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YEAR BOOK
OF THE
American Clan Gregor Society
INCORPORATED
Containing the Proceedings of the
1951 Annual Gathering
THE AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
WASHINGTON,
D. C.
Copyright, 1952
by
Thomas Garland Magruder, Edito r
Cussons, Ma y & Co.• Inc., Printers. Richmond, Va.
OFFICERS
SIR MALCOLM MACGREGOR OF MACGRE GOR, BARON ET .... H
ereditary Chi ef
L ochea rnhead, S cotland
COMMODORE JOHN HOLME S MAGRUDER, JR.,
R etir ed
Chi eftain
1138 Connecticu t A ve., N . W ., W ashi n gt on, D . C.
BRIG . GEN. MARSHALL MAGRUD ER,
R etir ed....Ranking D eputy Chieiiain
106 Camden R oad , N.
E ., Atlant a , Ga .
MISS ANNA LOUISE R EY NOLD S
sr.,
552 4 5th
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Scribe
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N. W., Was hington, D. C.
MRS. O. O. VAN DEN BERG
R egistrar
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Th e H ighlan ds, A pt . 803, W ashin gton 9, D. C.
Historian
MISS R EGINA MAGRUD ER HI L L..
Th e Hi ghland s, Apt. 803 , W a shington 9, D. C.
Treasur er
HENRY MAGRUDER TAYLOR
28 W illwa y A ven ue, Richmond, Va .
Chap lain
REV. ENOCH MAGR UDER THOMP SON
se., N.
820 17th
W ., W ashington, D. C.
DR. ROGER GREGORY MAGRUDER
SUrgeon
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Box 577, 303 Eas t Mar ket S t., Charlottesville, Va .
THOMAS GARLAND MAGRUDER
Editor
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2057 \Vil son Bouleva rd , A rl ington , Va .
C.
VIRGIN IA DIEDEL
Chancellor
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425 W oodwa rd Bldg., W a shington 5, D . C.
MRS. LEO JOSEPH S HAUDIS
De puty Scrib e
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935 Bon if ant S t ., Sil ve r Spring, Md .
FORMER C H I E F TA I NS
( Dece ased)
A., L.L. D ., ( De ceased)
EDWARD MAY MAGRUDER, M . D.
CALEB CLARKE MAGRUDER, M.
J A M ES MITCH ELL MAGRUDER, D . D. , Annapoli s , Maryland
E GBERT WAT SON M AGRUDER,
PH .
D.
(D eceased)
H ERBERT THOM AS M AGRUDER, N ew York, N. Y.
\ V I LLI AM M ARION M AGRUDER, L e x ington,
Ky.
FRANK C ECIL MAGRUDER, W a shington, D.
C.
DO UGLA S N EIL MAGRUD ER, Indianola, Mi s s i s sippi
THE COUN CIL
The Offic ers of th e Society and th e following.REV. J AM ES MITCHELL MAGRUDER , D. D., Ex-Officio
H ERBERT THOM AS M AGRUDER, Ex-Officio
\ V I LLI AM MARION MAGRUD ER, E x -O fficio
FRA NK C ECI L MAGRUDER, E x-O fficio
DO UGL AS N EIL M AGRUDER, Ex-Officio
FORREST SHEPPERSON HOLMES
MRS. R E X HAYS RHOADES
FOREST D ODGE BOWIE
DR. ROBERT E. F ER N EYHOUGH
J.
FRANKLIN ADAMS
JOH N E DW IN M UN CAST ER
WILLIAM \ V OODW ARD
MI SS EMMA MU N CASTER
MRS. W ILLIAM LOWE WALDE
D EPUTY
CHIEFTAINS
Alabama
M ISS D A N A KI N G GAT CH ELL
MR. THO MAS H E NRY M CGREGOR, S R
.Arkansas
DR. CHARLES LOW E MAGRUDER
California
Conn ecticut
M RS. PHILI P W E LLS W AR N ER (M ill icen t M. Almey)
District of Columbia
M R. O LI VER G RA HAM MAG RU DER
MR. M ARIO N J'd ITCHELL P ER M E NT ER
Florida
M R. ANGUS B AI LEY D RA N E.
Georgia
MR. MI LTO N
A.
1daho
P ARSON S
ADAM S
Illinois
LT.-COL. ALA N MAGRUDER ELDRIDG E
Kansas
MRS.
K ATHERI N E
K ELLOGG
MR. G UY R U SSELL H E ND ERSON
K entucky
M R. JOH N MARTIN MAG RUDE R
L ouisiana
M RS. JO H N :M c D o N ALD (D orothy
M aryland
Hi ggins )
M iclzigan
DR. H AZEL EIDSON
M innesota
DR. \ VILLIAM C ARP E NT ER M A CCARTY
Mr ss
Mississippi
MARY C ECELIA FR EELA ND
Montana
MR. G EORGE NINION S H ORT
New Jersey
COL. LLOYD BURNS MAGRUDER, RETIRED
:M R. PHI LLIPS BROOKS M AGR UD ER
N orth Carolina
N ew York
M R. EA RL P ORT M ESS L EE
MAJOR J ESSE A LEXA NDE R HIGGI NS
Oh io
MR. H AROLD NAPOLEON MAG RU DER
Oklahoma
Oreqon
MRS. C ARL B RAU N (Ella Lloyd Magruder)
COMMODORE CARY W. MAGRUDER
MISS CARRIE
O.
PEARMAN
Rhode Island
Soutk Carolina
MRS. L AUCH M AGRUD ER
M R. ROBERT CLE N DE NI NG P ATT ERSON , SR
M R. R OllI N L ADEW GATES
MRS. L ESTER CHEN OWORT H HOF FMA N (Anne B e all Silver)
T enn essee
T exas
Virginia
W. Virginia
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CON TENTS
Pag e
Attendance for Gath erin g, 1951...................................................................................... 10
Absentee Guests at the Buffet Supper ............................................................................ 15
Celebrati on of th e 175th A nniver sar y of the Creati on of Montgomery County,
Mar yland
43
Committee for Future Pl annin g, Report of Treasur er.............................................. 17
Deputy Chief tai ns
6
F orms fo r Bequest s in Wi lls and for Gift s
.47-49
Gr eetings : Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGr egor , H eredit ar y Chief,
Amer ican Clan Greg or Society .............................................................................. 13
Gr eetings : Commodor e J ohn H olmes Magruder, Jr., Retired, Chief tain,
Americ an Clan Grego r Society.............................................................................. 31
13
Gr eetings: A bsent Member s
I tems of Interest to Member s.......................................................................................... 44
Member s Should H ave : Membership P in, Coat of A rm s, Year Books, and
Th e Ba rd's Notes...................................................................................................... 45
M ember shi p Directory, Corrections and Additi ons.................................................... 51
Memorials :
32-4 1
40
Dishar oon, Mrs. George Frydinger
Ewe ll, M iss Alice Maud
34
35
Ewe ll, Miss Mary E leanor..
Gallag her , Miss Julia H ite
32
Kill am, Wi lliam Thomas
39
:MacGrego r, Miss E llen Ew ell.,
32
41
Mackey, Mrs. Cecile 11..
Magruder , Miss Alta Eve lyn
38
Magruder, Mrs. H ubert J
39
Ma gru der , J ohn Mart in
39
40
Mannar, Mrs. Claiborne H
33
Osborn e, Miss Eugen ia Hill eary
Pope, Milton Smith
40
Shell, Mrs. Brooke E
41
Stott lemyer, Worth Br own
36
Minutes of the Council...................................................................................................... 15
5
Officer s
Proceedings of the Gathering for 1951.......................................................................... 18
Program for the Gathe r ing of 1951................................................................................
8
Query Department :
45-46
Magrud er -Whittaker : Magruder-Claggett,
Magruder -O sborn e.
Report of Officers:
.23-25
T rea sure r
23
Regi strar : Li st of New Members
24
25
Report of Births, Mar riages and Deaths
Story of the Cha rts: Ancestra l Lines of A lexa nder Magruder, Immigrant.
By Oliv e Magruder Smith Pope............................................................................ 42
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PROGRAM
FRIDAY, OCTOB ER 26, 1951
WARDM A N PARK HOTEL
MORNING
10 :00 to 1:00 Registrati on.
