YEAR BOOI(

OF

American Clan Gregor Society

CO N TA I N ING T HE PROCEEDINGS OF THE E LEVENT H

ANNUA L GATHERING 1920.

EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDERE DIT O R

M EMBERS ARE R EQUESTeD TO SEN D NOTICE OF CH ANGE OF ADDRESS TO THI:

SCRIBE, MR. J . B. F ERNEYHOUGH, FOREST HI~~, RICHMO ND,

V IRGINIA, AND TO THE T REASURER, M R. J OHN E .

M UNCASTER, R OCK\'ILLE, MARY~AND.

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1921

COPYRIGHTED

BY

EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDER,

Editor.

OFFICERS.

H E R EDITA R Y C HIEF,

SIR M AI,COI,M M ACGREGOR OF MACGREGOR, B ART.,

Edinchip, Balquhidder, Sco tland.

OFFICERS-ELECTED 1920.

D R. EDWARD MAY MAGRU DER Chiejtai nCAI,EB CI,ARKE MAGRUDER Rallkillg De puty ChieftainJOHN BOWIE FERNEYHOUGH ScribeMRS. ROBERTA J UI,IA (MAGR UDER) B UKEY RegistrarCAI,VERT MAGR UDER HistorianJ OH N EDWIN :M UNCASTER TreasurerEGBERT W ATSON 1-.{AGRUDER EditorREV. J AMES M ITCHELl, MAGRUDER, D . D ChaplainD R. STEUART BROW N MUNCASTER S lIrgeonAI,EXANDER MUNCASTER Chance llorMRS. AN N WADE WOOD SHERIFF Deputy Scribe

COUNCILMEN-APPOINTED 1920.

WII,I,IAM NEWM AN D ORSETT.

MISS HEI,EN WOODS MACGREGOR GA NTT.

MRS. L AURA COOK H IGGINS.

P ROF. H ENRY BARNETT McDoNAI,D.

C. C . M AGRUDER, J R.

HERBERT THOMAS M AGRUDER.

HORATIO ERSKI NE MAGRUDER.

OI,IVER BARRON MAGR UDER.

WILLIAM EDW IN MU NCASTER.

Cr.EMENT WILLIAM SHERIFF.

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DEPUTY CHIEFTAINS-APPOINTED 1920.

MRS. GRACE MCLAUGHLIN FISLD ArgentinaMAJOR EDWARD MAGRUDER TUTWILER AlabamaMRS. ANNIE MAGRUDER MCCORMICK ArkansasALBERT SIDNEY HILL CaliforniaMRS. MA'l'ILDA (BEALL) Lswrs ColoradoMRS. CORNELIA FRANCES MAGRUDER SESSIONS FloridaROBERT LEE MAGRUDER GeorqiaMRS. STSLLA PENDLETON LYLES Illinois:M RS. MAMIE B UTTON FRISBIE I owaMRS. FLORE NC!'; MAGRUDER Srour .KentuckyTHOMAS MAGRUDER W ADE LouisiallaALVRA W. GREGORy MailleWILLIAM PINKNEY MAGRUDER Mary landMISS NAN NIE H UGHES MAG·RUDER MississippiMRS. KITTlE COLEMAN (MAGRUDER) TREsCOTT MissourtMRS. MARY RUTA N SHOR1· M ontanaARTH UR BUTT MORGA N N ortli CarolinaMRS. HARRIETTA COOPER JO NES New Jersey:M RS. VIRGI NIA MAYNE CLARKE NebraskaWILLIAM MAGRUDER COLEMA N New YorkV ESALI US SEYMOUR MAGRUDER OhioGEo. CORBIN WASHI NGTON MAGRUDER OklahomaRICHARD BROOKE MAGRUDER OreqonMISS HSLEN WOLFE ; PennsylvaniaR EAR ADMIRAL THOMAS PICKETT MAGRUDER Rhode IslandMRS. E LIZA MAGR UDER T ALBOTT DAVIS TennesseeMISS MARY HARRELSON MAGRUDER TexasMRS. MARY GREGORY POWEI.L VirginiaMRS. ELIZABETH HARRISON SNIVELY WashinqtonH ARLAN PAG!'; MAcGREGOR W e:;t VirginiaMRS. NANCY GRAHAM OFFUTT SIMMONS Wisconsin

COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP.

JOHN BOWIE F ERNE YHOUGH, Scribe Forest Hill, Richmond , Va.DR. ED. MAY MAGRUDER, Chieftain Charlottesville, Va.CALVERT M AGRUDER, Historian........Harvard University , Cambridge, Mass.M RS. RO BERTA JULIA (MAGRUDER) BUKEY, Registrar Vienna, Va.

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SPECIA L COMMITTEES FOR THE GATHERING OF 1921.

I. COMMITTEE AT L ARGE.

Dr. Willi am Edward Magrud er, Jr.

II. COMMITTEE ON PROGRAM .

Caleb Clarke Magruder, ] r.

III. COMMITTEE ON PI NE.

Caleb Clar ke Magruder , J r .

I V. COMMITTEE ON MUSIC.

Miss He len Woods Macflregor Gantt, Chairman; John Francis Mac­Gregor Bowie; Mrs. J . F. MacGre gor Bowie; Mr s. Jessie Waring GanttMyers; William Newman Dorsett; Miss Sue Mitchell Dorsett ; Mrs. A.W . W. Sheriff.

V . CO~IMITTEE ON H OTEL ARRANGEMENTS.

Clement W illiam Sheriff .

VI. COMMITTEE ON D ECORATION OF HALL. •

Miss Mary T herese Hill, Mrs. Jul ia ( Magruder ) MacDonnell, Mrs.Philip Sheriff, Mr s. Clement W illiam Sher iff, Mrs. Evelyn Bowie Mack­all.

VII. Co~nllTTEE ON R EGISTRATION.

Oliver Bar ron Magrud er.

V III. CO~IMITTEE ON HO NOR ROLL.

Dr. E. M. Magrud er, Chairman: Mrs. R. ]. M. Bukey, Mrs. L. C. H ig­gins, Rev. ]. M. Magrud er, C. C. Magru der, J r.

IX . C USTODIANS OF D ECORATIONS.

Clement William Sheriff, Mrs. Evelyn Bowie Macka ll.

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PROCEEDINGS OF 1920.

THURSDAY, NOV<:MBER 11TH.

3 P. M. Regular Session.

Music, "Hail to the Chief," as officers enter hall preceded by bearerswith 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 MildredKoontz 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, 0 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, NOvEMB£R 12TH .

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3 P. M. Regular Session.

Society called to order by the Chieftain.Poem, "The Pine T ree," by Geo. C. W. Magruder.Dance, "Th e Highland Fling," by Miss Imogen Johnston.Paper, "A Reminiscence and Reflection," by Dr. J esse 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 Chief tain.Music, "Loch Lomond," sung by the choir.Paper, "Lieutenant Samuel Sprague Magrud er," by Herbert T . Ma­

gruder.Dance, by Miss Dorothy Bell.Poem, "T he Call of the Homeland," by J . B. Nicklin, J r., read by

Miss Helen Magr uder.Song, "Quartette from Rigoletto," by Miss Richie McLean, Con­

tralto, Chas, W. Moore, Bass, Mrs. J . F. M. Bowie, Soprano,and ] . F. M. Bowie, Tenor.

Encore, "A Medley of Southern Airs," by same quartette.Resolution and Discussion.Dance, by request, "T he Highland Fl ing," by Miss Nellie Cowen.Song, by request, "MacGregor's Gathering," by J. F . M. Bowie.Election of Offi cers.Appointment of Deputy Chieft ains.Appointment of Special Committees.Song, "Auld Lang Syne," sung by the Gathering.Benediction by the Chaplain.Adjournment.Reception.

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SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE ANNUALGATHERING OF THE AMERICAN CLAN

GREGOR SOCIETY.

NOVEMBER 11TH AND 12TH, 1920.

The Eleventh Annual Gathering of the American Clan Gregor Societymet in the Ebbitt Hotel, Wa shington , D. C., November 11th and 12th ,1920. The pr oceedings were carried out essentially as g iven on pages 6and 7.

On the first day of the Gathering, November 11th, on motion of C. C.Magruder the Gatherin g stood for one minute in prayerful silence in rec­ognition of A rmistice Day.

During the evening sess ion of November 12th, the officers given on page3 were elected.

T he Chieftain, having held office since the formation of the Society, hadfel t for years that he was monopolizing the honors and had repeatedlyprotested and asked that he be not re-elected ; on this occasion, as an ad­diti onal reason against his re-election, he ur ged the unfavorabl e state ofhis health . But opposition on the part of the member s to a change,amounting almost to indignation and exp ressed by all present ri sing fromtheir seats, combined with an offer to divide the labors of the office, wasso strenuous that it could not be resisted, and he found himsel f unable todo otherwise than yield to the honor of such a complimentary demonst ra­t ion.

On the second day of the Gath erin g, the Society voted to request theCouncil to consider the matt er of hav ing a memorial service at the nextGathering.

The following resolution offered by H . E. Magruder was passed. "Re­solved : That the Treasurer be and is hereby auth orized to send not morethan one hundred (100) Year Books, such as he may have in his custodyover and above th ose requir ed by the rules to be kept, to such membersas will present the books to persons eligible for member ship, together withletter s to the recipients of the Year Books requesting that they becomemcmbers ; but not more than two of said books shall be sent to anyonemember of the Society fo r the af oresaid purpose."

A lett er from Dr. Jesse Ewell was presented in which he sta ted hewould not be able longer to serve as Scribe.

Th e Chief ta in appointed the A ppointive Councilmen as given on page 3.H e also appointed the Deputy Chieftains as g iven on page 4.

Th e Society unanim ously voted to direct the Scribe to write to D r.Jesse E well ex press ing the sincere regrets of the Society that he was pre­vented from attending this Gatherin g and that he felt he could no longer

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serve the Society as Scribe and to thank him for his faith ful service assuch.

On motion of Dr. ] . M. Magruder , a vote of thanks was ex tended toMiss H elen W oods Gantt for the delightful musical program she had fur­nished to the Gathering.

On motion of H . E . Magruder , a vote of thanks was extended to theCommittee on Decorat ion.

On motion of William P . Magruder it was voted that each memberpresent pledge him or hersel f 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 A mericanClan Gregor Society was supplied by Mr . C. C. Mag ruder, ] r., and camefr om "Headake", propert y owned by Sa rah Magruder, widow of SamuelMag ruder, first, and devised by her to her daugh ter, Eleanor W ade andgrand-daug hter, Sa rah Clagett.

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REPORT OF TREASURER, FOR YEAR ENDINGNOVEMBER 11, 1920.

During the World War the Treasurer spent a good deal of time sendingout statements of dues to members of the Society which never had any re­sults, probably because the members were so busy doing war work theyhad no time to look after such things, and the past year the Treasurer hasbeen too busy doing "after the war work" to send out bills, so receipts arest ill below normal. Possibly when the winds of winter blow around sohe has to get by the fire they may hear from the next tr easurer.

Those present will be welcomed at the desk as the printing of the YearBook will call for about a hundred dollars more than is in bank at thepresent moment. I beg to present the following statement:

RECEIPTS.

From dues at and since the Gathering of 1919 $225.00Balance October 30, 1919............................................................................ 92.15

$317.15EXPENDITURES.

Expenses Gathering 1919 $45.00Programs, etc., Gathering 1919.................................................... 8.85Badges 2.25Stationery 11.50Treasurer's postage 3.00 70.60

Balance.................................................................................................. $246.55

JOHN E . MUNCASTER, Treasurer.

NUMBER OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND STATESREPRESENTED AT THE GATHERING OF 1920.

District of Columbia 46Kentucky 2Maryland 41New York 2Ohio 1Pennsylvania 1Virginia 18West Virginia 4

T otal.. 115

P ROCEEDINGS OF EU:YENTH ANNUAl. G ATH ERING

A REVIEW.

By C HIEFTAI N, DR. ED. MAY M AGRUDER.

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ON OCTOBER 8th and 9th, 1909, more than eleven years ago, at thesuggestion of our honored Scribe, Dr. Jesse Ewell, this Society wasorganized at the National Hotel in Washington, D. C. One year

previously, while Dr. Ewell and I were dri ving together on a professionalvisit thru the untamed woods of Green County, Virginia, where the roadsgrow axle deep in mud, he first made to me the suggestion to organize thedescendants of the Clan Gregor in Ameri ca into a body that would showthe spirit, sent iment, and act ivities, of our race on this continent: but a fullyear elapsed before any action was taken.' W hether it was the forest-clad mountain slopes of his home county,

bringing to mind the old "MacGregor Country" of Scotland, or the rest­less stirrings of his own loyal Hig hland blood, that prompted him, I knownot-doubtless it was both ; but however that may be, the proposition metwith a sympathetic response and our mutual inclination took shape in theorganization we enjoy today, the full story of which has already beentold in our publications.

That "blood is thicker than water ," as we understand that novel utter­ance, has been proved by the outcome of that proposition, for there isprobably no organization as firmly bound together by ties of kinship andmutuality of sentiment as the American Clan Gregor Society, rivalling inthis respect its ancestral predecessor , the old Clan Gregor ; certa inly noorganization ever enjoyed such harmony of action or has ever been movedby such unanimity of thought, purpose, and impulse ; nor is the work ithas accomplished of an ephemeral nature, but it is permanent and ourchildren's children will reap where we have sown.

Happy as the survivor or substitute of an ancient system, that of theold-time Clan, which in its day gave protection to the weak : happy in itspurpose of keeping alive ties of family and kinship and of rescuing fromoblivion the memory of persons and deeds deserving of perpetual record,this Society has been parti cularly happy in the position of dignity andtrustworthin ess it has assumed among organizations of similar nature ;and tho for long obnoxious laws militated against the advancement of ourpeople in the old country, yet their name in all its variations still standsfor courage, truth, and honor. During the time of the MacGregor perse­cution 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 tothe "MacGregor Country" in order to transact some business, that re­quired attention before his death , promising to return in time to keep hisengage ment 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 se­curity than his word, tho there were some to predict that he would neverbe seen in that city again . But true to his promise and without othercompulsion he returned at the appointed time and was promptly executed."MacGregor needs 110 oath" to hold him to the line of duty and honor wasrightly spoken, and he who first gave utterance to these words well knewwhereof he spoke; and the same may be said of all who bear this heroicblood regardl ess of name.

Not the least pleasing feature connected with our Society is the char­acter of the lIlall who, in the old country, stand s as the representative ofour Clan. Even before the outbreak of the Wor ld W ar , the merits ofour Chief made him conspicuous in the esteem of men; but as opportunityoften shows the stuff of which a man is made, so in this instance theW orld War, while accentuating qualiti es already apparent, brought outthose that were latent and, as number s of his people have done beforehim, he came thru the fiery ordeal with his real worth stamped even moreconspicuously upon him.

In the work this orga nization has done in the eleven years of its ex ist­ence, what has been accomplished to make it worth while to prolong itslife and cause it to deserve furth er patronage ?

1. This Society meets once a year and publishes its proceedings in theform of a Year Book, a copy of which is presented (gratis) to each vot­ing member, a copy deposited in each state public library, two copies inthe Library of Congr ess (f or copyri ghting), one with the National So­ciety o f the Sons of the American Revolution , one with the National So­ciety o f the Daught ers of the American Revolution, and ten copies in itsown a rchives. In addition, a number of copies (a bout 50) is depositedwith the Treasurer for sale to any one who may desire them.

2. We have brought together kindred who, but for thi s Society, wouldnever have dr eamed of one another's ex istence. In thi s way interestingand valuable fr iendships have been formed which will endure for life,and when as individual s we travel in distant parts the hand-cl asp of aclansman there will bring comfort and confidence. This alone, if ther ewere no other reasons, would justify the perpetuity of this Society.

3. We have put in enduring form the story of meritorious lives anddeeds, which would otherwise have remained in oblivion, hidden under abushel, without prospect of rescue, and with many a historical truth for­ever buried.

4. Wh en Ameri ca entered the W orld War this Society establi shed anHonor Roll containing the names of those member s who, in jeopard y oflife, served their country against her might y foes and thus helped "Tomake the world sa fe for Democracy." Each member of the H onor Rollhas been award ed a bronze ,medal and is repr esented on the Service F lagby a star, and the Record of Service of each has been (or will be) pub-

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Iished in the Year Book. As an example of th e patrioti sm of our mem­bers, we can proudly point to fifty-two names on the H onor Roll in a netmembership of about 447 men, women, and children- one in every 8 2/3or 13 per cent actively served in defense of country in the hour of need, arecord of which any organization may well be proud.

In business parl ance th is Society is entirely solvent and the fo llowingfigures and data wiII give a clearer idea of its g rowth and ach ievement:

M EMB ERSHIP.

Total member ship enr olled to date 529Adult male member ship ........................................................................................ 130Adult female member ship 347Minor member ship 52Loss by death............................................... 45Loss by resignations.............................................................................................. 37Net member ship, about. 447Number in arrear s of dues ( some never having paid) 33

W ORK A CCOMPLI SH ED.

Annual addresses written and delivered 11Genea logical and biographical paper s written 67Hi stori cal papers wri tten 21Miscellaneous papers wr itten 14Origina l poems writte n 23Old wills published.................................................................................................. 2Ph otographs published 96Medals awarded to members of H onor Rol!... : 52Liberty bonds bought during W orld W ar-one $ 50.00Money donated for wounded and impriso ned Macflregors $245.66

M EMBERS OF H ONOR R OLL H ELD R AN K AS F OLLOWS :

Commodores ..Vice-Admirals .Rear-Admirals .Colonels 1Lieutenant Colonels 4Maj ors 3Captains 2First Lieutenants 6Second Lieutenants 4First Sergeants 1Sergeants 6Corporal s 3P rivates :;

Chief Surgeons Amer. Red Cross .H ead Supervisors Munit ion Fac'y.Civilian Chaplains 1Cadet Off. U. S. Na val Avia'n IMidshipmen 1Army Nurses-Female 3Fi eld Clerks-Femal e 1Chief Yeomen-Female 1Chief Master s at Arms 1Master Gunners 1Chief Machinist' s Mat es 1Seamen 1

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GIFTS TO THE SOCIETY.

1. History of the Clan Gregor (by Miss Amelia Georgiana MacG regor,Grea t Aun t of the present Chief), presented in 1909 by Sir MalcolmMacG regor, Chief of the Clan Gregor of Scotland.

2. Family Bible of Dr. Zadock Magruder, published in 1785 and presentedin 1909 by Mrs. Ninian jaquclin (Hall) Magruder.

3. Gave l and Gavel Box, silver mounted, made fr om pine tr ee that g rewon "Anchovie H ills", the death place of Alexander MacG ru ther, theImmigr ant, and presented in 1911 by Caleb Clarke Magruder, Jr.

4. Blason of the MacGregor Arms, in heraldic colors in oil, painted andpresented in 1911 by Mrs. Caroline H ill Ma rshall.

5. Fiery Cross of Clan A lpin, painted in oil fr om a dr awing made byMiss Jessie Waring Gantt and presented in 1912 by D r. Edward MayMagruder.

6. United States Flag, of heavy silk, pr esented in 1913 by th e District ofColumbia Magruder Chapter of the D. A. R.

7. Flag Staff, for U. S. F lag, made from a pine sapling that grew on "T heR idge", a planta tion once owned by Col. Zadock Magruder, and pre­sented in 1913 by John Edwin Mun caster .

8. S ervice Flag, presented in 1919 by the Captain J oseph Magruder Chap­ter of the D. A. R.

Some may ask of what good is it to sti r dr y bones, to dig into the livesof men dead and gone, to make public the activ ities of men long sincegone fro m the eart h? The answer is found in Long fellow's immortallines :

"Lives of great men all remind usWe can make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind usFoo tprints on the sands of time.

