remembered and enjoyed telling about his first customer,
a darkey, who bought a pair of shoes for a dollar, paying for them with
100 pennies. Those pennies Grandfather prized and kept for many years.
Several years after opening his retail store, having prospered, he went
into the wholesale boot and shoe business, his being the first wholesale
Thomas Jefferson ^Iagruder.
BoRX, 1823; Died, 1892.
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shoe business established in the City of Washington ; in fact he was the
oldest wholesale shoe merchant in the South. His customers were prin-
cipally planters and slave holders, and their orders were doubtless sub-
stantial, so that the business soon became extremely profitable, due in no
small measure no doubt to the honesty and integrity of his customers as
well as to the sound principles and practices which he employed. He was
a pioneer in establishing commercial relations with the great shoe manu-
facturers of Boston and the surrounding section of New England ; trav-
elling by stage coach to Jersey City, from which point the journey to Bos-
ton was completed on board a schooner, sailing through Long Island
Sound. Those friendships there formed were to stand him in good stead
in the troublous times following the outbreak of the Civil War.
For affairs had prospered with Mr. Magruder. His business had
grown steadily ; and so also had his family increased, ten of their children
having been born between the years 1845 and 1861.
It is hard now to realize the difficulties of the situation which he faced
when war came. Here he was living and doing business at the Nation's
Capital, and at the same time his whole heart was in the Southern Cause.
Before the actual outbreak of hostilities Grandfather sent his family to
Warrenton, Virginia, where they stayed for nearly a year. He had full
confidence in the righteousness of the Cause of the South, and worked in-
cessantly for its success. Naturally his situation in the City of Washing-
ton grew more and more precarious ; for honesty and frankness were
characteristic traits of his ; and it was always a matter of the greatest
difficulty with him to refrain from giving expression to his feelings.
Finally he was informed on by some over-zealous Methodist preachers,
doubtless of the abolitionist type. He was placed under arrest and spent
three months in the Old Capitol Prison, two weeks in solitary confine-
ment. He was offered his liberty if he would sign the Oath of Allegi-
ance ; but this he steadfastly refused to do. Finally through the influence
of his business friends in Massachusetts his release was secured. The
story as Grandfather used to tell it, was something like this :
Governor Claflin, his Boston friend, visited him at the prison and sug-
gested, "Jeff, why don't you compromise your debts?"
To which Grandfather made the shrewd reply, "Why do that? If I
don't get out, you'll get nothing; if I do, you'll be paid in full."
Apparently the Governor's business judgment got the best of his pa-
triotism, for he aided very substantially in obtaining Mr. Alagruder's re-
lease. When they met in later years, Grandfather took keen joy in re-
minding him of the episode.
In 1863 he moved his family to Baltimore, establishing his wholesale
shoe business there; and later also branching out into the manufacturing
line, thereby giving employment to a large number of workmen, who were
always his most loyal supporters.
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Before all else T. J. Magruder was an ardent and faithful churchman.
Born of Episcopalian stock, he grew up in that era of giant preachers of
Methodism whose power and influence swept over the entire Country.
Thus it happened that his affiliation was with the Southern Methodist
Church in Washington, leaving Wesley Chapel, where he had been Su-
perintendent of the Sunday school, when the split came in that denomina-
tion. After moving to Baltimore he became attached to Trinity Church
there, and served as Superintendent of that Sunday school up to the time
of his death. For years he was considered the leading Sunday school
worker of the Southern Methodist Church, and his home in the City of
Baltimore was always open house to circuit rider or to Bishop, so that his
hospitality became proverbial and was seemingly inexhaustible.
For nineteen years T. J. Magruder was president of Wesley Grove
Camp Meeting Association, working indefatigably for the upbuilding and
success of that movement ; and to his energy and enterprise belongs
chiefly the credit for its establishment in that pine grove in Howard
County, Maryland, a spot of tender memories to so many of that faith
and section. Many hearts beat warmer as they remember him sitting in
his official arm chair at the Headquarters Tent, advising, helping, or in
turn entertaining by a well told story, the continuous throng of visitors
who called on him there. He was a most able extemporaneous speaker,
tall and spare of figure, displaying in his geniality and forcefulness of ex-
pression his ability to hold the attention of any audience. He had a keen
ear for music and a stirring clear, strong voice with which to lead the
singing, whenever there was anyone to join in; and few there were who
were not inspired by his magnetism to try.
At a memorial service held at the Camp at the time of Mr. Magruder's
death, this brief tribute from so clear a thinker as Bishop Alpheus W.
Wilson, tells the high esteem in which Thomas Jefferson Magruder was
held by his associates.
"You will search far and long," he said, "to find another like him. I
have been with him in every General Conference since he was a mem-
ber, and that is every one, save one, since the War ; and I found that
he possessed and used talents of a high order. In 1863, when the dis-
tractions of War and uncertainties of business in Washington im-
pelled him to move to Baltimore, Trinity Church congregation was
worshipping in a little hall on Biddle Street. He came there, and of-
fered his services, perfectly unknown among the people. In a few
weeks he had so profoundly impressed the school that he was given
charge of it; and from that time to the day of his death he was su-
perintendent of Trinity Sunday school. I was pastor then, and had
been trying to induce the church people to obtain a large building, but
with small success. I felt easy about it however, when he came ; and
in 1865 Trinity Church was completed. The history of Southern
Methodism in Baltimore can hardly be written without using his
name, and I believe there is not one of our churches that is not in-
debted to him, not simply for gifts of money, but for planning and
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systematizing their efforts and in a hundred other ways. If I had any
further need of proof of immortality than this Bible, I should take it
from the life of T. J. Magruder. With such vitality and spirit he
cannot die "
Mr. Magruder's business affiliations were many. He was one of the
organizers of the Shoe and Leather Board of Trade ; and also of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Association, a director of the Manufact-
urers National Bank, and a member of the School Boards of Baltimore
and of Washington. He took an active interest in civic matters in Wash-
ington, in his earlier years, especially cultivating higher standards of
music; and for a number of years was President of the Music Festivals
given every year in May. With his two youngest daughters, Mr. Ma-
gruder made a trip to Europe in the summer of 1881, spending consider-
able time in the heart of Scotland, the home of his ancestors ; and it was
with the greatest reluctance that he left there to continue his travels.
Mr. Magruder's death occurred in his 68th year at his home in Balti-
more, on Saturday afternoon, July 25, 1892, after a long and serious ill-
ness during which he had been a great sufferer.
At a meeting of the Shoe and Leather Board of Trade held to take ac-
tion on the death of Mr. Magruder, this tribute was paid by J. Ross
Diggs, the Secretary :
"We are here today to record and lament the death of our esteemed
friend and fellow member, Mr. Thomas Jefferson Magruder, whose
identification with this Board dates from the day of its birth. In its
organization, its social features, its usefulness and general prosperity,
no one ever had a deeper interest than our departed brother and
friend. His adherence to principles of truth and justice, his goodly
cheer, his energy, his public spirit, have been factors in the life of
this Board which none of us can fail to appreciate. His geniality of
disposition was a marked characteristic. He was warm hearted and
true, and the hand of friendship was ever ready for each and all of
us. No member of this Board was more generally beloved, and as
his friends and fellow citizens we can truly say his manhood, devo-
tion to principles, and noble qualities, are most worthy of our remem-
brance and emulation."
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Magruder were, Alice
Fletcher, born March 20, 1845, married Louis D. Passano, May 10, 1865;
Hamline, born May 2, 1847, married Harriet Sisson, 1869, died 1875 ;
Thomas Jefferson, born 1848, died 1861 ; Lyttleton, born March 1850,
married Ida Mann, 1877, died 1919; Sallie May, born June 15, 1853, mar-
ried Harry A. Cooper, died 1911; Frank Howard, born 1854, died 1855;
Robert, born March 24, 1856, married Elizabeth R. Thomas, September
11, 1877; Edward Boteler, bom September 12, 1858, married May Keach,
November 10, 1880; Eliza Theresa, born 1859, died 1860; Ella Virginia,
born January 1861, married John L. Rodgers, 1884; Minnie Lee, born
April 4, 1865, married Jasper M. Berry, Jr., October 1884.
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Genealogy : Thomas Jefferson Magruder was a son of Edward Magru-
der and Theresa Barron ; grandson of Haswell Magruder and Charity
Beall ; great-grandson of Captain Samuel (3) Magruder and Jane Haswell;
great -great-grandson of Samuel Magruder (called Samuel Sr.) and
Eleanor Wade ; great-great-great-grandson of Colonel Samuel Magruder
and Sarah Beall ; great-great-great-great-grandson of Alexander Magru-
der (the Immigrant) and Margaret Braithwaite.
"WE UNS" AND "YOU UNS."
These Expressions Came from Scotland.
Northerners who visit certain parts of the South and Southwest are
sometimes amused by what they call Southern Provincialisms.
Among these are "we uns" and "you uns." As a matter of fact, the
expressions are not strictly Southern, but are used by those who live —
or used to live — in the AUeghenies. The mountain population seems
to be largely homogeneous, as if descended from a common stock.
The mountaineers have mingled little with the people of the lowei
country, and, being isolated, have preserved some of the peculiarities
of speech and custom brought from the mother country, which the
rest of us have abandoned. "We uns" is not even a true American-
ism; it is common even now in Scotland, whence it was doubtless im-
ported to our mountains by the hardy Scotch immigrants.
The phrase is an ancient one. It may be found in Tyndale's New
Testament. In Matthew 3:9 can be read:
"And see that ye ons thinke not to saye in yourselves we have
Abraham to oure father."
As Tyndale's translation was printed in 1526, nearly 400 years ago,
this form of expression has the prestige of age, and belonged to the
language of our ancestors. — Youth's Companion.
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PATRICK MAGRUDER.
By Miss Helen Wolfe.
PATRICK MAGRUDER, son of J^Iajor Samuel Wade Magruder and
Lucy (Beall) Magruder, was born in 1768. He was eight years of
age when census of Lower Potomac Hundred, Frederick (now
Montgomery) County, Md., was taken, August 22nd, 1776.
He spent his boyhood in the same county at the homestead later known
as "Locust Grove." A writer of that period says, "That in 1783 within a
few feet of the present home, stood the old house in which the family for-
merly lived." His father wills : "A lot in Georgetown whereon I formerly
dwelt." Thus it is not certain at which place in the county, Patrick was
born, but we know he was raised at "Locust Grove."
William Wirt, who lived at the Magruder home, tells in his "Memoirs"
that the boys of the family (seven sons) had games, went fishing and swim-
ming and, the older boys, fox-hunting. The boys attended the school of
the Rev. James Hunt, a Presbyterian minister, at "Tusculum." not far
from their home. The master was a man of cultivated mind and possessed
a good library for those days.
Later, Patrick Magruder with his brother, George Beall Magruder, went
to Princeton College.
Patrick Magruder's name is signed to "Oath of Fidelity and Support,"
March 13, 1782. He was admitted to the practice of law in Maryland. He
represented Montgomery County in the Maryland House of Delegates,
1797; was Associate Judge, Montgomery County Court, 1802; and was a
member of the Ninth Federal Congress, 1805-07. From 1807 to 1815 he
was clerk of the National House of Representatives and ex-officio Li-
brarian of Congress.
During his campaign for Congress, according to his niece, Rebecca Ma-
gruder Davidson, he had a white bull decorated with orange and black rib-
bons, followed by a band of music, driven through his district.
When the British in 1814 were advancing on Washington, Patrick Ma-
gruder was at one of the Virginia Springs with his sick wife. His
brother, Col. George Beall Magruder in command of a regiment at the
Battle of Bladensburg, requested Brig. General Smith tO' furlough J. T.
Frost, clerk to Patrick Magruder to care for books and papers of the
Clerk's office in case the enemy should get into the Capitol. Mr. Frost had
much difficulty in procuring teams for transportation of books. He finally
obtained the use of a cart and four oxen from Mr. John Wilson, who
lived six miles in the country. This was filled and sent nine miles into
the country. The last papers removed were stored in the "Washington
Inn," but this too was burned later.
Patrick Magruder was twenty-four years old when on the death of his
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father, 1792, he inherited, together with his brother, George Beall Ma-
gruder, one lot of ground lying in Georgetown, Md., (now D. C), part
of two lots lying in Hawkin's and Beatty's addition ; also nine and three
fourths acres above Georgetown ; also part of a lot in Upper Marlboro,
Md.
His uncle, Thomas Beall, in his diary, mentions Patrick Magruder as
living in 1801 near Georgetown. He is also said to have lived on Cherry
Street in Georgetown.
His daughter, Louisa, told her children that when the British burned
Washington, Patrick Magruder's house was saved through the foresight of
a negro housekeeper. The family being absent, this woman threw open
the house to the British soldiers, giving them wines and a fine repast.
Each man after regaling himself hurriedly, left to assist in sacking the
town. The old woman kept the house full until nearly the whole of Wash-
ington was burned.
Patrick Magruder was a man of some fortune as he had his coach and
four ; and his niece, Rebecca, dwelt on his handsome lace curtains and his
heavy bridal expenses at the time of his second marriage.
Patrick Magruder married first, Sarah Turner, daughter of Samuel
Turner of Georgetown, Md., (now D. C). By this marriage there was
one daughter, Louisa. She was very pretty and intellectual and quite a
belle. On November 12, 1812, Mrs. Seaton writes in her diary of meeting
Patrick Magruder's family at the first of Mrs. Madison's drawing rooms.
She says, "Mrs. Madison introduced Mrs. Magruder and sat down between
us politely conversing on familiar subjects, and by her own ease of manner,
making her guests feel at home." Dinner was announced. Mrs. Magruder
by priority of age was entitled to right of her hostess. After dinner can-
dles were introduced before the ladies left the table. The gentlemen con-
tinued one half hour. Meantime, Mrs. Seaton "played a waltz for Miss
Smith and Miss Magruder to dance, the figure of which Mrs. Madison in-
structed them in."
When Louisa Magruder ran away and married William Bass Branch of
Virginia, January 14, 1814, her father disinherited her; but it is said she
left in his coach and four.
Patrick Magruder's second wife was Martha Goodwyn, daughter of Col.
Peterson Goodwyn and Elizabeth Peterson of "Sweden", Dinwiddie County,
Va. Col. Goodwyn was in Congress from 1803 to 1818. Martha was born
in Dinwiddie County. She died March 31, 1816 and was buried at
"Sweden" her old home. After her death, her husband took their two chil-
dren, Adelina Virginia and Napoleon Bonaparte, to their mother's sister,
Mrs. Whitworth at Mayfield, near Petersburg, Va., and they were raised
by her.
Patrick Magruder died December 24, 1819 in Petersburg, Va., and was
buried at "Sweden" his wife's home, the Goodwyn plantation.
Patrick ]\Iagrude;r.
BoRx, 1768; Died, 1819.
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His daughters, Louisa and Adelina, did not meet until Louisa was sixty,
when she and her daughter, Sallie, spent a year with her step-sister.
Adelina Virginia married Col. E. A. Wyatt.
Patrick Magruder's son, Napoleon B. Magruder, married and lived in
Amherst Co., Va. Just before the civil war he moved to Missouri. He
had a large family of boys and girls.
Patrick Magruder was the son of Major Samuel Wade Magruder and
Lucy Beall. Major Samuel Wade Magruder was the son of Capt. Alex-
ander Magruder and Ann Wade. Capt. Alexander Magruder was son of
Samuel Magruder, First and Sarah Beall. Samuel Magruder, First, was
son of Alexander Magruder, the emigrant, and Sarah.