10:00 A.M. Council Meetin g followed by meeting of the Committee for Future
Pl anning.
AFTF.RNOON
1 :00 P.M.
General Session to be opened with luncheon in the Burgundy Room .
Price, $1.25.
Gatherin g call ed to order by the Chieftain , Commodore John Holmes
Magruder, Jr., U.S .N., Retired .
Opening Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. E noch Magruder Thompson.
Salute to the Flag, led by Mr s. Rex Rhoades.
Group Singing.
General Business Ses sion
R eading of th e Minut es of the Gath er ing of 1950, by the Scribe,
Miss Ann a Louise Reynolds.
Report of Officers :
Chieftain, Commodore J ohn Holmes Magruder, Jr., U .S.N ., Retired .
Ranking Deputy Chieftain, Brig. Gen. Marshall Magruder, U .S.A.,
Retired.
Regis trar, Mr s. O. O. van den Ber g.
T reas urer, H enr y Magruder Taylor .
Hi storian, Miss Regina Magrud er Hill.
Editor, Thomas Garl and Magruder.
Chaplain, Rev. Enoch Magruder Thompson.
Surgeon , Dr. Roger Gr egory Magrud er .
Chancellor, Miss C. Virginia Diede!'
Deput y Scribe, Mr s. J oseph Leo Shaudis, Reading of th e Minute s
of the Council and Recommendations.
Chairman, Committee for F uture Planning, Commodore John H .
Magrud er , J r.
T rea surer, Committee for Future Pl anning, Miss Regina M. Hill.
Old Business.
New Business.
Repor t of the Nomina ting Committee, Mr . Fo rrest Shepperson
H olmes, Chai rman.
E lection of Officers.
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6 :00 P .M . Registration Desk Open. P lease register .
7 :00 P .M. Buffet Supper, Burgundy Room , Wardman Park H otel, Conn ecticut
Avenue and W oodley Road. Price, $3.75.
"Piping-In" of th e Haggis by P ipers W illiam Lac hlin Kennedy
Gall owa y and J immie Garriock.
8 :00 P .M:. Gather ing called to order by the Chieftain.
Prayer by th e Chapla in.
Greet ings by the Chieft ain and the Ranking Deput y Chief ta in.
Scottish dancin g by Su e and Sa lly Ram sbur g; Courtesy of A dalaide
Cou rtney's Scho ol of Dance, accompanied by Pipe r James Garriock.
Salute by the Chieftain to the Ab sentee Supp er Patron.
Reading of Gr eetin gs f rom absent members and fri ends, by th e Scribe.
Guest Speake r: T he Rev. George Macp herson Docherty, D.O.,
M inister of th e New York Av enue P r esbyter ian Church.
Confirmation of Officers.
Gr oup Singing led by Miss Emma Waters Mun ca ster .
Benediction by the Chaplain.
The Prog ram will be followed by a Socia l Eve ning.
SAT UR DAY, OCTOBER
n,
1951
Pilgrimage to A nnap olis
Capital of the Free State of Mcryland
10 :30 A.M . Assembly at, and T our of, th e State Capitol.
Reading of the "S tory of the Cha r ts" by Dr. Morris L. Radoff,
Archiv ist of th e Hall o f Record s.
11 :30 A.M. T he Clansm en and their fri ends will be received by th e Rev. J ames
Mitchell Ma gruder, D.O ., Mr s. Ma gruder and Mi ss Loui se Magruder, in their home, 132 Cha rles Street, wher e ther e will be
on display in their dr awing room the rema rk able Cha rts of th e
Ancestors of ALEXA ND ER MAGR UDER, com piled and executed by Olive Magruder Smith P ope (M rs. R. S., Jr.) , o f Dun woody, Georgia .
1 :00 P .M. Lu nch at the Naval Officer s Club. Price, $1.35.
2 :30 P.M. Short Ser vice at Naval Academy Chape l.
Afte r Chape l choice of touring Naval Aca demy, Athletic contests,
or tour of wat er-f ront by launch.
T he Progra m at the Na val Acad emy has been arranged by the cour tesy of Vice Adm iral Harry ,"V. Hill, Sup er intendent of th e Na val
Aca demy, a cla ssmat e of our Chief ta in.
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ATTENDANCE AT THE ANNUA L GATHERING, 1951
Adam s, Mr. and Mrs. J . Franklin, Mechanicsville, Md.
• Adams, Miss Edna, Mechanicsville, Md.
Bach, Mr s. H elen Ma gruder, Glendale, California.
Barrett, Mr s. E ugene R., W ashington, D. C.
Baugh, Mr s. Freder ick H ., Balt imore, Md.
Bowie, F orrest Dodge, "Mt Lubentia," Prince George's Co., Md.
Braun, Mrs. E lla Mag ruder, Portland , Oregon.
Br ooke, Mr. and Mr s. Willi am Hill, Upper Marlbo ro, Md.
Br ooks, Mr. and M rs. Wm. McCo rmick, Prince George 's Co., Md.
Bubb, ),frs. Ra lph S., Silver Sp rings, Md.
· Cainon, Mrs. Cutler, Georgetown, D. C.
Campbell, Mrs. Guy, George town, D. C.
· Chesley, Mr s. Will oughby Sprigg , Washington, D. C.
Cox, Mr s. Merle Le Roy, W ashington, D. C.
· Craig, Col. and Mr s. William H. , Arlington, Va.
D iedel, C. Virginia, Wa sh ington, D. C.
·Dieter, Miss Laura A. , Wa shington, D. C.
• Docherty, Rev. and Mr s. George M., Wa shington, D. C. Rev. Docherty
is Minister of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Churc h.
• Donnelly, Miss Clara MacGr egor, Sta fford, Va.
Duval , Mr s. Mary Brooks, Wa shington, D. C.
Dwyer , Mr s. J ohn Rochford , Beth esda, Md.
E ricson, Mr s. Elizabeth Magruder, A lexand ria, Va .
Fern eyhough, Dr . and Mr s. Robert, Warrenton, Va .
F reeman, Mr s. Merle, Alexa ndr ia, Va .
Freeman, Miss Mary Merl e, Alexandria, Va .
Gar riock, Piper , James, Bethesda, Md.
Gratton, Mr s. Robert, Ashland , Va.
"'Gray, W . J. , L.C.D.R., An napolis, Md.
Grega r, Edwa rd K. , Canandaigua, N. Y.
·Harris, Mr s. Edna Shaw, Alexandria, Va.
Hill , Miss Regina Magrud er, Wa shington, D. C.
H ocking, Mr s. George H ., Baltim ore, Md.
H olmes, Mr. and Mrs. F orrest Shepperson, College Park, Md.
· Hoy, Mr and Mrs., W ashington. D. C.
H ord, Mr s. Allen, Rucker sville, Va.
·Howell, Mr . and Mr s. Lindsay c, W ashington, D. C. Mr . Howell is
P resident of the St. Andrews Society.
Hunt, Miss E sther, Baltim ore, Md.
H ordan, Mr s. Ralph S., W ashington, D. C.
Kelley, Mrs. Carl W ., College Park, Md.
Lewis, Mr s. Edward L., W ashington, D. C.
Linson, Miss Dorothy, W ashington, D. C.
Lipscomb, Dr. and Mr s. Ha ro ld Robert, Alexandria, Va.
Loveless, Mr. and Mrs. J . Eldridge, Wa shington, D. C.
Lurn rnis, Mr s. Irwin, Charlo ttes ville, Va .
Lummis, Miss Frances L., Charlottesville, Va .
Magill , Mr s. J . F. , Baltim ore, Md.
Magruder, Mrs. Carter Bowie, Arlington, Va .
Magruder, Rev. and Mr s. J ames Mitchell, Ann apolis, Md.
Magrud er, Miss Louise, Ann apolis, Md .
Magruder, General and Mr s. John , Georgetown , D. C.
Magruder, Commodore and Mrs. J ohn H olmes, Ir., "The Rocks," Charl es
Town, W . Va.
Magruder, J ohn H olmes, III, " T he Rocks," Char les Town , W. Va.
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Magruder, Mr. and Mr s. J oseph Hu ll, Chevy Cha se, M d.
Magruder, Brig. Gen. and M rs. Marshall, Atlanta, Ga.