Foo tprints, that perhaps another,Sailing o'e r li fe's solemn main,A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,Seeing, may take heart again."

As in the business world competition is the li fe of trade, so in the realmof history and literature heroic achievement is largely due to emulationof the lives of the good and grea t who have gone before us. And tho allmay not win to the level of "Great men," th e spiri t of emulation exci tedby reviewing the good and great works of others not seldom induces the

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effort to "Make ollr lives sublime" and to carry out the Scriptural injunc­tion :

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your goodworks, and glori fy 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 re­warded merit, and have brought to light facts and information that wouldn ever, without our efforts, have seen the light of day, and history hasbeen to this extent enriched; and lastly we have discharged a duty owedto men and women of the past who in life acted no small part in thebuilding of this nation.

'With the record set forth above it would seem that our verdict musttherefore be, that this Society is worth while, that it deserves the fullsupport of all its members, and that all should exe rt themselves to bringits work to a still higher degree of efficiency and merit .

And now, my fri ends and kindred, r say to you in all seriousness it istime for you to choose another man to lead you; it is t ime for you tochoose another Chiefta in. In a Democratic country like ours elevenyears is long enough fo r anyone to hold office. Even the president ofthese United States is not allowed a third term, and while I have neveraspired to such an honor , you, in your generosi ty, have honored me withmany terms. W hether it was due to the mistaken impression that I wasfond 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, af ter 11 years, a live office holderstill, but not one seeking or desiring office. Moreover, in addition, forreasons of health , I find it not advisable to accept another term, evenshould you, in your magnanimity, tender it to me.

Th e presence of the chief executive officer, as you can readily under­stand, is most important to the success of any meeting, and it is becomingmore and more difficult for me, for physical reasons, to attend our ga th­er ings. Thi s year, in particular, I feel that my future attendance may beirregular and uncertain, and the change of officers should be made now,when it can be done with the least conf usion to the Society and withoutthe impulse of emergency.

You should, therefore, elect a younger, more active man to head th isorga nization, .and with all the wealth of mater ial at hand, this should bean easy matter .

It is difficult for me to express in words my appreciation of your won­derful goodness and generosity to me, not only in my official capacity butto me, individually. You have been more than kind, considerate, andgenerous, and if I were a Cicero, a Robert Emmett , or a James MitchellMagruder, I could not ' find words to adequately express my appreciation,

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thanks, and grati tude; and all the more as these honors were ent irely un­sought. Suffice it to say that no Chieftain, even in the olden time, everhad more loyal clans men and no clansmen ever possessed mort: apprecia­t ive Chieftain, and I shall always, fr om the side lines, watch the careerand, to the best of my ability, work for the good of this Society with thesame interes t and solicitude I have always felt ; and I shall place myselfunder the orde rs of our new Chieftain with all the loyalty I myself havereceived fr om you.

T he member s that I call "T he Old Guard," the men and women withwhom I had the pr ivilege of servi ng during the formative peri od of thisSociety, who bore with me the heat and burden of its organ ization andearly development-these I shall ever hold in especial and affectionate re­mernbra nce, W ithout their loyal efforts and support this organizationcould never have materialized and reached its present state of efficiencyand perfection, and to them is clue the success we have att ained.

F inally, 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 be­loved clansmen, will be a solace, a pleasure, and a comfort, as long as rshall live ; and I shall always class among the happiest"and most fortunateevents of my life the circumstances that have brought me, both officiallyand othe rwise, into contact and relat ionship with the members of thi s so­ciety.

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PRESENTATION OF SERVICE FLAG.

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B y MRS. B U NCH T URNER STRONG, AT TH E 1919 GATH ERING.

In the absence of Mrs . Bukey, Regent of the Captain Joseph MagruderChapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, the honor has fallenupon me of presenting to the American Clan Gregor Society, on behalf ofthat Chapter, a service flag containing 52 stars, each emblematic of serv­ice performed by some one of the members of th is Clan in connectionwith the late European war. It will be observed that two of these starsbear the lustre of gold-mute witnesses to two members who made theSupreme Sacrifice.

I am conscious that no words of mine can do justice to their names andrecords, but I am glad to express on behalf of our Chapter our sense oftheir worth, and to congratulate this Society that it is ent itled to preserveamong 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 thatsymbolize the states of our national union, may stand, like fixed stars inthe heavens, forever commemorative of those whose glory they signify.

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ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE FLAG FOR AMERICANCLAN GREGOR SOCIETY.

By REV. J AMES M. MAG RUDER, D. D.

Ho nored Chieftain and Esteemed Me mbers of Our Beloved Clan :

In acting on your behal f as spokesman on thi s occasion, I am sure Ivoice the sentiments of each one present when I exp ress my deep regretthat he to whom the duty was first delegated, and whose name appears inth is capacity on the progr am of the evening, is not able to attend ourGather ing. H aving worked overhar d in build ing up his political fencesduring the recent campaign and having been taken serio usly ill whilemaking a tour of Th e Ea stern Shore, he was compelled to forego hisforensic efforts in the midst of that campaign and is not yet sufficientlyrecovered to be in att endance tonight . I am happy to report , however , notonly that he is out of danger, physically, but, also, it is felt by his numer­ous friends, out of danger polit ically, as well.

May our esteemed and valued Rank ing Deputy-Chieftain, Mr. C. C.Mag ruder of Prince George 's County, Md., long be spared to us and tothe State which he has so long and so honorably served .

The eloquent words in which our charming clanswoman has presentedth is flag to the Society leaves littl e to be said by another in the way ofappreciation for the courage and valor , the pat ience, endurance, and spiritof self-sacrifice which animated the breasts of those represented by thesestars. May I , however, H onored Chief tain and .Fe llow Clansmen, ventureto add one thought to the splendid tribute just paid ? In the center of theflag you will perceive two sta rs of gold. Rightl y are they placed in theheart of the banner and right properly are they made of gold: for dothey not represent those of our American Clan Gregor who, having madethe Supreme Sacrifice, are enshrined forever in the hearts of th is Society ?And could any baser metal than purest gold represent the spir it that en­abled them to lay down their lives, to give their all, in the Great Cause ofCivil Libert y and H uman Brotherhood ?

Peace be to their ashes I And may the God and Fa ther of us all, whobrought aga in fro m the dead 0 111' Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, lift themand us to the Realm of Glory where Mercy and T ruth are met together,where Righteousness and Peace have kissed each other and where Lovereigns Supreme for ever and aye.

In behalf of the Society I accept thi s Service F lag and assure the memobel's of the Captain Josep h Magruder Chapter D. A. R. of our profoundappreciation of their thoughtful gift. At the Annual Gatherings of T heAmerican Clan Gre gor Society it will be a reminder not only of the sac­r ifice of those for whom the stars sta nd but, also, of those who stitchedthe sta rs and with every stitch, I do not doubt, put in a prayer .

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P ROCEEDIN GS OF EI.EVENT H ANNUAl. G ATH ERI NG

THOMAS JEFFERSON MAGRUDER.

By HIS GRA NDSON, H ERBERT THOM AS M AGRUDER.

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I RECALL having read several years ago in the Year Book of this So­ciety, a paper entitl ed "Some Characterist ics of Magruders I HaveMet ," in which article appear the fotlowing words, "What relation

are you to Mr. Magrud er who was in the wholesale shoe business ? Hewas the finest and straightest man I ever knew." .

It is affectionate regard and respect for the memory of that Mr. Ma­grud er , and the co-operati on of those better inf ormed than the writ er,which have lead to this endeavor to place before the members of Ameri­can Clan Gregor Society an outline of his life, pointing out a iew of theinterests and enthu siasms which played so great a part in Grandfather 'slife .

In that period of American history just preceding the War with Mex­ico, the gr owth of business enterprise in cities South of Mason's and Dix­on's Line had ju st begun to draw from the surrounding country sectionsambitious and energetic younger sons, who felt the need of greater oppor­tunity for applying their talents than was presented on the farm s. Th enlabor was plentiful ther e, and the requir ements of overseeing and super­vising were not so grea t that all the sons, of whom there were often anumber , were needed at home.

Among such foundation builders of American business, who were farmbred boys, was Th omas Jefferson Magruder, father and grandfa ther of anumber of those who enj oy the privilege of membership in the AmericanClan Gregor Society.

Jeff Magrud er , as he was generatly catled, was born September 1, 1823,on the paternal farm, "Hickory Hill ," near Bladensburg, Prince GeorgeCounty, Maryland , a son of Edward Mag ruder and Th eresa, his secondwife. Th e children of his parents were, in the order named, Oliver Bar­ron, Jane A., Thomas J efferson, Ruth Fielder and Virginia . Children ofhis father by his first wife, (Ann Hetlan), were Jesse and Rebecca(t wins ) and Ed ward.

Grand father' s education, or schooling, as it was th en termed, not so in­accurat ely, was obtained first at a private school, and with his brothers itis believed that he later attended the old Bladensburg Academy. In anycase it lasted only up to the age of tfiirt een ; and certainly from hismother he must have learn ed much of that tenderness and broad humanitywhich characteri zed his later life. And in the great Un iversity of thebusiness world, which he entered at so tender an age, he mastered both thetheoretical and the practical, preserving however his ideals and his faithin man throu ghout his life. Thought fulness of , and affection for, hismother were characteristic traits of Jeff Magruder, continuin g unceasingly

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through her later years, when age had almost dwarfed her figure, as shestood overshadowed by her stalwart son.

Keenly observant and with a memory more than ordinarily retentive, heused to tell stories of his boyhood life on the farm. H is father was a to­bacco planter , owning slaves ; and he permitted them to hold their churchmeetings in the tobacco barn. Their preacher was an old man namedBr imfield, who owned a yellow dog ; and the congregation could alwaystell when he was coming, by the approach of the dog. Grandfather usedto climb up on the rafters in the barn to hear them sing. One Sunday hewas there and Brother Brimfield was late. The local preacher was on theplatfo rm beside a window, and the choir in place. In those times hymnbooks were scarce, and as the darkies could not read, they used to line outthe hymns. And so it was, when the local preacher , stepping for wardannounced in his most impressive tone,

"Ah th inks Ah see Brother Brimfield's dogA-comin' acrost de field."

that the choir leader, taking up the rhythm, to the familiar old tune Avonof "A m I a Soldier of the Cross," started up in his lusty , though quaver­ing nasal voice, singing the words just spoken. By the time the end ofthe second line was reached, the preacher , frantic in his vain efforts tostop the singer by all known signs, burst forth,

"H ush, niggahs I Hu sh I Don't make yo' selves fools IDon't make yo' selves fools about me."

But the choir leader, by this time carried away in the fervor of his owngood works, ra ised his voice even higher , as he poured forth what he be­lieved to be the words of the second verse . Pandemonium soon arose,and in the commotion, Grandf ather slipped down from the rafters andout 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 fa irlytypical of the life and t ime there ; and as I have said he was still early inthe teens when he left the plantation for this city. Hi s first employmentin the Capital city was in the dry goods store of Barrack Hall ; andwhile still working there, he met her who was to become his wife, .SarahAnn Peyton Boteler, a daughter of Edward and Eliza Boteler of the Cityof Wa shington. Th ey were married March 28, 1844, Mr . Magrud er thenbeing only twenty years of age.

Wh en Grandf ather had saved $500, he started in the retail shoe businessfor himself in Washington, having then ju st passed his twenty-first birth­day. He always remembered and enjoyed telling about his first customer,a darkey, who bought a pair of shoes for a dollar, paying for them with100 pennies. Th ose pennies Grandfather prized and kept for many years.

Several years af ter opening his retail store, having prospered, he wentinto the wholesale boot and shoe business, his being the first wholesale

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shoe business established in the City of Washington; in fact he was theoldest wholesale shoe merchant in the South . H is customers were prin­cipally planters and slave holders, and their orders were doubtless sub­stantial, so that the business soon became extremely profitable, due in nosmall measure no doubt to the honesty and integrity of his customers aswell as to the sound principles and practi ces which he employed. He wasa pioneer in establishing commercial relations with the great shoe manu­facturers of Boston and the surrounding sect ion of New England; trav­elling by stage coach to Jersey City, from which point the journey to Bos­ton was completed on board a schooner, sailing through Long IslandSound. Those friendships there formed were to stand him in good steadin the tr oublous times following the outbreak of the Civil War.

For affairs had prospered with Mr. Magruder . H is business hadgrown steadily; and so also had his family increased, ten of their childrenhaving been born between the years 1845 and 1861.

It is hard now to realize the difficulties of the situation which he facedwhen war came. H ere he was living and doing business at the Nation'sCapital, and at the same time his whole heart was in the Southern Cause.Before the actual outbreak of hostilities Grandfather sent his family toWarrenton, Virginia, where they stayed for nearl y a year. He had fullconfidence in the righteousness of the Cause of the South, and worked in­cessantly for its success. Naturally his situation in the City of Wa shing­ton grew more and more precarious ; for honesty and frankness werecharacteristic traits of his ; and it was always a matter of the greatestdifficulty with him to refrain from giving expression to his feelings.Finally he was informed on by some over-zealous Methodi st preachers,doubtless of the abolitionist type. H e was placed under arrest and spentthree months in the Old Capitol Prison, two weeks in solitary confine­ment. He was offered his liberty if he would sign the Oath ' of Allegi­ance ; but this he steadfastly refused to do. F inally through the influenceof his business friends in Massachusett s his release was secured. Th estory as Grandfa ther used to tell it , was something like this :

Governor Claflin, his Boston friend, visited him at the prison and sug­gested, "Jeff, why don't you compromise your debts ?"

T o which Grandfather made the shrewd reply, "Why do that? If Idon't get out, you'll get nothing; if r do, you'll be paid in full ."

Appa rently the Governor's business judgment got the best of his pa­triotism, for he aided very substantially in obtaining Mr . Magrud er's re­lease. When they met in later years, Grandfather took keen joy in re­minding him of the episode.

In 1863 he moved his family to Balt imore, establishing his wholesaleshoe business there ; and later also branching out into the manufacturingline, thereby giving employment to a large number of workmen, who werealways his most loyal supporters.

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Before all else T . J . Magrud er was an ardent and faithful churchman.Born of Episcopalian stock, he grew up in that era of giant preachers ofMethodism whose power and influence swept over the entire Country.Thus it happened that his affiliation was with the Southern Methodi stChurch in Washington, leaving Wesley Chapel, where he had been Su­perintendent of the Sunday school, when the split came in that denomina­tion. After moving to Baltimore he became attached to Trinity Churchthere, and served as Superintendent of that Sunday school up to the timeof his death. For years he was considered the leading Sunday schoolworker of the Southern Methodist Church, and his home in the City ofBaltimore was always open house to circuit rider or to Bishop, so that hishospitalit y became proverbial and was seemingly inexhau stible.

For nineteen years T . J . Magrud er was president of We sley Grov eCamp Meeting Association, workin g indefatigably for the upbuilding andsuccess of that movement ; and to his energy and enterprise belongschiefly the credit for its establishment in that pine grove in HowardCounty, Maryland, a spot of tender memories to so many of that faithand section. Many hearts beat warmer as they remember him sitting inhis official arm chair at the H eadquarters Tent, advising, helping , or inturn entertaining by a well told story, the continu ous throng of visitorswho called on him there. He was a most able extemporaneous speaker ,tall and spare of figure, displaying in his geniality and for cefulness of ex­pression his ability to hold the att ention of any audience. He had a keenear for music and a stir ring clear, strong voice with which to lead thesinging, whenever there was anyone to join in; and few ther e were whowere not inspired by his magnetism to try.

At a memor ial service held at the Camp at the time of Mr. Magruder'sdeath , this brief tribute fr om so clear a think er as Bishop Alpheus W .'Wilson, tells the high esteem in which Thomas Jefferson Magruder washeld by his associates.

"You will search far and long," he said, "to find another ltke him. Ihave been with him in every General Con feren ce since he was a mem­ber, and that is everyone, save one, since the War:; and I found thathe possessed and used talents of a high order. In 1863, when the dis­tractions of War and uncertaintie s of business in Wa shington im­pelled him to move to Baltim ore, Trinity Church congregation wasworshipping in a little hall on Biddle Street. He came there, and of­fered his services, perfectly unknown among the people. In a fewweeks he had so profoundly impressed the school that he was givencharge of it ; and from that time to the day of his death he was su­perintendent of Trinity Sunda y school. I was pastor then, and hadbe.en trying to induce the church people to obtain a large building, butWith small success. I felt easy about it however , when he came' andin 1865 Trinity Church was completed. The history of SouthernMeth odism in Baltimore can hardly be written without using hisname, and I believe there is not one of our churches that is not in­debted 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 anyfurther need of proof of immortality than this Bible, I should take itf rom the life of T. J. Magruder. Wi th such vitali ty and spirit hecannot die ..

Mr. Magruder 's business affiliations were many. H e was one of theorganizers of the Shoe and Leather Board of T rade ; and also of theMerchant s and Manufacturers Association, a director of the Manufact­urer s National Bank , and a member of the School Boards of Baltimoreand of \Vashington. He took an active intere st in civic matter s in Wash­ington, in his earli er years, especially cultiva ting higher standa rds ofmusic ; and for a number of years was P resident of the Music Fes tivalsgiven every year in May. Wi th his two youngest daughter s, Mr. Ma­gruder made a trip to Europe in the summer of 1881, spending consider­able time in the heart of Scotland, the home of his ancestors ; and it waswith the g reatest reluctance that he left there to continue his tr avels.

Mr. Mag ruder 's death occurred in his 68th year at his home in Balti­more, on Saturday afternoon, Jul y 25, 1892, af ter a long and serious ill­ness during which he had been a grea t sufferer.

At a meeting of the Shoe and Leather Board of Trade held to take ac­tion on the death of Mr. Magruder, this tribute was paid by J . RossDiggs, the Secretary:

"'vVe are here today to record and lament the death of our esteemedfriend and fellow member , Mr . Thomas Jefferson Magruder, whoseidentification with this Board dates fr om the day of its birth. In itsorganization, its social features, its usefulness and general prosperity,no one ever had a deeper interes t than our departed brother andfr iend. H is adherence to principles of truth and ju stice, his goodlycheer, his energy , his public spirit, have been factors in the life ofthi s Board which none of us can fail to appreciate. Hi s geniality o fdisposition was a mark ed characteri stic. H e was warm hearted andtrue, and the hand of fr iendship was ever ready for each and all ofus. No member of this Board was more genera lly beloved, and ashis friend s and fellow citizens we can trul y say his manhood, devo­tion to principles, and noble 'qualities! are most worthy of our remem­brance and emulation."

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Magruder were, AliceFletcher, born Marc h 20, 1845, married Louis D. Pa ssano, .May 10, 1865 ;Hamline, born May 2, 1847, married H arriet Sisson, 1869, died 1875 ;Thomas Jeff erson, born 1848, died 1861; Lyttleton, born March 1850,married Ida Mann, 1877, died 1919 ; Sallie May, born June 15, 1853, mar­ried Harry A. Cooper, died 1911 ; Frank Howard, born 1854, died 1855 ;Robert, born Marc h 24, 1856, married Elizabeth R. T homas, September11, 1877 ; Edward Bote ler, born September 12, 1858, married May Keach,November 10, 1880 ; Eli za T heresa, born 1859, died 1860 ; E lla Virginia,born January 1861, married John L. Rodger s, 1884; Minnie Lee, bornApril 4, 1865, married Ja sper M. Berry, j r., October 1884.

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Genealogy : T homas Jefferson Magrud er was a son of Edward Magru­der and Th eresa Bar ron ; grandson of Haswell Magrud er and CharityBeall; great-grandson of Captain Samuel (3) Magrud er and Jane Ha swell ;great-g reat-grandson of Samuel Magrud er (called Samuel S r.) andEleanor Wade ; great-g reat -great-g randson of Colonel Samuel Magrud erand Sarah Beall ; great-g reat-great-great-g randson of Alexander Magru­der (th e Immigrant) and Margaret Braithwaite.