"BRADLEY," ONCE A MAGRUDER HOME.
Extract from "The Rambler", The Star, Oct. lo, 1920.
Bradley was the old Massey home and was bought from Lee Mas-
sey by Fielder Magruder. Fielder's brother, William Magruder, lived
on the place, but William does not seem to have owned the place.
Fielder Magruder sold part of it to Robert Wiley now of Fairfax
Court House.
Fielder's son, Samuel Magruder, seems to have inherited part of it
which he sold later to John Haislip.
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DUNCAN MACGREGOR'S FAIR DAUGHTER JANET.
By Donald Fitz Randolph MacGregor.
"O, not a maiden far or near,
On either side the water,
Could e'er compare in loveliness
With old MacGregor's daughter." (Josephine Pollard.)
(I)
A Stuart to the Highlands has come for his own.
His sword he has drawn for the right,
The German usurper to drive from the throne.
The Highlands arise in their might;
For the Fiery Cross calls to the fight.
(H)
His banner unfurled in the free Highland air,
Sets thousands of strong hearts ablaze;
For always in Scotland were men who would dare.
The Banner of Freedom to raise,
Since Scotia's earliest days.
(HI)
The conquering legions of Rome learned to know.
The Highlands, when stop'd at the Clyde ;
And the forts and the Wall of Antonius show,
There was safety in keeping outside ;
And strictly by this did abide.
(IV)
When the fleet of the Romans the Sol way defaced, •
Or Danes on our coast line did show;
No Clansman would risk being ever disgraced.
By shirking the march on the foe ;
The soul of the Scot was in the first blow.
(V)
Yes, Freedom was e'er to the Scot ever dear,
And prized was the chance for to fight ;
And now that another rebellion is near.
Each Clansman comes out for the right;
For the Standard of Scotland's in sight.
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(VI)
But Duncan MacGregor by Loch Lomond's side,
Sits moaning, that there he must stay ;
For Jamie MacGregor, his son and his pride,
Has gone o'er the seas far away ;
And hears not the call to the fray.
(VII)
Like a chained lion, or one wounded sore.
Old Duncan bewails his sad lot.
That over the Border he ne'er could march more ;
But Duncan remembers he fought —
That to Duncan remains a proud thought.
(VIII)
Well, the aged hero remembers a Rising,
When he was picked, with the signal to run ;
O'er the MacGregor Country he dashed all apprising.
And the Chieftain saw the way it was done :
"Duncan," said he, "you are a true son."
(IX)
For Duncan MacGregor remembers the way.
In '15 he stepped to the tune
The pipers of Gregor MacGregor would play —
That age would now grant him that boon.
To the hero age cometh too soon.
(X)
Duncan MacGregor remembers Dundee,
Glengarry, Clanronald and Marr,
The wound got at Preston, old Duncan can see,
At Dunblane was added a scar-
Scars have made us the Clan that we are.
(XI)
Duncan MacGregor's sword hangs on the wall,
He totters and reaches it down ;
Oh, if it could answer just once more the call,
Be bathed once again for the crown,
In the blood of some Hanover clown.
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(XII)
But never a day is so gloomy and dark,
But a ray of God's sunlight breaks through ;
There is always a dove in every one's ark,
Some journey of service to do;
So a daughter to Duncan was true.
(XIII)
Then Janet MacGregor her father caressed,
She stroked back his scanty gray hair,
Her cheeks of the softest against his she pressed,
Girls like Janet are rare, most rare ;
With what would such a maiden compare?
(XIV)
Her hair from her silken snood fell to her knees
In ringlets of soft burnished gold;
And only in heaven a mortal e'er sees,
The blue that her great eyes did hold;
And her form surpassed Venus of old.
(XV)
"Am I not as comely, Oh Father," said she,
"As Jamie, the best of our line?
And he has gone sailing afar o'er the sea.
Let me be that Jamie of thine,
I can stand up as straight and as fine."
(XVI)
"There has often been girls in a just war like ours,
That have gone to the front like a man;
For girls are not always delicate flowers,
And I can go out with the Clan;
I'll take Jamie's place in the van."
(XVII)
"Janet," said Duncan, "Your Mother's at rest,
Her virtues are carved on her stone ;
Our Jamie has sailed o'er the seas to the West,
If you go I am left all alone,
And what for all this can atone?"
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(XVIII)
"Now Father, you know if it chanced that I fell,
And Jamie would fall just the same,
The songs of the Highlands so grandly would tell.
The honor that came to your name —
The proudest would envy your fame."
(XIX)
"Yes glory," said Duncan, "It kindles the flame,
That gives to the broadsword its fire,
And every brave deed that is told of the name.
Will future MacGregors inspire;
So daughter, go fight for your Sire."
(XX)
Janet MacGregor has shorn her fair hair.
That fell in rich curls to her knees.
That now in her kilts are blushing all bare,
To the tempest as well as the breeze —
Then Duncan, in Janet, his brave Jamie sees.
(XXI)
How Duncan MacGregor now girds up his child,
Plain mirrors a son of the Mist ;
He gives her the pistol that never shot wild,
And the dirk he has franticly kissed —
No nothing, Old Duncan has missed.
(XXII)
Sharp is her sword, and all shining her shield.
Her hair on her sporran is bound ;
And pine of the greenest Ben Lomond doth yield,
Decks the bonnet with which she is crowned,
And eagle feather, that ne'er has touched ground.
(XXIII)
With trim Highland brogues on her womanish feet,
And bright colored jacket and vest;
And the brooch on her plaid all went to complete,
A highlander handsomely dressed,
A gallant of gallants the best.
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(XXIV)
But somehow to Janet, it seemed that the girl,
Showed through the disguise she had plan'd,
Her small even teeth were too much like the pearl.
Too dainty, each lily white hand ;
But her heart was as the brave as the best in the land.
(XXV)
His sword from the scabbard Prince Charlie has drawn,
And the scabbard he has thrown away ;
In the Vale of Glenfinnan the sky looks upon.
His Standard with sunbeams at play,
Inviting the Clans to the fray.
(XXVI)
From the Vale of Glenfinnan the Standard has gone,
Clan Gregor is with it in place ;
And Duncan MacGregor's brave daughter is one,
With the blood aflame in her face —
The queenliest queen of her race.
(XXVII)
She follows Prince Charles from Dunblane and Falkirk,
Is with him at Lithinthgow,
There was never a danger that Janet would shirk.
Or hardship she sought to forego ;
"Old Duncan's lad," all learned to know.
(XXVIII)
The Clansmen in Edinburg showed-off their Prince,
It was thought quite a power-getting plan ;
And many and many a Scottish maid since,
Has called him the lordliest man —
Excepting a youth of the MacGregor Clan.
(XXIX)
For a prince of the blood was the Stuart's heir.
He was royalist through and through ;
But just as royal our Janet shone there.
Through the whole of that grand review;
For Janet's blood was royal too.
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(XXX)
That the Clansmen carried but cudgels and scythes
The Royalist ranks had been told,
And would try for to frighten with wild Scottish cries,
As was done in the battles of old —
Little they knew of the Highlander's mold.
(XXXI)
For many a deed that was gallant and brave,
Was done by each staunch Highland man;
The best that was in him each brave swordsman gave.
To add to the fame of his clan ;
And Janet MacGregor was e'er in the van.
(XXXH)
"That son of Old Duncan's," was noticed by all.
To all was his gallantry known ;
And even Prince Charles had a fear he would fall,
And said when he came to his own :
"That lad shall be near to the throne."
(xxxni)
To Preston-pans to her knees in the mire,
She waded with hardiest men, '
And the chilly night never stifled her fire.
Or that song of the Clift and Glen—
"When the King shall enjoy his own again."
(XXXIV)
And when on the morn the battle was fought,
No firmer hand wielded a blade,
No trembling in her blue eyes was there caught.
No threatening sword made her afraid —
Was there ever a worthier maid?
(XXXV)
Now the Clan was led by a son of Rob Roy,
As our hero was wont for to do ;
And Hamish MacGregor oft noticed the boy,
What nobleness carried him through —
The manly things Janet would do.
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(XXXVI)
On the march into England that hardy men tried,
And fighting each step of the way;
With the hardiest Highlanders Janet e'er vied —
First in and last out of the fray ;
"It's Duncan MacGregor's own son," they would say.
(XXXVII)
At last the clans lined up in battle array,
At Culloden faced the dread foe ;
But the star of the Stuarts went out on that day,
As Janet received a foul blow —
'Tis well that mortals the future can't know.
(XXXVIII)
Through the Clan at her fall went a thrill of despair.
And a shout of revenge rent the sky ;
And the heads of the Clansmen a moment were bare,
As they carried the wounded girl by;
But she gave not a moan or a sigh.
(XXXIX)
But now as the wavering line of the Clans,
Seems unable much longer to stay,
Right up to where Hamish MacGregor now stands,
Comes Duncan's brave boy in the fray —
That was ever the MacGregor way.
(XL)
Still the strange superstition that held in that day.
Struck the Clan with both courage and fear;
For wounded to death was the lad borne away,
And now full of life is he here,
No swordsman seems even a peer.
(XLI)
The claymore that fell from a wounded man's hand.
He had seized in a frenzy of might.
And the bravest of foeman no moment could stand,
Where it flashed in the thick of the fight ;
For the wielder struck out for the right.
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(XLII)
Yet bravely as fought the MacGregors that hour,
The long days preceding had told,
The blood-dripping claymores no longer had power.
The advantage once gained for to hold ;
So the Highland line backward was rolled.
(XLHI)
But the MacGregor banner was held just as high,
As proudly the old piper played ;
And yet 'twas with many a long bitter sigh,
That the hand of the swordsman was stay'd ;
But of Jamie MacGregor were many afraid.
(XLIV)
And now as the Clan in retreating came near,
Where the wounded were brought into view.
There was Jamie MacGregor, to each one so dear.
His breast by a dagger pierced through ;
For distinction vile war never knew.
(XLV)
But like as two blooms on the thistle's red crest,
Two sons of Old Duncan appeared ;
The one that they knew, had a wound in his breast.
The other, a spirit they feared,
For many strange creatures the old Highlands reared.
(XLVI)
But a moment was all that they doubted the boy,
O ! Blood ! How it answers its call !
He sprang to his sister in sorrow and joy.
While the hot tears in passion did fall,
And calling and kissing his Janet told all.
(XLVH)
"The king ordered sail, but the wind answered no."
That was back in the days of the past ;
And Jamie MacGregor had longed for to go ;
But the anchor remained good and fast ;
Thus Jamie's lot with the Clan was cast.
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(XLVIII)
For the news that the king was to fight for his throne,
Reached the boy at the gate of the sea,
And like a MacGregor, the cause made his own,
And longed with his Clansmen to be ;
But Jamie was thwarthed in his loyalty.
(XLIX)
For a MacGregor held from joining his clan,
Was a swordsman loss to their might ;
But after the failure of many a plan,
The boy found his way to the fight —
E'en if it was near Scotland's night.
(L)
And now that the Clan of the girl knew the truth,
How lovely and queenly she shone !
Before she had been but the handsomest youth,
But now was all homage her own,
The heart of each Clansman her throne.
(LI)
Now Janet the lovely bruised flower that she was.
To the MacGregor Country was borne,
And soon was forgotten her aid to the cause,
And the wound that the foemau had torn;
But of maidenliness yet unshorn.
(LII)
So the sword and the shield of the war went aside,
And the virgin snood came in her hair,
And the once daring gallant was blushing a bride,
Unsullied, as charming as fair —
The Highlands have given us woman most rare.
(LHI)
Yes, many a woman, a jewel most rare,
In Clan Gregor's crown has been set,
Unsung to have sparkled in brilliantness there.
No place in our annals to get.
Like Duncan MacGregcr's fair daughter Janet.
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HENRY MINOR MAGRUDER.
By His Grandson, Henry MagrudEr Tayxor.
THE life of this son of MacGregor is a magnificent example of
great accomplishments in spite of physical handicaps, and
may well be an inspiration to finer and nobler thoughts and
deeds.
Henry Minor Magruder was born on the 9th day of February, 1844,
at "Glenmore," the home of his parents in Albemarle County, Vir-
ginia. He was the second son of Benjamin Henry Magruder and
Maria Louisa Minor of "Sunning Hill," Louisa County, Virginia.
Benjamin Henry Magruder had moved from "Union Hall," Fluvanna
County, the original Virginia home of his family, to Albemarle after
marrying Miss Minor in 1836. He had entered the University of Vir-
ginia in 1825, the first year it was opened, had studied law, and had
become one of the leading lawyers in Albemarle and Fluvanna
Counties.
The early boyhood days of Henry Magruder were spent pleasantly
at "Glenmore" with his parents and brothers and sisters. He en-
joyed all the many interesting experiences, which plantation life in
those days afforded, playing with the young darkies, doing light jobs
on the farm, hunting, fishing and trapping. Henry's mother died
when he was a small boy of nine. Thus early in life he was deprived
of the loving care and advice of a devoted mother. Several years
later the oldest brother, John, went to the University of Virginia, and
as his father was absent from home the greater part of the year,
either attending the sessions of the State Legislature in Richmond, or
looking after his large law practice in the surrounding counties, Henry
and his brother, Horatio, called Ratio for short, together with his
three sisters were left at home in charge of three families of house
servants. It is easy to imagine how much these boys, just in their
teens, delighted in the freedom of this life.
The boys went to a neighboring school, known in those times as an
"Old Field School." Here they were taught the rudiments of educa-
tion, consisting of reading, writing, and arithmetic. When their father
was at home, he took great interest in his sons' education, and with-
out doubt Henry received much valuable instruction and practical ad-
vice from this thorough scholar.
After school Henry and Rashe would hurry home, get their dogs
and go squirrel hunting. This was their greatest pleasure. They had
a fine pack of six dogs, and were quite proud of them. The boys had
a standing rule never to kill more than three squirrels in one after-
noon, because they did not want to thin them out too much, and spoil
the sport. In the fall and winter they set rabbit traps, and were up
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early in the morning to visit the traps, eager to find a rabbit, for they
were especially fond of "Dried Hare" for the school lunch. This ar-
ticle was prized not only for its food value, but even more so because
it could be carried in the pocket without the trouble of wrapping, and
would not mess up the clothes; the latter, however, was of lesser im-
portance. If only one hare was caught, the boy whose trap caught
it, got the lower half of the body, and the other the upper. This was
always the rule of division and seems quite simple, but was rather
hard on the one who had a long streak of bad luck.
Henry's boyhood life was not altogether free from tribulation, be-
cause at times he suffered from pain in his right leg, caused by a
"White Swelling" as it was called in those days, which was probably
tuberculosis of the bone. This spot on his thigh sometimes became
so painful that he was compelled to remain in bed for weeks until the
swelling and pain would be relieved. As a direct result of this afflic-
tion his health was not as strong and robust as it should have been.
This leg trouble gradually grew worse and worse until many years
later amputation became necessary.
In the fall of 1860, Henry went to Mr. E. B. Smith's Academy at
Culpeper, Virginia, with his brother John, who was an instructor at
the school. The following spring Virginia seceded from the Union
and joined the Confederate States. In April, war was declared. John
immediately resigned his position to attend an officers training school
at the Virginia Military Institute, but Henry had made such excellent
progress in his studies, he was allowed to finish the session.