Magruder, Mr. and Mr s. M . H ampton, Upper Marlboro, Md .
Magruder , Mrs. Oliver Grah am, W ashin gt on, D. C.
Magruder, Mr. and Mr s. 'vVallace K eith , Dogue, Va.
Man sfield, Mr s. Richa rd H. , Bladensburg, Md.
*Mather , Lt . H . A., Annapo lis, Md.
Mil wit, J ay, W ashin gton, D . C.
Meyer s, M rs. Wil liam He nr y, W ashi ngton, D . C.
Mill er, Miss Ma rtha P orter, W ashin gt on, D. C.
Myers, Mrs. J essie W aring, W ashingt on, D. C.
Myers, Miss Colma 1., W ashingt on, D. C.
Mobley, Mr. and Mrs. Cla iborne, Cabin J ohns, Md.
*Mor gan , Mr. H enr y G., Cabin J ohns, Md.
Muncaster, Mr. J ohn Edwin, Sr ., Derwood, Md.
Muncaster , Miss E mma W ater s, Derw ood, Md.
Mu rdock, Mrs. E lizabe th, W ashin gton , D. C.
*Murdock, J am es H .. W ashington, D. C.
MacGregor, Mr. J ohn A laste r, St afford, Va.
McCo rmick, Mr . and Mr s. Clarence W., Washington, D. C.
McC ormi ck, Miss Id a, Washin gt on, D. C.
McCormick, Robert Al exander, Washin gtion, D . C.
McDonald, Mr . J ohn G., Rockville, Md .
McDonald, Mrs. J ohn, Rockvill e, Md.
McD ona ld, Mrs. John G., Rockvi lle, Md.
McFa rland, Mr s. 1. B., H ouston, Texa s.
O'Loughlin, Mr. Thoma s B., Philadelphia, P enn .
Ow en, Mr . and Mr s. Claude H. , Washington, D. C.
*Parker, Mrs. Mar garet H ., W ashingt on, D. C.
Pitts, Mr s. Charlott e McCormick, Br and ywine, Va ,
*Pitts, Mrs. J ean, Brandywine, Md.
Prevish, Mrs. Sarah E sther, W alkers, Va.
P revish, Mi stress Nancy, Walker s, Va.
*Q uillian, Mrs. F letch er, Geor getown, D. C.
Randolph, Mi ss Beverly, Charlotte sville, Va.
Reid , Miss Dai sy, MacGregor, Staff ord, Va.
Reid Miss Cynthi a Ga y, Sta fford, Va .
Re ynolds, Mi ss Anna Louise, W ashingt on, D. C.
Rh oades, Mrs. Rex Hays, W a shingt on, D. C.
Rhoades, Mr. W illiam T aylor, Washin gton, D. C.
Rh odes, Mrs. Am elia A., Baltimor e, Md .
Rich ardson, Mr s. J esse, Blad ensbur g, Md.
Robertson, Miss Vict orin e K ey, Baltimore , Md.
*Rogers, Miss Lucy Ann, Washin gt on, D. C.
*Rowe, Commander H ilary c., U .S.N., Annapolis, Md .
Ru ssell, Mrs. E leanor Magruder Bach, Quantico, Va .
Shaudis, Dr. and Mrs. Leo J oseph, Sil ver Spring, Md .
*Shaver , Mrs. A. Ma e, W ashin gt on, D. C.
Sheriff, Mr s. Anne Wade, Washin gton, D. C.
*Singer, Mr s. E lizabeth Duva ll, Gre enbelt, Md.
*Singer , Mis s J osephine E ., Gr eenbelt , Md.
Smith, Miss El eanor, Washingt on, D . C.
St ockham, Mi ss June L., Wa lker s, Va.
St ott lemyer , Mr. Geor ge, Arlingt on, Va.
*Strider, Mis s Emma T., Washington, D. C.
T al bott , Mr. and Mrs. W. R. , Rockv ille, Md.
T aylor, Mr. and Mr s. Henry Mag ru der, R ichm ond, Va.
T aylor , Master David H ., Richmond, V a.
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Taylor , Mr. H enry Magruder, j r., Richmond , Va ,
Thompson, Rev. E noch Magruder , Washington, D. C.
Thompson, Mr s. J ohn VV., Huntsville, Texas
T ichy, Mr. and Mr s. J oseph c., II , Silver S pring, Md.
Tichy, Ma ster J oseph c., III , Silver S pring, Md.
van den Ber g, Susie May, (Mrs. O. 0 . ) , Washington, D. C.
*van der Veer, Lieut. Col. and Mr s. F ranci s W. , W ashington, D. C.
*van der Veer, Master P ieter, Washingt on, D. C.
Walde, Mrs. William Lowe, Geor getown , D. C.
*Wey rich, Miss Eli zabeth, Washingt on, D. C.
Wheeler , Mrs. Philip Rood, Alexandria, Va.
Wood, Miss Grace MacG rego r, W ashingt on, D. C.
W ood, Miss E leanor MacGregor, Wa shin gt on, D. C.
W oolf , Mi ss El sie K., W ashingt on, D. C.
Woolf, Mis s Marie, Washin gt on, D. C.
-Guest s.
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GREETI N G S SENT T O THE GA T H E R IN G,
1951
By
SIR MAL COLM MACGREGOR OF M ACGREGOR
H ereditary Chief
AM ERI CAN CLA N GREGOR S OCIE T Y
EDI N CHI P, LOCH E AR NH EAD, SCOTLAN D.
To the Am erican Clan Gre gor Soc iety, Gr eet ings:
It gives me great pleasure to send you thi s message on th e occasion of your
forty-second Gat herin g. Y our Chieftain, Com modore J ohn H olmes Magrud er ,
has kindl y sent me a copy of the programme of th e pr oceedings and I onl y
wish with all my heart that I could be with you in the flesh as well as in th e spirit .
It has been a matt er of deep regr et to me th at I have neve r been able to
attend one of your ga ther ings in per son, but I hope ver y mu ch that I ma y be
able to do so on some future occasion.
An nua l ga theri ngs are, I think, an impor tan t part of Clan acti vities, as th ey
br ing together Clan s fo lk fr om all ove r th e country an d prov ide an oppor tunity
for persona l contac t and th e maki ng of frie ndships which are th e backbone of
Clanship, and wh ich wou ld not othe rwise occur.
In th ese unsettl ed and difficult days t he Cla n fee ling whic h has per sisted in
spite of all vicissitudes is mor e than ever valuab le.
Last month we had a specia l family ga t hering at ou r home her e in Balquhidder fo r the Christening of ou r firs t grandchild, our only dau ghter 's son.
Our boy, Gr egor , who is th e Scots Guards, has recentl y. returne d fr om ser vice
in Malaya , so our fa mily re-union was comp lete.
To you and your fa milies I send my love and good wishes with the hope
th at you may have a very happy and successful ga the ring.
Dougla s Ne il Ma gruder , Chief tain 1947-1950.
T elegram to Com modore J ohn H olmes Magruder, jr., Chiefta in:
H ail to the new Chie ftain! \V e miss be ing with you but plan to be there
next year. Ne il and Marj ori e.
F rom a lett er- T ell the Commodore and t he General, an d all the Others,
that I will be th inking of you during the Ga theri ng and that I am ge nuinely
so rry I cannot be with them. The Baby ha s six teeth and weighs over thirty
pound s, and is the finest specimen of manh ood I ever saw. H ope to have him
at one of th e Gat he ri ngs before too long.
W illiam Marion Ma gruder, Chi eft ain 1936-1941.
Mrs. Ma gruder and I deeply regr et that we cannot be a part of the Clan
Gath ering this year. W e especia lly had looked fo rward to th is particular meet ing with out splendid ne'f Chieftain, Commodo re Magruder. May you have a
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most pleasant and enj oyable Gath erin g and we beg God's blessing upon each and
everyone of the Clan Gr egor Society. Sincerely yours in Clanship.
Herbert Th omas Magruder, ' Chieftain 1933-1935.
It distre sses me to have to write you that I am aga in in the H ospital and
facing an operation on October 20th, which if successf ul, .which I confidentl y
expect , will yet make it impossible for me to att end th e Clan Gathering, as we
had hoped and planned to do.