"WE UNS " AND "YOU UNS ."«These Expressions Came fr om S cotland.

Northern ers who visit certain parts of the South and Southwest ar esometimes amused by what they call Southern Provincialism s.Among th ese ar e "we uns" and "you un s.' As a matter of fact, th eexpressions are not strictly Southern, but are used by th ose who live­or used to live-in th e All egh enies. The mountain population seemsto be largely homogeneou s, as if descended from a common stock.

The mountain eers have min gled little with th e peopl e of th e low ercountry, and, being isolated, ha ve pr eserved some of th e peculi aritiesof speec h and custom brought from th e mother country, which th erest of us have abandoned. "We un s" is not even a true A merican­ism ; it is common even now in Scotland, whence it was doubtless im­ported to our mountains by the hardy Scotch immi grants.

The phrase is an ancien t on e. It may be found in T yndale's NewT est am ent. In Matthew 3 :9 can be read:

"And see that ye ons thinke not to saye in yourse lves we haveAbraham to oure father ,"

As T yndale's translation was printed in 1526, nearl y 400 yea rs ago,this form of express ion ha s th e pr esti ge of age, and belonged to th elanguage of our ancestors.- Y ollth's Companion.

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PATRICK MAGRUDER.

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By MI SS H £L£N WOLF£.

PAT RICK MAGRUD ER, son of Major Samuel Wade Magrud er andLucy (B eall) Magruder, was born in 1768. H e was eight years ofage 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, "T hat in 1783 within afew feet of the present home, stood the old house in which the family for­merly lived." Hi s father wills : "A lot in Georgetown whereon I formerlydwelt." Thus it is not certain at which place in the county, Patrick wasborn, but we know he was raised at "Locust Grove."

W illiam W irt, who lived at the Magr uder home, tells in his "Memoirs"that the boys of the family (seven sons) had games, went fishing and swim­ming and, the older boys, fox-hunting. T he boys attended ' the school ofthe Rev. James Hunt, a Presbyterian minister , at "T usculum," not farfr om their home. Th e master was a man of cultivated mind and possesseda good library for those days.

Lat er, Patrick Magruder with his brother , George Beall Magruder, wentto Princeton College.

Pat rick Magruder 's name is signed to "Oath of Fidelity and Support,"March 13, 1782. He was admitt ed to the practice of law in Maryland. H erepresented Montgomery County in the Maryland H ouse of Delegates,1797 ; was Associate Jud ge, Montgomery County Court, 1802 ; and was amember of the Ninth Federal Congress, 1805-07. F rom 1807 to 1815 hewas clerk of the National House of Representati ves and ex-officio Li­brar ian of Congress.

Durin g his campaign for Congress, according to his niece, Rebecca Ma­gruder Davidson, he had a white bull decorated with orange and black rib­bons, followed by a band of music, driven throu gh his district.

Wh en the British in 1814 were advancing on W ashington, Patrick Ma­gruder was at one of the Virginia Springs with his sick wife. Hi sbrother, Col. George Beall Magruder in command of a regiment at theBattl e of Bladensburg, requested Brig. General Smith to furlough]. T .Frost, clerk to Patrick Magrud er to care for books and papers of theClerk 's office in case the enemy should get into the Capitol. Mr . Frost hadmuch difficulty in procuring teams for transportation of books. He finallyobtained the use of a cart and four oxen from Mr. John Wil son, wholived six miles in the country. Thi s was filled and sent nine miles intothe country. The last papers removed were stored in the "WashingtonInn," 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 inherit ed, together with his brother, George Bean Ma­gruder, one lot of ground lying in Georgetown, Md., (now D. C.), partof two lots lying in Hawkin's and Beatt y's addition; also nine and thr eefourths acres above Georgetown ; also part of a lot in Upper Marlboro,Md.

His uncle, Th omas Bean, in his diary, mentions Patrick Magruder asliving in 1801 near Georgetown. He is also said to have lived on Cher ryStreet in Georgetown.

Hi s daughter, Louisa, told her children that when the British burnedWas hington, Pat rick Magruder's house was saved th rough the foresight ofa negro housekeeper. The family being absent, th is woman threw openthe house to the British soldiers, giving them wines and a fine repast.Each man af ter regaling himself hur riedly, left to assist in sacking thetown. Th e old woman kept the house fun until nearl y the whole of Was h­ington was burned.

Pa trick Magruder was a man of some fortun e as he had his coach andfour; and his niece, Rebecca, dwelt on his handsome lace curta ins and hisheavy bridal expenses at the time of his second marriage.

P atrick Magruder married first, Sa rah Turner, daughter of SamuelT urner of Georgetown, Md., (now D. C.). By this mar riage there wasone daughter, Louisa. She was very pretty and intellectual and quite abene. On November 12, 1812, Mrs. Seaton writes in her diary of meetingPa trick Magruder's family at the first of Mrs. Madison's drawing rooms.She says, "Mrs. Madison introduced Mrs. Magruder and sat down betweenus politely conversing on familiar subjects, and by her own ease of manner ,making her guests feel at home." Dinner was announced. Mrs. Magruderby pr iority of age was entitled to right of her hostess. Af ter dinner can­dles were introduced before the ladies left the table. The gentlemen con­tinued one half hour . Meantime, Mrs. Seaton "played a waltz for MissSmith and Miss Magruder to dance, the figure of which Mrs. Madison in­struc ted them in."

W hen Louisa Magruder ran away and married Will iam Bass B ra~ch ofVi rginia, January 14, 1814, her father disinherited her ; but it is said sheleft in his coach and four.

Pa trick Magruder's second wife 'was Martha Goodwyn, daughter of Col.Peterson Goodwyn and E lizabeth Peterson of "Swede n", Din widdie County,Va. Col. Goodwyn was in Congress fro m 1803 to 1818. Martha was bornin Dinwiddie County. She died Marc h 31, 1816 and was buried at"Swede n" her old home. Af ter her death, her husband took their two chil­dren, Adelina Virginia and Napoleon Bonaparte, to their mother 's sister ,Mrs. W hitworth at Mayfield, near P etersburg, Va ., and they were raisedby her.

Pa trick Magruder died December 24, 1819 in Petersburg, Va ., 'and wasburied at "Sweden" his wife's home, the Goodwyn plantat ion.

PATRICK ~IAGRUD£R .

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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. Ju st 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 Wad e Magruder andLucy Beall. Major Samuel W ade Magruder was the son of Capt. Alex­ander Magruder and Ann Wade. Capt. Alexander Magruder was son ofSamuel Magrud er, First and Sa rah Beall. ' Samuel Magruder, First, wasson of Alexander Magruder , the emigrant, and Sarah.

"BRADLEY," ONCE A MAGRUDER HOME.

Extract from "The Ra mbler", The S tar, Oct. 10, 1920.

Bradley was the old Massey home and wa s bought from Lee Ma s­sey by Fi elder Magruder. Fi eld er 's br other, William Magruder, livedon th e plac e, but William docs not seem to hav e own ed th e pla ce.

Fi elder Magruder sold part of it to Rob ert Wiley now of FairfaxCourt House.

Fi elder 's son, Samuel Magruder, seems to have inh erited part of itwhich he sold later to John Haislip .

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DUN CAN MACGREGOR'S FAIR DAUGHTER JANET.

By DO NAI.D FITZ RANDOI.PH MACGRf:GOR.

"0 , not a maiden far or near,On either side the water ,

Could e'er compare in lovelinessWith old MacGregor's daughter."

(I )

(Josephine Pollard.)

•A Stuart to the Hi ghlands has come for his own,

H is sword he has drawn for the right ,Th e German usurper to drive from the throne,

The Highlands arise in their might ;For the Fiery Cross calls to the fight.

( II)

His banner unfurled in the fr ee Highland air ,Sets thousands of st rong hearts ablaze;

For always in Scotland were men who would dar e,The Banner of F reedom to raise,Since Scotia's earliest days.

(III)

Th e conquering legions of Rome learned to know,T he Hi ghlands, when stop'd at the Clyde;

And the fort s and the Wall .of Antonius show,There was safe ty in keeping outside;And strictly by this did abide.

(IV)

When the fleet of the Romans the Solway 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-T hat 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 tr ue son."

(IX)

For Duncan Macflregor remembers the way.In '15 he stepped to the tune

The pipers of Gregor MacGregor would play­T hat age would now gran t him that boon.To the hero age cometh too soon.

(X)

Duncan MacGregor remembers Dundee,Glengar ry, Clanrona ld 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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(XU)

But never a day is so gloomy and dark,But a ray of God's sunlight breaks through ;

There is always a dove in everyone's ark,Some journey of service to do ;So a daughter to Duncan was tru e.

(XIII)

Th en J anet MacGregor her fath er 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?

(XI V )

Her hair from her silken snood fell to her kneesIn ringlets of sof t burnished gold;

And only in heaven a mortal e'e r sees,Th e blue that her g reat eyes did hold ;And her form surpassed Venus of old.

(XV)

"Am I not as comely, Oh Fa ther," said she,"As Jamie, the best of our line ?

And he has gone sailing afa r o'er the sea,Let me be that Jamie of thine,I can stand up as straight and as fine."

(XVI)

"T here 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 J amie's place in the van."

(XVfl)

"Janet," said Duncan, "Your Mother 's at rest ,Her virtues are carved on her stone;

Our J amie 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,

Th e songs of the H ighlands so grandly would tell,The honor that came to your name-T he proudest would envy your fame."

(X IX)

"Yes glory," said Duncan, "It kindles the flame,T hat gives to the broadsword its fire,

And every brave deed that is told of the name,Wi ll future MacG regor s inspire;So daughter, go fight for your Sire."

(XX)

Janet MacGregor has shorn her fair hair,That fell in rich curls to her knees,

Th at now in her kitts are blushing all bare,To the tempest as well as the breeze-T hen Duncan, in J anet , his brave Jamie sees.

(XXI)

H ow' Duncan MacGre gor now girds up his child,Plain mir rors a son of the Mist;

He gives her the pistol that never shot wild,And the dirk he has fran ticly kissed­No nothing, Old Duncan has missed.

(XXII)

Sharp is her sword, and all shining her shield,He r hair on her spor ran is bound ;

And pine of the greenest Ben Lomond doth yield,Decks the bonnet with which she is crowned,And eagle feat her, 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 gallant s the best.

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(XXIV)

But somehow to J :'met, it seemed that the girl,Showed thr ough 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)

Hi s sword fr om the scabbard Prince Charlie has drawn,And the scabbard he has thrown away;

In the Va le of Glenfinnan the sky looks upon,His Standard with sunbeams at play,Invitin g the Clans to the fray.

(XXVI)

From the Va le of Glenfinnan the Standard has gone,Clan Grego r 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 P rince Charles fr om Dunblane and Falkirk,Is with him at Lithinthgow,

Th ere was never a danger that Janet would shirk,Or hardship she sought to forego;"O ld Dun can's lad," all learned to know.

(XXVIII)

Th e 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 lordli est 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 J anet shone there,Through the whole of that gran d review ;For J :'met 's blood was royal too.

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(XXX)

That the Clansmen carried but cudgels and scythes.The Royalist rank s had been told,

And would try for to fri ghten with wild Scott ish crie s,As was done in the batt les of old-Littl e they knew of the Hi ghlander' s mold.

(XXXI)

For many a deed that was gallant and brave ,Was done by each staunch H ighland man ;

The best that was in him each brave swordsman gave,To add to the fame of his clan ;And J ;met MacGregor was e'er in the van.

(XXXII)

"T hat son of Old Duncan's," was noticed by all,T o all was his gallantry known ;

And even Prince Charles had a fear he would fall ,And said when he came to his own :"T hat lad shall be near to the throne."

(XXXIII )

T o Preston-pans to her knees in the mire,She waded with hardi est men,

And the chilly night never stifled her fire,Or that song of the Clift and Glen-"W hen the King shall enjoy his own aga in."

(X XXIV)

And when on the morn the bat tle was fought,No firmer hand wielded a blade,

No trembling in her blue eyes was there caught,No threatening sword made her afraid­Was 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 of t noticed the boy,What nobleness carried him through­The 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;

Wi th the hardiest Hi ghlanders J:met e'er vied­F irst in and last out of the fray;"It's Duncan MacG regor's own'son," they would sal.

(XXXVII )

At last the clans lined up in battl e array,At Culloden faced the dread foe;

But the sta r of the Stuarts went out on that day,As J;'met received a foul blow-'Tis well that mort als the future can't know.

(XXXVIII)

T hroug h the Clan at her fall went a thrill of despa ir,And a shout of revenge rent the sky;

And the heads of the Clansmen a moment were bare,As they car ried 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 H amish MacGregor now stan ds,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 li fe is he here,No swordsman seems even a peer.

(X LI)

T he claymore that fell from a wounded man's hand,H e 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,

T he blood-dripping claymores no longer had power,The advantage once gained fo r to hold ;So the H ighland line backward was rolled.

(XLIII)

But the MacGregor banner was held just as high ,As proudly the old piper played ;

And yet 'twas with many a long bitte r sigh,T hat the hand of the swordsman was stay' d;But of Jamie MacGregor were many af raid.

(X LIV)

And now as the Clan in retreating came near,W here the wounded were brought into view,

Th ere was Jamie MacG regor, to each one so dear,'Hi s breast by a dagger pierced th rough ;Fo r distinction vile war never knew.

(X LV)

But like as two blooms on the th istle's red crest,T wo sons of Old Duncan appea red;

The one that they knew, had a wound in his breas t,Th e other, a spirit they feared,For many strange crea tures the old Hi ghlands reared.

(X LVI)

But a moment was all that they doubted the boy,O ! Blood! Ho w it answers its call i

He sprang to his sister in sorrow and joy,W hile the hot tears in passion did fall,And calling and kissing his Janet told all.

(X LVII)

"T he king ordered sail, but the wind answered no."Th at was back in the days of the past;

And J amie MacG regor 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)

F or a MacGregor held from joining his clan,Was a swordsman loss to their might;

But af ter the fa ilure of many a plan,T he 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 !

Befo re she had been but the handsomest youth,But now was all homage her own,The heart of each Clansman her thron e.

( L I)

Now Janet the lovely bruised flower that she was,To the MacG regor Country was borne,

And soon was forgotten her aid to the cause,And the wound that the foeman 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 darin g gallant was blushing a bride,Unsullied, as charming as fai r"':'"Th e H ighlands have given us woman most rar e.

(LIII)

Yes, many a woman, a jewel most rare,In Clan Gregor's crown has been set,

Unsung to have sparkled in br illiantness there,No place in our annals to get,Like Duncan Macflregcr's fair daughter Janet.

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HENRY MINOR MAGRUDER.

By H IS GRANDSON, H ENR Y M AGRUDER T AYJ.OR.

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T H E life of th is son of MacGregor is a magn ificent example ofgrea t accomplishments in sp ite of physical handicap s, andmay we ll be an insp irat ion to finer and nobl er th oughts and

deeds.H enr y Minor Magruder was born on th e 9t h day of February, 1844,

at "G lenmo re," the home of his parents in Albemarle County, Vir­g inia. H e was th e second so n of Benjamin H enry Magruder andMaria Louisa Minor of "S unning H ill," Lo uisa County, Vi rg inia.Benjamin H enr y Magruder had moved from "Union H all ," F luva nnaCounty, th e ori gin al Virg inia home of his family, to Albema rle afte rmarrying Miss Minor in 1836. H e had ente red th e Unive rs ity of Vir­ginia in 1825, th e firs t yea r it was ope ned, had studied law, and hadbecom e one of th e lead ing lawyers in Albema rle and F luva nnaCounties.

The early boyho od days of H enr y Magruder were spent pleasantlyat "Glenmore" with his paren ts and brothers and sis ters. H e en­joyed a ll th e ma ny inte res t ing experie nces, which plan ta tion life inthose days afforde d, playing with the young dar kies, doing light jobson th e farm, hunting , fishin g an d trapp ing. H enry's mother diedwhen he was a sma ll boy of nine. T hus ear ly in life he was depri vedof th e loving care and advice of a devo ted mo ther. Seve ra l yea rslat er th e oldest brother, Joh n, went to the U niversity of Vi rgi nia, andas his fath er was a bse nt fro m hom e th e grea ter part of th e year,eithe r attending th e sessions of th e Sta te L egislature in Richmond, orlookin g afte r his large law practice in the sur ro unding cou nties, H enryand his brother, H orat io, called Ratio for short, togeth er wi th histhree siste rs were left at hom e in cha rge of three famil ies of hou seservants . It is easy to imagine how mu ch th ese boys, ju st in th eirteens, delighted in th e freedom of th is life.

The boys went to a neighb or ing school, known in th ose times as an"Old Fi eld Sc hoo l." H ere th ey were taught th e rudiment s of educa­tion , con sisting of reading, wri ting, and ari thme tic. W he n th eir fa therwas at hom e, he took grea t int erest in his sons' educa tion, an d with­out doubt H enry received mu ch va luab le ins truc tion and pr act ical ad­vice from thi s thorough scholar.

After school H enr y and Rashe would ' hurry hom e, ge t th eir dog sand go squir re l hunting. T his was th eir grea tes t pleas ure. T hey hada fine pack of six dogs, and we re quite pro ud of th em. The boy s hada standing rule never to kill mor e than three squirre ls in on e aft er ­noon, because th ey did not want to th in th em out too mu ch, and spoilth e spor t. In th e fall and win ter th ey set rabbit tr aps, and were up

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early in the morning to visit th e traps, eag er to find a rabbit, for th eywere especially fond of "Dried Hare" for the school lunch. This ar ­ticl e was pri zed not only for it s food value, but even more so becauseit could be ca rried in th e pocket witho ut th e trouble of wrapping, andwould not mess up th e clothes ; the latt er, how ever, wa s of lesser im­portance. If onl y on e hare was cau ght, th e boy whose trap cau ghtit, got the lower half of the bod y, and th e other th e upp er . This wa sal ways th e rule of division and seems quite sim ple, but wa s ratherhard on th e one who had a lon g streak of bad luck.

H enry's boyhood life wa s not altogether fr ee from tribulation, be­cause a t t imes he suffere d fro m pain in his right leg, cau sed by a"W hite Swelling" as it was call ed in those days, which was probablytuber culo sis of th e bon e. T his spot on his thi gh some times becameso painful th at he was compe lled to remain in bed for weeks until th eswe lling and pain wo uld be relieved. As a dir ect result of thi s afflic­tion his health was not as stro ng and robu st as it should have been.This leg tr ou ble gradua lly g rew wo rse and wo rse until many ye arslater amputa tion becam e necessary.

In th e fall of 1860, H enry we nt to Mr. E . B. Smith's Acad em y atCulp eper , Vi rg inia, with his b rother John, who was an instructor atth e schoo l. The followi ng spr ing Vi rg in ia seceded from th e Unionan d join ed the Con federat e Sta tes. In Apr il, wa r was declar ed. J ohnimm ediat ely resign ed his positi on to atte nd an officer s tr aining sc hoola t th e Vi rg inia Mi lita ry In st itut e, but H enry had mad e such excellentpr ogress in his s tudies, he was allowed to finis h th e session.