Soon after he returned home from school, his Uncle, Horatio
Magruder, called on him to assist in the management of the many in-
dustries which the former controlled at "Union Mills" on the Rivanna
River eight miles below "Glenmore." Although Henry was only
seventeen years of age at this time, he had many responsibilities in
the management of the cotton, corn, wheat, and lumber mills, coop-
erage, tan yards, shoe factory and general merchandise store, which
his uncle conducted, and in addition had charge of a transportation
company which ran two boats down the river to Richmond, and the
post office. These undertakings employed more than 250 operatives.
At that time Union Mills was one of the largest industrial centers in
central Virginia, and later under wartime demands did a tremendous
business. It was very difficult to secure competent clerks and fore-
men as nearly every able bodied man was in the army; so this seven-
teen year old lad had many hard and trying tasks thrust upon him,
but he performed all of his duties faithfully and efficiently, winning
high praise from his uncle for his energy, care and general ability.
This experience taught him many valuable lessons in keeping accounts
and in business administration, and in some degree afforded" him the
wide practical knowledge for which he was noted in later life.
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In 1864, he returned to "Glenmore" to assume the management of
the farm which "Rashe" had directed until he was old enough to en-
list in the army. Henry was keenly disappointed that he could not
become a soldier also, but his diseased leg prevented him taking part
in the hardship of camp and field.
In the fall of 1865, after the close of the war, Henry entered the
University of Virginia as a student in the academic department, spe-
cializing in Mathematics, Latin, Greek, and Moral Philosophy. In 1868
he entered the law school, and graduated in June, 1868, finishing the
course in one year. His father immediately took him as a partner in
the firm of "Magruder and Magruder" with their office in Charlottes-
ville. During the course of a few years, he had made a splendid rep-
utation in Albemarle and Fluvanna Counties, and the firm was securing
a fine practice. Henry Magruder at this time was generally conceded
to be one of the successful young attorneys of his day. Judge Wat-
son of Charlottesville said that "he had the most promising and pro-
found legal mind of any young lawyer at the bar."
_ On April 7, 1869, Henry Magruder and Sarah Minor were married
at "Ridgeway," Albemarle County, the home of the bride's parents,
Franklin Minor and Lucy Ann Gilmer. Franklin Minor, then dead,
had made a brilliant reputation in his day as educator, writer and
farmer. This was a very prominent wedding, for both the bride and
groom belonged to distinguished Virginia families, and in addition, the
bride had a host of friends, won by her remarkable charm and wit,
which she still retains, while the groom had already made a name for
himself in the legal world. The young couple made their home with
Mrs. Magruder's mother at "Ridgeway," and Henry Magruder re-
lieved Mrs. Minor and her daughters of the cares incident to the
management of a large plantation, although the actual work was
carried on by an overseer under his direction.
For several years, he continued the practice of law, riding five
miles to his office in Charlottesville, and just as great success seemed
assured, a wasting illness caused by his early affliction and exposure,
held him in bed a long period. His ultimate recovery from this severe
illness was largely due to the loving care and faithful nursing of his
devoted wife. His health did not permit him to resume the practice
of law, so he turned to the farm as his hope for the future. Once this
decision was made, he concentrated the full energy of his bright in-
tellect on this problem. As one of his friends said, "His was no
visionary, fanciful agriculture, but a work in which patient, earnest
effort brought its due reward."
The change benefited his general health, but the diseased leg did not
improve, so after consultation with several specialists, it was decided
that amputation was advisable. The operation, which in those days
was very dangerous, was successful, and for many years his health
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was greatly improved. He soon acquired wonderful skill in the use of
crutches, and the rapidity of his movements was quite amazing. He
entered into many of the out-door sports of country life, and was
especially fond of riding and fox hunting. Frequently on these chases,
taking chances over fences and ditches which others, less handicapped
than he, avoided.
After the death of Mrs. Minor in 1880, the Magruders moved to the
adjoining farm, "Edgemont," which Mrs. Magruder had inherited
from her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Gilmer. This farm had been
managed by tenants for a number of years and at this time was in a
very depleted condition. Henry Magruder set to work to make
"Edgemont" a real home for his family. Many of the old neighbors
have told me what a hopeless undertaking it appeared, and how, much
to their surprise, he soon made it a model farm. He gradually built
up a fine dairy herd, improved the soil by the growth of clover, de-
veloped a beautiful flock of sheep, and in the course of ten years had
the best farm in the county. He designed and built barns and hay-
houses, dug an ensilage pit, one of the first in the community, and ex-
perimented in a practical manner in stock feeding, seed selection,
fertilizers, etc.
The results of his experiments were given to the public in many ar-
ticles in the Southern Planter. These papers received much favorable
comment from the agricultural leaders of the time. No one can read
these treatises, or his letters answering inquiries or criticism, without
being impressed with their great value and without noticing the frank,
simple, and generous, spirit in which they were written.
For some time the thinking farmers of the State had realized that
the agricultural interests were not properly represented on the Board
governing the College of Agriculture and the Experiment Station at
Blacksburg and that these institutions were not giving practical bene-
fits to the farmer. Henry Magruder wrote many articles on this sub-
ject, and led the fight to have practical farmers direct the Agricultural
College and Experiment Station. He was largely instrumental in
leading the Governor to appoint a new board, which immediately
made many changes for the development of agriculture. One of the
most important of these changes was to create the position of Super-
intendent of the Outside Department of the Experiment Station, and
to offer this position to Henry Magruder. Soon after his acceptance
of this position, the following editorial appeared in the Southern Planter
of December, 1890: "The appointment of Mr. Magruder reflects the
highest credit upon the Board of Agriculture, as we believe there will
be found no man in the State to question the exceptional fitness of
Mr. Magruder to fill the position. His long and practical acquaintance
with agriculture, and his intimate relations with the farmers of the
State in his capacity as chairman of the Farmer's Assembly pre-
H. M. Magruder.
BoRx, 1844; Died, 1891.
THE NEW YOKK
PUBLIC LIB RAP. -^
AaTOiR, LExNtOX A^-.
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eminently justify the appointment and leads us to anticipate the best
results from it."
The general duties of this new office were to superintend the Farm
Department and out-door experiment work at Blacksburg; to travel
over the State, meeting and consulting with farmers, addressing pub-
lic meetings, and making a special study of the condition and needs of
agriculture in the several sections of the State; and as a member of
the faculty of the College represent it before the public.
Henry Magruder first put the College farm in thorough running
order, then planned and started a series of soil tests with fertilizers,
covering the principal sections of the State, a series of tests with rem-
edies for the diseases of orchard fruit and grapes, and outlined larger
plans for work of a permanent nature for carrying the results of
these experiments to the farmer. This larger work as he planned it
was very similar to what Dr. Knapp developed twenty years later
as the Extension Service, or the County Agent plan. In several
of his letters Henry Magruder wrote -that there was great need
of some method of describing and illustrating the new processes
to the farmer, to take the place of the dry bulletins which many farm-
ers could not understand, and he contended this work must be done
by a practical man. This is the great work he set out to do, and this
is the same work now being done by the County Agents in more than
75 per cent of the 45,000 counties in the United States.
For some time he had been suffering from pains around the heart,
which many thought were caused by the over-development of the
chest muscles due to walking on crutches. In a letter of December
5, 1890, to his son Frank at the University of Virginia, he says, "I am
going to try an artificial leg the first spare $100 I get. Dr. Scott and
Dr. Randolph seem to think that will help me. I am afraid sometimes
I will give out or have another spell like that of last fall a year, walk-
ing brings on the pain so quickly. You had better make sure of your
classes this year. If I break down you will have to work your way by
teaching or come back and help on the farm." It is remarkable that
he could accomplish so much, when he suffered as greatly as he did
at this time. In another letter written February 11, 1891, again re-
ferring to his health, he says, "I am not able to do this work and it
is getting too much for me. I am almost ready to drop the whole
thing and come home, only it may be that this spell will pass away
and then I would regret having given up my chance to do something
useful." The aim and plan of his life was to accomplish something
worth while.
In March an artificial limb was secured, but it did not relieve the
heart trouble as had been hoped. His physician advised him to give
up active life, but he always replied, "I will die in harness." When-
ever any friend or member of the family would express surprise at
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his ability to carry on in spite of so much pain, he would say, "My
mind has learned to control matter; when I have to suffer I train it
to concentrate on something worth-while." But he must have realized
that he could not continue the good work much longer, for on April
18, he wrote to a friend: "Well, I am engaged here for a year with a
purpose in view. This purpose in all probability will be fully ac-
complished before the year expires, and I feel that my work here is
nearly done, and I am only waiting to see the plans fall into compe-
tent hands for execution, to resign and go back to my farm where I
am badly needed. My maimed condition unfits me for public duties,
and my strength deserts me in situations where my desire to help on
the good cause has beguiled me."
During the latter part of May he determined to visit a noted heart
specialist in New York City, and on June 1, 1891, he set out on this
journey intending to meet another brother, Dr. Geo. Mason Ma-
gruder, in Washington, and go on with him to New York. When he
arrived in Washington, he was seized with a violent attack, and it
was with much difficulty that he was taken to his brother's office,
where death shortly ensued. The remains were carried home and in-
terred in the family plot at "Edgemont." Just as a wonderful field
of usefulness opened, just as for a second time in his life great suc-
cess seemed assured, still in the prime of life, at the age of 47, "God's
finger touched him and he slept."
Many friends and admirers wrote to his family in praise and com-
mendation of his good works. The editor of the Southern Planter
said: "We mourn the loss of a contributor whose writings were al-
ways distinguished by clearness, ability, and a perfect, practical and
theoretical knowledge of the subjects on which he wrote. His mod-
esty was so great that many of his contributions were, at his own re-
quest, unsigned, he being content to let their value be proved by their
own intrinsic merit, rather than by any weight which would attach to
his name. We know that our readers will join with us in according
to Mr. Magruder's memory the tribute of our highest respect, and in
conveying to his widow, family, and relatives our deepest sympathy
in this hour of their sudden bereavement." Prof. Wm. B. Alwood,
his friend and co-worker at Blacksburg wrote a brief sketch of his
life in which he told of the great work Henry Magruder had started
at the Agricultural College at Blacksburg, and how his death was a
serious blow to the advancement of agriculture, and concluded with
this tribute: "Mr. Magruder died an apostle of Agriculture; he was
devoted to his work; a man beloved of all who knew him; who could
rise above disappointment; wring success from defeat; and who made
two blades of grass grow where but one grew before."
Henry Magruder was a broad minded Democrat in politics, was at
one time Chairman of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, a
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member of the Albemarle County School Board, and a trustee of the
Miller School in that county. He understood the needs of his county
thoroughly, and was always interested in any movement to better
rural life. He loved his family, all of whom were devotedly attached
to him. The neighbors sought and valued his advice on a great
variety of subjects, and he was ever ready to help any one in need,
and took especial pleasure in helping young men to make their start
in life. The impression which he made on his neighborhood was
deep and lasting, and to-day thirty years after his death you find
many, among both white and colored, who love and honor his mem-
ory.
It is very fortunate that many of his letters have been preserved,
from which we can get a vivid picture of his kind, sympathetic, genial,
and unaflfected nature and manner. The following extracts from a
letter to his wife written on March 8, 1890, from Washington, where
he had gone to be measured for an artificial leg, illustrate these char-
acteristics: "I went back yesterday to Hanger's and practiced on the
peg leg a while in the morning and found I could stump around right
well — much better than I had imagined. When I got tired I read a
Century I had brought with me and talked with Hanger and the other
one-legged men, who came in to get repairs and attention After
dinner Mason and I went via street car to the theatre, where we saw
a third rate play, by third rate actors. The house was full and there
were some fine diamonds and dresses in the boxes, but no beauty to
be seen anywhere. The evening was a pleasant one, though like the
picture in Dr. Cabell's joke, all its details were poor. It was a satis-
faction to find that I had lost nothing by not having been to a theatre
before for 20 years. This morning we went to the neighboring church,
which proved to be Presbyterian — the sermon was read, but in good
style, though the matter was fair. The rain which commenced while
we were at the theatre and has been coming down gently ever since,
prevented the pretty women coming out, I suppose, for they were
more conspicuously absent at church than at the theatre. I saw more
pretty girls in a day's ride in Southside Virginia than I have seen yet
in Washington Tell Richmond I am mighty glad to know he is
looking after things, that if I get along as well on a wooden leg as I
believe I will, I will be tempted to come back to farming again, that
by the time I get all the new tricks I have learned into play, I be-
lieve we could take the shine out of the neighbors worse than ever.
I am saving Washington now till I get on my timber and then
I am going to make the sights dance. I wish I could bring Julia and
Maria back with me for a week, but I am afraid they will get ahead
of me while I am new to the new found art of walking. I could
write nonsense to you all night, but Mason is yawning and looking
bored so I'll stop and talk to him."
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Mrs. Julia Magruder Otey, who was his secretary for a number of
years, has given this description of his life and character: "He liked
the simple life and lived it; he trusted his friends, and was never em-
bittered at their failure to respond to his love; he was full of simple
kindness and helpfulness to beginners. He was provident, accurate,
persistent, with immense initiative, and patient industry, both in his
limited private ventures, and in his public utterances. He was a
member of Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville, a faithful Sun-
day school worker, and a teacher of rare gifts; his lectures on St.
Paul should have been preserved, for they were vivid, glowing lessons
in fearless, practical manhood. His slogan in life was better men,
better methods, and better living, and he tried to help everybody up
to his heights by practical talks, works, and writings. Diligent, faith-
ful, earnest in good works — always progressive — he was a strong, un-
selfish type of an educated Christian gentleman and leader. His life
was a book on good citizenship and unobtrusive religion, open to be
read of all."
The children of Henry Magruder were Franklin Minor (died 1913);
Lucy Ann Gilmer (Mrs. Garland B. Taylor); Maria Louisa (Mrs. J.
Oscar Thurman); and Sarah Gilmer (Mrs. A. Keith McMurdo).
Genealogy: Henry Minor Magruder was the son of Benjamin
Henry Magruder, grandson of John Bowie Magruder, great grandson
of Corporal James Magruder, Jr., great-great grandson of Ninian
Magruder, great-great-great grandson of Capt. Samuel Magruder, and
great-great-great-great grandson of Alexander Magruder, immigrant.
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SAMUEL SPRAGUE MAGRUDER,
LIEUTENANT U. S. N. R.
A Tribute to One Who Died "Pacing His Country's Foes."
By Herbert T. Magruder.
GREAT is the glory of all those called by our Country to her
Service when the inhumanity of the Hun threatened not only
the invasion but the destruction of our sovereign rights; but
greater glory to those who, anticipating the call and exempt from its
demands, offered themselves voluntarily, eager to have a share in the
world's greatest undertaking.
Of such was Samuel Sprague Magruder, who was born in Madison
County, Mississippi, on December 22, 1869, a son of Major Lawson
Williams Magruder, C.S.A., a descendant through Ninian Beall Ma-
gruder of the family of Alexander Magruder, the Immigrant.
At the time of the declaration of War with Germany, Samuel
Sprague Magruder was forty-nine years of age and a veteran of the
Spanish-American War, having volunteered in 1898 with the First
California Infantry. After serving two years in the Philippines with
the 14th infantry, U. S. A., and thereafter through the Boxer uprising
in China, in 1910, he located and engaged in business in San Francisco,
of which place his wife was a native.