P lease remember me with wa rm affection to th ose of the Clanfolk meeting
together this year who remember me and know that I shall miss being with you
more that I can tell you.
Sincerely and a ffectionately yours in Clansh ip.
Our members will be glad to learn that through a lett er f rom Mrs. Robert son,
sister of Mr . Magruder, th at the opera tio n was a success and he is on the r oad
to recover y. Mrs. Robert son says how disappointed he is in not being able to
be with us, and closes her lett er "wi th all good wishes for a very successful
Clan Gathering this year ."
Greeting s were received f rom other members of the Clan and read at th e
Gathering. Spa ce does not permit th e printin g o f all of these gr eetings r eceived from :
Mr . Guy Russell H enderson, Shepherdsville, Ky. ; Miss Ann Singleton,
Orlando, F la. ; Mr s. Kent C. Nicodemus, W alkersville, Md.; Mr s. Carroll S.
Delaney, Fort 'North, Texas ; Mr . Marvin Merryman, Bradshaw, Md.; Mrs.
A. D. Meador , Clarkston, Ga.; Miss E lsie Mag ruder T hri ft, Madison, Va.; Mr s.
William B. All en, Birmin gham, Ala.; Miss Ida Delaney, Mt . Ste rling, Ky. ;
Mr. Georg e Magruder Batt ey, III, Newtown, P a.; Mr s. Etta Stephens Stokes,
Hartman, Ark. ; Mr s. J asper Newton W alker , Bastian, Va.; Mr s. R. L. W alker,
Cuth bert, Ga.; Mr s. Olive Magr uder Smit h P ope, Dun woody, Ga., and Mr .
Adam McGre gor Dick, Kilm arn ock, Ayr shir e, Scotl and, with whom the Hi stori an
has had some inter esting corres pondence dur ing th e past year, and whose line
will be found in thi s Year Book.
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"ABSEN T EE GUE ST S" AT T HE BU FFET SUP PER
26 October, 1951
Roy Sw earington Magruder, F t. W orth, T exa s.
Al vin Elli ott Gantt , Arlington, V irg inia
Mrs. W . H . H at field, E nid, Oklahoma
Mr s. Mari on Myrl Harrison, P eninsula, Ohi o
Mrs. Robert Lee W al ker , Cuthbert, Georgia
Mrs. E tta Stephens Stokes, Ha rtm en, Arkansas
Mr . Guy Ru ssell H enderson, Sh epherd sville, Kentucky
Col. Lloyd Burns Magruder, Rum son, New Je rsey
Mr. W. Mag ru der Drake, Church Hill , Mississippi
Mr. and Mr s. Willi am Marion Magrud er , Lexin gt on, Kentucky
Miss E lsie Magru der Th ri ft, Madison, Vi rgi nia
Mr s. Albert D. Meador , Clarkston. Georg ia
Miss Ann Sin gleton, Orlando, Florida
Mr s. Kent C. Nicodemus, W alk ersville, Maryland
Mr. W illett Clark Magruder, Kirkwood, Mi ssouri
Mr . J ohn Ala ster MacGr egor , St afford, Virginia
Mr s. J esse A. Muncey and Miss Addie Mu ncey, Bland, Vi rgi nia.
MINUTES OF THE COU N CIL
October 26, 1951
A N NA LoUI S E REY NOLDS,
Sc ribe
A meetin g of the Council of th e American Clan Grego r Society was held at
th e W ardman P ar k Hotel, in Wa shington , D. c., on October 26, 1951. The meeting
was called to order by the Chiefta in, Commodore John Ho lmes Magruder . Ir.,
U.S .N . Retired, at 10 :30 A. M.
Th e readin g of the minut es of the last meeting was ommitte d, becau se a full
report appea red in th e current Yea r Book.
The Chieftain pr esented th e problem of a H eadquarter s for the records, document s and equipment of th e Socie ty and where resear ch work can be car ried on
by the members.
H e told of a large room in the Apa rtment of the Regi str ar and H istori an
which is now occupied, but which can be made ava ilable to the Clan as a H eadquarters Office.
It was moved and seconded that the Council recommend to th e General Sess ion
at its aftern oon meeting that the Societ y maint ain as a headquarters a room in
the apartment ( T he Hi ghlands, Apartment 803) of Mr s. O. O. van den Berg and
Miss Regina Magruder Hill ; and that said room be not take n over pr ior to
Octob er 1, 1952. and that beginning on that da te or occupancy, Fift y Dollar s
($50.00) per month would be paid as rent, paid by th e Treasur er of th e Soci ety
each month , for the duration of occupancy.
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T o finance this H eadq uarter s it wa s pr oposed to increase the membership
du es as fo llows :
Men: fr om $3.00 to $5.00; \V omen : f ro m $2.00 to $4.00; and Juniors fro m
50¢ to $1.00.
A motion was made, seconded and carried that the Council present to th e
General Business Session of the Clan t he recommendation that R ule I V D ues be
amended as follows :
Sec tion 1 to read: "Each mal e voti ng membe r sh all pay $5.00 per yea r du es ;
each female voting member sha ll pay $4.00 pe r year dues."
Sec tio n 3 to read: "Each J unior membe r sha ll pay $1.00 per yea r du es."
T he Recomm endati ons of th e No minating Comm ittee were approved by th e
Council and will be presented at the a ft ernoo n session.
Th ere was a reap pointm ent of the same Nominating Committee consisting of
M iss C. Virg inia D iedel, Mr s. J ames Murdock, and M r. Forrest Shepperson
H olmes as Chai rma n.
Mi ss Ann a Louise Reynolds was appointed Cha ir man of th e Committee for
F uture P lann ing by the Chie ftain.
It was moved and seconded tha t a motion be presented to th e Clan th at a
Celebr at ion of the T ercen tenary of the signing of the first legal docum ent by
Al ex and er Magruder I, be planned fo r the year 1953. T he said document was a
deed to the pur chase of his first lot of land in Calvert County, Ma ry land, in th e
year 1653.
The meeting adjo urne d at 12 :45 P. M., in time fo r Luncheon in th e Burgundy
R oom of the H otel.
Council member s present were : J ohn Holmes Magruder, Ma rsha ll Magruder ,
Regina Ma gruder Hill, J ohn E . Muncaster, Mrs. O . O. van den Berg, M iss E mma
W at er s Muncaste r, J . Franklin Adams, Anna Louise R eynolds , Fo r rest D odge
Bowie, Mrs. F rede r ick H . Bau gh, Mrs. W illiam Lowe Walde, C. Vi rgi nia D iedel,
Forrest S heppe rson H olmes, and Mr s. Rex Hays R hoad es.
There was no for mal meetin g of the Committee fo r Future Planning as the
members present sa t in on the Council Meeting .
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COMMITTEE FOR F UTURE PLANNI NG
Repor t of T reasurer
R EGIN A M AGRUDER HILL
Oct ober 20, 1950-Balance on H and
.
$388.62
RECEI P TS
Membersh ip P ins
$123.48
A bsentee Guests, 1950 Gathering............................................................ 90.50
Balance received over and above expenses on 1950 Luncheon and
Supper
54.40
"Green T ea" Party at home of Mr and Mrs . Milwit.......................... 76.00
Donations
12.50
Coat of A rms.............................................................................................. 54.00
From Henr y Tay lor for Suppli es.......................................................... 11.00
From H enr y Ta ylor , ref und for stamps for 1951 Progr am s............ 12.00
T otal Receipts
.
433.88
$822.50
DI SBUR S EM E NTS
$ 183.75
Work on Archives
(Typing, Indexin g, etc.)
Pu rchased 13 Coa t of Arms...
_..................................................... 52.00
Char ges on handlin g Coat of Arms for two years, 1949-50 and
1950-51
33.00
One complete set of Year Books from John Bowie Ferne yhough
15.50
Suppli es, $11.00 of which was refunded by He nry Taylor for
genera l use of the Clan, balance for Arch ives work. ............... 27.31
Printing 5,000 En velopes.......................................................................... 36.03
P ostage for 1951 P rogr am s adva nced and reimbur sement mad e
by Treasur er
Repairs on T ypewriter
October 25, 1951-Balance on H and
12.00
5.41
.