Soo n after he returned home from sc hoo l, his Uncle, HoratioMagruder, ca lled on him to assis t in th e man agem ent of th e man y in­du stries w hich th e form er con tro lled at "Union Mills" on th e RivannaRiver eight mil es below "G lenrnore." Althoug h H enry was onl yseve ntee n yea rs o f age at th is time, he had man y res ponsib ilities inth e man agem ent of th e cotton , corn , whea t, and lumber mill s, coop ­erage, tan ya rds, shoe fac tory and ge neral mer chandise s to re , w hichhis uncle cond uc ted, and in additio n had cha rge of a tr an sportat ioncompany which ran two boat s down th e river to Ri chmond, and th epos t office. T hese undertak ings employed more th an 250 opera tives.A t th at tim e U nion Mill s was one of th e lar gest indu strial cente rs incen tra l Virginia, a nd lat er und er wa rtime deman ds did a tr em end ou sbusiness. I t was very difficult to secure com petent clerks and fore­men as nearl y eve ry able bodi ed man was in th e army; so thi s seven­teen year old lad had m any har d and tr ying tasks thrust upon him,but he per formed all of his duties fa ithf ully a nd efficient ly, wi nninghigh pra ise fro m his un cle for his energy, care and ge ne ra l ability .T his experie nce ta ught him ma ny va lua ble lessons in keeping accountsand in busin ess administrat ion , and in so me degree afforde d him th ewide pr act ical knowledge for whic h he was noted in later life.

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In 1864, he returned to "Glenmore" to assume th e management ofthe farm which "Ras he" had dir ected until he wa s old eno ugh to en­list in th e army. H enry was keenly disappointed th at he could notbecome a soldier also, but his diseased leg pr evented him taking partin th e hardsh ip of camp and field.

In th e fall of 1865, aft er th e close of th e wa r, H enry entere d theU nivers ity of Virgi nia as a student in th e academic department, spe­cializing in Mathem ati cs, Latin, Gree k, and Moral Philosophy. In 1868he en tere d th e law school, and graduated in June, 1868, finishing thecourse in on e yea r. H is fath er imme diate ly to ok him as a partner inth e firm of " Magruder and Magruder" with th eir office in Charlottes­vill e. During th e course of a few yea rs , he had mad e a splendid rep­utation in Albemar le and F luva nna Counties, and th e firm was se cur inga fine practic e. H enry Ma gruder at th is tim e was ge nerally con cededto be one of th e successful yo ung attorneys of his day. Judge Wat­son of Charlottesvill e sa id that "he had th e most promising and pro ­found legal mind of any yo ung lawyer at th e ba r."

On April 7, 1869, H enry Magruder and Sa ra h Minor we re marriedat "R idge way," Alb emarle County, the hom e of the bride's pa ren ts,Franklin Minor and Lucy Ann Gilme r. Franklin Mino r, th en dead,had mad e a brilliant reputati on in his day as educa to r, write r an dfarm er. This was a very pr ominent wedding, for both th e bride andgroo m belon ged to distingui sh ed V irg in ia famili es, and in addition, thebride had a host of fr iends, wo n by her remarkabl e cha rm and wit,which she still retain s, w hile th e groo m had already made a name forhim self in th e legal world. The young couple made their hom e wit hMr s. Magruder 's mo ther at " Ridgeway," an d H enry Magruder re­lieved Mr s. Mino r and her dau ghter s of th e car es incident to th eman agem ent of a lar ge plantation, althou gh th e actual work wasca rrie d on by an ove rseer un der his dir ection.

Fo r seve ra l yea rs , he continued th e pr acti ce of law, riding fivemil es to his office in Ch arl ottesvill e, and jus t as great success seeme dass ure d, a was ting illn ess cause d by his early affliction and expos ure,held h im in bed a long per iod. Hi s ult im at e recovery fro m thi s seve reillness was largely du e to th e lovin g ca re and faith ful nursing of hisdevot ed wife. Hi s health did not permit him to resume th e practiceof law, so he turned to th e farm as his hop e for th e future. On ce thi sdecision was made, he conce ntra ted th e full ene rgy of his bri ght in­tellect on thi s pro blem. As one of his fri end s said, " H is was novis iona ry , fanciful agriculture, but a wo rk in which patient, ea rnes teffort bro ug ht it s due reward."

The cha nge benefited his ge nera l health, but th e diseased leg did notimprove, so af ter con su ltation wi th seve ra l specialists , it was decid edthat amputa tion was ad visable. T he opera tion, whic h in those dayswas very dan gerous, was successful, and for man y yea rs his health

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was grea tly impro ved. H e soon acquired wonderful sk ill in th e use ofcrutches , and th e rapidity of his movements was quite amazing. H eentered into many of th e out-door spor ts of country life, and wa sespecially fond of r iding and fox hunting. F req uen tly on th ese chases,tak ing chances ove r fences and dit ches which others, less handicapp edthan he, avoided.

After th e dea th of Mrs. Minor in 1880, th e Magruder s moved to th eadjo in ing far m, "Edge mont," which Mrs. Magruder had inh eritedfrom her grandmo the r, Mrs . Sarah Gilme r. This farm had beenmanaged by tenants for a nu mber of yea rs and at thi s tim e was in avery depleted con dition . H enry Magruder se t to work to m ake"Edgemont" a real home for his fami ly. Ma ny of th e old neighbor shave told me wha t a hopeless und ertakin g it appea red, and how, m uchto their su rprise, he soon ma de it a mo del farm. H e gra dua lly builtup a fine dai ry herd , imp roved the soil by the growth of clover, de­ve loped a beaut iful flock of sheep, and in th e co urse of ten yea rs hadth e best farm in the coun ty. He designed and built barns and hay­houses, dug an ensi lage pit , one of th e firs t in th e commu nity , and ex­perimen ted in a practi cal manner in stoc k feeding, seed selec tion,fertilizers, etc.

T he results of his exper imen ts were g iven to the public in many ar­t icles in th e SOl/them P lanter. These papers r eceived muc h favorablecomment fro m th e agricultural leaders of th e time. No one can readth ese treati ses, or his lett ers answering inquir ies or cr iticism, withoutbeing imp ressed with their great value and withou t noticing th e frank,simple, and genero us, spir it in wh ich th ey were writ ten.

Fo r some time th e thi nking farmers of th e Sta te had realiz ed th atth e agricultural interests were no t properly repr esented on th e Boardgove rn ing the Co llege of Ag riculture and th e Ex per iment Sta tion a tBlacksburg and tha t these institut ions were not g iving prac tical bene­fits to th e farmer. Henry Magruder wrote many articles on th is sub­jec t, and led th e fight to have prac tica l farmers direc t th e Agri culturalCollege and Experiment S tation. H e was lar gely instrument al inlead ing th e Governor to appoint a new boa rd, which imm ediatelyma de many changes for th e development of ag riculture. On e of th emos t import ant of these changes was to crea te the pos ition of Super­int end ent of th e Outside Departm ent of th e Experiment S tation, andto offer th is pos ition to H enr y Magrude r. Soo n after his accept an ceof th is posit ion, th e followi ng edito ria l appeared in th e S outhern.P lanterof D ecemb er, 1890 : "The appointment of Mr. Magruder reflect s th ehigh est credit upon th e Board of Agriculture, as we believe th er e willbe; found no man in th e Sta te to question th e exce ptiona l fitness ofMr. Magru der to fill th e position . H is long and pr act ical acquaintancewi th agr iculture, and his int imate re lations wi th th e farm ers of th eSta te in his capaci ty as chai rma n of th e F armer's Assembly pr e-

I I. xr. M AGRUDER .

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em inently ju stify th e appoin tment and leads us to an ticipa te th e bestresults from it ."

The genera l duti es of thi s new office were to super intend th e FarmD epartment and out-doo r exper iment work a t Blacksburg; to travelover th e Sta te, meetin g and consult ing with farmers, addressin g pub ­lic meetin gs, and making a special s tudy of th e con dit ion an d needs ofag r iculture in th e seve ra l sec tions of th e Sta te; and as a memb er ofth e facult y of th e College repr esent it before th e public.

H enr y Magruder firs t put th e Co llege farm in th orough runningord er, th en planned and sta r ted a series of so il test s wi th fer tilizers,cove ring th e prin cipal sec tions of th e S ta te, a ser ies of test s with rem ­edies for th e diseases of orc hard frui t and gra pes, and outlined lar gerplan s for work of a perm an ent nature for carrying th e resul ts ofth ese experiments to th e farmer. T his larger wo rk as he planned itwas very similar to wha t Dr. Knapp develop ed twent y yea rs lat eras th e Ex te ns ion Se rvice, o r th e County Agent plan. In severalof his letter s H enry Magruder wro te th at th ere wa s grea t needof some method of describing and illustrating th e new pr ocessesto th e farmer, to take th e pla ce of th e dry bull etin s which many farm­ers could not und erst and , imd he contended th is work mu st be don eby a pr acti cal man . This is th e grea t wo rk he set out to do, and th isis th e same work now being don e by th e County Age nts in mo re th an75 per cent of th e 45,000 counties in th e U nited Sta tes .

F or some tim e he had been suffer ing from pains aro und th e heart,whic h many th ought were cause d by th e ove r- deve lopment of th eches t mu scles due to walking on crutches. In a letter of D ecemb er5, 1890, to his son F ra nk a t th e U nive rs ity of Virg inia, he says, " I amgoing to try an artificial leg th e first spare $100 I ge t. Dr. Sco tt andDr. Randolph seem to think that will help me. I am af rai d sometimesI will g ive out or have another spell like th at of last fa ll a yea r, wa lk­ing brings on th e pain so quickly. You had better mak e sure of yo urclasses thi s year. If I br eak down you will have to work your way byteachin g or com e back and help on th e farm." It is r emarkabl e thathe could accomplish so mu ch, when he suffere d as grea tly as he didat thi s tim e. In another letter writte n F ebruar y 11, 1891, again re­ferring to his health, he says, " I am not abl e to do th is work and itis ge tti ng too mu ch for me. I am almos t ready to dr op th e wholething and com e hom e, onl y it may be th at thi s spell will pa ss awayand th en I would regret havin g given up my chance to do some thinguseful. " The aim and plan of his life was to acco mplish some thingworth whil e:

In March an ar tificial limb was secure d, but it did not relieve th eheart trouble as had been hop ed. Hi s ph ysician advised him to giveup active life, but he always r eplied, " I will die in harness." W hen­ever any friend or member of th e famil y would express surpr ise at

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his ability to carry on in spite of so mu ch pain, he would sa y, "Mymind has learned to control matter ; whe n I hav e to suffer I train itto concentrate on something wo rth-w hile." But he mu st hav e realiz edth at he could not continue th e goo d work mu ch longer, for on April18, he wro te to a fri end ; "Well, I am engaged her e for a year with apurpose in view. This purpose in a ll probability will be fully ac­complish ed before th e yea r exp ires , and I feel th at my wo rk her e isnearl y don e, a nd I am only wai ting to see th e plans fall into compe­tent hands for exec ution, to resign a nd go back to my farm whe re Iam badly needed. My m aimed condition unfits me for public duties,and my strength dese r ts me in si tua t ions whe re my desir e to help onth e good cause has beguiled me."

During th e latter part of May he det ermined to visit a not ed heartspecialis t in New Yo rk Cit y, and on June I, 1891, he se t out on th isjourney int ending to meet ano ther brother, Dr. Geo. Mason Ma­g ruder, in Washington, an d go on wi th him to New York. When hear rived in W ash ington, he was seiz-ed with a v iolent attack, and ) twas wi th much difficult y th at he was taken to his brothe r's office,w here death shor tly ens ued. The rem ains were car rie d hom e and in­terred in th e fami ly plot at "Edge mo nt." Ju st as a wo nderful fieldof usef ulness ope ned, ju st as for a second tim e in his life g reat suc­cess seemed assured, still in th e pr ime of life, a t th e age of 47, " Go d'sfinge r tou ched him and he slep t."

Ma ny fri ends and admirers wro te to his family in praise and com ­menda tion of his good works . T he edito r of th e Southern Plantersa id; "We mourn th e loss of a contributo r whose wr itings were al­ways disti ngu ished by clearness, ability , and a pe rfec t, pr act ical andth eor eti cal know ledge of th e subjec ts on which he wro te. Hi s mod ­es ty was so grea t that ma ny of his contr ibutions we re , at his ow n re­qu est , unsign ed, he being conte nt to let th eir va lue be proved by the irow n intrinsic me rit, ra th er tha n by any weight wh ich wo uld attach tohis name. We kn ow th at our read ers w ill join with us in accordingto Mr. Magruder's memor y th e tri bute o f our high est resp ect, and inconveying to his widow, fam ily, and relat ives our deepest sympa thyin thi s hour of th eir sudden bereavem ent," Prof. Wm. B. Alwoo d,his frie nd a nd co-worke r a t Blacksburg w ro te a bri ef ske tch of hislife in which he told of th e great wo rk H enry Magruder had sta r teda t the Ag ricultura l College a t Blacksburg, and how his death was aser ious blow to th e adva nce me nt of ag r iculture, and conclude d withthi s tribu te : "M r. Magruder died an apos tle of Agriculture ; he wasdevot ed to h is wo rk; a man beloved of a ll who kn ew him ; who cou ldri se a bove disappointment ; wr ing success from defeat ; and who madetwo blades of grass grow where but one grew befor e,"

H enry Magr uder was a br oad mi nded Democrat in polit ics, was atone tim e Ch airman of th e Albema r le County Board of Supe rv isors, a

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memb er of th e Alb emarle County Sc hoo l Board, and a trust ee of th eMill er School in that coun ty. H e und er st ood th e needs of his countythorou ghl y, and wa s always int er est ed in any movem ent to betterrural life. H e loved his family, all of whom we re devotedly a ttachedto him . The neighbors soug ht and valued his advice on a greatvariety of subjec ts, and he was ever read y to help an yone in need,and took especial pleas ure in helping yo ung m en to make th eir s ta r tin life. T he impr ession which he mad e on his neighborhood wasdeep and lasting, and to-day thirty yea rs aft er his death you findman y, amo ng both white and colored, who love and honor his mem ­ory.

It is very for tunate that many of hi s letter s have been pr eserved,from whic h we can ge t a vivid picture of his kind, sy mpa the tic, ge nia l,and unaffected nat ur e and ma nne r. T he fo llow ing ex trac ts fro m aletter to his w ife written on Mar ch 8, 1890, from Washington, wh er ehe had go ne to be measured for an ar tificial leg, illustrate th ese cha r­ac teris tics: " I we nt back yesterday to Han ger 's a nd practiced on th epeg leg a while in th e morning and found I could stump around rightwe ll-much better th an I had imagined . W he n I got t ired I read aCentury I had bro ug h t wi th m e and talked with H an ger and th e otherone- legged men, who cam e in to ge t repairs and attent ion A fte rdinner Mason and I we nt via stree t ca r to th e th eatre, whe re we sawa third rat e play, by th ird rate actors. T he hou se was full an d th er ewere some fine diam onds and dr esses in th e boxes, but no beauty tobe see n anywhere. T he eveni ng was a pleasan t one, th ou gh like th epictu re in Dr. Cabell 's joke, all it s detail s we re poor. It was a sa tis­faction to find that I had lost nothing by not ha vin g been to a th eatrebefor e for 20 yea rs. T his mo rning we wen t to th e neighboring chu rc h,which proved to be P resbyter ian-the sermo n was read , bu t in goo dsty le, th ough th e matter was fair. The rain which commenc ed w hilewe we re a t th e th eatr e and has been com ing down ge n tly ever since,preven ted the pretty women coming ou t, I suppose, for th ey we remor e conspicuo us ly absen t at churc h th an at th e th eatre. I saw mor epre tty girls in a day 's rid e in Sou thside Virginia th an I have seen ye tin Washington Tell R ichmon d I am migh ty gla d to know he islooking afte r th ings, th at if I ge t along as we ll on a woo den leg as Ibe lieve I will, I will be tempted to come back to far ming again, th atby th e time I get all th e new tr icks I have learned in to play, I b~­

lieve we could take th e shine out of th e neighbors wo rse th an ever .............1 am sav ing W ash ing ton now till I ge t on my timber and th enI am going to make the sig hts dance. I wis h I cou ld bri ng J ul ia an dMari a back wi th me for a week, but I am afraid th ey will ge t ahea dof me while I am new to th e new found ar t of wal king . I cou ldwri te nonsense to yo u all night, but Mason is yawning and loo kingbor ed so I'll s top and talk to him."

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,Mr s. Julia Magruder Otey, 'w ho was his sec re ta ry for a number of

yea rs , has g iven th is description of his life and character : "He likedth e simp le life an d lived it ; he trusted his fri end s, and was never em­bitt ered at th eir failure to respond to his love; he was full of simplekindness and helpfulness to beginner s. H e was provident, accurat e,persis tent, with imm ense initia tive , and pati ent indu stry, both in hislimited pri vat e ventures, and in his public utteran ces. H e was amember of Ch rist E piscopal Church, Charlottesville, a faithful Sun­day schoo l wo rke r, an d a teacher of rar e gifts; his lectures on St.Paul should have been preserved, for th ey were vivid, glow ing lesson sin fear less, prac tica l manhoo d. Hi s sloga n in life was better men,bett er meth od s, and better living, and he tri ed to help eve rybody upto his heigh ts by pr actical talk s, works , and wr itings. Diligent , faith­ful, earnes t in good works-always progr essive-he was a strong, un­se lfish typ e of an educa ted Christi an gentlema n and leader . Hi s lifewas a book on goo d citize nship and unobtrusive religion, op en to ber ead of all."

The children of H enr y Magruder were Franklin Minor (di ed 1913) ;Lucy Ann Gilmer (Mrs. Gar land B. Taylor ) ; Mari a Louisa (Mrs. J .Oscar Thurman) ; and Sa rah Gilm er (Mrs. A. Keith McMurdo) .

Genealogy: H enry Minor Magruder was th e son of Benj aminH enry Magruder, grand son of John Bowie Ma gr uder, grea t gra ndso nof Corporal James Magruder , Jr., grea t-great g randson of N inianMagruder, g reat-great-g reat gra ndson of Capt. Sa muel Magruder, andgrea t-great-grea t-great g ra ndso n of Alexa nder Mag ruder, immi grant.

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SAMUEL SPRAGUE MAGRU DER,LI EUTENANT U. S. N. R.

A Tribute to One Who Died "Facing His COIlIltry's Foes."

By HERBERT T. MAGRUDER.

G R EAT is th e glory of all those call ed by our Country to herService when th e inhu manity of th e Hun threatened not on lyth e inva sion but the destr uction of ou r sove re ign rights ; bu t

gr eat er glory to tho se who, anticipating th e ca ll and exe mpt from itsdemands, offered them selves voluntarily, eager to have a share in th eworld' s greatest under taking.

Of such wa s Samue l Spragu e Magruder , who was born in Mad isonCounty, Mississippi, on Decemb er 22, 1869, a son of Major LawsonWilliams Magrud er, C.S.A., a descend ant through Ninian Beall Ma ­gruder of th e famil y of Alexa nder Magruder, th e Immigrant.

At th e tim e of th e declar ation of W ar with Germany, SamuelSprague Magruder was fort y-nine yea rs of age and a veteran of th eSpanish-American War, having voluntee red in 1898 with th e FirstCalifornia Infantry. Afte r serving two yea rs in th e Philippin es withth e 14th infantry, U. S. A., and th ereafter through th e Boxer uprisingin China, in 1910, he loca ted and engaged in busin ess in San Francisco,of whic h plac e his wife was a nati ve.

Certainly it could be sa id of him that his score in military Se rv icehad been amply square d. Bu t Sprague Magruder did no t so cons iderth e matter. With him a sense of obli gati on demanded opp ortunityfor Se rv ice; and applying for a commission in th e Naval Reserve asPassed Assistant Paymaster with th e g ra de of Senior L ieut enant, hisappointment wa s on e of th e first so made. His application to enterth e Nava l Reserve was in th e hope of seeing active se rv ice th er ein ;for on account of his age and th e fact th at he was afflicted w ithBri ght's Disease and cou ld no t stand a physica l examination, he wa sunable to ent er the Army.

H e left San Francisco in Sept emb er, 1917, on th e U. S. S. " Buffalo";and on reaching th e East ern Coast was ordered to the P hiladelphiaNavy Yard, joining the U. S. S. "Ticonderoga,'" January 3, 1918.Their s wa s transport duty ; and th e ship was crossing th e Atlantic forth e seve nth trip wh en attacked.