Certainly it could be said of him that his score in military Service
had been amply squared. But Sprague Magruder did not so consider
the matter. With him a sense of obligation demanded opportunity
for Service; and applying for a commission in the Naval Reserve as
Passed Assistant Paymaster with the grade of Senior Lieutenant, his
appointment was one of the first so made. His application to enter
the Naval Reserve was in the hope of seeing active service therein;
for on account of his age and the fact that he was afflicted with
Bright's Disease and could not stand a physical examination, he was
unable to enter the Army.
He left San Francisco in September, 1917, on the U. S. S. "Buffalo";
and on reaching the Eastern Coast was ordered to the Philadelphia
Navy Yard, joining the U. S. S. "Ticonderoga," January 3, 1918.
Theirs was transport duty; and the ship was crossing the Atlantic for
the seventh trip when attacked.
No more heart stirring tale of the War at Sea has ever been told
than the narrative of Lieutenant Commander James Madison of the
sinking of the U. S. S. "Ticonderoga," on September 30, 1918. There
is not room to repeat it here; I can only summarize.
The "Ticonderoga" was formerly the German "Camilla Rickmers,"
a fine big ship of over 12,000 tons; new and capable of good speed.
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But when she started with twenty-seven others under convoy, her
coal supply was so bad that on September 29th. she had to drop be-
hind. "Our coal" says the narrative, "was so full of dust and dirt that
we were twelve miles behind the bunch at dawn."
But soon after dawn there was a giant submarine dead ahead. The
Commander tried to ram it, and trained his bow guns on the Roche;
but they could not be depressed enough; and before long the German
began to shell the ship with heavy guns. After a two hour "stand-
up" fight the "Ticonderoga" was a wreck, sinking; with only 22 of her
200 crew and soldiers surviving.
What part had Lieutenant Sprague Magruder played in this en-
gagement?
"They kept beating us up with big shells," the Commander says,
"and as I moved from one side of the bridge to the other for the last
time, the steel beams and supports could be seen; all the planking
having been shot away. Then there was a crash; and the next thing
I knew I was lying on the main deck, thirty feet below. My left leg
was paining like the devil, and the blood was running into my eyes
and down my neck from the splinter wounds.
"As our surgeon had been killed Magruder formed an emergency
first aid squad and patched up my knee."
The Commander continues his graphic description of the fight, un-
til at length the "Ticonderoga" was afire from stem to stern.
"At this time I spoke to Magruder, the paymaster, who was on top
of the engine-room sky light, watching the sub. I turned, and when
1 looked again Magruder had disappeared, apparently having been
blown to pieces just that minute."
The statement of another survivor, Quartermaster George S. Tap-
ply, describing the fight, is as follows:
" Paymaster Magruder was killed on deck by shrapnel about
2 hours after our encounter with the U. boat.
He stood by the Captain, who was very badly wounded; and when
he lost consciousness he helped to put him into the only boat that got
away safely; a few minutes later he was killed on the deck, and as far
as I could find out, he died instantly."
I am informed by the widow of Lieutenant Magruder that the ac-
count of Quartermaster Tapply is concurred in by other witnesses.
In any event the courage and patriotism of Lieutenant Samuel
Sprague Magruder were conspicuous in the face of danger; and his
heroic death "facing his Country's foes," as he wished, is a source of
real inspiration and lasting pride to be shared by all those who bear
the name, Magruder, and their kindred.
Samuel Sprague Magruder was a son of Lawson Williams Ma-
gruder and Jessie Kilpatrick; grandson of Samuel Magruder and Re-
LiEUTKxAXT Samuel Sprague Magruder.
BoRx, 1869; Died, 1918.
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becca Sprigg Drane; great-grandson of William Magruder and Lucy
Williams; great-great-grandson of Ninian Beall Magruder and Re-
becca Young; great-great-great-grandson of Samuel (1) Magruder
and Sarah Beall; great-great-great-great-grandson of Alexander
Magruder and Margaret Braithwaite.
A TURKEY DINNER.
(A True Story of Robert Magruder When a Small Boy about 5 or 6
Years Old.)
By George C. W. Magruder.
Reverend Robert Magruder was the son of Dr. Zadok Magruder
and brother of Dr. William B. Magruder of "The Ridge." (See Year
Book 1911 and 12, page 24.)
My aunt, Elizabeth (Magruder) Cook told my father the following
incident concerning her brother Robert whom she said had a mind of
his own when a little boy.
One day their mother expected company to dinner and among the
other good things she had for that dinner was a turkey. Knowing
the natural weakness of children to tell things which were some times
embarrassing to the elders, her mother cautioned the children, es-
pecially Robert, that she expected company and wanted the children
to be on their good behavior and not to talk too much and especially
not to tell that there would be turkey for dinner.
By and by, the company came and after much kissing, hand-shak-
ing, and chatting, all sat down for a big talk. Later, while the mother
was looking after the final preparations for dinner, Robert thought his
chance had come. Bursting to tell about the turkey, but fearing to
disobey his mother, a bright idea struck him. He placed a number of
chairs together and getting behind them with a switch, he began as
follows: "Shew along here you old turkey, shew shew, gobble gobble,
shew, gobble gobble gobble. Yes, you may gobble gobble gobble all
you please now, but you've gobbled your last gobble now." The com-
pany who had been watching him saw the point and they yelled with
laughter, saying, "Well, well, that is a bright chap."
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HOW THE NAME MACGREGOR BECAME MAGRUDER.
By the Rev. James M. Magruder, D. D.
Presented at the Gathering of 1919.
WE WHO bear the name "Magruder" are not infrequently asked,
by those who learn for the first time that we claim MacGregor
as our patronymic, why we ever changed the form; and, some-
times, the further question is propounded, by those who know something
of the history of our Clan and are not unacquainted with the brave deeds
of the Children of the Mist, why we do not take again the ancient name.
To the first query we may reply that neither we nor our forbears did
consciously or deliberately alter the name ; but that rather, the change
came about through the working of well known and clearly defined pho-
netic laws, which found freer play when men communicated with one an-
other almost entirely by word of mouth and the printed page or the art
of writing were by no means in such general use as among ourselves.
To the second suggestion I think we may reply that the name "Magru-
der" has a history of its own ; and its associations, extending through a
period of more than two hundred and fifty years, are very dear to us who
bear it. Though proud of the name MacGregor, we take equal pride in
its variant form ; and feel that no brave deeds or accomplishments of
the Clan on Scotia's Shore in times past, or in the stirring present, can
dim the lustre or throw into shadow the record which the name "Magru-
der" has made for itself in this Western World. On the battlefield, on
the bench, at the bar, in the professorial chair, as surgeons and physicians,
as well as in the ancient and honorable calling of planter and the no less
honorable sphere of banking and the various activities of industrial pur-
suits and enterprises we find the name of "Magruder" writ large — mag-
nified, as seen through the eyes of appreciation of our fellowmen. Judge
Alexander Contee Magruder was a member of the Maryland Court of
Appeals in the days preceding the Civil War. His close kinsman. Judge
Daniel Randall Magruder, was a member of the same distinguished tribu-
nal in the troublous times succeeding that sectional struggle. Judge Ben-
jamin Drake Magruder was a member of the Supreme Court of Illinois;
and is said to have made some of the wisest decisions and to have writ-
ten some of the most learned opinions ever rendered or uttered by that
august body. Others of the name presiding over lower courts throughout
the land, have done so with probity and justice. The self-forgetting and
self-sacrificing profession of medicine, requiring as it does, the noblest
attributes of heart and mind when practiced upon the plane of its highest
ideals, has appealed to a large number of the ablest men of our name.
Doctor David Lynn Magruder, late Surgeon General of the U. S. Army,
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Dr. Ernest Pendleton Magruder, martyr to science and to duty in the
plague-stricken land of Serbia, and our own beloved Chieftain, Edward
May Magruder, M. D., big brained, big bodied, great hearted, and lofty
in soul, may be mentioned as examples of the many men of our name who
have served their Maker in ministering to the needs and alleviating the
pain of their fellowmen.
William Hezekiah Nathaniel Magruder, who descends from our immi-
grant Ancestor through both branches of the line as represented in the
membership of this Clan — that is to say, through Alexander II on his fa-
ther's side and through Samuel, son of Alexander I, on his mother's side —
was not only the foremost educator of his generation in the state of Lou-
isiana, but in the closing years of his life was revered and respected and
beloved by a larger circle of admirers than any other citizen of that state.
His mantle as an instructor of youth descended upon more than one of
his sons, who carried on the work for which they had been so ably trained
by their devoted father. And may I mention, also, the name, most dear
to me, of William Howard Magruder, M.A., LL.D., as one who had the
gift of inspiring young men and boys with the highest ideals of human
service and instilling in them the desire to fit themselves by careful prep-
aration for this service? He taught in the educational institutions of his
native state for over half a century, thirty years of which time was spent
as Head of the Department of English in the A. and M. College of Mis-
sissippi. His influence was, perhaps, wider and greater than any other ed-
ucator, in molding the lives of the young men of Mississippi.
I shall not attempt to portray the dashing qualities and the military
bearing of that distinguished soldier. General John Bankhead Magruder
nor of his brother George Allen Magruder, Captain in the United States
Navy at the breaking out of the Civil War, nor yet to enumerate the va-
rious descendants of Alexander Magruder who had added lustre to the
name throughout the history of our country from the Colonial period
down to the present day, two governors of Maryland, Pratt and Lowe,
and Brig. General Leonard Covington, being among the latter. Suffice it
to say that the same spirit which actuated these noble men is still alive ;
and that Captain Thomas Picket Magruder, U. S. N., with the U. S. Na-
val Base Somewhere on the Coast of France (since made Rear Admiral),
Lt. Commander Carey Magruder, U. S. N., Lieut. John Holmes Magru-
der, Jr., U. S. N., with two splendid young cadets of our name in training
as midshipmen at Annapolis, are the offering of our Clan to the Navy of
our Country in these times big with the destiny of the human race and
suffering the birth pangs of a new era. Doubtless had we access to the
rosters of the Army, we should find not only the name of Lt. Col. Alex-
ander Covington Magruder, M.D., in charge of a Medical Unit in the
Reserve Corps ; but many others bearing our patronymic besides an equal
number with different names but no less Alagruders in lineage and loyalty.
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But why prolong this phase of our theme? MacGregors we were, Ma-
gruders we are ; and we are as proud of the one as of the other. Lawyers,
doctors, professors, financiers, farmers, manufacturers, judges, generals,
and governors — all and more with clean records of faithful service to God
and country and brotherman — are to be found among the descendants of
that Alexander Magruder who came to the Province of Maryland and
Avalon in the days of its infancy.
As to the process of change by which the name MacGregor (as we pro-
nounce it today) became Magruder, there are two important points to be
borne in mind. First : The value of the vowel "e" occurring in the mid-
dle syllable, was not the short "e," as in "met" but was identical with
the sound of short "i," as in pin. Some of those here present may have
known people by the name of Evans who (the older members of the fam-
ily, at least, if not all) pronounced it "ivins." This value of the letter
"e" is perceived in the name of our Mother Country, England. No one
ever pronounces it england ; but Tngland : so, too, the pronunciation of
our Clan name was MacGrigor ; and in the old Archives of Maryland in
the Land Office at Annapolis the name is spelled, at an early date, M-a-k-
r-i-g-e-r- Makriger. Another document, of this period, has the spelling
M-a-g-r-i-g-e-r- Magriger, an easy transition from the foregoing, show-
ing that this was the usual pronunciation.
Now, to account, in the second place, for the change of the last "g"
into "d," we shall have to remind ourselves of Grimm's Law of Pho-
netics ; and, also, of Verner's Law, the latter carrying his researches fur-
ther than Grimm and working out the principles of change more scien-
tifically. Applying these principles to the case in hand, it may readily
be seen that the change in the form of our name was a gradual and a
natural one.
If we analyze these changes syllable by syllable, we find that the sound
of "hard c" (or "k") and the sound of "g" are so nearly alike that it
is difficult to distinguish between "Makriger" and "MacGrigor" because
the "g" sound has coalesced with that of "k," or "hard c," preceding it :
but just because the two sounds are so closely allied, some dropped the
"hard c" sound and retained the "g" making "Magriger." For an expla-
nation of the next step in this transformation, that is, the change of "e"
or "i" into "u" or "oo" sound, let us turn to the letter E in The Stand-
ard Dictionary. There you will find that the "e" sound "at the end of a
syllable varies toward i or a murmur u "(oo)." This is exactly what
has taken place in this instance. The original MacGregor becoming
Magriger and Magruger. Now, for the change of the second "g" to "d,"
if we turn to the letter G in The Standard Dictionary we may read: "In
words of Latin or Greek origin, the tongue-tip stop 'd' takes the place
of the proper 'g' sound before 'e' and 'i' sounds."
This fits in exactly with the case in hand, "Gregor" deriving from the
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Latin "Gregorius" and the value of the "o" in the latter syllable of
"Gregor" being identical with "e" or "i" as we shall presently see. Thus
we come to the spelling "Magrudor" or "Magruder."
To account for the change of the last vowel according to phonetic
laws, let us again turn to The Standard Dictionary. Under the eighteenth
letter of the alphabet it is stated, " 'closing r' has a marked vocal mur-
mur generally treated as an additional vowel. It displaces in sound any
preceding vowel, as in friar, speaker, nadtr, author, sulfwr, sat;yr, all
ending in the murmur 'r'. " In other words before a "closing r" all vow-
els sound alike and there is no difference in the pronunciation of "Ma-
gruder" whether the final syllable is spelled with an "e" or an "o."
Alexander Magruder, the Scotch Emigrant, from whom we descend,
spelled the name as we do today, when he put his own signature to his
will "the tenth day of February in the yeare of our Lord 1676."
The many variants of the name which are found in the Colonial Rec-
ords of the Land Office at Annapolis but register the oral changes which
took place. A list of these variant forms, as they occur in the Archives
of Maryland, convinces me of the truth of our contention and strengthens
the tradition handed down in every branch of the Magruder family :
•MacGregor, Makriger, Magriger, Magruger, Magrut-her (Magroot-her),
Magruder. MacGregors we were : Magruders we are.
Quod erat demonstrandum.
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A REMINISCENCE AND REFLECTION.
By Jesse Ewell, M. D.
IT WAS my privilege to be born in the South-land some few years
before the Civil War and not far from the northern boundary of
Virginia. On our farm there were about fifty darkeys, only a
few of which were of suitable age to take part in the cultivation of
the soil. These darkeys were inherited, none having been bought or
sold; nor would we have sold one except from dire necessity. They
were our wards and we loved them and they loved us. Living within
a night's run of the free state of Pennsylvania and with the "Under-
ground Railroad" in active operation, they remained our willing
slaves until the end of the war, when it became our duty to separate
and each try to make a living for himself. This applied only to the
younger ones, for the old ones remained with us until they died or
their children got able to take care of them. This kindly feeling be-
tween slave-holders and the slaves was the rule and not the exception
in our country.
When the slaves and the slave-holders parted each was at a disad-
vantage. The slaves had done the heavy work, and as children had
looked to their masters for protection and guidance. The responsibil-
ity was on the white man, he directed and controlled, and provided
food if the crop failed and medical aid and nursing in sickness. Each
was at a loss without the other and each had to learn many things
when they parted. It was natural for the ex-slave to come to his old
master for advice which was always gladly given.