365.00
$457.50
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1951 GAT H ERI NG OF THE
AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY
I N CORPORATED
WARDMAN PARK HOT EL, WASHI NGTON, D. C.
FRIDA Y AND SATURDAY, O CTOBER 26-?:1, 1951
A N NA Lo UI SE RE YNOLDS,
Sc ribe
Th e 42nd Annu al Gath er ing of th e Am erican Clan Gregor Society, Incorporated, was catled to order on October 26, at 2 :30 P. M., by the Chieftain, Commodor e J ohn Holmes Magruder, Jr., U.S.N ., Retired.
The meetin g was opened with pra yer by the Chapl ain, Rev. Enoch Magruder
Thompson, fol1owed by the Salute to The Fl ag in r ecitati on by the group led by
Mrs. Rex Hays Rhoades.
Th e readin g of the Minutes for th e year 1950-1951 was omitted, because a
full report of the form er Scribe, Miss E mma W aters Munca ster, was published in
the current Year Book.
Th e Chieftain, welcomed members from a distance, ca lling man y of them by
name and askin g th em to stand, in order that the "ne ar -by members" could gille
th em a further greeting of welcome. H e also read a most intere sting letter of
gre eting fr om Sir Malcolm MacGr egor, our H er editary Chie ftain of Lochearnhead,
Scotland.
The Ranking Deputy Chieftain, Bri gadier General Marshall Magruder made
a short talk in which he welcomed all member s of the "Clan," and expressed his
appreciati on that so man y were able to be pr esent for the 42nd Gath ering.
The Registrar, Mr s. O. O. van den Berg, report ed 22 new members, which is an
increase of four over the previous year. Sh e also made an appeal to each Clansman
present to mak e a concerted dri ve for new members, and st ressed the necessity of
getting th e younger eligibles to join. By so doing, th e Clan will be kept active , for
youth bri ngs enthusiasm for the future. Report given in futl elsewhere.
Th e Treasurer, Mr. H enry Magruder T aylor , made his report which will be
printed in the Year Book.
Th e Hi storian, Miss Regina Magru der H ill, report ed 7 Births, 15 Deaths
(including 3 Charter Member s) and 5 marriages. A detail ed report will appear
in the Y ear Book. Al so, Miss Hill read a Memorial Article on Mr. Martin
Magruder, brother of our fo rmer Chieft ain, Douglas Neil Ma gruder.
The Chaplain, Rev. En och Magruder Th ompson, rep orted that he had officiated
by rendering prayer s in the closing days of Mrs. Rosalind Geddes Magruder and
Mrs. Philip Hill Sheriff. Al so he atte nded the funeral of Mrs. Sheriff. He al so
offered prayers for the departed member s of the Clan at his Sunday Church
service, as they were reported to him by th e Hi storian.
The Chanc ellor, Mi ss C. Vir gini a Diedel, reported the results of a "Folding
Green Tea" which was given at her home on April 22, 1951, for the purpose of
having a "Social" and making some money for the Clan. The monetary results
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of this occasion amounted to $76.00, which was turned over to the Committee for
Future Planning.
Th e report of M iss Regin a Magruder Hill, Treasurer of th e Committee for
Future Planning, was read and will appear in th e Year Book.
Under new business cam e th e Amendment of Rules to increase the annual
dues of the member s in order to pro vide th e necessary fund s to pay for housing the
records and document s of the Society.
Th e recommendati on of th e Council to increase the dues to $5.00 for men,
$4.00 for women, and $1.00 fo r minor s was read. Discussion followed.
Mr s. I. B. McFarland moved th at th e Recommendation of the Council be
amended to $5.00 per annum fo r each adult member and to $1.00 for Junior s. Thi s
motion was seconded by Mr s. Guy Ca mpbell. A vote wa s taken from the floor in
which 14 per sons voted for th e A mendment and 20 voted for th e ori ginal Recom mendat ion of the Council. A second vote was taken and again th e Recommendation of the Council was carried.
For the old, or present membershi p, the new dues to be effective October
1952. For new members, that is any person joining the Society after October 1951,
th e incr eased rat e will apply. It was also moved and seconded that no additional
char ge be made to tho se member s who have paid up their dues a year or two, or
more in adva nce.
It was moved and seconded that th e Society maint ain as a headquarters Office
for the housing of its recor ds, and th e carrying on of its work, a room in the
apartment (The Highlands, Apt. 803) of Mr s. van den Ber g and Miss Hill, and
that said room be taken over not pr ior to Oct ober I, 1952, and beginning on that
dat e F ifty Dollar s per month be paid for thi s room.
Mr. For rest S. H olmes, Chai rman of the Nomina ting Committee, read the
nam es of the proposed slate of officers . It was moved and seconded that nominations be closed, th er e being none fr om th e floor. A unan imous ballot was cast for
th e officer s as slated below :
Chieftain, Commodor e J ohn' H olmes Magruder, j r., U.S. N., Retir ed.
Rankin g Deputy Chiefta in, Bri. Gen. Marshall Magruder, U.S.A., Retired
Sc ribe, Miss An na Louise Reynolds.
Treasurer, Mr . H enr y Magruder Ta ylor.
Hi storian, Miss Reg ina Magruder Hill.
Registrar, Mr s. O. O. van den Ber g.
Chaplain, Rev. En och Magruder Th ompson.
Ed itor , Mr. Th omas Garl and Ma gruder .
Surgeon, Doctor Roger Gregor y Magruder.
Chanc ellor , Mi ss C. Virginia Diedel.
Deputy Scribe , Mr s. Leo J oseph Shaudi s.
Th e Recommendati on of th e Counc il for celebrating the Tercentenary of the
signing of the first legal docum ent in Mar yland by Al exander Magruder I, was
read. Discussion fo llowed. It was moved and seconded that such a celebration be
held at the Gath erin g in 1953, as Al exander Magruder I, bought his first lot of
land in Calvert Count y, Maryl and, in th e year 1653. Looking forward to this
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event, it was sugges ted by Miss Diedel tha t a notice be pri nted in the Yea r Book,
aski ng all members to send to Mr. Forrest Dodge Bowie, 7901 Largo Road,
W ashingt on 19, D. c., any information relati ve to A lexander Magruder 1.
The Chieftain report ed that the Gathe ring for the yea r 1952 would be held on
th e 17th and 18th of October.
The meetin g adj ourn ed at 4 :30 P . M.
T HE EVENING SESSION
Oc tober 26, 1951
Just outside of th e Burg undy Room was the "Registration Desk", which was
opened up at 6 o'clock. Before this time some of th e Clans men were already th er e,
and by 6 :30 quite a crowd had gathered in the lobby of th e hotel, greeting each
other and enjoyi ng themselves to the fullest exten t. Ma ny of th e guests and
members, especially the ladies, were in evening dress; and this added an additio nal
not e of color to the occasion.
Short ly after 7 o'clock the guests began to for m a line fo r entrance int o the
Bur gundy Room where th e Buffet Suppe r was to be served. Eac h table was
numbered, and all guests were assigned to tables, as reservations were made, th e
seating was g reat fac ilitated. P iper J ames Garriock played th e bagpip es while
th e trad itional "Haggis" w ith alI the trimmings and the Scotc h were carried by
waiters who held th e two precio us items high on trays while th ey paraded down
the center aisle of the dining room and then around it. Of course, some of th e
guests had never tasted th is ancie nt Scottis h dish, and it was interestin g to wat ch
the reacti ons of some of these, as they took the first mouthfuI. It is tasty and
nouri shing, and must have aided considerab ly in mak ing the older Scotsmen as
hardy as th ey wer e.
The evening session was calIed to ord er by the Chiefta in, Commodore Magruder, at 8 :45, at which time the group j oined in singing " Loch Lomond ." Prayer
fo llowed by th e Chaplain, Rev. Enoc h Magrude r Thompson.