No more heart stir ring tale of th e War at Sea has ever been toldthan the narrative of Li eut enant Command er J am es Madison of th esinking of th e U . S. S. "T iconderoga," on September 30, 1918. Thereis not room to repeat it here ; I can on ly summarize.

T he "T iconderoga" wa s form erly th e German "Camilla Rickrner s,"a fine big ship of over 12,000 ton s; new and capable of good speed.

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But wh en she star ted with tw enty-seven other s under convoy, hercoal supply was so bad that on Sep tembe r 29th. she had to drop be­hind. "O ur coal " says th e narrative, "was so full of du st and dirt th atwe wer e tw elve mil es behind th e bunch at dawn."

But soon after da wn th er e was a giant submarine dead ahea d. TheCommander tri ed to ram it, and trained his bo w guns on th e Boche;but they could not be depressed enoug h; and before long th e Germanbegan to she ll th e ship with heavy guns. Afte r a two hour "s tand­up" fight th e "T iconderog a" wa s a wr eck, sinking ; with only 22 of her200 cre w and soldiers surv iving.

W ha t part had Li eutenant Spragu e Magruder played in thi s en­gageme nt?

"T hey kept beating us up with big she lls," th e Commander says,"and as I move d from on e side of th e bridge to th e other for th e lasttime, th e s teel beam s and suppor ts could be seen; all th e plankinghav ing been shot away. Then th er e was a crash ; and the next thin gI knew I wa s lyin g on th e main deck, thirty feet below. My left legwas paining like th e devil, and th e blood wa s running into my eyesand down my neck from th e splinte r wounds.

"As our surgeon had been killed Magruder formed an eme rgencyfirst aid squad and pat ched up my kn ee."

The Comm ander continues his g raphic description of th e fight, un ­til a t length th e "T ico nderoga" was afire fro m stem to ste rn .

"At thi s tim e I spoke to Ma gruder, th e paym ast er, who was on topof th e eng ine-room sky light, watc hing the sub. I turned, and whe nI look ed ag ain Magruder had disap peared, appare ntly havin g beenblo wn to pieces ju st that minute."

The stateme nt of an other surv ivor, Qu artermast er George S. T ap ­ply, describing th e fight, is as foll ows :

" Paymast er Ma gruder was kill ed on deck by sh rapne l about2 hours afte r our encounter with th e U. boat.

H e stood by th e Captain, who was ve ry badl y wounde d; and whe nhe lost con sciousn ess he help ed to put him into th e onl y boat th at go taway sa fely; a few minutes lat er he was kill ed on th e deck, and as faras I coul d find out, he died inst antl y."

I am informed by th e widow of Lieutenant Magruder that th e ac­count of Quartermast er Tapply is concurred in by other witnesses.

In any even t th e courage and patrioti sm of Lieut en ant Samue lSpragu e Ma gruder wer e conspicuous in th e face of danger ; and hisheroi c death " facing his Country' s foes," as he wish ed, is a source ofreal inspiration and lasting pride to be sha re d by a ll those who bearth e name, Magruder, and th eir kindred .

Samue l Sprag ue Ma gruder was a so n of Lawson Williams Ma ­gruder and Je ssie Kilpatrick ; grandson of Samuel Magruder and Re -

LIl~ UTE N A NT SA ~t Ul-;L S PRAGU£ l\[ AGRUD l-: R.

B ORX, 1869; DI ED, 1918.

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becca Spr igg Drane ; great-grandson of W illiam Magruder and Lu cyWilliams; g rea t-grea t-gra ndson of Ninian Beall Ma gr uder and Re­becca Yo ung; great-grea t-great-gra ndson of Samue l (1 ) Magruderan d Sa ra h Bea ll; g rea t-great-great-great-gra nds on of A lexa nderMagruder and Margaret Bra ithwaite.

A TURKEY DINNER.

(A True Story of Robert Magruder WlJeII a S mall Boy about 5 or 6

Yea rs Old. )

By G EORGE C. W. MAGRUDER.

R everend Rob ert Magruder wa s th e son of Dr. Zadok Ma gruderand brother of Dr. William B. Magruder of "The Rid ge." (See YearBook 1911 and 12, page 24.)

My aunt, E lizabeth (Magru der) Cook told my fa the r th e followin gincid ent conce rn ing her brother Robert whom she sa id had a mind ofhis own whe n a little boy.

On e day th eir mother expec ted com pa ny to dinner and amo ng th eother good things she had for th at dinn er was a turkey. Knowingth e natural weakness of children to tell things which were some tim esemba r rass ing to th e elders , her mother cautioned th e childre n, es­pecially Robert, th at she ex pec ted company and wa nted th e childrento be on th eir goo d behavior and not to talk too much an d es pecia llynot to tell th at th er e would be turkey for dinner.

By and by, th e company came an d afte r mu ch kissing, hand-shak­ing , and cha tt ing, all sa t down for a big talk. Lat er, whi le th e mo therwas lookin g afte r th e final prepar ati on s for dinner, Rob ert th ought hischance had com e. Bursting to tell about th e turkey, but fearing todisob ey his mother, a bri ght idea struck him . H e placed a number ofchairs togeth er and ge tt ing behind th em wi th a switch, he began asfollows : "Shew alon g here yo u old turkey, shew shew, gobble gob ble,shew , gob ble gob ble gob ble. Yes, yo u may gobble gobble go bble a llyou please now, but yo u've gob bled yo ur last gobble now." T he com­pany who had been watching him saw th e poi n t and th ey yelled withlau ghter, say ing, "Well, well, th at is a bri ght chap."

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HOW THE NAME MACGREGOR BECAME MAGRUDER.

By Tull Rev. J AMIlS M . M AGRUDIlR, D. D.

P resented at the Gathering of 1919.

W E WHO bear the name "Magruder" are not infrequently asked ,by th ose who learn for the first time that we claim MacGregoras our patronymic, why we ever changed the form ; and, some- .

times, the further question is propounded, by those who know somethingof the history of our Clan and are not unacquainted with the brave deedsof the Children of the Mist, why we do not take aga in the ancient na me.

To the first query we may reply that neither we nor our forbears didconsciously or deliberately alter the name ; but that rath er, the changecame about th rough the working of well known and clearl y defined pho­netic laws, which found fr eer play when men communicated with one an­other almost entire ly by word of mouth and the pr inted page or the artof wri ting were by no means in such general use as among ourselves.

To the second suggestion I think we may reply that the name "Magru­der" has a history of its own; and its associations, ex tending th rough aperiod of more than two hundred and fifty years, are very dear to us whobear it. T hough proud of the name MacGregor , we take equal pride inits variant form ; and feel that no brave deeds or accomplishments ofthe Clan on Scotia's Shore in times past, or in the stirr ing present, candim the lustre or throw into shadow the record which the name "Mag ru­der" has made for itself in th is Western Wo rld. On the battlefield, onthe bench, at the bar, in the professorial chair, as surgeons and physicia ns,as well as in the ancient and honorable calling of planter and the no lesshonorable sphere of banking and the various activi ties of industrial pur­suits and enter prises we find the name of "Mag ruder" writ large-mag­nified, as seen th rough the eyes of appr eciation of our fellowmen. Jud geA lexander Contee Magruder was a member of the Mar yland Court ofAppea ls in the days preceding the Civil Wa r. H is close kinsman, Jud geDaniel Randall Magruder, was a member of the same dist inguished tri bu­nal in the troublous times succeeding that sectional str ugg le. Jud ge Ben­jamin Drake Mag ruder was a member of the Supre me Court of Illinois ;and is said to have made some , of the wisest decisions and to have writ­ten some of the most learned opinions ever rendered or utt ered by thataugust body. Others of the name presiding over lower courts throughoutthe land , have done so with probity and justice. Th e self-forge tting andself-sacrificing profession of medicine, requiri ng as it docs, the noblestattributes of heart and mind when prac ticed upon the plane of its highestideals, has appealed to a large number of the ablest men of our name.

Doctor David Lynn Magruder, late Surgeon Genera l of the U. S. Army,

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Dr. Ernest Pend leton Magruder, martyr to science and to duty in theplague-stricken land of Serbia , and our own beloved Chieftain, Edwa rdMay Magruder, M. D., big brained, big bodied, great hearted, and loftyin soul, may be mentioned as examples of the many men of our name whohave served their Maker in ministering to the needs and alleviating thepain of their fellowmen.

William Hezekiah Nathaniel Magruder, who descends from our immi­grant Ancestor through both branches of the line as repre sented in themember ship of this Clan-that is to say, through Alexander II on his fa­ther' s side and throu gh Samuel, son of Alexander I, on his mother 's side­was not only the foremost educator of his generation in the state of Lou­isiana, but in the closing years of his life was revered and respected andbeloved by a larger circle of admirers than any other citizen of that state.Hi s mantle as an inst ructor o f youth descended upon more than one ofhis sons, who carried on the work for which they had been so ably tr ainedby their devoted father. And may I mention, al so, the name, most dearto me, of William Howard Magr uder, M.A., LL.D., as one who had thegift of inspiring young men and boys with the highest ideals of humanservice and instilling in them the desire to fit themselves by care ful prep­aration for thi s service? He taught in the educational institutions of hisnative state for over half a century, thirty years of which time was spentas H ead of the Department of English in the A. and M. College of Mis­sissippi. H is influence was, perhaps, wider and g reater than any other ed­ucator, in molding the lives of the young men of Mississippi.

I shall not atte mpt to portray the dashing qualities and the milit arybearing of that distinguished soldier, Genera l J ohn Bankhead Magrudernor of his brother George Allen Magruder , Captain in the Unit ed StatesNavy at the breaking out of the Civil War, nor yet to enumerate the va­rious descendant s of Alexander Magruder who had added lustre to thename thr ough out the history of our country fr om the Colonial perioddown to the present day, two governors of Maryland, Pratt and Lowe,and Bri g. General Leonard Covington, being among the latter . Suffice itto say that the same spirit which actuated these noble men is still alive;and that Captain Thomas Pick et Magrud er, U. S. N., with the U. S. Na­val Base Somewhere on the Coast of France (s ince made Rear Admiral),Lt . Commander Carey Magrud er, U. S. N., Lieut. John H olmes Magru­der , Jr., U. S. N., with two splendid young cadets of our name in tr ainingas midshipmen at Annapolis, are the offering of our Clan to the Navy ofour Country in these times big with the destiny of the human race andsuffer ing the birth pangs of a new era. Doubtless had we access to theroster s of the Army, we should find not only the name of Lt. Col. Alex­ander Covington Magruder, M.D., in cha rge of a Medical Un it in theReserve Corps; but many others bearin g our patronymic besides an equalnumber with different names but no less Magrud er s in lineage and loyalty.

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But why prolong this phase of our theme ? MacGregors we were, Ma­gruders we ar ; and we are as proud of the one as of the other. Lawye rs,doctors, professors, financiers, fa rmers, manufacturers, jud ges, genera ls,and governors-all and more with clean records of faith ful service to Godand country and broth erman- ar c to be found among the descendants ofthat Alexander Mag ruder who came to the Province of Maryland andAva lon in the days of its infancy,

As to the process of change by which the name MacGrego r (as we pro­nounce it today) became Magruder , there are two important points to beborne in mind. First: T he value of the vowel "e" occur ring in the mid­dle syllable, was not the short "e," as in "met" but was identical withthe sound of shor t "i," as in pill. Some of those here present may haveknown people by the name of Evans who ( the older members of the fa m­ily, at least , if not all) pronounced it "ivills." This value of the letter"e" is perceived in the name of our Mother Country, E ngland. No oneever pronounces it england; but Ingland : so, too, the pronunciation ofour Clan name was MacGrigor; and in the old A rchives of Maryland inthe Land Office at Annapolis the name is spelled, at an ea rly date, M-a-k­r -i-g-e-r- Makriger . Another document , of this period, has the spellingM-a-g-r-i-g-e-r- Magriger, an easy transition fro m the forego ing, show­ing 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 Ph o­netics ; and, also, of Verne r's Law, the latter carrying his researches fur­ther than Grimm and working out the prin ciples of change more scien­tifically, Applying these pr inciples to the case in hand, it may readilybe seen that the cha nge in the form of our name was a gradual and anatura l one.

rf we analyze these changes syllabIc by syllable, we find that the soundof "hard c'' (or "k") and the sound of "g" are so nearl y alike that itis difficult to distinguish between "Makriger" and "MacGrigor" becausethe "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 expla­nation of the next step in this trans formation, that is, the change of "e"or " i" into "u" or "00" sound, let us turn to the letter E in The Stand­ard Dictionary. There you will find that the "e" sound "at the end of asy llable var ies toward i or a murmur u "(00)." This is ex actly whathas taken place in this insta nce. T he or iginal MacGregor becomingMagriger 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 : "Inwords of Latin or Greek origi n, the tongue-t ip stop 'd' takes the placeof the proper 'g' sound beforc 'e' and 'i' sounds."

This fits in exactly with the case in hand, "Grego r" deriv ing from the

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Latin "Gregorius" and the value of the "0" in the latt er syllable of"Gregor" being identical with "e" or "i" as we shall presently see. Thuswe come to the spelling "Magruder " or "Magruder."

To account for the change of the last vowel accord ing to phoneticlaws, let us again turn to Th e Standard Dictionary. Under the eighteenthletter of the alphabet it is stated, "'closing r' has a mar ked vocal mur­mur genera lly treated as an additional vowel. It displaces in sound anypreceding vowel, as in friar , speaker, nadir, author, sulfur, saty r, allending in the murmur 'r ';" In other words before a "closing r" all vow­els sound alike and there is no difference in the pronunciat ion of "Ma­gruder" whether the final syllable is spelled with an "e" or an "0."

Alexa nder Magruder , the Scotch Emigrant, fr om whom we descend,spelled the name as we do today. when he put his own signature to hiswill "the tenth day of February in the yeare of our Lord 1676."

The many variants of the name which are found in the Colonial Rec­ords of the Land Office at Annapolis but register the ora l changes whichtook place. A list of these variant forms. as they occur in the A rchivesof Maryland, convinces me of the truth of our contention and strengthensthe tr adition handed down in every branch of the Magruder family :MacGregor, Makri ger, Magriger, Magru ger , Magrut-her (Magroot-her ) ,Magrud er. MacGregors we were: Magrud ers we are.

Quod era t demonstrandum.

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A REMINISCENCE AND REFLECTION.

By ] £ss£ E WI>LL, M. D.

I T WAS m y privilege to be born in th e South-land some few yearsbefor e the Civil War and not far from th e northern boundary ofVirginia. On our farm th er e wer e about fifty darkeys, only a

few of whic h we re of suita ble age to tak e part in th e cultiva tion ofth e so il. These darkeys we re inh erited, non e ha vin g been bought orso ld; nor wo uld we have sold on e exce pt from dir e necessity. Theywe re our wards and we loved th em and th ey loved us. Livin g withina nigh t's ru n of th e free state of Pennsylvan ia and with th e "Under­gro und Railroad" in active opera tion, th ey remain ed our w illingslaves unt il th e end of th e wa r, whe n it became our dut y to sepa ra teand eac h tr y to mak e a livin g for him self . This applied only to th eyo unge r ones , for th e o ld .ones rem ained with us until th ey died orth eir childre n go t abl e to tak e care of th em. This kindly feeling be­tween slave- ho lders and th e slaves was th e rul e and not th e exce ptionin our coun try.

W hen th e slaves and th e slave- ho lders parted each was at a disad ­va ntage. T he slaves had done th e heavy wo rk, and as children hadlook ed to th eir mast er s for pr ot ecti on and guida nce . The respon sibil­ity was on th e white man , he directed an d co nt ro lled, an d pr ovidedfood if th e crop fa iled and medical aid an d nu rsing in sick ness . Eachwas a t a loss wit hout th e other an d eac h had to learn man y thingswhen th ey parted. It was natural for th e ex-slave to come to his oldmaste r for advice which was always glad ly g iven.

Our colored wa rds of befo re th e war ar e st ill th e color ed wa rds ofth e Southern people. It is our dut y to g uide and protec t th em. Themore inte lligent of that race look s up to th e intelligent white man ash is frien d and is willing to take his advice and counse l. Ther e shouldbe no confl ict bet ween th e races ; eac h is th e others bes t frie nd an deach sho uld help th e other to develop a long th e lin es best suited forhim.

It sho uld not be forgotten by th e white man of th e South th at inthat fea rful per iod fro m 1861 to 1865 th e white ma n we nt to th e armyan d left the colored man to tak e care of th e love d on es at home.W hile th is was ofte n behind th e No r the rn lines, in no case was th etrust betrayed and no colore d man laid his hands on a w hite wo ma nor chi ld exce pt to pro tec t th em. Mon ume nt buildings in th e Southsho uld not s top until on e is erec ted to comme mo rate thi s fact.• The feelings of the South- land towards our brothers of th e Nor thwas th e reverse of thi s for a lon g tim e after th e wa r. As a conquer edpeopl e we could not feel kindl y to wards our conquere rs. W e recog­nized some of th e Nor thern peopl e we met as ladi es and ge nt leme n,

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and doubtless th ey also recogni zed us as th e sa me, but neith er sec tionliked th e other and pr eferred to stand aloof. The Spa nish-Ame ricanW ar did some thing towards wiping out thi s feeling ; but it remainedfor th e Grea t W orld W ar to make us feel as on e nation, all full ­blooded Amer icans and pro ud of it.

As a child I had too mu ch wa iting on an d it was hard for me tolearn to do th e chores. But it was be tter for me th at I shou ld lear n.These were sad times, but I had my pleasures. Among th ese was asmall flock of sheep bough t in th e fall for $100.00 and placed un dermy special care. I gave th em a warm dry house, but th e lamb s camein ou r coldes t weather and wo uld chill dow n in a shor t time. I hadto car ry th em to our dwelling , lay th em befor e a hot fire and giveth em hot milk wi th a little ap ple br andy in it. H ow wo uld we man­age thi s in th ese pro hibition tim es ? So me of th e lamb s chilled downas ofte n as six times, but I stuck to th em, visiting th em every hour ortwo during th e night. The next June we sold $100.00 wo r th of lambsand $35.00 wo r th of wool, havin g a ll o f th e old sheep in good condi­tion . With th is success I was mu ch elated.

As a boy th e " tonguing" of th e fox hounds in th e for est ba ck of ourhom e wo uld se t me afire. No ma tter wha t my task was I could notdo it. I could onl y ge t a hast y permit from th ose at hom e, and some­times for got to do thi s, befor e I took to my heels and ran until I go tentire ly out of br eath or saw th e ru nning hounds. Colonel Berkleyand Old Squire Hutchin son own ed th ese dogs an d were grea t men inmy es timation and especia lly so when th ey allowed me to accompanyth em on hor seback on a fox hunt. Great was my joy when later Iwas pr esent ed with two nice hound puppies. These we re my delightto feed and pamper. I thought of th em a good part of each da y anddr eam ed of th em at night. They were beautiful bla cktans and devel­oped unu sual int elligence and powers of scent. Soon th ese were lar geenough to tak e out wi th th e old dogs and when sca rce ly five monthsold both dropped in behind a fox , ahea d of th e runn ing dogs and car ­ried his tr ail until ove r taken by th e pack. This gave Squire Hut­chiso n as mu ch pleasu re as it did me. H e was past sixty years of agebut still a boy in his feelings, and enjoye d a ga me of marbles or ofpit chin g horsesho es w ith us boys as mu ch as we did or more. H egave me my first lesson s in fox-hunting. W e did not follo w th ehounds English fashion, but knowin g th e whole country and th ecourses th e foxes would almost always run, we would cut across andge t on th e runways and oft en see both fox and hounds pass. Thiswas repeat ed over and over again during th e day and we would kno wall about th e chase and return with horses not broken down at night.If at th e beginning of th e hunting season our dogs chase d a rabbit ora hou se-cat , th e first one that we could ge t hold of would ge t a goodwhipping. His cri es brought in th e o thers who had to take th eir

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medicin e too. This would soon break them in ; so we knew when theybegan to tongue that it was a fox and nothin g else. Our dogs werewell trained and held th eir own among t heir be st competitors both innorthern Virginia and in southern Maryland. Once with fifty -sixhounds in th e ch ase our litt le pack did nearly all the leading anddenn ed th e fox. Whenev er I wen t fox hunting my grandmother, whorai sed me, wo uld ha ve a pot of corn meal mu sh pr epared to be givento my hounds immediately on th eir return, with swee t milk. In thi sway she kept th em hon est , as th ey wo uld not steal if th ey wer e nothun gry. If suc h pr ecautions were a lways taken hounds would nothave such unenv iable reputati ons.