Our colored wards of before the war are still the colored wards of
the Southern people. It is our duty to guide and protect them. The
more intelligent of that race looks up to the intelligent white man as
his friend and is willing to take his advice and counsel. There should
be no conflict between the races; each is the others best friend and
each should help the other to develop along the lines best suited for
him.
It should not be forgotten by the white man of the South that in
that fearful period from 1861 to 1865 the white man went to the army
and left the colored man to take care of the loved ones at home.
While this was often behind the Northern lines, in no case was the
trust betrayed and no colored man laid his hands on a white woman
or child except to protect them. Monument buildings in the South
should not stop until one is erected to commemorate this fact.
The feelings of the South-land towards our brothers of the North
was the reverse of this for a long time after the war. As a conquered
people we could not feel kindly towards our conquerers. We recog-
nized some of the Northern people we met as ladies and gentlemen,
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and doubtless they also recognized us as the same, but neither section
liked the other and preferred to stand aloof. The Spanish-American
War did something towards wiping out this feeling; but it remained
for the Great World War to make us feel as one nation, all full-
blooded Americans and proud of it.
As a child I had too much waiting on and it was hard for me to
learn to do the chores. But it was better for me that I should learn.
These were sad times, but I had my pleasures. Among these was a
small flock of sheep bought in the fall for $100.00 and placed under
my special care. I gave them a warm dry house, but the lambs came
in our coldest weather and would chill down in a short time. I had
to carry them to our dwelling, lay them before a hot fire and give
them hot milk with a little apple brandy in it. How would we man-
age this in these prohibition times? Some of the lambs chilled down
as often as six times, but I stuck to them, visiting them every hour or
two during the night. The next June we sold $100.00 worth of lambs
and $35.00 worth of wool, having all of the old sheep in good condi-
tion. With this success I was much elated.
As a boy the "tonguing" of the fox hounds in the forest back of our
home would set me afire. No matter what my task was I could not
do it. I could only get a hasty permit from those at home, and some-
times forgot to do this, before I took to my heels and ran until I got
entirely out of breath or saw the running hounds. Colonel Berkley
and Old Squire Hutchinson owned these dogs and were great men in
my estimation and especially so when they allowed me to accompany
them on horseback on a fox hunt. Great was my joy when later I
was presented with two nice hound puppies. These were my delight
to feed and pamper. I thought of them a good part of each day and
dreamed of them at night. They were beautiful blacktans and devel-
oped unusual intelligence and powers of scent. Soon these were large
enough to take out with the old dogs and when scarcely five months
old both dropped in behind a fox, ahead of the running dogs and car-
ried his trail until overtaken by the pack. This gave Squire Hut-
chison as much pleasure as it did me. He was past sixt}^ years of age
but still a boy in his feelings, and enjoyed a game of marbles or of
pitching horseshoes with us boys as much as we did or more. He
gave me my first lessons in fox-hunting. We did not follow the
hounds English fashion, but knowing the whole country and the
courses the foxes would almost always run, we would cut across and
get on the runways and often see both fox and hounds pass. This
was repeated over and over again during the day and we would know
all about the chase and return with horses not broken down at night.
If at the beginning of the hunting season our dogs chased a rabbit or
a house-cat, the first one that we could get hold of would get a good
whipping. His cries brought in the others who had to take their
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medicine too. This would soon break them in; so we knew when they
began to tongue that it was a fox and nothing else. Our dogs were
well trained and held their own among their best competitors both in
northern Virginia and in southern Maryland. Once with fifty-six
hounds in the chase our little pack did nearly all the leading and
denned the fox. Whenever I went fox hunting my grandmother, who
raised me, would have a pot of corn meal mush prepared to be given
to my hounds immediately on their return, with sweet milk. In this
way she kept them honest, as they would not steal if they were not
hungry. If such precautions were always taken hounds would not
have such unenviable reputations.
One night after an evening's rain in the summer, Squire Hutchi-
son, some of his boys, and myself, started out for a moonlight chase.
Two colored boys who worked for him by the year wanted to go too;
so he kindly lent each of them a horse to accompany us. Before we
started a fox we entered a heavy fog, the result of the rain, and soon
discovered on our opposite side from the moon a luna-bow. This was
without color and appeared like a white sheet arched as a bow follow-
ing us at a distance of about fifty feet. It was a wierd strange looking
thing and so uncanny that it made the colored boys so nervous that
they rode close up to us for protection and evidently did not feel well
until they got back home.
As we had several Englishmen to settle in our section we had
ample opportunity to compare our hounds with the imported English
fox hounds. They were much heavier but not nearly so active as
ours. They appeared to be afraid of getting lost, and had great diffi-
culty in getting over our American rail fences. I never saw them
tested out on endurance, but hardly think that they could exceed our
dogs which I have known to run a red fox for fourteen consecutive
hours.
A good red fox dog is generally no good for the grey, but many of
them are first class "coon" dogs because the coon, like the red, rarely
ever doubles on his track. However he is a rare fighter and the
single dog has to be a good one to kill him.
These, with horse racing, were the sports of my boyhood; and
though I have long ago abandoned them I have not yet repented of
them.
"And the old soldier, all with battles done.
Shoulders his crutch and shows how fields were won."
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TO THE MOTHERS OF CLAN GREGOR.
By Herbert T. Magruder.
Strong is our pride in the race of our fathers;
Courage and valor they've shown in the test;
Grimly surviving the conflict that rages
Around about true men who strive for the best.
But our heart's warmest place is reserved for that parent
Whose faith never falters, whose love is past bound;
Though she leave both her name and her kinfolk behind her
For the home ties of Gregor, wherever they're found.
Though we search for the thrills that may come in a lifetime,
Or look back on the heights that we might have achieved,
In good fortune there's nothing compares with the blessing
Of a Mother of Clan Gregor, we all have received.
IMPORTANT.
Members Read and Act Immediately.
The Editor is very desirous of keeping posted on all that concerns
the members of the American Clan Gregor Society and he earnestly
requests all members to send him any information of interest concern-
ing themselves or any member of the Society. He requests that j'ou
send him information about the marriage or death of any member.
Whenever you change your address, please notify him so that you
may receive a copy of the next Year Book promptly.
Egbert W. Magruder, Editor,
c/o F. S. Royster Guano Company,
Norfolk, Va.
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AMONG THE MEMBERS.
Major Lloyd Burns Magruder
Has been presented with the "Distinguished Service Medal."
Mrs. Maryel Alpina (MacGregor) Magruder,
Wife of the late Dr. Ernest Pendleton Magruder and Sister of Sir Mal-
colm MacGregor, has been appointed to "Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire" for services in connection with the World War as
Head Supervisor, Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, Eng-
land, 1916—1919.
"Rear-Admiral Hilary P. Jones."
Capt. Hilary P. Jones of the U. S. Navy has recently been made
Rear-Admiral and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Atlan-
tic Fleet.
James Mitchell Magruder.
The following is taken from an editorial in the Evening Gazette
of Annapolis, Md., May 6, 1921.
"OF MARYLAND'S BEST"
"The Ark and Dove Society, composed of descendants of the first
colonists of Maryland, has elected Rev. Dr. James M. Magruder, of
Hockley Hall, as its president to succeed J. Noble Stockett. Mr.
Stockett had administered the high office of the Society with dignity
and ability, and in selecting his successor, the Ark and Dove Society
has chosen one of the most typical and distinguished of its members.
It is, of course, exclusive, as only those who trace their descent to the
'Maryland Pilgrims' who came to the Potomac in 1634 in the two
vessels sent out by Cecilius Calvert, in charge of his brother, Leonard,
the first Governor of Maryland, can gain entrance into the Society.
"But this exclusive patriotic organization has an onerous burden. It
is to such societies that the masses of the people look to illustrate in
their daily lives the virtues and traditions of their ancestors. From
the colonists who left Gravesend in 1633 the great commonwealth of
Maryland has derived its influence and the flower of manhood and
womanhood. Dr. Magruder's courteous personality, ripe scholarship
and civic usefulness are known in this community as elsewhere, and
he is a fit embodiment of the principles and purposes of the Ark and
Dove Society."
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Dr. Alagruder in his Installation Address gave a commission to Sir
Arthur Newsholme which was as follows:
"Our celebration this evening is held upon Tuesday in Easter week,
the day upon which two Indian arrows were delivered by a represen-
tative of Lord Baltimore at Windsor castle as rent for the Province
of Maryland. We have here present a distinguished visitor and his
lady from that motherland. Sir Arthur Newsholme came to Balti-
more with a name well known in the field of his labors. Since living
in our midst as head of the department of hygiene at Johns Hopkins
University, he has added new laurels to his fame. Certainly he and
Lady Newsholme have won the hearts of all whom they have met; so
that as they return to England for the summer, even if they do not go,
Indian fashion, with the scalps of enemies dangling from their belts,
they are victors in a truer sense and will carry with them a trophy of
hearts, which is far better.
"In a representative capacity, may I, as governor of the Society of
the Ark and Dove, send by your hand. Sir Arthur, to His Majesty
King George the Fifth two Indian arrows on this Tuesday in Easter
week in token of our loyalty to those principles of liberty that our
forefathers brought with them to these hospitable shores 287 years
ago. And in delivering these arrows to the King may I request that
you prefer our hope to His Majesty that Maryland and England, the
United States and Great Britain and Ireland may ever stand side by
side and shoulder to shoulder in whatever sacrifices may be needed
through the coming years for the advancement of that liberty where-
with Christ hath made us free."
MARRIAGES OF CLAN MEMBERS.
Gantt, Miss Jessie Waring, and Abram Tern Myers, July 14th,
1920. St. James Church, Washington, D. C.
Magruder, Russell, and Miss Madge Morrill Mason, December
25th, 1920. Williamstown, West Virginia.
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ENROLLED MEMBERS.
(c) Indicates charter members.
(m) Indicates minor members.
(a) Indicates associate members.
Figures in front of names indicate enrollment numbers.
Maiden names of married members are in parentheses.
Deceased members are in a list following this.
463 Abercrombie, Mrs. Clarence W., Tuskegee, Ala.
397 Adams, Mrs. Jane A. Magruder.
255 Addison Mrs. Arthur Downing Upshur (Minnie Chewning),
Eastville, Va.
504 Addison, Arthur Downing, Jr., Norfolk, Va.
371 Addison, Ed. Magruder Tutwiler, Eastville, Va.
495 Addison, William Strange, Eastville, Va.
432 Arnold, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth, R. F. D. No. 6, Shelbyville, Ky.
5Ic Bailey, Miss Maria Forrest, 1221, Mass. Ave., N. W., Wash-
ington, D. C.
364 Ballard, Mrs. Varnett Reynolds, Eleventh & Main Sts.,
Shelbyville, Ky.
469 Barrett, Mrs. Eugene R. (Maude Smith), Sherman St.,
Denver, Colo.
45 Barrett, Mrs. Florence Magruder (Wynne), Huntsville, Tex.
317 Beall, Mrs. Albert Palmer (Margaret Dorsey Waters), Olney,
Montgomery Co., Md.
196 Beall, Miss Ruth, Winchester, Ky. (23 Boone Ave.)
419 Beall, Miss Virginia Louisa, 1831 California St., N. W., Wash-
ington, D. C.
420 Beatty, Mrs. Edith Worley, Box 180, Nashville, Ark.
18 Berry, Mrs. Jasper M. (Minnie Lee Magruder), 2806 Chelsea
Ave., Baltimore, Md.
474 Bethel, Maj. Edwin Alexander, c/o Adjutant General U. S. A.,
War Dept., Washington, D. C.
275c Bethel, Mrs. Edwin S. (Helen Magruder Bukey), Vienna, Va.
476 Bethel, Lieut. John Magruder, Vienna, Va.
181 Birckhead, Miss Cornelia Rachel Magruder, Proffit, Va.
192 Birckhead, Edgar Belt, 2204 Center St., Dallas, Tex.
374 Birckhead, Edward F., Jr., Fredericksburgh, Va.
182c Birckhead, Miss Mary Eliza, Proffit, Va.
97 Birckhead, Robert George, Proffit, Va.
96c Birckhead, Miss Thea Sallie, Proffit, Va.
159 Birckhead, Thomas Graves, Proffit, Va.
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170a Birckhead, Mrs. Thos. Graves (Annie Leonidine Clowes),
Proffit, Va.
133m Black, Bryan, Jr., 1729 Coliseum St., New Orleans, La.
132m Black, Miss Elizabeth H., 1729 Coliseum St., New Orleans,
La.
130 Black, Mrs. Henrietta Kingsley Hutton (Cummings), 1729
Coliseum St., New Orleans, La.
131m Black, Miss Laura Kingsley, 1729 Coliseum St., New Or-
leans, La.
247 Bonnie, Mrs. Clara Bruce (Haldeman), 517 Ormsby Ave.,
Louisville, Ky.
237m Bowie, Frank Bakewell, c/o Nathaniel Mortimer Bowie, 183
Barrington St., Rochester, N. Y.
111c Bowie, George Calvert, 912 15th St., N. W., Washington,
D. C.
139c Bowie, John Francis MacGregor, Beverly Court, Washing-
ton, D. C.
438 Bowie, Mrs. John F. M., Beverly Court, Washington, D. C.
235m Bowie, Miss Margaret Bakewell, 183 Barrington St., Ro-
chester, N. Y.
157 Bowie, Nathaniel Mortimer, 183 Barrington St., Rochester,
N. Y.
234m Bowie, Nathaniel Mortimer, Jr., 183 Barrington St., Roches-
ter, N. Y.
145c Bowie, Richard Sommerville, Northumberland Apartments,
Washington, D. C.
236m Bowie, Thomas Sommerville, 183 Barrington St., Rochester,
N. Y.
545 Bowie, Airs. William (Elizabeth Taylor Wattles), 1733
Church St., Washington, D. C.
546a Bowie, Dr. William, 1733 Church St., Washington, D. C.
233c Boyd, Miss Ida, 909 E. Court St., Pendleton, Oregon.
273 Boyd, Leroy Stafford, 604 Harvard St., N. W., Washington,
D. C.
276 Brandon, Mrs. Nellie Wailes, 507 N. Pearl St., Natchez, Miss.
ZZJ Brooks, Mrs. W. P. (Mary Sophonia McCormick), Box 86,
R. F. D. No. 1, Bennings Station, Washington, D. C.
8c Bukey, Mrs. John Spencer (Roberta Julia Magruder),
Vienna, Va.
490 Bushinger, Miss Mary Gibhart, Monte Vista, Colo.
296 Byrd, Mrs. T. H. (Elizabeth Logan Pratt), Shelbyville, Ky.
496 Chewning, Henry Magruder, Jr., 420 Chestnut St., Norfolk,
Va.
193 Chewning, John William, Concord, Fla.
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150 Christian, Mrs. George M. (Susan Elizabeth Killam), Shel-
bina, Mo.
527 Clarke, Mrs. Elmer Sterling (Virginia Mayne), 303 E. 6th
St., York, Neb.
345 Cockey, Edward Thomas, C. P. A., 480 W. 183rd St., N. Y.,
N. Y.
523 Cooper, Miss Rosabella, P. O. Box 111, Richmond, Va.
356 Cox, Mrs. W. D. (Mamie Staunton Wynne), Huntsville, Tex.
119 Cummings, Miss Laura Lee, 1729 Coliseum St., New Orleans,
La.
109 Cummings, Mrs. Laura Turpin (Hutton), 1729 Coliseum St.,
New Orleans, La.