The Chieftain made his annual addr ess, which was cut short for two reasons :
first, because he was ill with a severe cold; and second, he desir ed to give more
time to the Guest Speaker, the Rev. George MacPherson Docherty, D. D., pastor of the New York Avenue P resbyterian Church, W ashingt on, D. C. The
Rev. Docherty began talking in a casua l manne r with bit s of hum or popping up
her e and ther e. He said that doubt less most of the persons in th e audience were
already wondering how a man with a name like his had managed to get into a
Scotti sh Gathering; but, continued he, "in spite of th e name, I can claim Scott ish
Ancestr y." H e explained th at his mother was a Miss MacP herso n, thi s being the
name of one o f the importa nt Clans of Scotland, and that she was quite proud of
her ance stry. He next told us a bit of history of himself. H e was born in 1911,
in Glasgow, Scotland ; educa ted at Glasgow U niversity, gra duating in 1935 with a
Masters Degr ee and in 1938 with a Bachelor of Divinity Degree. Hi s first ministry
was at Sandyhills Church, Glasgow, 1939-44. From 1944 to 1947, he was Mini ster Co-adjutor at th e Baro ny of Glasgow, doing special youth work under the
Iona Youth Trust. In 1947 he was sent to North Church at Aberd een, Scotland,
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where he rema ined until March 30, 1950 when he was ca l1ed to the N ew York
Avenue P resbyt erian Church, Washingt on, D. C H e th en gave us a most interesting and inform ati ve addr ess on Scotland with emp hasis on the geog raphical layout
of th e land and politica l situations that ha ve made her and her people what they
are today.
Mr. William Young, Secr eta ry of "The Saint Andrews Society," was presented and a sked to bring us g ree tings.
Miss Rey nolds read some o f th e gree tings fr om absent members , as there was
ROt time to r ead an of them.
Mr . J ohn Alaster MacGregor of Stafford, V irginia, treated us again, with one
of his or igina l songs . This one he said was for the benefit of the younge r member s
of th e Clan .
The meeting adj ourned with an pre sent joining hand s and singing "Auld La ng
Sy ne." Miss Emma Waters Mun caster led the group sing ing.
THE PI L GRI M AG E
Octobe r 27, 1951
The weath er smil ed upon us thi s day, for it was mild, clear and sunny; an
idea l fan da y, the kind that makes one joyously g lad to be alive.
The Pil grimage this yea r was back to An napo lis, the Capital of the Free
Sta te of Maryland, which has nurtu red and rear ed so many of the members of
ou r Society. Most of the members who reside in th e vicinity of W a shingt on, D. C ,
fined their ca rs with out-of-tow n gue sts and drove dow n to thi s city. Many followed the scenic and historic "O ld Defense High way" so nam ed because back
during the \Var of 1812 it was along this road th at th e br ave Maryland farme rs
hid themselves and fired from amb ush upon th e " Red Coat s" as they ma de an
unsuccessful attempt to reach Washing ton , the Capita l o f th e U. S. A.
W e assembled a t the State H ouse (Capi to l Building) , at 10 :30 A. M. , where
th e ea rly arrival s wandered leisur ely about the building and beautiful ground s.
When an had gathered, we wer e escorted to th e Old Senate Chamber, th e one
occupied by th e Colony of Mar yland , and now pre served in its ori gina l sett ing as
an historic shrine. F rom there we went to th e " New Senat e Chambe r," where
Mr. Roger Thomas, Assistant A rchivist of the H an of Record s, told us the "Story
o f the Char ts of th e Ancestors of A lexa nder Magruder ." These Charts have been
placed in a vau lt und er his custody. N ext we wen t upstairs where the entire group
was most g raciously received by Govern or T heodore R. Ma cK eld in, a handsome,
ver satil e Scotsman, an orator who cha rmed all of us with his well-chosen words
and beautiful phrases, deliver ed wit h a mild S cotti sh Brogue. He per sona lly conduct ed us th rou gh his pr ivate offices and told us about some o f the painti ngs and
pieces of furniture th at he pri zed. When th e tour was over he shook ha nds with
each one pre sent as we bade him goodb ye and th an ked him for his gracious
courtesy.
From the State H ouse we pr oceeded several block s to 132 Charles Street, the
home of a former Chief tain, the Rev. J ames Mitchell Magruder , D. D ., Mr s.
Magruder and Mi ss Lou ise Magruder. H er e in their dr awing room we re dis-
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played th e three remarkable "C harts of the Ancestors of Al exander Magruder ,"
compiled and executed by Oli ve Magruder Smith Pope (Mrs. R. S., J r.), of
Dunw oody, Georgia. One would have to see these Charts in order to fully app reciate th e time, effort and talent it took to produce th em. In th e short time that we
were ther e, it was impossible to get othe r than a curso ry glance at them ; but Mr s.
van den Berg told us that they are all hand wri tt en with not a visible era sur e, itlustrated beaut ifully in water color s, and th at Mrs. Pope spent 20 years collecting and
assembling th e data for th em. In addition, she also said th at any member of the
A.c.G.S. is eligible to joi n the "In terna tiona l Society of th e Daught er s of th e
Baron s of Runnymede," th e " Nati onal Society of Magna Chart a Dames," or any
other orga niza tion that consists of persons who can trace their ancestry back to
one or more of the Ba rons who forced K ing John to sig n th e Magna Charta at
Runn ymede in the year 1215, au then ticity for this eligibility coming through the
evidence produced in these Cha rts, for more tha n one of th e ancestors of Alexander
Magruder ar e tr aced back to the Barons.
After leaving th e Rever end Magruder's home we pr oceeded to th e Naval
Ac adem y Officers' Club where Clansmen and th eir fr iends partook of a most
delicious luncheon. T he remainder of th e day we were guests of the N aval
Academ y. After luncheon we went to th e Chapel, where a sho rt service was
conducted by the Min ister , assisted by the Reve rend J ames Mitchell Magruder.
After Chapel, there was a choice of touring th e Nava l Acade my, Athletic Contests, or a tour of th e water fron t by launch. A maj ority of the gro up chose th e
wat er -front tour , which prove d to be very delightf ul as well as enlightening.
Upon arrival back at the wharf, th e sun was almost ready to set ; so most of us
hurried back to our car s with a very deep feeling inside that this had indeed been
"A Perfect Day ."
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER
H E NRY M AGRUDER T AYLOR
Oct ober 19, 1951
RE CEI PTS :
Bank Balance , October 16, 1950
Sale of Year Books
P hoto cuts for Year Book (4 )
Gifts for Future Planning Fund
Ref unds:
Ho tel reserva tion for 1950 Gath ering
P rint ing 5,000 envelopes for F uture P lanning
Dues :
1948-49
$
1949-50............................................................
1950-51............................................................
1951-52............................................................
1952-53............................................................
1953-54............................................................
1954-55............................................................
$ 464.99
Committee
.
.
.
4.00
20.00
8.00
.
.
.
25.00
36.02
625.75
2.00
54.00
472.75
53.00
10.00
2.00
2.00
TOTA L RE CEI P T S
$1,183.76
DI SBU RS EME NT S :
Expe nses of Officer s
Registrar
$ 12.70
Hi storian
36.38
Scribe
2.77
Treasur er
10.92
Printing Letterh eads and Envelopes
Future Pl anning Committee, for Gifts Received
H otel Reservati on 1951 Gathering
P rint ing and Mailing 1951 Year Book.
P rinting 10,000 Envelopes
P ostage for mailing 1951 Gath ering Program s
$
.
.
.
.
.
.
62.77
34.88
8.00
25.00
696.90
72.06
12.00
$ 911.61
TO T A L DI S BU RS EM E NT S
$ 272.15
Balance, October 19, 1951
LIFE MEMBERSHIP ACCOU NT ( No . 9183-Savings Institution of
Sandy Sprin gs, Md. )
$ 586.56
Balance, October 16, 1950
Int erest
No Expenditures
Balance, October 19, 1951
11.78
:
$ 598.34
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REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR
M RS.
My
O. O.
VAN DE N B ERG
CHIEFTAI N · A ND F ELLOW CLA NS ME N:
Your Regi strar's report is much shorter th an she had expected it to be. She
had hoped her plea made at the Gath erin g last year would brin g a lar ger response.
We need an incr ease in membership, for the A merica n Clan Gregor Society,
like any other organization, cannot exist except by new and enlarge d acti ve member ship. Th er e are possibiliti es in the "lines" of some of our member s who joined
our Clan thi s past year, because they add new branches to the ancest ra l MacGregor tree. May I repeat my plea of last year? It was that every one of us
interest at least one MacGre gor , of wha tever name he or she now bears, to take
an interest in and to join th eir Clan.