On e night afte r an evenin g 's rain in th e summer, Squire Hutchi ­son, so me of his boys, and m yself, star ted out for a moonlight chase.Two colored boys who worked for him by th e year wan ted to go too;so he kindly lent each of th em a horse to accompany us. Before westar ted a fox we entere d a heavy fog, the result of the rain, and soondiscover ed on our opposit e side fro m th e moon a luna-bow. This wa swithou t color and appeared like a white shee t arched as a bow follo w­ing us at a distance of about fifty feet . It was a wier d strange lookingth ing and so uncanny th at it made th e color ed boys so nervou s th atth ey rode clo se up to us for pr ot ecti on and evidently did not feel we lluntil th ey go t back home.

As we had seve ra l E ng lishme n to se tt le in our section we hadample op po r tun ity to compare our hounds with the imported Engl ishfox hounds. They we re mu ch heavier but not nearly so active asours. They appear ed to be afraid of ge t ting lost, and had grea t diffi­culty in getting ove r our Ame rican rail fences. I never saw themtest ed out o n endurance, but hardly think that th ey could exceed ourdogs which I hav e known to run a red fox for fourteen con secutivehours.

A goo d red fox dog is gene ra lly no good for th e grey , but many ofth em are fir st class "coon" dogs becau se th e coo n, like th e red, rar elyever doubles on his tr ack. H owever he is a rare fighter and th esing le dog has to be a good one to kill h im.

T hese, wit h horse racing, were th e spo r ts of my boyhood ; andth ough I have lon g ago aba ndoned them I ha ve not ye t repented ofth em.

"And th e old soldier, all with battles don e,Shoulders h is crutch and sho ws how fields were won."

P ROCEEDINGS OF ELEVENTH ANNUAl, GATH ERI NG

TO THE MOTHERS OF CLAN GREGOR.

By H ERBERT T . M AGRUDER.

Strong is our pride in th e race of our fathers ;Courage and va lor th ey've show n in th e test ;Gr imly surv iving th e conflict tha t ragesAround about true men who strive for th e best .

But our heart's wa rmes t place is reserved for th at parentWhose faith never falte rs , whose love is pas t bound ;Though she leave both her nam e and her kin folk behind herFo r th e hom e ties of Grego r, whereve r th ey'r e found.

T houg h we sea rc h for th e thrills th at may come in a lifetime,Or look back on th e heights th at we might have achieved,In good for tune th ere's no thing compares wi th th e blessingOf a Mother of Clan Grego r, we a ll have received.

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AIembers Read and Act I mm ediately.

The Edito r is ve ry desirous of keep ing posted on all th at conce rnsth e members of th e American Clan Gregor Soc iety an d he earnes tlyrequ est s all mem ber s to sen d him any informati on of int erest concern­ing th emselves or any member of th e Socie ty. H e request s that yousend him informat ion about th e marriage or death of any mem ber .W henever you change yo ur add ress, please noti fy him so th at yo umay receive a copy of th e next Year Book pr omptl y.

Egber t W. Magruder, Edi to r,c/o F. S. Roys ter Guano Com pany,Norfolk, Va.

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AMONG THE MEMBERS.

Major Lloyd Burns Magruder

Has been pr esent ed with th e "D istinguished Serv ice Medal."

Mrs. Maryel Alpina (MacGregor) Magruder,

Wife of th e lat e Dr. E rnest P endleton Magruder and Sister of Sir Ma l­colm MacGregor, has been appointed to "Most Excellent Order of theBritish Empire" for services in con nec tion wit h th e W orld War asH ead Supe rviso r, Ro yal Naval Cordite Facto ry, H olt on H eath, E ng­land, 1916-1919.

" R ear- Admiral Hilary P. Jones."

Cap t. Hi lary P. J ones of th e U. S. Navy has recently been madeRear -Admiral and appointed Comm ander-in -Ch ief of th e U. S. Atlan­tic F leet.

James Mitchell Magruder.

The following is taken from an editor ial in th e Evming Gazetteof Anna polis, Md., May 6, 1921.

"OF MARYLAND'S B EST"

"T he Ark an d Dove Socie ty, compo sed of descendants of th e firs tcolonists of Mar yland, has elected Rev. Dr. Jam es M. Magruder, ofH ockley H all, as its president to succeed J . Noble S tockett. Mr.Stocke tt had administered th e high office of th e So ciety with dignityand ab ility, and in se lecting his successor , th e Ark and Dove Societyhas chosen one of th e most typ ical and dist ingui sh ed of its members.It is, of course , exclus ive, as onl y tho se who trace th eir desce n t to th e'Maryland P ilgrims' who came to th e Po tomac in 1634 in the twovessels se nt out by Cecilius Calvert; in charge of his brother, L eonard,th e firs t Governor of Mary land, can gai n en tra nce into th e Society .

"B ut thi s excl us ive patriotic or ganizati on has an onerous burden. Itis to such societies th at th e masses of th e people look to illustrat e inth eir da ily lives th e vir tues and tr aditions of th eir ances tors . F ro mth e colon ists who left Gravesend in 1633 th e great commonwealth ofMaryland has derived its influence an d th e flower of manh ood andwoma nhood. Dr. Magruder 's courteous per sonality, rip e scho lars hipand civic usefuln ess are known in th is community as elsew here, andhe is a fit embodiment of th e principles and pu rposes of th e Ark andDo ve Society."

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Dr. Magruder in his In st allati on Address gave a commission to SirArthur News holme which was as follows :

"O ur celebration thi s evening is held upon T ues day in Easter week,th e day upon which two Indian arrows were delivered by a represen­tat ive of Lord Baltimore at Wind sor cas tle as rent for th e Provinceof Maryland . W e have here pr esent a distin gui shed v isitor and hislady from th at moth erl and . S ir Ar thur News holme came to Balti­more with a nam e we ll kn own in th e field of his labor s. Since livin gin our mid st as head of th e department of hyg iene at J ohn s H opkinsUnivers ity, he has added new laurels to his fame. Certainly he andLady Newsholme have won th e hearts of all whom th ey have met ; soth at as th ey return to E ng land for th e summer, even if th ey do not go,Indian fashion, with th e sca lps of enemies danglin g from th eir belts,th ey are victo rs in a truer sense and w ill carry with th em a tr ophy ofhearts, which is far bett er .

" In a repr esent ati ve capaci ty, may I, as gove rn or of th e So ciety ofth e Ark and Dove, se nd by your hand , Sir Ar thur, to Hi s Maj est yKing George th e Fi ft h two Indian arrows on thi s T ues day in Easterweek in token of our loyalt y to those pr inc iples of liberty th at ourfor efathers brought with th em to th ese hospitabl e sho res 287 yea rsago. And in deliveri ng th ese arrows to th e King may I request th atyou pr efer our hope to Hi s Maj esty that Mar yland and E ng land, th eU nited Sta tes and Grea t Britain arid Ireland may ever stand side byside and shoulder to shoulder in wha teve r sacr ifices m ay be neededthrough th e coming yea rs for th e adva ncement of that liberty where­wi th Christ hath mad e us free."

MARRIAGES OF CLAN MEMBERS.

Ga ntt, Miss J essie W ar ing, and Abra m Tern Myer s, July 14th,1920. St. James Church, W ashingt on , D. C.

Magruder, Ru ssell, and Miss Ma dge Morr ill Mason, D ecemb er25th, 1920. Williamsto wn, W est Virginia.

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ALPHA BETICAL LIST OF ENROLLED MEMBERS.

(c) In dicat es charter memb ers.

(m) Indicates min or memb ers.

(a) In dicat es associate m ember s.

Fi gures in front of names indic ate enro llment numbers.

Maiden nam es of married memb ers ar e in parentheses.

Deceased memb ers ar e in a list follo wing thi s.

463 Ab ercrombie, Mrs. Clar enc e W ., Tuskegee, Ala.397 Adams, Mr s. J an e A. Magruder.255 Ad dison Mr s. Arthur Downing Upshur (Minnie Chewning),

Eastville, Va.504 Addi son, Arthur Downing, Ir., Norfolk, Va ,371 Addi son, E d. Ma gruder Tutwiler, Eastville, Va .495 Addison, William Stra nge, Eastville, Va .432 Arnold, Mr s. Mar y Eli zab eth, R. F . D. No.6, Shelbyv ille, Ky.SIc Bail ey, Miss Maria F orrest , 1221, Ma ss. Ave., N. W ., W ash-

ington, D. C.364 Ballard, Mr s. Va rnett Reynolds, El eventh & Main St s.,

Shelbyv ille, Ky.469 Bar rett, Mr s. Euge ne R. (M aude Smith), Sherma n St.,

D enver , Colo .45 Barr ett , Mrs. F lorence Magruder (Wynne) , Huntsville, T ex.

317 Beall, Mr s. Alber t Palmer (Marg are t Dorsey Water s), Olney,Mon tgo mery Co., Md.

196 Beall , Miss Ruth, Winchest er, Ky. (23 Boo ne Ave.)419 Beall, Miss Vi rginia L ou isa, 1831 California St., N. W., Wash-

ing ton, D. C.420 Bea tty, Mr s. E dith W orl ey, Box 180, N ashv ille, Ark.

18 Berry, Mrs. J asper M. (Minnie L ee Magruder ), 2806 Ch elseaAve ., Baltimor e, Md.

474 Beth el, Maj . Edwin Al exand er, c/o Adjutant General U. S. A.,W ar D ept., Washin gton, D. C.

275c Bethel, Mr s. Edwin S. (Helen Magruder Buk ey), Vienna, Va,476 Bethel, Li eut . J ohn Magruder, V ienna, Va.181 Birckh ead , Miss Cornelia Rachel Magruder, Proffit, Va.192 Bir ckh ead, Ed gar Belt , 2204 Center sr., Dallas, T ex.374 Bir ckh ead, Ed ward F., Jr., F redericksburg h, Va,182c Bir ckh ead , Miss Mary E liza , Proffit, Va.97 Bir ckh ead, Robert George , Proffit, Va.96c Bir ckh ead, Miss Thea Sallie, Proffit, V a.

159 Birc khea d, Thomas Graves, Proffit , .Va,

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Bir ckh ead, Mrs. Thos. Graves (Annie Leonidine Clowes),Proffit, Va.

Black , Bryan , Jr., 1729 Coli seum St., New Orlean s, La.Black, Miss E lizabe th H ., 1729 Coliseum S t., New Orlean s,

La.Bla ck, Mr s. H enri etta Kin gsley Hutton (Cummings) , 1729

Coliseum St., New Orleans, La .Bla ck, Miss L aura Kin gsley, 1729 Coli seum St., New Or­

lean s, La.Bonnie, Mrs . Clar a Bruce (Haldema n), 517 Ormsby Ave.,

Louisville, Ky.Bowie, F ra nk Bak ew ell, c/o Natha niel Mortimer Bowi e, 183

Barringt on St., Rochester , N. Y.Bowie, Geo rge Calvert, 912 15th S t., N. W ., Washing ton,

D. C.Bowie, J ohn Francis MacGr egor , Beverly Court, Washing­

ton, D. C.Bow ie, Mr s. J ohn F. M., Beverly Court, Washing ton, D. C.Bow ie, Miss Margare t Bakewell, 183 Ba rr ing ton St., Ro­

ches ter, N. Y.Bow ie, Na thaniel Mor timer, 183 Ba rring ton St., Rochest er,

N. Y.Bowie, Na thaniel Mortime r, Jr., 183 Barr ington St., Roches­

ter, N. Y.Bow ie, Richard So mmerv ille, No r thumber land Apar tmen ts,

Washing ton, D. C.Bow ie, T homas Sommerv ille, 183 Ba rring ton St., Roches ter,

N. Y.Bowie, Mr s. W illiam (Eliza beth T aylor W att les), 1733

Chur ch St., Was hington, D. C.Bowie, Dr . W illiam, 1733 Churc h S t., Washing ton, D. C.Boyd, Miss Id a, 909 E. Co ur t St., Pe ndleto n, Oregon.Boy d, L eroy Staffo rd, 604 H ar vard sr, N. W. , Washing ton.

D. C.Br and on, Mrs. Ne llie Wailes, 507 N. P earl S t., Natchez , Miss.Brooks , Mrs. W . P . (Mary Sophonia McCormick) , Box 86,

R. F . D . No. I , Bennings Station, Washing ton, D. C.Bukey, Mrs. John Spencer (Rober ta J ulia Magruder),

Vien na, Va.Bus hinger, Miss Mary Gibha r t, Mon te Vis ta, Co lo.By rd, Mrs. T. H . (Elizabe th Logan Pratt), Shelbyv ille, Ky.Chew ning, H enr y Magruder, Ir., 420 Ch estnut St., Norfo lk,

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Chr is tian, Mrs, George M. (Susan Elizabeth K illam), Shel­bin a, Mo.

Clarke, Mrs. E lme r S terling (Virginia Mayn e) , 303 E. 6thSt. , Yo rk , Ne b.

Cockey, Edward T homas, C. P . A., 480 W. 183rd St., N. Y.,N. Y .

Cooper, Mi ss Ro sabella, P. O . Box 777, R ichmond, Va.Cox, Mrs. W. D . (Mamie Sta unton Wynne), Huntsv ille, Tex.Cum m ings, Miss Laura L ee, 1729 Coliseum St., New O rlea ns,

L a .Cummings, Mrs. L aura Turpin ( Hutton), 1729 Coliseum St .,

New Orleans, La.Cunningham, Mrs. John C. (Jennie Mo r to n), 828 Clay St.,

She lbyville, Ky.D ani els, Smith Coffee, Port Gibso n, Miss.Davis, Mrs . Ade lina Magru der (Wyatt), Peters bu rg H os­

pi ta l, Peter sb urg, Va.D avis, Miss Elizabeth Magruder, 205 Independent Life

Bldg., Nashv ille, Ten n.D avis, Mrs. 1. Hu nt er (Eliza Magruder Talbo t), 1505 Be r­

nard Ave. , Nashv ille, Tenn.D eerny, Mrs. Bessie (R iddle), 317 E. Chill icoth e Ave., Be tle­

fontaine, Ohio.D eemy, J ohn Ri ddle, 317 E . Chitlicothe Ave ., Be llefo ntaine,

O hio.D eemy, Mi ss J osephine Saxto n, 317 E. Chitlicothe Ave.,

Be llefo ntaine, Ohio.D eerny, Miss R uth Gor tin, 317 E. Chillico the Ave., Be llefon-

ta ine, O hio .D ej arnett e, H oratio Erskine, P rince ton, "V. Va.Donnan, Maxwell Kenan, 13 Perry St. , Pe tersburg, Va,D onnan, Miss Sallie Ward Bran ch, 13 Perry S t., Petersburg,

Va .D or sett, Mrs. Belle MacGregor, R. F. D ., U ppe r Ma rlboro,

Md .D orsett, Miss Susie Mitche ll, 234 "E" St., N. E ., Washing­

ton, D . C.Dor sett , Telfai r Bowie, 234 "E" St., N. E., W ash ingt on , D . C.D or sett , W ilt iam Newman, 234 "E" St., N. E., Wash ington,

D. C.Dorsett, Mrs. W illiam Newman ( Rober ta H oxt on Coom e) ,

234 "E" S t., N. E ., Washing ton, D . C.D rake, Joseph T ur pin, Port Gibson, Miss.Drak e, Winbourne Magruder, Box 806, Mem phi s, Tenn.

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Dudrow, Mrs. Newman G. (Katherine Magruder), H yatt s­ville, Md.

Evans, Mrs. David E . (Bern ice Churchill Hedges), Go rham,Colo.

Ewell, Miss Alice Maud, R. F. D., H aymarket, Va.Ewell, Miss Charlotte, 151 W . Lafayette Ave., Baltimore, Md.Ew ell, Miss He len Woods, Rucker svill e, Va .Ewell, Mrs. J esse (Mary Jane Ish), Ruckersville, Va.Ewell, Jesse, Jr., Rucker sville, Va,Ewell, Miss La ura Su san Lavinia, Rucker sville, Va .Ewell, Miss Mary Eleanor, R. F . D., Haymarket, Va.Fe rneyho ug h, Mr s. Fa nnie Ashli e, 1304 CSt., N. E., Wash-

ington, D. C.F erneyhough, H enry Hutton, Warrenton, Va.Ferneyhough, Mr s. John B. (Elizabeth Waller), Forest Hill,

Ric hmond, Va .F erneyhough , John Bowie, Forest Hill, Richmond, Va .Fe rney hough, Mae Lavini a, Warrenton, Va,Ferneyh ough, Mr s. Robert E dwa rd (Margaret H .), Warr en-

ton, Va.F erneyhou gh, Dr. Robert E dward, Warrenton, Va.Ferneyhou gh, Rober t Edward, Jr., Warrenton, Va .Fi eld, Mr s. Gra ce McLaughlin, 261 Alsina , Buenos Aires,

S. A.Frisbee, Mr s. Mamie Button, 804 6th St., Sheldon, Iowa.Fuller, Mr s. Rob er t Waight (Elizabeth Smoot), 1810 Riggs

P lace, N. W ., Washingt on, D . C.Gallaher, Miss El eanor Magruder Bri scoe, Waynesboro, Va .Gallaher, Miss Juliet Hite, W ayn esboro, Va.Gantt, Mr s. H elen W ood s (Mac Gregor) , 600 Maryland Ave .,

N . E., Washington, D. C.Gantt, Miss Hel en Woods, MacGregor, 600 Maryland Ave.,

N. E ., Washington, D. C.Garth, Mr s. Charles P . (Annie L ewi s Birckhead), Proffi t,

Alb emarle Co., Va.Garth, Miss Franc es Walker, Proffit, Albemarle Co., Va.Gassaway, Mrs. H elen Muncast er, Winchester , Va .Gassaway, Miss Ro sali e Hanson, Winchest er, Va,Golla day, Miss Doro thy Katherine, 4508 14th St., Washing­

ton, D. C.Golladay, Mr s. Ro se Virginia (F erney houg h) , 4508 14th St.,

Washington, D. C.Golson, Mrs. Eu stace (Mar tha Moxl ey), 617 Magnolia Av e.,

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Goodwin, Mrs. Samue l (Dora H edges), E mpo r ia, Va.Gr een, Mr s. J ohn M. ( Inez MacGr egor) , S taff ord, Va.Gr een, Mr s. I. Mar sh all (Kate Evelyn Mak ely), Sta fford, Va .Gr egory, A lvra W., 3 Ch est nut St., Rocklan d, Md.Gr iffin, Miss An ne Ma ry , Sp ring St., W. F alls Church , Va .Griffin, Miss Caroline Hill, Spring St., W . Falls Church, Va.Griffin, Miss El ean or Bryan, Spring St., W . Falls Church, Va.Griffin, Miss E lizabeth Mar sh all, Spr ing St., W . Falls Church,

Va.Griffin, Miss Frances F enwick, Spring St., W. Falls Church,

Va.Griffin, Mr s. Rob ert Bryan (Mary Ed elweiss Marshall),

Spr ing St., W . Falls Church, Va .Griffin, Rob ert Bryan, Spring St., W. Falls Church, Va.Griffith, Arthur Llewellyn, H alidon, Cumberland Mill s, Maine.Griffith, Mr s. Ernest Sharp (Virginia Hugh es), 2600 Dupont

Av e., South Minneapoli s, Minn .Hammond , Mr s. W alt er C. ( Minnie Ma gruder Berry), Merc er

& Bu cks Ave ., W . Ar ling ton, Va .H ardmy, Mr s. Na nnie Bowie, 3803 Jo celyn St ., Ch evy Chase,

D. C.Hardy, Mr s. George F. (J ohnetta Beall ), Cryd er 's Point,

Whitestone Landing, L. I., N. Y .H iggin s, Miss Dorothy, Rockvill e, Md.Hi ggin s, Lieut. J esse Alexa nde r, Box 88, Rockville, Md .Hi gg ins, Mrs. John J. (La ura Cook Mun caster ) , Rockvill e,

Md.Hi ggin s, Capt. W alter Muncast er, 1340 Parkwood Pl ace,

N . W ., Washington, D. C.Hill, Alb ert Sydney, 3680 Seventh St., Sa n Di ego , California.Hill, Miss Freder ica Dean, Upper Marlboro, Md.Hill, Miss H enrietta Sophia May, Upper Marlboro, Md.Hill, Miss Mary Alice , R. F . D., Landover, Md.Hill, Miss Mary Ther ese, R. F . D., Landover, Md.Hill, Miss R egina Magruder, 909 " M" St., N. W ., Washing­

ton, D. C.Hill, William M., III, R. F. D ., Landover, Md .Hoffman, Mrs. Lest er Ch enoworth (Anna Beall Silver ) , Bun-

ker Hill, W. Va .Hooe, Miss Mary Bernard, Croome, Md .Hooe, Mr s. R. H . (Augu sta Magruder), Croome, Md.Hundley, Mr s. Mary Ish (Ewell) , Rucker svill e, Va.Hundley, Miss Mary Ewell, Rucker svill e, Va.Hutchison, Mrs. W . P. (Tracy Ma gruder), 988 Gov ernment

St ., Mobil e, Ala.