149c Cunningham, Mrs. John C. (Jennie Morton), 828 Clay St.,
Shelbyville, Ky.
500 Daniels, Smith Coffee, Port Gibson, Miss.
259 Davis, Mrs. Adelina Magruder (Wyatt), Petersburg Hos-
pital, Petersburg, Va.
543 Davis, Miss Elizabeth Magruder, 205 Independent Life
Bldg., Nashville, Tenn.
505 Davis, Mrs. L Hunter (Eliza Magruder Talbot), 1505 Ber-
nard Ave., Nashville, Tenn.
183 Deemy, Mrs. Bessie (Riddle), 317 E. Chillicothe Ave., Belle-
fontaine, Ohio.
186m Deemy, John Riddle, 317 E. Chillicothe Ave., Bellefontaine,
Ohio.
185 Deemy, Miss Josephine Saxton, 317 E. Chillicothe Ave.,
Bellefontaine, Ohio.
187m Deemy, Miss Ruth Gortin, 317 E. Chillicothe Ave., Bellefon-
taine, Ohio.
354 Dejarnette, Horatio Erskine, Princeton, W. Va.
260 Donnan, Maxwell Kenan, 13 Perry St., Petersburg, Va.
261 Donnan, Miss Sallie Ward Branch, 13 Perry St., Petersburg,
Va.
393 Dorsett, Mrs. Belle MacGregor, R. F. D., Upper Marlboro,
Md.
208m Dorsett, Miss Susie Mitchell, 234 "E" St., N. E., Washing-
ton, D. C.
207m Dorsett, Telfair Bowie, 234 "E" St., N. E., Washington, D. C.
205c Dorsett, William Newman, 234 "E" St., N. E., Washington,
D. C.
206ac Dorsett, Mrs. William Newman (Roberta Hoxton Coome),
234 "E" St., N. E., Washington, D. C.
238 Drake, Joseph Turpin, Port Gibson, Miss.
30 Drake, Winbourne Magruder, Box 806, Memphis, Tenn.
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537 Dudrow, Mrs. Newman G. (Katherine Magruder), Hyatts-
ville, Md.
352 Evans, Mrs. David E. (Bernice Churchill Hedges), Gorham, J>-
Colo.
100 Ewell, Miss Alice Maud, R. F. D., Haymarket, Va.
310 Ewell, Miss Charlotte, 151 W. Lafayette Ave., Baltimore, Md.
22 Ewell, Miss Helen Woods, Ruckersville, Va.
103a Ewell, Mrs. Jesse (Mary Jane Ish), Ruckersville, Va.
88c Ewell, Jesse, Jr., Ruckersville, Va.
23 Ewell, Miss Laura Susan Lavinia, Ruckersville, Va.
134c Ewell, Miss Mary Eleanor, R. F. D., Haymarket, Va.
Ferneyhough, Mrs. Fannie Ashlie, 1304 C St., N. E., Wash-
ington, D. C.
448m Ferneyhough, Henry Hutton, Warrenton, Va.
28ac Ferneyhough, Mrs. John B. (Elizabeth Waller), Forest Hill,
Richmond, Va.
27c Ferneyhough, John Bowie, Forest Hill, Richmond, Va.
395m Ferneyhough, Mae Lavinia, Warrenton, Va.
394a Ferneyhough, Mrs. Robert Edward (Margaret H.), Warren-
ton, Va.
202 Ferneyhough, Dr. Robert Edward, Warrenton, Va.
396m Ferneyhough, Robert Edward, Jr., Warrenton, Va.
385 Field, Mrs. Grace McLaughlin, 261 Alsina, Buenos Aires,
S. A.
387 Frisbee, Mrs. Mamie Button, 804 6th St., Sheldon, Iowa.
466 Fuller, Mrs. Robert Waight (Elizabeth Smoot), 1810 Riggs
Place, N. W., Washington, D. C.
321 Gallaher, Miss Eleanor Magruder Briscoe, Waynesboro, Va.
7>22 Gallaher, Miss Juliet Hite, Waynesboro, Va.
74c Gantt, Mrs. Helen Woods (MacGregor), 600 Maryland Ave.,
N. E., Washington, D. C.
60c Gantt, Miss Helen W^oods, MacGregor, 600 Maryland Ave.,
N. E., Washington, D. C.
538 Garth, Mrs. Charles P. (Annie Lewis Birckhead), Proffit,
Albemarle Co., Va.
487 Garth, Miss Frances Walker, Proffit, Albemarle Co., Va.
252 Gassaway, Mrs. Helen Muncaster, Winchester, Va.
254 Gassaway, Miss Rosalie Hanson, Winchester, Va.
177m Golladay, Miss Dorothy Katherine, 4508 14th St., Washing-
ton, D. C.
165c Golladay, Mrs. Rose Virginia (Ferneyhough), 4508 14th St.,
Washington, D. C.
447 Golson, Mrs. Eustace (Martha Moxley), 617 Magnolia Ave.,
Shelbyville, Ky.
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287
117
llSac
421
267m
123m
124m
126m
125m
121
122ac
347
547
19c
369
433
509
480
218c
479
148
162c
147c
376m
142
518
375m
541
11
137
101c
446m
437
Goodwin, Mrs. Samuel (Dora Hedges), Emporia, Va.
Green, Mrs. John M. (Inez MacGregor), Stafford, Va.
Green, Mrs. I. Marshall (Kate Evelyn Makely), Stafford, Va.
Gregory, Alvra W., 3 Chestnut St., Rockland, Md.
Griffin, Miss Anne Mary, Spring St., W. Falls Church, Va.
Griffin, Miss Caroline Hill, Spring St., W. Falls Church, Va.
Griffin, Miss Eleanor Bryan, Spring St., W. Falls Church, Va.
Griffin, Miss Elizabeth Marshall, Spring St., W. Falls Church,
Va.
Griffin, Miss Frances Fenwick, Spring St., VV. Falls Church,
Va.
Griffin, Mrs. Robert Bryan (Mary Edelweiss Marshall),
Spring St., W. Falls Church, Va.
Griffin, Robert Bryan, Spring St., W. Falls Church, Va.
Griffith, Arthur Llewellyn, Halidon, Cumberland Mills, Maine.
Griffith, Mrs. Ernest Sharp (Virginia Hughes), 2600 Dupont
Ave., South Minneapolis, Minn.
Hammond, Mrs. Walter C. (Minnie Magruder Berry), Mercer
& Bucks Ave., W. Arlington, Va.
Hardmy, Mrs. Nannie Bowie, 3803 Jocelyn St., Chevy Chase,
D. C.
Hardy, Mrs. George F. (Johnetta Beall), Cryder's Point,
Whitestone Landing, L. L, N. Y.
Higgins, Miss Dorothy, Rockville, Md.
Higgins, Lieut. Jesse Alexander, Box 88, Rockville, Md.
Higgins, Airs. John J. (Laura Cook Muncaster), Rockville,
Md.
Higgins, Capt. Walter Muncaster, 1340 Parkwood Place,
N. W., Washington, D. C.
Hill, Albert Sydney, 3680 Seventh St., San Diego, California.
Hill, Miss Frederica Dean, Upper Marlboro, Md.
Hill, Miss Henrietta Sophia May, Upper Marlboro, Md.
Hill, Miss Mary Alice, R. F. D., Landover, Md.
Hill, Miss Mary Therese, R. F. D., Landover, Md.
Hill, Miss Regina Magruder, 909 "M" St., N. W., Washing-
ton, D. C.
Hill, William M., Ill, R. F. D., Landover, Md.
Hoffman, Mrs. Lester Chenoworth (Anna Beall Silver), Bun-
ker Hill, W. Va.
Hooe, Miss Mary Bernard, Croome, Md.
Hooe, Mrs. R. H. (Augusta Magruder), Croome, Md.
Hundley, Mrs. Mary Ish (Ewell), Ruckersville, Va.
Hundley, Miss Mary Ewell, Ruckersville, Va.
Hutchison, Mrs. W. P. (Tracy Magruder), 988 Government
St., Mobile, Ala.
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286 Jenkins, Mrs. E. Austen (Adelaide Lowe), 1300 St. Paul St.,
Baltimore, Md.
293 Jones, Rear Admiral Hilary Pollard, Jr., c/o Navy Dept.,
Washington, D. C.
521 Jones, Mrs. Howard O. (Harriet Cooper), 320 Hawthorne
Ave., Roland Park, Richmond, Va.
492 Johnson, Edward McGar., 716 Southern Pacific Bldg., Hous-
ton, Tex.
511 Johnson, J. Milton, 354 E. Church St., Urbana. Ohio.
136c Keyser, Mrs. William L. (Caroline DeJarnette), Washing-
ton, Va.
341 Kollock, Mrs. Elizabeth Olivia Wolfe, 122 E. 91st St., N. Y.,
N. Y.
398 Laverty, Mrs. Annie Magruder, Congress Heights, D. C.
343 Leadbeater, Mrs. Janet Boyd Gregory, North Washington
St., Alexandria, Va.
358 Leonard, Walter Magruder, 321 Metropolitan Bldg., Akron,
Ohio.
551 Leonard, Walter Magruder, Jr., 321 Metropolitan Bldg., Ak-
ron, Ohio.
50c Lesher, Mrs. William Anderson (Margaret Magruder), 1417
Belmont Ave., Washington, D. C.
112 Lewis, Mrs. J. C. (Matilda Frances Beall), 1379 Detroit St.,
Denver, Colo.
251 Linthicum, Mrs. Otis M. (Ella Magruder Stonestreet), Rock-
ville, Md.
372 Lyles, Mrs. Albert R. (Stella Pendleton), Virginia, Cass Co.,
111.
135 Mackall, Mrs. Laidler B. (Evelyn Bowie), 732 9th St., N. E.,
Washington, D. C.
460m Mackall, Miss Mary Bruce, 732 9th St., N. E., Washington,
D. C.
461m Mackall, Laidler Bowie, 732 9th St., N. E., Washington, D. C.
350m MacGregor, Alaric Ridout, StafiFord, Va.
359 MacGregor, Miss Eleanor Barstow, 295 Spring St., Portland,
Me.
163c MacGregor, Miss Elizabeth, R. F. D,, Upper Marlboro, Md.
164c MacGregor, Miss Ellen Ewell, R. F. D., Upper Marlboro, Md.
294 MacGregor, Harlan Page, 1119 Main St., Wheeling, W. Va.
280 AlacGregor, John Alaster, Stafford, Va.
428m MacGregor, Malcolm Parker, Rayville, La.
201c MacGregor, Miss Rebecca Mason, 501 Second St., N. E.,
Washington, D. C.
368 MacGregor, Miss Rosa Lee, 3803 Jocelyn St., Chevy Chase,
D. C.
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179c MacGregor, Aliss Sarah Louise, Upper Marlboro, Md.
346 MacGregor, Thomas Burnett, Frankfort, Ky.
406 MacGregor, Thomas Henry, Rayville, La.
426 MacGregor, Mrs. Thomas Henry, Rayville, La.
427m MacGregor, Thomas Henry, Jr., Rayville, La.
430m Magruder, Alice Hartwell, 509 Trenton Ave., San Antonio,
Tex.
129cm Magruder, Miss Allaville, Charlottesville, Va.
431m Magruder, Alexander Dalton, 509 Trenton Ave., San Antonio,
Tex.
457 Alagruder, Alexander Covington, 1331 Nevada Ave., Colorado
Springs, Colo.
468a Magruder, Mrs. Alexander Covington (Winifred Carlton),
1331 Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo.
429 Magruder, Alexander Leonard Covington, 509 Trenton Ave.,
San Antonio, Tex.
451 Magruder, Arthur, Oklahoma City, Okla.
13c Magruder, Arthur Hooe Staley, Gunther Bldg., Baltimore,
Md.
544 Magruder, Augustine Freeland, Starkville, Miss.
453m Magruder, Betty Elizabeth, Oklahoma City, Okla.
513 Magruder, Major Bruce, U. S. A., Wardman Park Hotel,
Washington, D. C.
6c Magruder, Caleb Clarke, Annapolis, Md.
14ac Magruder, Mrs. Caleb Clarke (Elizabeth Rice Nalle), An-
napolis, Md.
Magruder, Caleb Clarke, Jr., Colorado Bldg., Washington,
D. C.
127 Magruder, Calvert, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass.
493 Magruder, Carter Bowie, U. S. Military Academy, West
Point, N. Y.
531 Magruder, C. W., Lt. Commander, U. S. N., c/o Navy Dept.,
Washington, D. C.
475 Magruder, Corporal Donald D., IZ Townsend Ave., Staple-
ton, Staten Island, N. Y.
225c Magruder, Edward, Beltsville, Md.
488 Magruder, Edward Keach, Woodbrook, Charles Ave., Bal-
timore, Md.
Ic Magruder, Dr. Edward May, Charlottesville, Va.
143ac Magruder, Mrs. Edward May (Mary Cole Gregory), Char-
lottesville, Va.
4c Magruder, Egbert Watson, c/o Royster Guano Co., Nor-
folk, Va.
532a Magruder, Mrs. Egbert Watson (Frances Byrd Alvey), 721
Raleigh Ave., Norfolk, Va.
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55c Magruder, Miss Eliza Nicholson, Annapolis, Aid.
49c Magruder, Miss Elizabeth Cummins, 1417 Belmont Ave.,
Washington, D. C.
319m Magruder, Miss Elizabeth Dunbar, Eastham, Va.
318 Magruder, Mrs. Earnest Pendleton (Maryel Alpina Mac-
Gregor), Balquhidder, Scotland.
355m Magruder, Earnest Pendleton, Jr., Balquhidder, Scotland.
128c Magruder, Miss Evelina, Charlottesville, Va.
494 Magruder, Miss Evelina Norris, c/o Lt. Col. G. M. Magruder,
U. S. P. H. S., Norfolk, Va.
536 Magruder, F. B. S., Hyattsville, Md.
43a Magruder, Mrs. F. M. (Elizabeth Dunbar Long), Eastham,
Va.
258 Magruder, George Corbin Washington, Choctaw, Okla.
533 Magruder, George Archibald (Warrant Oflficer) U. S. N.,
Washington, D. C.
81 Magruder, Dr. George Mason, U. S. P. H. S., Norfolk, Va.
82a Magruder, Mrs. George Mason (Isadora Carvallo Causton),
U. S. P. H. S., Norfolk, Va.
520 Magruder, Hamline, 55 Townsend Ave., Stapleton, N. Y.
524 Magruder, Miss Helen Eugenia, IZ Townsend Ave., Staple-
ton, N. Y.
104c Magruder, Herbert Staley, Port Gibson, Miss.
325 Magruder, Mrs. Herbert Staley (Rosalind Geddes), Wash-
ington, D. C.
264 Magruder, Mrs. Hubert Johnston (Lula Barnes), Oak Hill,
Fla.
265 Magruder, Hubert Johnston, Oak Hill, Fla.
414 Magruder, Herbert Thomas, 731 Townsend Ave., Staten
Island, N. Y.
2c Magruder, Horatio Erskine, Keswick, Va.
3c Magruder, Mrs. Horatio Erskine (Julia May Chewning), Kes-
wick, Va.
361 Magruder, Rev. James Mitchell, Annapolis, Md.
362a Magruder, Mrs. James Mitchell (Margaret M.), Annapolis,
Md.
25 Magruder, James Opie, Lynchburg, Va.
248a Magruder, Mrs. James Opie (Rosa Williamson), Lynchburg,
Va.