I have to pre sent to you the fo llowing new member s :
1094-Moss Mabry, 1230 Sweetzer St ., N. H ollywood, California. Mr. Mabry is
the son of Es telle Moss and E lber t Ne wton Mabry, J r. Hi s g rea t-g rea t
grandmoth er was H arriet J ane Magr uder who marri ed Robert L. Dunl ap;
the daug hter of He zekiah and his wif e Mary J ones. He zekiah was son of
Samu el Magruder and his wif e Martha E llis, he son of Ninia n Beall Magruder and his wife Rebecca Young .
1095-Charles Quintard Rodr iguez, 3336 Carlotta St. , Baton Rouge, La . His
parents were Loui se Drane and Primitive Abel Rodriguez, she daughter of
William McClure Drane and his wif e Amelia W ashingt on H addox, he son
of Walter Harding Drane. Mr. Rodri guez is on the Samu el Ma gruderSarah Beall line through their dau ghter E lizabeth who married secondly
William Beall , he son of Th omas Beall, 1638-1732, Immi grant to Maryland.
1096-Mrs. Walter W ood Whitten, Lillian Pet er s, Ma con, Miss. ( She married
1st, Mr. Ogden.) H er par ents wer e Pauline E lizabeth Glenn and Charles
Perry Peter s. Her ancestor in America was Thomas MacGehee, son of
Patrick IfcGregor of Glenstrae and his wi fe Lad y Marian McD onald, she
daughter of Sir Jam es MacD onald , 2nd Baronet of Stat e, who died in 1676.
1097-Willoughby Fonnt McGehee, 1114 No rth 14th St., Ft. Smi th, Ark. Mr.
McGehe e has an interesting line back to Patrick MacGregor and his wife
Marian MacDonald, whose son came to Am erica and adopted the name of
MacGehee . Oth er name s on his line are Oli ver, Mann , Hays, Bebb, Cole
and Ellette, thi s last wife of Samu el McGehee 1705-1791.
l098-Herbert Randolph Magruder, San Diego, Ca lif. Mr. Magruder is on the
line of Ninian Mag rud er Sr ., and his wife Eli zabeth Brewer. His parents
were George Mitch ell Magruder and Lula Mable Bouchillon. See paper
No. 506, of Mrs. Shim Permenter.
1099-Colma l one Mildred Therese Myer s, 407 Constitution Ave., N. E., Wa shington, D. C. Miss Myer s is the daughter of J essie Waring Gantt and
Abram Fern Myer s; she daught er of H elen W oods MacGr egor and Wil son
Waring Gantt. Before 1825 J ohn Smith Magruder of "Dunblane" had the
name of his children changed to MacGregor.
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lI DO-Mrs. Robert Lee Pitts, Cha rlo tte Mae McCormick, Brandywine, Prince
George' s Co., Maryland. Mr s. P itt s is th e daug hter of M illard P ower s
McCormick and Char lotte Belle Guilf ord . See paper No. 1062 of her
bro ther, Clarence Will iam McCorm ick.
1101-M rs. Kent Casse ll N icodemus, E lla FeIisa Stauffer , Walker sville, Frederick
Co., Md. Mr s. Nicodemus' par ents were Sim on T heodore Sta uffer and Clara
Courtney Offutt, he son of Mat ilda Noble Magruder who wa s born in 1814
near Clark sburg, Montgomery Co., Md., and who died near W alker sville,
F rederick Co., Md., in 1871. S he married Hen ry Stauffer. Th eir mar riage license is dat ed 8th J anu ary 1844. Matilda 's parent s were J ames
Magruder and his wife E leanor Ha rwood. T heir mar r iage license is dated
23 November, 1807.
1102-Mrs. Norman Sm ith Alexander, Kath erine Harrison Battle. 209 Brookway Par k, Meri on, P enn. Mr s. Alexander was born in Little Rock, A rkansas, th e daug hter of W illiam Au gustus Battle and his wif e Ma rtha Sills.
H er great gr and parents wer e M illicent Bra dley Beall and Alf red Battl e,
Millicen t being the grand-da ughter of J osiah Beall, born 1715 in P rince
Geor ge's County , Mar yland, son of J ohn Beall and Ve rIinda Magruder , and
his wife Millic ent Bradl ey.
1103-Miss Phyllis Gre gor, 20 Will ys P lace, Canandaigua, New York. Miss
Gregor is the daught er of Mr . and Mr s. Edward Gre gor, S r .
1l04- Edward Gregor, s-, 20 \Vill ys Pl ace, Canandaigua, N. Y. Mr. Gregor was
born in Massena, N. Y. State, his grand father being Louis Daniel Gr egor
who came from Scotland to New York befo re 1880, the date of th e birth
of his son, Adria n 1. Gre gor.
1105a-Mrs. Edwa rd Gr egor, wife of Edward Gre gor, Sr. Mr. and Mr s. Gre gor
are th e parents of our member Edward Gregor, Jr.
II06-Miss No rma Jean Gregor. Mi ss Norma is th e daughter of Mr. and Mrs .
Edward Grego r, Sr.
RE PORT OF TH E HI ST ORI AN
R EGI NA MAGR UDER HILL
Si nce the Gath eri ng
to make :
1IJ
October, 1950, your Historia n has the following report
BIRTHS
Linda Hill, born Ma rch 31, 1951, to M r. and M rs. W illia m Sasscer Hill of Upper
Marl bor o, Maryland.
Ann e K athl een Mills, born March 27, 1951, to Mr. and M rs. Edward Mill s.
She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mr s. Lawrence J oseph P enke rt.
Ralph Ol sen Mun caster , born J une 16, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. W illiam Th omas
Munc aster. He is the grandson of our beloved member, Mr . J ohn Edwin
Muncaster.
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Raymon d Gordon Clark, III, born J anuary 31, 1951, at Fo rt Lewis, Washing ton.
to Mr. a nd Mr s. Raym ond Gordon Clark. H e is the first grandson of Col.
and Mr s. Gustave Villa ret.
E leanor Murray Magruder, born June I, 1951, to Dr. and Mrs. Rog er Gregory
Magruder. She is the first grandchi ld of Mr s. Edwa rd May Magruder,
and the late Dr. Edward May Magruder, our first Chieftain.
Mary E lizabeth Magruder, born January IS, 1951, to Mr . and Mrs. M. H ampton
Magruder , Jr. She is the granddaughter of Mr . and Mr s. M. Hampton
Mag ruder, Sr., of Upp er Marlboro , Maryland . She will be called Mar yel
for the widow of Dr. Ernest P endleton Magruder.
Wendy Kammer, born September 21, 1951, to Mr . and Mrs. W illiam Alf red Ka mmer. She is th e first grandchild of our past Chieftain, Herbert Thomas
Ma grud er and Mr s. Magrud er.
John Douglas Killam, son of Douglas Lloyd Kill am, and Edward Radcliffe
Killam, son of Rober t Crai g Killam, both of Hono lulu, Territory of Hawaii.
These ar e the g randsons of our Life Member, Lloyd Rando lph K illam, and
wer e both born in 1951.
J ane Michele Lynch, born May 25, 1950, to Lieut. and Mrs. Joseph Bernard
Lynch, Jr.
Mar shall Kelly Magruder, born Janu ar y 2, 1950, to Colonel and Mrs. Marion
Milton Ma grud er , at Quantico, Vir ginia.
Th ese two children are the grandchildren of Willi am Marion and Augus ta
Magruder, Mr. Magruder being a former Chieftain of the Clan.
MARRIAGES
MI SS MARGERY ANNE M OBLEY AND
C. F. SWAN SON
Miss Marger y Ann e Mobley, daughter of Mr. and Mr s. Claiborne Riggs
Mobley, of Arlington, Virg inia, and C. F . Swanson, Jr., son of Capt. C. F .
Swanson, retir ed, and Mr s. S wanson, of Anna polis, Maryland, were married on
Sa turday, Sept ember 1, 1951. The Rev. Charles C. Cowser t officiated at the
service in the Fairlington Presbyterian Church at Arli ngton, Va . During the
service Miss Trudie Croft sang "Be cause" and "If Thou Must Love Me," the
music of the latter being written by Miss Mobley. Betsy Cockr ill, a cousin of
the bride, ser ved as flower girl, and Charl es H ickey, Jr., was rin g bearer, carrying a plain gold wedding band which was worn by the mat erna l grandmother
of the bride.