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J enkins, Mr s. E. Au st en (Adelaide Lowe), 1300 St. Paul St.,Baltimore, Md.

Jones, Rear Admiral Hilary Pollard, Jr., c/o Na vy Dept. ,Washin gton, D. C.

Jones, Mr s. Howard O. (Harr iet Cooper ) , 320 H awthorn eAv e., Roland Park, Ri chmond, Va.

Johnson, Edward McGar ., 716 Southern Pa cific Bldg., H ou s­ton, T ex.

Johnson, J . Milton, 354 E. Church St., Urbana. Ohio.Keyser, Mr s. William L. (Caroline Dejarnette) , W ashing­

ton , Va.Kollock, Mr s. Elizabeth Olivia Wolfe, 122 E . 91st St., N. Y.,

N. Y.Laverty, Mr s. Annie Magruder , Con gress H eights, D. C.L eadbeater, Mr s. Janet Boyd Gr egory, North Washington

S t., Alexandria, Va.Leon ard, Walter Ma gruder, 321 Metropolitan Bldg., Akro n,

O hio.L eonard, Walter Magruder, Jr., 321 Metropolitan Bldg., Ak ­

ron, Ohio.Le sher, Mr s. William And erson (Margaret Ma gruder ), 1417

Belmont Av e., Washingt on , D. C.L ewis, Mr s. J . C. (Ma tilda Franc es Beall), 1379 D etroit St.,

D enver, Colo .Linthicum, Mr s. Otis M. (Ella Magruder Stonestreet), Rock­

vill e, Md.Lyles, Mr s. A lbert R. (St ella P endl eton), Vir ginia, Ca ss Co.,

Ill.Mackall, Mr s. Laidler B. (Evelyn Bowie), 732 9th St., N. E.,

Washington, D. C.Mackall, Miss Mar y Bru ce, 732 9th S t., N. E., W ashington,

D. C.Mackall, Laidler Bowie, 732 9th S t., N . E., Washington, D. C.MacGregor, Alari c Ridout, S tafford, Va,MacGregor, Miss Eleanor Barstow, 295 Spr ing St., Portland,

Me.MacGregor, Miss Eli zab eth, R. F . D ., Upper Marlboro, Md.MacGr egor, Miss Ellen Ew ell, R. F . D ., Upper Marlboro, Md.MacGregor, Harlan P age, 1119 Main St., W heeling, W . Va .MacGregor, John Alaster, S tafford, Va.Ma cGregor, Malcolm Parker , Ra yvill e, La .MacGregor, Miss R ebecca Ma son , 501 Second St., N. E.,

Washington, D. C.MacGregor, Miss Ro sa Lee, 3803 Jo celyn St., Ch evy Cha se,

D. C.

S~hool, Cambridge, Ma ss.Mil itary Acad emy, \V es t

Egber t Watson ( F rances Byr d Alvey), 721~orfolk, Va.

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A MERICAli CLAli GREGOR SOCIETY

MacGregor, Miss Sarah Louise, Upper Mar lboro , Md.AfacGregor, T homas Bu rnett , Frankf ort, Ky .MacGr egor, T homas H enry, Ra yville, La.MacGregor, ),)rs. T homas H enry, Rayville, La .MacGregor, Thomas H enry, J r., Ra yvill e, La.Mag ru der, Ali ce Hartwell, 509 Trenton Ave., San Antonio,

T ex.Ma gru der , Miss A lIav ille, Char lottesv ille, Va .Ma gruder, Alexander Dalt on , 509 T re nto n Ave. , San An ton io,

T ex.Ma gruder, Alexander Covington, 1331 Nevada Ave ., Colorado

Springs, Co lo.Magruder, ),1rs. A lexander Coving ton (W inilred Carlto n) ,

1331 N evad a Av e., Colorado Springs, Colo.Magrud er , Al exand er Leon ard Covingto n, 509 Trenton Ave.,

San Ant onio, Tex.Magruder, Ar thur, Oklah oma City, Okla.Magruder, Arthu r Hooe Staley , Gunthe r Bkl g. , Baltimor e,

)'ld.Magruder, Au gu stine Freeland, S tarkville, Miss.~l agruder, Be tty Elizabe th, Oklahoma City, Okla.Magruder, Major Bruce, U. S. A., Wardman P ar k H otel,

W ashingt on, D. C.Magruder, Caleb Clarke, A nna polis, Md .Magruder, Mr s. Cal eb Clarke (Eliza be th Rice Nalle), A n­

na poli s, Md.Magrud er , Caleb Clar ke, J r., Co lorado Bldg., Washin gton,

D. C.Magruder, Calvert, Harvard LawMagruder, Carter Bowie, U. S.

Point, K. Y .Magruder , C. \V., Lt. Command er, U. S. K., c/o N avy Dept.,

W ash ingt on, D. C.Magruder , Corpor al Don ald D., 73 Tow nsend Ave., S taple­

ton, St a te n Island, N. Y.)'l agrndcr, Edward, Beltsv ille, Md.Magruder, Edward KV'Ivh, Woodbrook, Charles Ave ., Bal­

timore, ~ld.

Magruder, Dr. Edward Ma y, Cha rlottesvill e, Va .Ma gruder, Mr s. E dward May ( Ma ry Cole Gregor y), Char­

lottesvill e, Va.Magruder, Egber t W at son , c/o Royst er Guan o Co., No r­

folk, Va.Magruder, Mrs.

Raleigh Ave.,

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Magruder, Miss Eliza Nicholson, Annapolis, Md.Magruder, Miss Elizabeth Cummins, 1417 Belmont Ave.,

Washin gton, D. C.Magruder, Miss Eli zabeth Dunbar, E as tham, Va.Magruder, Mr s. Earnes t Pe ndleton (Maryel Alpin a Mac -

Gregor), Ba lquhidder, Scot land.Magruder, Earnes t P endl eton , Jr., Balquhidder, Scotland.Magruder, Miss Evelina, Charlottesvill e, Va.Magruder, Miss Ev elina Norr is, c/o Lt. Col. G. M. Magruder,

U. S. P . H . S., Norfolk, Va.Magruder, F . B. S., Hyattsvill e, Md.Magruder, Mr s. F. M. (Elizabeth Dunbar Long), Eastham,

Va.Magruder, George Corbin Washin gton, Cho ctaw, Okla.Magruder, George Archibald (Warran t Officer ) U . S. N.,

Washington, D. C.Magruder, Dr. Geor ge Mason , U . S. P. H. S., Norfo lk, Va.Magruder, Mr s. Geor ge Mason (Isadora Carvallo Cau ston),

U. S. P. H . S., Norfolk, Va.Magruder, Hamline, 55 Town send Av e., Stapleton, N. Y.Magruder, Miss H elen E uge nia, 73 Townsend Ave. , Staple­

ton, N. Y.Magruder, H erb ert S ta ley, Port Gibson, Miss.Magruder, Mr s. H erb ert S ta ley (R osalind Geddes), Wash­

ington, D. C.Magruder, Mr s. Hubert Johnston (L ula Barnes), Oak Hill,

Fla.Magruder , Hubert J ohnston, Oak Hill, F la.Magruder, H erb ert Thomas, 731 T own send Ave., S taten

Island, N . Y.Magruder, H oratio E rskine, Keswick, Va.Magruder, Mr s. Hor ati o E rskine (J ulia May Ch ewni ng) , K es­

wick, Va .Magruder, Rev . James Mitchell, Annapolis, Md.Magruder, Mr s. James Mitchell (Margar et M.), Annapolis,

Md.Magruder, J am es Opie, Lyn chburg, Va.Magruder, Mr s. James Opie (Rosa W illiamso n) , Lyn chburg,

Va.Magruder , J am es P er son, 1516 Amelia St., New Orlean s, La.Magruder, J am es Taylor, 1715 W ashin gton sr., Fo r t Wo rth,

T ex.Magruder, Miss Jane Beall , Beltsv ille, Md.Magruder, John Holmes, T he Connec ticut, W ashin gt on, D. C.Magruder, Julian, Cho cta w, Okla.

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AMERICAN CLA N GR EGOR S OCIETY

Magruder, Lilburn Du erson, Portland, Oregon.Magruder, Li eut. Col. Llo yd Burns, c/o W ar Department,

Washin gton, D. C.Magruder, L yles, R. F. D. No . 10, Box 55, Oklahoma City,

Okla.Magruder, Miss Margery L ockhart, 1359 F airmount St.,

Washin gton, D. C.Magruder, Lt. Col. Mar shall, U. S. A., War D epartment,

Washin gton, D. C.Magruder, Miss Mar y, F or est Glen, Md.Magruder, Miss Mary E mma, Box 405, Nowata, Okla.Magruder, Miss Mary Harrelson , 124 Dallas St., San Anto-

nio, T ex.Magruder, Miss Mary Louise, 105 Fifth Ave., Rome, Ga.Magruder, Miss Mary Lynn, Mon tgomery Ave., Bryn

Mawr, Pa.Magruder, Miss Mary Martin, Guilford Ave., Baltimore, Md.Magruder, Miss Mary Nicho lson, Annapolis, Md.Magruder, Miss Mary Randall, Annapolis, Md.Magruder, Miss Mary T eresa, Beltsvill e, Md .Magruder, Miss Mattie Beall, Box 153, Chipley, Ga.Magruder, Miss Nannie Hu ghes, Port Gibso n, Miss.Magruder, Nathaniel H awk ins, Au stwell, T ex.Magruder, Oliver Barron, 1417 Belmont Ave ., W ashin gton,

D. C.Magruder, Mr s. Oliver Barron (Margar et J ane Graham),

1417 Belmo nt Ave., W ashingt on, D. C.Magruder, Oli ver Gra ham, 1417 Belmont Av e., Wash ington,

D. C.Magruder, Paul Julian , Oklah oma Cit y, Okla.Magruder, P aul Kleinp eter, 404 W . Marshall St., San An ­

tonio, T ex.Magruder, R ichard Broo ke, K latskanie, Oregon .Magruder, R ichard Johnson, 1428 Crittendon St., Washing­

ton , D. C.Magruder, Rob ert, j r ., 58 Bayv iew Ave., Rose Bank, Staten

I sland, N. Y.Magruder, Robert, 73 Townsend Ave., Stapleton, N. Y.Magruder, Rob ert L ee, Box 153, Columbus, Ga.Magruder, Mr s. Rob er t L ee (Nannie Gat es), Box 153, Co-

lumbus, Ga.Magruder, Robert L ee, j-, Chipley, Ga.Magruder, Ro ger Gr egory, Charlottesvill e, Va .Magruder, Miss Ro sa, Port Gibson, Miss.

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Magruder, Miss Rosalie Stuart, 23 State Circle, Annapolis,Md.

Magruder, Ru ssell, Beltsville, Md.Magruder, Miss Salli e Isola, Howard's Studio, Orlando, Fla.Magruder, Miss Sallie Watson, Ea stham, Va.Magruder, Miss Sarah Cummins, Belt sville, Md.Magruder, Simp son Fouche, 501 E. Third St ., Rome, Ga.Magruder, Thomas Nalle, Mitchellville, Md.Magruder, Rear Admiral Thomas Pickett, U. S. N., Navy

Dept., Washington, D. C.Magruder, Dr. Thomas V., 719 American Trust Bldg., Bir -

mingham, Ala.Magruder, Virginia Williamson, Lynchburg, Va.Magruder, Vesalius Seamour, Mechanicsburg, Ohio.Magruder, Walter Drane, 503 City Nat' l Bank Bldg., Can-

ton, Ohio .Magruder, Warren Keach, 616 Munsey Bldg., Baltimore, Md.Magruder, Willett Clark, 316 W. Market St., Loui sville, Ky.Magruder, Mr s. Willett Clark (Eva Liter), 316 W. Market

St., Louisville, Ky.Magruder, Willett Clark, Jr., 316 W. Market St., Louisville,

Ky .Magruder, William Augustin e, R. F. D. No.3, Oklahoma

City, Okla.Magruder, William Belhaven Hamilton, 1215 McCullough

Ave., San Antonio, T ex.Magruder, Dr. William Ed ward, Jr.. Baltimore St. & Guil­

ford Ave., Baltimore, Md.Magruder, Wm. Ho ward, U. S. Naval Acad emy, Annapolis,

Md.Magruder, William Pinckney, Woodside, Silver Spring, Md.Magruder, William Rob ert, Sh elbyville, Ky .Magruder, Mrs. Wm. Rob ert (Elizabeth Wright Cardwell),

Shelbyville, Ky.Magruder, William Thomas, 1516 Am elia St., New Orleans,

La.Magruder, William Wailes, Starkville, Miss.Magruder, Mr s. William Wailer (C lemmie Henry), Starkville,

Miss.Magruder, William Wailer, Jr., Starkville, Miss.

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AMERICAN CI,AN GRE:COR SOCI J;TY

Marshall , Mr s. Caroline Hill (Magruder), Spring St., W .Fall s Ch ur ch, Va.

Martin, Mr s. Anna Dalton, 212 Alamosa Av e., San Antonio,T ex.

Martin, Mr s. H . G. (Ruth Elizabeth Wade), 1516 Am elaiSt., Ne w Orlean s, La.

Martin, Randolph Magruder, 212 Alamosa Av e., San An ­tonio, T ex.

Martin, James Woodward, 212 Alamo sa Ave., San Antonio,T ex.

Maynard, Mr s. Richard H. (Henrietta Maria Clarissa Fol-lan sbee) , Gambrills, Md.

Ma yne, Miss Clifton Ethe l, 4011 Izard St., Omaha, Ncb.McColl, Mrs . Sus ie Mit chell, Upper Marlboro, Md.McCormick, Mr s. William G. (Annie Magruder), Prarie

Grov e, Ark.McDonnell, Prof. H enry Barnett, Coll ege Park, Md.McDonnell, Mr s. H enry Barnett (Julia Ma gruder), Coll ege

Park, Md.McD ougall , Miss Mar gar et A., Port Gibson, Miss.McFarl and , Mr s. I. B. (Mae Samuella Magruder W ynne), 7Cfl

H olm an Ave., H ou ston, T ex.McF errin, Mr s. Mar gar et Rob erts, Sh elbyvill e, T enn.Mc Keige, Mr s. (Margar et Carter Muncast er) , Montrose, Pa,McLaughlin, Mrs . Mar y Rebecca Long, 1552 Call e P eru,

Buenos Aires , S. A.McMurdo, Mr s. Keith (Sara h Gilm er Magruder), Wilsall,

Mon .Merrym an, Miss Lilian, T errace Dale, Towson, Md.Merry man, Marvin, Ha ger sto wn, Md.Mill er, Miss Julia Magruder, W ashin gt on, Va.Mit chell, Mr s. Andrew (Lizzie Magruder ), F all s Church, Va,Moor e, Mrs. Claud e R. (Elizabeth Ruff Berry) , 2806 Chelsea

Ave., Baltimore, Md.Morrison, Mr s. Mary Shipman, W ardman Court, Washing-

ton , D. C.Morgan, Ar thur Bu tt , J r., 230 N. P erson St., Raleigh, N. C.Morgan, Mrs. Ar thur Butt (Agn es Ch ewnin g ), Ral eigh, N. C.Mun cast er , Alexa nder, 482 Louisiana Ave., W ashington, D. C.Muncast er, Miss Edn a Sara h, 907 S ixteen th S t., N. W .,

Washing ton, D. C.Muncaster, John E dw in, R. F . D . No.5, Rockvill e, Md.Mun cast er, Mr s. John E . (Allett a Magruder Waters), R. F .

D . No.5, Rockvill e, Md.

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Muncaster, Miss Margery Ivolu e, Cumberland , Md.Mun cast er, Mr s. Otho Magruder (M ar y Rittehou se Nourse),

North Fork, Va .Mun caster, Dr. Steua rt Brown, 907 Sixteenth St., N. W .,

Washington, D. C.Mun cast er, Walter J ames, Cumberland, Md.Mun caster, Mr s. Walter J. ( Mary Ivolue Spear) , Cumber­

land, Md.Mun caster, William Ed win, R. F . D. No.5, Rockville, Md.Myers, Mr s. Abram T ern (Jessie Waring Gantt) , 413 4th

s-, N. W., W ashington, D. C.Norris, Mr s. J . T. (Helen Swann Bowie), 2637 67th se, Phil­

adelphia, Pa.Nall y, Miss E lizabeth E., Landover, Md.deN ewberry , Mr s. F annie T aylor, Cordoba, Ar gentine Re­

public, S. A.Nicklin, Col. Benjamin P., U . S. A., 17 Hampden St., Spring­

field, Mass.Nicklin, Lieut. John Bail ey, Jr., 516 Poplar St., Chattanooga,

T enn.Nye, Mrs. William C. (Ella V. Lee) , 120 W . Winter St., Del ­

aware, Ohio.Olmstead, Mrs. Henry Hall (Frances Arabella), Front Royal,

Va.Olmstead, Henry Hall , Front Royal, Va.Offutt, Mit chum W ebb, En gin eers Club, 32 W . 40th St., New

York City, N. Y.Offutt, Ru eben Ford, Mapl e Wood, Geor getown, Ky.Offutt, Dr. William Nelson, 230 N. Broadway, Lexington, Ky.Offutt, W infield Roach, 1222 Garv in Place, Louisville, Ky.Osburn, Miss Euge nia Hill ear y, Manassas, Va.Palmer, Mr s. H . E. (Joanna Mayne), 219 Main St., Dayton,

Ohi o.Parker, Miss Emily Gaines, 86 St. and Broadway, New York,

N . Y .Parker , Francis Bedall, 86 St. and Broadway, New York,

N. Y.Parker, Mr s. Bedall (Sannie Gaines), 86th St. and Broad­

wa y, New York, N. Y.Pa ssano, Edward Boteler, Towsontown, Md.P earman, Miss Carrie Ophelia, R. F. D., Box 6, And erson,

S. C.P endl eton, Miss Gertrude Owen, 727 6th St ., Booneville, Mo.

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AMERICAN C LAN G REGOR SOCIETY

P ermenter, Mr s. Shim (Mabel Magruder), 1916 L aura S t.,Jacksonville, Fla.