301m Magruder, James Person, 1516 Amelia St., New Orleans, La.
403 Magruder, James Taylor, 1715 Washington St., Fort Worth,
Tex.
228 Magruder, Miss Jane Beall, Beltsville, Md.
540 Magruder, John Holmes, The Connecticut, Washington, D. C.
483 Magruder, Julian, Choctaw, Okla.
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382 Magruder, Lilburn Duerson, Portland, Oregon.
332 Magruder, Lieut. Col. Lloyd Burns, c/o War Department,
Washington, D. C.
508 Magruder, Lyles, R. F. D. No. 10, Box 55, Oklahoma City,
Okla.
486 Magruder, Miss Margery Lockhart, 1359 Fairmount St.,
Washington, D. C.
507 Magruder, Lt. Col. Marshall, U. S. A., War Department,
Washington, D. C.
212c Magruder, Miss Mary, Forest Glen, Md.
399 Magruder, Miss Mary Emma, Box 405, Nowata, Okla.
304 Magruder, Miss Mary Harrelson, 124 Dallas St., San Anto-
nio, Tex.
336 Magruder, Miss Mary Louise, 105 Fifth Ave., Rome, Ga.
335 Magruder, Miss Mary Lynn, Montgomery Ave., Bryn
Mawr, Pa.
314m Magruder, Miss Mary Martin, Guilford Ave., Baltimore, Md.
54c Magruder, Miss Mary Nicholson, Annapolis, Md.
57 Magruder, Miss Mary Randall, Annapolis, Md.
227c Magruder, Miss Mary Teresa, Beltsville, Md.
370 Magruder, Miss Mattie Beall, Box 153, Chipley, Ga.
90 Magruder, Miss Nannie Hughes, Port Gibson, Miss.
413 Magruder, Nathaniel Hawkins, Austwell, Tex.
47c Magruder, Oliver Barron, 1417 Belmont Ave., Washington,
D. C.
48ac Magruder, Mrs. Oliver Barron (Margaret Jane Graham),
1417 Belmont Ave., Washington, D. C.
178c Magruder, Oliver Graham, 1417 Belmont Ave., Washington,
D. C.
452m Magruder, Paul Julian, Oklahoma City, Okla.
412 Magruder, Paul Kleinpeter, 404 W. Marshall St., San An-
tonio, Tex.
305 Magruder, Richard Brooke, Klatskanie, Oregon.
435 Magruder, Richard Johnson, 1428 Crittendon St., Washing-
ton, D. C.
485 Magruder, Robert, Jr., 58 Bayview Ave., Rose Bank, Staten
Island, N. Y.
522 Magruder, Robert, 73 Townsend Ave., Stapleton, N. Y.
113 Magruder, Robert Lee, Box 153, Columbus, Ga.
330a Magruder, Mrs. Robert Lee (Nannie Gates), Box 153, Co-
lumbus, Ga.
91 Magruder, Robert Lee, Jr., Chipley, Ga.
46m Magruder, Roger Gregory, Charlottesville, Va.
120 Magruder, Miss Rosa, Port Gibson, Miss.
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105 Alagruder, Miss Rosalie Stuart, 23 State Circle, Annapolis,
Md.
226 Magruder, Russell, Beltsville, Md.
525 Magruder, Miss Sallie Isola, Howard's Studio, Orlando, Fla.
320m Magruder, Miss Sallie Watson, Eastham, Va.
230 Magruder, Miss Sarah Cummins, Beltsville, Md.
338 Magruder, Simpson Fouche, 501 E. Third St., Rome, Ga.
15c Magruder, Thomas Nalle, Mitchellville, Md.
12 Magruder, Rear Admiral Thomas Pickett, U. S. N., Navy
Dept., Washington, D. C.
331 Magruder, Dr. Thomas V., 719 American Trust Bldg., Bir-
mingham, Ala.
306 Magruder, Virginia Williamson, Lynchburg, Va.
34c Magruder, Vesalius Seamour, Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
530 Magruder, Walter Drane, 503 City Nat'l Bank Bldg., Can-
ton, Ohio.
489 Magruder, Warren Keach, 616 Munsey Bldg., Baltimore, Md.
94 Magruder, Willett Clark, 316 W. Market St., Louisville, Ky.
144a Magruder, Mrs. Willett Clark (Eva Liter), 316 W. Market
St., Louisville, Ky.
95m Magruder, Willett Clark, Jr., 316 W. Market St., Louisville,
Ky.
484 Magruder, William Augustine, R. F. D. No. 3, Oklahoma
City, Okla.
349 Magruder, William Belhaven Hamilton, 1215 McCullough
Ave., San Antonio, Tex.
313 Magruder, Dr. William Edward, Jr., Baltimore St. & Guil-
ford Ave., Baltimore, Md.
434 Magruder, Wm. Howard, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Md.
450c Magruder, William Pinckney, Woodside, Silver Spring, Md.
424 Magruder, William Robert, Shelbyville, Ky.
425 Magruder, Mrs. Wm. Robert (Elizabeth Wright Cardwell),
Shelbyville, Ky.
302m Magruder, William Thomas, 1516 Amelia St., New Orleans,
La.
549 Magruder, William Wailes, Starkville, Miss.
556a Magruder, Mrs. William Wailer (Clemmie Henry), Starkville,
Miss.
557 Magruder, William Wailer, Jr., Starkville, Miss.
558a Magruder, Mrs. William Wailer, Jr. (Rachel Mclnnis),
Starkville, Miss.
552 Marshall, Mrs. James Markham (Maria Minor Dejarnette),
Front Royal, Va.
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99c Marshall, Mrs. Caroline Hill (Magruder), Spring St., W.
Falls Church, Va.
303 Martin, Mrs. Anna Dalton, 212 Alamosa Ave., San Antonio,
Tex.
79 Martin, Mrs. H. G. (Ruth Elizabeth Wade), 1516 Amelai
St., New Orleans, La.
477 Martin, Randolph Magruder, 212 Alamosa Ave., San An-
tonio, Tex.
478 Martin, James Woodward, 212 Alamosa Ave., San Antonio,
Tex.
239 Maynard, Mrs. Richard H. (Henrietta Maria Clarissa Fol-
lansbee), Gambrills, Md.
297 Mayne, Miss Clifton Ethel, 4011 Izard St., Omaha, Neb.
282 McColl, Mrs. Susie Mitchell, Upper Marlboro, Md.
409 McCormick, Mrs. William G. (Annie Magruder), Prarie
Grove, Ark.
204ac McDonnell, Prof. Henry Barnett, College Park, Md.
203c McDonnell, Mrs. Henry Barnett (Julia Magruder), College
Park, Md.
503 McDougall, Miss Margaret A., Port Gibson, Miss.
29 McFarland, Mrs. I. B. (Mae Samuella Magruder Wynne), 1^
Holman Ave., Houston, Tex.
291 McFerrin, Mrs. Margaret Roberts, Shelbyville, Tenn.
153 McKeige, Mrs. (Margaret Carter Muncaster), Montrose, Pa.
383 McLaughlin, Mrs. Mary Rebecca Long, 1552 Calle Peru,
Buenos Aires, S. A.
12) McMurdo, Mrs. Keith (Sarah Gilmer Magruder), Wilsall,
Mon.
308 Merryman, Miss Lilian, Terrace Dale, Towson, Md.
309 Merryman, Marvin, Hagerstown, Md.
554 Miller, Miss Julia Magruder, Washington, Va.
307 Mitchell, Mrs. Andrew (Lizzie Magruder), Falls Church, Va.
20c Moore, Mrs. Claude R. (Elizabeth Ruflf Berry), 2806 Chelsea
Ave., Baltimore, Md.
411 Morrison, Mrs. Mary Shipman, Wardman Court, Washing-
ton, D. C.
499 Morgan, Arthur Butt, Jr., 230 N. Person St., Raleigh, N. C.
168 Morgan, Mrs. Arthur Butt (Agnes Chewning), Raleigh, N. C.
151c Muncaster, Alexander, 482 Louisiana Ave., Washington, D. C.
154mc Muncaster, Miss Edna Sarah, 907 Sixteenth St., N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
198c Muncaster, John Edwin, R. F. D. No. 5, Rockville, Md.
199c Muncaster, Mrs. John E. (Alletta Magruder Waters), R. F.
D. No. 5, Rockville, Md.
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215m Muncaster, Miss Margery Ivolue, Cumberland, Md.
455a Muncaster, Mrs. Otho Magruder (Mary Rittehouse Nourse),
North Fork, Va.
152c Muncaster, Dr. Steuart Brown, 907 Sixteenth St., N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
213 Muncaster, Walter James, Cumberland, Md.
214a Muncaster, Mrs. Walter J. (Mary Ivolue Spear), Cumber-
land, Md.
363 Muncaster, William Edwin, R. F. D. No. 5, Rockville, Md.
75 Myers, Mrs. Abram Tern (Jessie Waring Gantt), 413 4th
St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
138c Norris, Mrs. J. T. (Helen Swann Bowie), 2637 67th St., Phil-
adelphia, Pa.
405 Nally, Miss Elizabeth E., Landover, Md.
351 deNewberry, Mrs. Fannie Taylor, Cordoba, Argentine Re-
public, S. A.
501 Nicklin, Col. Benjamin P., U. S. A., 17 Hampden St., Spring-
field, Mass.
348 Nicklin, Lieut. John Bailey, Jr., 516 Poplar St., Chattanooga,
Tenn.
553 Nye, Mrs. William C. (Ella V. Lee), 120 W. Winter St., Del-
aware, Ohio.
389 Olmstead, Mrs. Henry Hall (Frances Arabella), Front Royal,
Va.
324 Olmstead, Henry Hall, Front Royal, Va.
442 Offutt, Mitchum Webb, Engineers Club, 32 W. 40th St., New
York City, N. Y.
441 Offutt, Rueben Ford, Maple Wood, Georgetown, Ky.
440 Offutt, Dr. William Nelson, 230 N. Broadway, Lexington, Ky.
417 Offutt, Winfield Roach, 1222 Garvin Place, Louisville, Ky.
223 Osburn, Miss Eugenia Hilleary, Manassas, Va.
191c Palmer, Mrs. H. E. (Joanna Mayne), 219 Main St., Dayton,
Ohio.
210m Parker, Miss Emily Gaines, 86 St. and Broadway, New York,
N. Y.
211m Parker, Francis Bedall, 86 St. and Broadway, New York,
N. Y.
209 Parker, Mrs. Bedall (Sannie Gaines), 86th St. and Broad-
way, New York, N. Y.
31c Passano, Edward Boteler, Towsontown, Md.
550 Pearman, Miss Carrie Ophelia, R. F. D., Box 6, Anderson,
S. C.
444 Pendleton, Miss Gertrude Owen, 727 6th St., Booneville, Mo,
804579A
70 American Clan GrEGor Society
506 Permenter, Mrs. Shim (Mabel Magruder), 1916 Laura St.,
Jacksonville, Fla.
311 Pollock, Mrs. J. E. (Caroline Mayne), 550 Courtland Ave.,
Park Ridge, 111.
535m Pollock, Mary Caroline, c/o Tom L. Pollock, 601 Oneida St.,
Denver, Colo.
Zn Pollock, Tom L., 703-707 E & C Bldg., Denver, Colo.
415 Poole, Miss Katherine Riggs, 1520 "R" St., N. W., Wash-
ington, D. C.
416 Poole, Miss Martha Sprigg, 1520 "R" St., N. W., Washing-
ton, D. C.
64m Pope, Milton Smith, Tuskegee, Ala.
63 Pope, Mrs. R. S., Jr. (Olive Magruder Smith), Tuskegee,
Ala.
423 Powell, Dr. Llewellyn, 201 N. Washington St., Alexandria,
Va.
292 Powell, Mrs. Mary Crawford, 201 North Washington St.,
Alexandria, Va.
380 Puckett, Mrs. Laura V. (Magruder), 422 N. Burnett Ave.,
Denison, Tex.
381 Puckett, Miss Lorelle, 422 N. Burnett Ave., Denison, Tex.
528 Rea, Mrs. Martha Magruder, Landover, Md.
357 Rees, Mrs. George S. (Eugenia Farr), 3745 Huntington St.,
Chevy Chase, D. C.
391 Rhea, Mrs. William F. (Rosa Smith Turpin), 2309 Grace St.,
Richmond, Va.
288 Reynard, Mrs. William A. (Sabra Loise Wynne), 2411 Milam
St., Houston, Tex.
407 Robertson, Miss Anita Key, Derwood, Md.
514 Robertson, Clififord H., Rockville, Md.
491 Robertson, Miss Harriet Cook, 1431 John St., Baltimore, Md.
510 Robertson, Thomas P., 1001 Harlem Ave., Baltimore, Md.
290 Rogers, Mrs. J. T. (Mary Beall Hedges), 1011 College St.,
Bowling Green, Ky.
190m Scarfif, James Gorton, 218 N. Main St., Bellefontaine, Ohio.
189 Scarff, John Edward, 218 N. Main St., Bellefontaine, Ohio.
388 Scoggan, Miss Vernett Wilson, 166 State Ave., Louisville, Ky.
216 Sessford, Mrs. Henry W. (Mabel Clare MacGregor), 1410
M. St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
141 Sessions, Mrs. William C. (Cornelia Frances), 309 Boule-
vard, Tampa, Fla.
462 Shell, Mrs. Brooks E. (Rosa Smith), 253 Pearl Ave., Lan-
caster, Ohio.
180ac Sheriff, Mrs. Clement William (Ann Wade Wood), Benning,
D. C.
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171c Sheriff, Clement William, Benning, D. C.
328 Sheriff, Mrs. B. H. (Walter Ann McCormick), Benning, D. C.
402 Sheriff, William Hall, Seat Pleasant, D. C.
271 Short, Mrs. Edmund, Jr. (Mary Rutan Magruder), 1412
Franklin St., Denver, Colo.
212 Short, George Ninian, 103 Lewison Bldg., Butte, Montana.
539 Silver, Gray, Martinsburg, W. Va.
555 Silver, Mrs. Gray (Kate Bishop), Martinsburg, W. Va.
534 Silver, Miss Martha Jane, Martinsburg, W. Va.
418 Simmons, Mrs. Grant Gilbert (Nancy Graham Offutt), 461
Prairie Ave., Kenosha, Wis.
458 Singleton, Thomas D., 3214 19th St., Washington, D. C.
459a Singleton, Mrs. Thomas D. (Maude Sevier), 3214 19th St.,
N. W., Washington, D. C.
326 Smith, Mrs. William W. (Isabel Geddes), 3703 Ingoma St.,
Chevy Chase, D. C.
390 Smith, Miss Sallie W., Shadwell, Va.
62 Smith, Mrs. Milton M. (Sue Magruder), Tuskegee, Ala.
408 Snively, Mrs. Henry, Jr. (Elizabeth H.), 2 Sixteenth Ave.,
S., North Yakima, Wash.
107c Sowell, Mrs. Albert B. (Nancy Katherine Wade), 1325
Broadway, Paducah, Ky.
266 Steele, Mrs. Mary Eleanor, Falls Church, Va.
274c Stevens, Mrs. Pierre C. (Sarah Goldsborough Magruder),
Berwin, Md.
58c Stewart, Mrs. W. H. (Sallie Magruder), Eastham, Va.
353 Stout, Mrs. Robert Lee (Florence Graham Offutt), Frank-
fort, Ky.
410 Stout, Robert Lee, Versailles, Ky.
384 Stover, Airs. Mary Keen McLaughlin, 1552 Calle Peru.
Buenos Aires, S. A.
470 Strong, Mrs. Blanche Turner, The Cumberland, Apartment
36, Thomas Circle, Washington, D. C.
471 Strong, Miss Helen Augusta, The Cumberland, Apartment
Zd, Thomas Circle, Washington, D. C.
454 Suit, James Alexander Young, National Soldiers' Home,
Ohio.
360 Talbott, Miss Alice, Derwood, Md.
219 Talbott, Mrs. W. Randolph (Laura Magruder Higgins),
Rockville, Md.
400 Talty, Mrs. Belle W., 1911 F St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
526 Taylor, George Keith, 708 Barton Ave., Richmond, Va.
436 Taylor, Henry Magruder, 708 Barton Ave., Richmond, Va.
386 Taylor, Miss Lucy Ann Gilmer, 708 Barton Ave., Rich-
mond, Va.
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548 Thompson, Rev. Enoch Magruder, 820 17th St., N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
269 Thompson, Winston Walker, 108 Eleventh Ave., S. Bir-
mingham, Ala.
268 Thompson, Mrs. W. W. (Ann Magruder), 108 Eleventh
Ave., S. Birmingham, Ala.
169c Thrift, Miss Elsie Magruder, Madison, Va.
Zl Thurman, Mrs. James Oscar (Maria Louisa Magruder),
Eastham, Va.
519 Tompkins, Mrs. Millard (Ethel Magruder), 19 Townsend
Ave., Stapleton, N. Y.
367 Toulmin, Priestly, Jr., 2241 Sycamore St., Birmingham, Ala.
245 Trescott, Mrs. George F. (Kitty Colma Magruder), Win-
field, Mo.
472 Trescott, Richard Trueman, Winfield, Mo.
502 Tutwiler, Bruce Clarence, 641 Keel Ave., Memphis, Tenn.
497 Tutwiler, Carlos Bowie, St. Railway Co., Memphis, Tenn.
194 Tutwiler, Major Edward Magruder, Birmingham, Ala.
195c Tutwiler, Mrs. Edward Magruder (Margaret Chewning),
Birmingham, Ala.
498 Tutwiler, Guy Isbell, Athens, Ala.
517 VandenBerg, Mrs. O. O. (Susie May Geddes), 1343 Harvard
St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
456 Van Sickler, Mrs. Philip (Rachel Nourse Muncaster), North
Fork, Va.
93 Voorhees, Mrs. Louisa Mason (Ferneyhough), Groton, N. Y.
378 Vose, Mrs. James W. (Lorna Craig Fowler), Lyndon, Ky.
78c Wade, Mrs. Mary Sprigg Belt (Magruder), 1322 Park Road,
Washington, D. C.
300 Wade, Thomas Magruder, Jr., St. Joseph, Tensas Parish,
La.
482m Wade, Thomas Magruder, 3rd, Tensas Parish, La.
200 Wallace, Mrs. George (Sallie Willie Chewning), 420 Chest-
nut St., Norfolk, Va.
439 Walters, Mrs. J. E. (Sarah E. Drane), 2218 Crawford St.,
Houston, Tex.
542 Warner, Mrs. C. Hopewell (Frederica Clagett), 15 E. Lan-
vale St., Baltimore, Md.
365 Waters, Miss Hannah Cochran, 1114 S. Fourth St., Louis-
ville, Ky.
166 Waters, Mrs. Mary Emma (Magruder), Olney, Md.
481 Waters, Perrie Etchison, Germantown, Md.
316a Waters, Thomas Worthington, Olney, Montgomery Co., Md.
515 Watterston, Dr. Charles Joseph, 1507 Cotter Ave., Birming-
ham, Ala.
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512 Watterston, Roderick J., Lincoln Ave., Owens, Long Island,
N. Y.
464 Whitacre, Mrs. Ira C. (Rachel Cooke), Silver Spring, Md.
46Sa Whitacre, Ira C, Silver Spring, Md.
92c White, Mrs. Eliza Thrift (Andrews), White's, Va.
404 White, James Andrew, 233 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
289 Whitney, Mrs. George R. (Daisy Hedges), 244 Fourteenth
Ave., Denver, Colo.
244 Wilcox, Mrs. Caroline Magruder (Sowell), Paducah, Ky.
89c Willard, Mrs. Mary Magruder (Tarr), Poolsville, Md.
401 Wilson, Mrs. Edward (Fannie Ewell), Lone Tree, Montana.
529 Wilson, Mrs. John N. (Anne Magruder), Landover, Md.
67 Witherspoon, Mrs. Eddie O. (Mary Edmonia Offutt), 608
West Broadway, Louisville, Ky.
229 Woolf, Miss Elizabeth Kinzar, 1322 Monroe St., Washington,
D. C.
72 Wolfe, Miss Helen, Cornwall, Pa.
221m Wood, Miss Eleanor McGregor, Forestville, Md.
220c Wood, Mrs. Grace (MacGregor), Forestville, Md.
281m Wood, Miss Roberta, Forestville, Md.
241m Woodward, Miss Edith, 11 W. Fifty-first St., New York,
N. Y.
242m Woodward, Miss Elizabeth Ogden, 11 W. Fifty-first St., New
York, N. Y.
42 Woodward, William, 9 East 56th St., New York, N. Y.
516 Wright, Mrs. Clayton M. (Alice Rodgers), 70 Berwick St.,
Worcester, Mass.
249 Zimmerman, Miss Martha Eggleston, 325 S. Fourth St., Ok-
lahoma City, Okla.
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DECEASED MEMBERS.
32c Allen, Mrs. Dorothy Edmonston (Zimmerman), B. 1846, D. 1917.
80c Andrews, Mrs. SalHe Magruder (Ferneyhough), B. 1848, D. 1914.
Birckhead, Miss Ella Bowie, B. D. 1921.
110 Bowie, Mrs. Agnes Woods (MacGregor), B. 1845, D. 1918.
98c Bowie, Thomas Trueman Somerville, B. 1842, D. 1910.
37ac Bukey, John Spencer, B. D. 1919.
161 Campbell, Mrs. Ellen Jane Lynn (Magruder), B. 1834, D. 1911.
344 Chapman, Mrs. Julia Gregory, B. 1842, D. 1912.
76 Chewning, Charles Dudley, B. 1868, D. 1912.
263 Clarke, Mrs. Laura Wolfe, B. D.
61 Clopton, Mrs. Mary (Boyd), B. 1834, D. 1910.
334 Coleman, William Magruder, B. D. 1921.
184m Deemy, Miss Margaret Saxton, B. 1899, D. 1912.
26 Drake, Elijah Steele, B. 1841, D. 1914.
17 Ewell, Miss Eleanor Mildred Beale, B. 1832, D. 1916.
21c Ewell, Dr. Jesse, B. D. 1921.
279 Ewell, John Smith, Jr., B. 1874, D. 1915.
262 Ewell, John Smith Magruder, B. 1828, D. 1919.
102 Ewell, Robert Alexander, B. 1887, D. 1910.
118 Grieser, Mrs. Mary Ridout Green, B. 1886, D. 1915.
52 Grimes, Mrs. Mary (Magruder), B. 1851, D. 1916.
114c Green, Rev. Ivan Marshall, B. 1881, D. 1911.
116a Green, Ivan Marshall, Jr., B. 1910, D. 1917.
217c Jones, Colonel Spencer Cone, B. 1836, D. 1915.
140 Jones, James Dixon Magruder, B. 1828, D. 1912.
342 Johnson, Mrs. Isabel Gregory, B. 1839, D. 1916.
299 Knibb, Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd Crockett, B. D. 1918.
112 Lewis, Mrs. Matilda (Beall), B. D.
329 MacGregor, Donald Fitz-Randolph, B. D. 1921.
283 MacGregor, Mrs. Mary Eliza, B. 1831, D. 1916.
270 Magruder, Judge Daniel Randall, B. 1835, D. 1915.
7c Magruder, Dr. Ernest Pendleton, B. 1871, D. 1915.
24 Magruder, Franklin Minor, B. 1870, D. 1913.
ZZ7 Magruder, George Hillary, B. D. 1914.
250 Magruder, Dr. George Lloyd, B. 1848, D. 1914.
35 Magruder, Dr. James William, B. D. 1920.
155 Magruder, Mrs. Martha (Lunsdon), B. D. 1920.
36 Magruder, Miss Mary Blanche, B. 1854, D. 1919.
16 Magruder, John Burruss, B. 1840, D. 1913.
56 Magruder, John Read, B. 1829, D. 1916.
473 Magruder, Richard Chewning, B. D.
Proceedings of Eleventh Annual Gathering 75
158c Magruder, Dr. William Edward, B. 1836, D. 1914.
315 Magruder, William Edward III, B. D. 1913.
298 Mayne, Harry Leas, B. 1853, D.
224 Metz, Mrs. Fannie Buchanan, B. 1856, D. 1912.
S3 Morton, Mrs. Elizabeth Ann (Logan), B. 1826, D. 1911.
70 Mundy, Laura Of?utt, B. D. 1917.
40 Peter, Thomas Alan MacGregor, B. 1891, D. 1915.
188 Scarff, Mrs. Margaret Gorton Riddle, B. 1870, D. 1916.
108 Sowell, Albert Bingham, B. 1849, D. 1915.
443 Spiller, Mrs. W. H., B. D. 1920.
59a Stewart, Colonel William Henry, B. 1838, D. 1912.
173 Thomas, Mrs. Caroline Hall, B. D. 1920.
373 Tindale, Mrs. Frances Virginia Magruder, B. D. 1918.
175c Toulmin, Mrs. Grace Douglass (Chewning), B. 1870, D. 1911.
312 Veirs, Mrs. Rebecca Thomas, B. D. 1917.
366 Wade, Mrs. Anna Thomas Magruder, B. 1862, D. 1918.
323 Waters, Rev. William Magruder, B. 1861, D. 1915.
197c Williams, Mrs. Rebecca (Rutan), B. 1848, D. 1917.
41 Woodward, James Thomas, B. 1837, D. 1910.
240a Woodward, Mrs. Sarah Abigal (Rodman), B. 1840, D. 1913.
INDEX
Names contained in the List of Officers, Committees, Marriages, Births, and
Deaths, and in the Program and Genealogies are not included.
Page
Acceptance of Service Flag, by J.
M. Magruder 18
Alphabetical List of Enrolled
Members 58
Among the Members 56
Ark and Dove Society 56
Botler, Miss Sarah Ann Peyton.. 20
"Bradley," Once a Magruder
Home 27
Chief, Hereditary 3
Chieftains, Deputy 4
Committee on Membership 4
Committees, Special 5
Council 3
Councilmen, Appointment of 8
Covington, General Leonard 49
Deceased Members 74
Deputy Chieftains 4
Deputy Chieftains, Appointment of 8
Duncan Magruder's Fair Daugh-
ter, by D. F. R. MacGregor.... 28
"Edgemont" 40
Election of Officers 8
Ewell, Dr. Jesse, Paper, A Remi-
niscence and Reflection 52
Flag, Acceptance of Service 18
Flag, Presentation of Service 17
Gifts to the Society 14
Gilmer, Miss Lucy Ann 39
"Glenmore" Zl , 38
Goodwin, Miss Martha 26
"Hickory Hill" 19
Important 55
Jones, Rear Admiral Hiliary P... 56
"Locust Grove," Home of Patrick
Magruder 25
Page
Magruder, Miss Adelina Virginia 26
Magruder, Alexander 45
Magruder, Alexander Contee 48
Magruder, Mrs. Anna Hellan 19
Magruder, Benjamin Drake 48
Magruder, Benjamin Henry Zl
Magruder, Daniel Randall 48
Magruder, David Lynn 48
Magruder, Edward 19
Magruder, Dr. E. M., A Review. 11
Magruder, Ernest Pendleton 49
Magruder, Fielder 27
Magruder, Franklin Minor 44
Magruder, George Beall 25
Magruder, George C. W 47
Magruder, Henry Minor, by H.
M. Taylor Zl
Magruder, Herbert T., Poem, To
the Mothers of Clan Gregor 55
Magruder, Herbert T., Paper on
Samuel Sprague Magruder 45
Magruder, H. T., Paper on T. J.
Magruder 19
Magruder, Horatio E Zl , 38
Magruder, How Name Derived
from MacGregor 48
Magruder, James Mitchell 56
Magruder, Rev. J. M., Acceptance
of Service Flag 18
Magruder, James M., Paper, How
the Name MacGregor Became
Magruder 48
Magruder, Miss Jane A 19
Magruder, Jesse 19
Magruder, John Bankhead 49
Magruder, Lawson Williams 45
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American Clan Gregor Society
Page
Magruder, Lloyd Burns 56
Magruder, Miss Louisa 26
Magruder, Miss Lucy Ann Gilmer 44
Magruder, Miss Lucy Beall 25
Magruder, Miss Maria Louisa 44
Magruder, Mrs. Maryel Alpina
(MacGregor) 56
Magruder, Napoleon Bonaparte 26
Magruder, Ninian Beall 45
Magruder, Oliver Barron 19
Magruder, Patrick, by Miss Helen
Wolff 25
Magruder, Rebecca 19
Magruder, Robert 47
Magruder, Miss Ruth Fielder 19
Magruder, Samuel 27
Magruder, Samuel Sprague, by H.
T. Magruder 45
Magruder, Major Samuel Wade.... 25
Magruder, Miss Sarah Gilmer 44
Magruder, Theresa 19
Magruder, Thomas Jefferson, Pa-
per, by H. T. Magruder 19
Magruder, Miss Virginia 19
Magruder, William 27
Magruder, William Howard 49
Magruder, William H. N 49
MacGregor, D. F. R., Poem, Dun-
can MacGregor's Fair Daugh-
ter, Janet 28
MacGregor, How Name Became
Magruder 47
Marriages of Clan Members 57
Members, Alphabetical List of En-
rolled 58
Members, Deceased 74
Members, Marriages of 57
Members Present, Number of 10
Membership, Committee on 4
Page
Minor, Franklin 39
Minor, Miss Maria Louisa Zl
Minor, Miss Sarah 39
Minutes, Synopsis of 8
To the Mothers of Clan Gregor,
by Herbert T. Magruder 55
How the Name MacGregor Be-
came Magruder, by J. M. Ma-
gruder 48
Officers 3, 4
Officers, Election of 8
Official Sprig of Pine 9
Pine, Official Sprig of 9
Presentation of Service Flag, by
Mrs. B. T. Strong 17
Proceedings 6, 7
A Reminiscence and Reflection, by
Dr. Jesse Ewell 52
Report of Treasurer 10
A Review, by Chieftain, E. M.
Magruder 11
"Ridgeway" 39
Service Flag, Acceptance of 18
Service Flag, Presentation of 17
Special Committees 5
Strong, Mrs. B. T., Presentation
of Service Flag 17
"Sunning Hill" 11
Taylor, H. M., Sketch of H. M.
Magruder Zl
"Ticonderoga," U. S. S 45, 46
Treasurer, Report of 10
Turkey Dinner, A 47
Turner, Miss Sarah 26
"Union Hall" Zl
"We Uns" and "You Uns" 24
Wolff, Miss Helen, Paper on Pat-
rick Magruder 25
Work of This Society 12, 13
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