Pollock, Mr s. J . E . (Caro line Mayne), 550 Courtland Ave.,P ark Rid ge, III.

Pollock, Ma ry Caroline, clo T om L. P ollock, 601 On eida St.,D enver, Colo .

Pollock, T om L ., 703-707 E & C Bldg., Denv er, Colo .Poole, Miss Katherin e Rigg s, 1520 uR" St., N. W ., Wash­

ingt on, D. C.Poole, Miss Martha Sprigg, 1520 uR" St., N. W ., Washin g­

ton, D. C.Pope, Milton Smith, Tuskegee, Ala.P op e, Mr s. R. S., Jr. (Olive Magruder Sm ith) , Tuskegee,

Ala .Po well, Dr. Ll ewellyn, 201 N. W ashin gton St., Al exandria,

Va.Powell, Mr s. Mary Cr awf ord, 201 North Washington St.,

Alexandria, Va .Pu ckett , Mr s. L aura V. (Magru der), 422 N. Burnett Ave.,

D enison , T ex.Puckett, Miss Lorelle, 422 N. Burnett Ave., Denison, T ex-.Rea, Mr s. Martha Magruder, Landover, Md.Rees, Mrs. Geor ge S. (Eu genia Farr) , 3745 Huntington St.,

Ch evy Chase, D. C.Rh ea, Mr s. William F. (Rosa Smith Turpin), 2309 Grace s.,

Ri chmond, Va .Reyn ard, Mrs. William A. (Sabra Loise W ynne), 2411 Milam

St. , Houston, T ex.Rob er tson , Miss Anita Key, D erwood, Md.Rob er tson , Clifford H ., Rockville, Md.Rober tson, Miss Harriet Cook, 1431 John St., Baltimor e, Md.Rober tson, Thom as P., 1001 H arl em Ave., Baltim or e, Md.Ro gers, Mr s. J . T . (Mary Beall H edges), 1011 College St. ,

Bowling Gree n, Ky.Scarff, J am es Gorton, 218 N. Main St., Bellefontaine, Ohio.Scarff, John E dwa rd, 218 N. Main St., Bellefontaine, Ohio.Scoggan, Miss Ve rnett Wi lson, 166 Sta te Ave. , Loui sville, Ky.Sessford , Mrs. H enry W . (Mabel Clare MacGr egor), 1410

M . St., N. W ., Washin gton, D. C.-Sess ions, Mrs. William C. (Cornelia Frances), 309 Boule­

vard, T ampa, Fl a.Shell, Mr s. Br ooks E. (Rosa Sm ith), 253 P earl Ave., L an­

caster, Oh io.Sheriff, Mr s. Clement William (Ann W ade W ood) , Benn ing,

D. C.

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Sher iff, Clement William, Benning, D. C.Sher iff, Mr s. B. H . (Walter Ann McCormick), Benning, D. C.Sheriff, William Hall, Seat Pleasant, D . C.Short, Mr s. E dmund, Jr. (Mary Rutan Magruder), 1412

Franklin St., Denver, Colo.Short, George Ni nian , 103 L ewison Bldg., Butte, Montana.Silver, Gra y, Martinsburg, W. Va.Silver, Mrs. Gray (Kat e Bishop) , Martinsburg, W . Va .Silver, Miss Mart ha Jane, Martinsburg, W . Va .Simmons, Mr s. Grant Gilbert (Nancy Graham Offutt), 461

Prairie Ave., Kenosha, Wis.Singleton, Thomas D., 3214 19th St., Washington, D . C.Singleton, Mr s. Thomas D. (Maude Sevier) , 3214 19th St.,

N. W. , Washin g ton, D. C.Smith, Mrs. William W. (I sabe l Gedd es), 3703 Ingoma St.,

Chevy Chase, D. C.Smith, Miss Salli e W ., Shadwell, Va ,Smith, Mrs. Milton M. (Sue Magruder), Tusk egee, Ala.Snively, Mrs. H enry, Jr. (Elizabeth H.), 2 Sixteenth Ave.,

S., North Yakima, Wash.Sow ell, Mrs. Alber t B. (Nancy Katherine Wade), 1325

Broadway, Paducah, Ky.St eele, Mrs. Mary El eanor, Falls Church, Va .St evens, Mr s. Pi erre C. (Sarah Gold sborough Magruder),

Berwin, Md .St ewart, Mrs. W . H. (Sa llie Magruder), Eastham, Va ,Stou t, Mrs. Rober t L ee (Florence Graham Offutt), Frank­

fort, Ky.Stou t, Robert Lee, Versaill es, Ky .Stover, Mr s. ' Mar y Keen McLaughlin, 1552 Call e P eru.

Buenos Air es, S. A.Strong, Mr s. Blanche Turner, The Cumber land, Apartment

36, Thomas Circle, W ashington, D. C.Strong, Miss H elen Augu sta, The Cumberland, Apartment

36, Thomas Circl e, W ashin gton, D. C.Suit, J am es Alexander Yo ung, National So ldiers ' Home,

Oh io.Talbott, Miss Alice, Derwood, Md.Talbott, Mr s. W . Randolph (Laura Magruder Higgin s),

Rockville, Md.T alty, Mr s. Belle W ., 1911 F St., N. W ., W ashingt on, D. C.T aylor, George Keith, 708 Barton Ave., Richmond , Va.T aylor , H enry Magruder, 708 Barton Ave., Ri chm ond, Va.Taylor, Miss Lu cy Ann Gilmer, 708 Barton Ave., Rich-

mond, Va .

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AM ERICAN CL AN GR EGOR SOCIl;TY

Thompson, Rev. Enoch Magruder, 820 17th St., N. W .,Washington, D. C.

Thompson, Winston Walker, 108 El eventh Ave., S. Bir ­mingham, Ala.

Thompson, Mrs. W . W. (Ann Magruder), 108 El eventhAve., S. Birmingh am, Ala.

Thrift, Miss E lsie Magruder , Madi son, Va .Thurman, Mrs. J ame s Oscar (Maria Loui sa Magruder),

Eas tham, Va.Tompkins, Mrs. Millard (Ethel Magruder), 19 Townsend

Ave., Stapleton, N. Y.Toulmin, Priestl y, j r., 2241 Sycamore St ., Birmingham, Ala.Trescott, Mrs. George F. (Kitty Colma Magruder), Win-

field, Mo.Trescott, Richard Trueman, Winfield, Mo.Tutwil er, Bruee Clarenc e, 641 Ke el Ave., Memphis, Tenn.Tutwil er, Carlos Bowi e, St. Railway Co ., Memphis, Tenn.Tutwiler, Major Edward Magruder, Birmingham, Ala .Tutwiler, Mr s. Edward Magruder ( Margar et Ch ewning),

Birmingham, Ala .Tutwiler, Guy Isbell, Athens, Ala.Vande nBerg , Mr s. O. O. (Susie May Geddes) , 1343 Harvard

St., N. W ., Washin gton, D. C.Van Sickler, Mr s. Philip (Rachel Nourse Muncaster), North

Fork, Va.Voorhees, Mrs. Louisa Mason (Ferneyhough), Groton, N. Y.Vose, Mrs. J ame s W . (Lorna Craig Fo wler), Lynd on, Ky.W ade, Mrs. Mary Sprigg Belt (M agruder ), 1322 Park Road,

Washin gt on, D. C.W ad e, Thomas Magruder, jr., St. J oseph, Tensa s Parish,

La.W ade, Thomas Magruder, 3rd, Tensas Parish , La.Wallace, Mr s. Geor ge (Sallie Willie Ch ewning), 420 Ch est ­

nut St., Norfolk, Va.Walters, Mr s. J. E . (Sarah E. Drane), 2218 Crawford St .,

Hou ston, T ex.Warner, Mr s. C. Hopewell (Frederica Clagett), 15 E. Lan­

vale St., Baltimore, Md.Waters, Miss Hannah Cochran, 1114 S. Fourth St., Louis-

ville, Ky.Waters, Mr s, Mary Emma (Magruder), Olney, Md.Water s, P errie Etchison, Germantown, Md.Waters, Thomas Worthington, Olney, Montgomery Co., Md.Watter ston, Dr. Charles Jo seph, 1507 Cotter Ave., Birming-

ham, Ala .

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Whitacre, Mr s. Ira C. (Rachel Cooke), Silver Spring, Md.Whitacre, Ira C., Silver Spring, Md.White, Mrs. Eliza Thrift (Andrews), White's, Va.White, James Andrew, 233 Broadway, New York, N. Y.Whitney, Mr s. George R. (Daisy H edge s), 244 Fourteenth

Ave ., Denver, Colo .Wilcox, Mr s. Caroline Magruder (Sow ell), Paducah, Ky.Willard, Mr s. Mary Magruder (Tarr) , Poolsvill e, Md.Wilson, Mr s. Edward (Fannie Ew ell), Lone Tree, Montana.Wilson, Mrs. John N . (Anne Magruder), Landover, Md.Witherspoon, Mrs. Eddie O. (Mary Edmonia Offutt) , 608

West Broadway, Louisville, Ky.Woo lf, Miss Elizabeth Kinzar, 1322 Monroe St., Washington,

D. C.Wolfe, Miss Hel en, Cornwall, Pa.Wood, Miss Eleanor McGregor, Forestvill e, Md.Wood, Mrs. Grace (MacGregor), Forestville, Md.Wood, Miss Roberta, Forestville, Md.Woodward, Miss Edith, 11 W. Fifty-first St., New York,

N. Y .Woodward, Miss Elizabeth Ogden, 11 W . Fifty-first St., New

York, N. Y.Woodward, William, 9 Ea st 56th St., New York, N. Y.Wright, Mrs. Clayton M. (Alic e Rodgers), 70 Berwick St .,

Worcester, Mass.Zimmerman, Miss Martha Eggleston, 325 S. Fourth St., Ok­

lahoma City, Okla.

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DECEASED MEMBERS.

All en, Mr s. Dorothy Edmons ton (Zimmerman), B. 1846, D. 1917.Andrews, Mrs. Salli e Magruder (Fern eyhcugh), B. 1848, D . 1914.Bir ckh ead, Miss E lla Bowie, B. D. 1921.Bowie, Mr s. Agn es Woods (MacGregor) , B. 1845, D. 1918.Bowi e, Thomas Trueman Some rville, B. 1842, D. 1910.Bukey, John Spencer, B. D . 1919.Campbell, Mr s. Ellen Jane Lynn (Magruder), B. 1834, D. 1911.Chapman, Mrs. Julia Gr egory, B. 1842, D. 1912.Chewning, Charl es Dudley, B. 1868, D. 1912.Clarke, Mr s. Laura Wolfe, B. D.Clopton, Mr s. Mary (Boyd), B. 1834, D. 1910.Coleman, William Magruder, B. D . 1921.Deem y, Miss Ma rgare t Saxton, B. 1899, D. 1912.Drake, Elijah Stee le, B. 1841, D. 1914.Ewell, Miss E leanor Mildred Beale, B. 1832, D. 1916.Ewell, Dr. J esse, B. D. 1921.Ewell, John Smith, Jr., B. 1874, D. 1915.Ewell, John Smith Magruder, B. 1828, D. 1919.Ewell, Robert Alexander, B. 1887, D . 1910.Grieser, Mr s. Mary Ridout Gr een, B. 1886, D. 1915.Grimes, Mr s. Mary (Magruder), B. 1851, D. 1916.Green, Rev. Ivan Marshall, B. 1881, D. 1911.Green, Ivan Marshall, j-, B. 1910, D . 1917.Jones, Colonel Spencer Con e, B. 1836, D. 1915.Jones, J am es Dixon Magruder, .B. 1828, D. 1912.Johnson, Mr s. Isabel Gr egory, B. 1839, D . 1916.Knibb, Mr s. Elizabeth Boyd Cro ckett, B. D. 1918.L ewis, Mr s. Matilda (B eall ), B. D.Ma cGr egor, Donald Fitz-R andolph, B. D. 1921.Ma cGregor, Mr s. Mary Eli za, B. 1831, D. 1916.Magruder, Judge Daniel Randall, B. 1835, D. 1915.Ma gr ud er, Dr. Ernest P endl eton, B. 1871, D. 1915.Magrud er, F ranklin Minor, B. 1870, D. 1913.Magruder, George Hillary, B. D. 1914.Magruder, Dr. George Llo yd, B. 1848, D. 1914.Magruder, Dr. James William, B. D . 1920.Magruder , Mrs. Martha (L uns don) , B. D . 1920.Magruder, Miss Mary Blanche, B. 1854, D . 1919.Magr uder, John Burruss, B. 1840, D. 1913.Magruder, J ohn R ead, B. 1829, D. 1916.Magruder, Ri chard Chewn ing, B. D.

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158c Magruder, Dr. Willi am Edwa rd, B. 1836, D. 1914.315 Magruder, William Edwa rd III, B. D. 1913.298 Mayn e, Harry Leas, B. 1853, D.224 Metz, Mrs. Fa nnie Buchanan, B. 1856, D. 1912.

53 Morton, Mrs. E li~abe th Ann (Loga n) , B. 1826, D. 1911.70 Mundy, Laura Offutt, B. D. 1917.40 P eter, Thomas Alan MacGrego r, B. 1891, D. 1915.

188 Sca rff, Mrs. Margaret Gorton Riddl e, B. 1870, D. 1916.108 Sowe ll, Alber t Bingham, B. 1849, D. 1915.443 Spiller, Mrs. W. H ., B. D. 1920.59a Stewart, Colon el W illiam H enry, B. 1838, D. 1912.

173 T hom as, Mrs. Caro line Hall, B. D. 1920.373 T indal e, Mrs. F rances Virgin ia Magruder, B. D. 1918.175c Toulmin, Mr s. Grace Douglass (Chew ning), B. 1870, D. 1911.312 Vei rs , Mr s. Rebecca Thomas, B. D. 1917.366 Wade, Mrs. Anna Thomas Magruder, B. 1862, D. 1918.323 W at ers, Rev. Willi am Magruder, B. 1861, D. 1915.197c William s, Mr s. Rebecca (Rutan ), B. 1848, D. 1917.41 Woodward, J ames T homas, B. 1837, D. 1910.

240a Wo odwa rd, Mr s. Sara h Abigal (Rodman), B. 1840, D. 1913.

INDEX

Na mes contai ned in the List of Officers, Committees, Marriages, Births, and

Deaths, and in the Program and Genealogies are not includ ed.'

Page

Acceptance of Service F lag, by J .M. Mag ruder 18

Alphabetica l List of EnrolledMembers 58

Among the Members...................... 56Ark and Dove Society 56Botler, Miss Sarah Ann P eyton.. 20"B radley," Once a Magruder

H ome 2:lChief, H ereditary :..................... 3Chiefta ins, Deput y.............................. 4Committee on Member ship.............. 4Committees, Special........................... 5Council 3Councilmen, A ppointment of..... ...... 8Covington, General Leonard 49Deceased Members 74Deputy Chiefta ins 4Deputy Chiefta ins, Appointment of 8Duncan Magruder 's F ai r Daugh -

ter, by D. F . R. MacGregor 28"Edgemont" 40Electio n of Officers............................ 8Ewell, Dr. J esse, Paper , A Remi-

niscence and Reflection 52F lag, Accept ance of Service 18Fl ag, Presenta tion of Service 17Gifts to the Society.......................... 14Gilmer, Miss Lucy An n 39"Glenmore" 37, 38Goodw in, Miss Martha ., 26"Hickory H ill" 19Important 55Jones, Rear Admi ra l Hiliary P 56" Locust Grove," Home of P atrick

Mag ruder 25

Pa ge

Magruder, Miss Adelina V irg inia 26Magruder, Alexa nder 45Mag ruder, Alexa nder Contee 48Magruder, Mr s. A nna H ellan 19Magruder , Benja min Drake 48Mag ruder, Benja min H enry 37Magruder, Daniel Rand alL 48Magruder, David Lynn 48Magruder, Edwa rd 19Magruder, Dr. E. M., A Review. 11Magruder , Ernes t P endleton 49Magruder, Fielder 27Mag ruder, F ranklin Minor 44Magruder , George Beal!... 25Magruder, George C. W 47Mag ruder , H enry Minor , by H .

M. Taylor 37Mag ruder, H erbert T ., P oem, T o

the Moth er s of Clan Gregor...... 55Mag ruder, H erbert T ., Paper on

Samuel Sprague Magruder ......... 45Magruder, H . T., Paper on T . J.

Magrud er 19Magruder, H ora tio E 37, 38Magruder, H ow Name Deri ved

from MacGregor 48Magruder, J ames Mitchell.; 56Magruder, Rev. J . M., Accep tance

of Service F lag 18Magr uder , James M., Pa per , H ow

the Na me MacG regor BecameMagruder 48

Magruder, Miss J ane A 19Ma gruder, Je sse 19Magruder, J ohn Bankhead 49Magruder , Lawson W illiams 45

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Magruder. Lloyd Burns 56Magru der. Miss Louisa 26Mag ruder. Miss Lucy Ann Gilmer 44Magruder. Miss Lucy Beall 25Mag ruder, Miss Maria Louisa 44Magrude r. Mrs. Marye l Alpina

(MacGregor) 56Magruder. Napoleon Bonapar te 26Magruder , Ninian Beall 45Magr uder. Oliver Barron 19Magruder , Patrick, by Miss Helen

Wo lff 25Magruder , Rebecca 19Magrud er , Robert 47Mag ruder , Miss Ruth Fielder 19Magruder , Samuel 27Magruder . Samuel Sprague, by H .

T. Magruder : 45Magruder, Maj or Samuel W ade 25Mag ruder, Miss Sarah Gilmer 44Magruder, Theresa 19Magruder, Th omas Jefferson. Pa-

per, by H. T. Mag ruder 19Magruder. Miss Vi rginia 19Magruder. W illiam 27Magruder, Will iam Howard 49Mag ruder. W illiam H . N 49MacGregor, D. F. R., Poem, Dun-

can MacGregor's Fai r Daugh-te r. Janet 28

Macflregor, How Na me BecameMag ruder ; 47

. Ma rriages of Clan Members 57Members, Alphabetical List of En-

rolled 58Members. Deceased 74Members. Marriages of.. 57Members P resent. Number of.. 10Membership. Committee on............ 4

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Minor, F ranklin 39Minor. Miss Maria Louisa 37Minor, Miss Sarah 39Minutes. Synopsis of........................ 8To the Mothers of Clan Gregor,

by H erbert T . Magruder 55H ow the Na me MacGregor Be­

came Mag ruder, by J . M. Ma-gruder 48

Officers 3, 4Office rs, Election 0 f.......................... 8Official Sprig of P ine...................... 9P ine, Official Sprig of.................... 9Presentation of Service F lag. by

Mrs. B. T . Strong 17P roceedings 6. 7A Reminiscence and Reflection, by

Dr . J esse Ewel!.. 52Report of T reasurer 10A Review, by Chieftain, E . M.

Magruder 11"Ridgeway" 39Service F lag, Acceptance of... 18Service Flag, P resentation of... 17Special Committees........................... 5Strong, Mrs . B. T ., Presentation

of Service Flag 17"Sunning H ill" 37Taylor. H. M., Sketch of H . M.

Magruder 37"Ticonderoga," U. S. S 45. 46T reasurer. Report of. 10T urkey Dinner . A 47Turner. Miss Sarah 26"U nion Hall" 37"We Uns" and "You Uns" 24W olff. Miss H eten. Paper on Pat-

rick Magruder 25W ork of Thi s Society .12. 13

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