Th e bride wore a gown of white satin with Chantill y lace yoke outlined
with seed pearl s and carried a Battc nburg lace handkerc hief which was car ried by her moth er in her wedding.
F ollowing the wedding a reception was given in the T ower Room of the
church.
Mrs. Swanson is a graduate of Radford College which is the W omen's Division of Virginia Pol ytechnic Institute. She is a member of Lambda Sigma Pi
social sorority, Alpha P si Omega, National honorary dramatic fraternity and
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the German Dance club. S he maj or ed in music. Both Margery Ann and her
mother are member s of the Clan.
The g room is a vetera n of th ree years in Wo r ld W ar II. He is a graduate
of Vi rginia Polytechnic In stitute, Blacksburg, Va . They will make th eir home
in A rlington, Virginia.
MI SS J OA N N E S. C RAIG AND ED WARD M AGRU DER COO K
Miss Joanne S huma te Crai g, daughter of Mr . and Mr s. Samuel Shum ate
Craig, of Axton, Vi rginia, became the bride of E dwa rd M aguder Cook, of
Arlingt on, Va ., on Sunday a t 4 P . M., at th e F ir st Bapt ist Churc h of Martinsville,
Virginia. Mr . Cook is th e son of M rs. Edwa rd H enr y Cook and the late Mr.
Cook, of Prairie Grov e, A rka nsas. Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Mobley ar e sisters and
the two weddings were of firs t cousins. Th e Rev. William Thoma s Ha1l read
the vows.
Th e bride wore an ank le length gow n of white import ed chantill y lace over
satin tri mmed with seed pearl s.
Fo llowing the wedding a reception was give n by th e brid e' s par ents . After
a wedding tri p th e couple wi1l make th eir home at the Buckingh am Apartments,
3900 4th Street, No rth, Arli ngton, V irg inia.
Th e bride received her B.S . degr ee in home economics fro m Madison College,
H arr isonbur g, Va., where she was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.
While a student at th e Un iver sity of A rkansas, Mr . Cook was a member of Sigma
Pi fratern ity. He served three years with th e Army during W orld War II .
MI SS VI VIA N C REN SHAW SCOTT AND H OSEA N EAL H OWA RD, JR.
In a double rin g cer emony, marked by impr essive dignit y and simplicity, Miss
Vivian Cr enshaw Sco tt, daught er of Mr . and Mr s. Robert Straffo rd Scott, became the brid e of H osea N eal H oward , Ir., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ho sea Neal
Howard, on the aft ern oon of Satu rda y, January 20, 1951, in E mmanuel Episcopal
Church. The Rev. J. R. Rount ree, rector , offici ated.
Mr s. H owar d, a young woman of fine int e1lect and excep tional beauty and
cha rm, is a gradua te of St. Mar y's Sc hool an d Ju nior College in Raleigh. Mr.
Howa rd was gradua ted f rom Woodbe rry Forest School, Orange, Vi rgi nia, and attended the Un iver sity of North Carolina, wher e he was a member of D elta Kappa
Ep silon fra ternity. He has been associa ted for th e past two years with th e Farmvi1le
Leaf T obacco Company , of which his father is president.
Imm ediat ely after th e cer emony, th e bri de's parents entertained at an informal
tea at their home for member s of th e bridal party and out-o f-to wn guests .
Fo llowing the tea, th e bridal couple left for a wedding trip and upon their
return they will be at th e Scott home until some time in Fe bruary when Mr.
Howard will leave for military serv ice.
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MI SS E UI.A AGNES REYNOLDS AND DR. H AROLD ROBERT LIPSCOMB
Miss Eu la Ag nes Reyno lds and D r. H ar old Rober t Lipscomb were marri ed on
F ebruar y 17, 1951, in St. Columba's Episcopal Church, Washing to n, D. C.
Mrs. Lip scomb, daught er of Mrs. \ViIliam Bun yan Reyn olds, is a gradua te of
Geor gia St at e Cotlege for W omen and of George \ Vashingt on U niversi ty and has
done g ra dua te work at the Un iversity of V irgin ia. Dr. Lip scomb received his
M.D . degree at E mory Universi ty School of Medicine and has had a numb er of
cour ses in int ernal medicine at othe r univ er sities.
During W orl d W ar II Dr. Li pscomb serve d as a colonel in th e Medical Corps
of the United S tat es A rmy . H e is a member of the American Medical Asso ciation, American Trudean Socie ty, American Cotlege of Ches t Ph ysician s, and the
As sociation of Military S urgeo ns. At pr esent he is on dut y with the D epartment
of Medicine and Surgery of the V eterans Administration.
Dr. and Mrs. Lip scomb mak e their home at 3801 Milan Drive, Al exandria,
Virginia.
MI SS ELEANOR MAGRUDER BACH AND MR. ROBERT B. R USSELL
At a pr etty wedding cer emony at the Chapel at Quantico, Virginia, Mi ss
E leanor Magruder Bach became th e bride of Mr. Robert B. Ru ssell in Oct ober
1951. El eanor is a member of Magruder Chap ter D.C.D .A .R. and both she and
her mother, Mrs. Helen Ma gruder Bach , of Califo rn ia, ar e members of the Clan
Gr egor Society. El ean or is a Lieut enant and is sta tioned at Quantico.
MARRIAGES OCCURRI NG A F T E R TH E GATH ERING
MI SS BEVE RLEY R ANDOLPH AND MR. \ VILLI AM WILDER W ESTBURY K NIGHT
The marriage of M iss Beverl ey Randolph, daugh te r of Mr. and M rs. Orlando
Robbins Randolph , to W illiam Wi lder Westbury Knight , son of Mrs Ed ward
Will iam Cam eron Arnold of Br ookville, L. 1., an d th e lat e Witliam Wilder Knight,
took plac e at Cha rlottesville, Virg inia, in th e Gibson Chapel of S t. Paul's Prote stant Epi scopal Church , on th e afternoo n of December 15, 1950. The cer emony,
performed by t he Rev. Th eodor e H. Evans, was fotlowed by a reception in the
Old Ivy Inn.
The bride was gi ven in marriage by her fath er . Sh e wore an ivor y satin gown
and her heirl oom lace and tutl e veil had been worn by her mother at the latter's
wedding. Sh e ca r ried a bouqu et of ga rdenias and bouv ardi a.
Miss Jean Graham Rand olph was ma id of honor for her sister and the bridesma ids were the Mi sses F rances Lytle Lummis and J oan O verton Rand olph , a
cou sin of th e bride.
On th eir return fr om a southe rn wedding tri p, the couple will reside in
New York.
Mrs. Kni ght atte nded th e Stone field an d S t. Anne's Schoo l here and was graduated from S weet Briar Coll ege, H er husband , a g ra duate studen t at Columbia
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University, is an alummus in the Port er Military Acad emy in Charl eston, S. C;
and the U niver sity of V irginia. H e belongs to th e Metropolitan Club of N ew York
and Seawanhaka Cori nthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, L. 1.
M I SS SHIRLEY RHINE D UVALL AN D MR. MA SON MAGRUDER LUMMIS
Miss Shirley Rhin e Du vall , daught er of Mrs. P aul King ston Duvall of A lexandria, Virginia , became th e bri de of Lt. Mason Magruder Lummi s, OrdC.
USA, son of Col. Irwin Lytl e Lummi s, USA-Ret., and Mrs. Lummi s of Cha rlott esville, Vir ginia, in a cer emony per formed December 29, 1951, at the W ashington
Street Methodist Church in A lexa ndr ia. Th e Rev. T heodore E. Land is, officiated,
ass isted by the brid e's cousin, the Rev. Raymond W . Da vis, rect or of Truro Episcopa l Church of F airfax, Virginia.
The br ide was given in marriage by her uncle, Mr. Robert A. Duvall. She
wore a gown of ivory satin tr immed with import ed lace with a veil of matching
lace and illusion. Her brida l bouquet was of stephanotis centered with a white
orchid. Mr s. Thomas J . Fl ahert y was matron of honor for her siste r, and the
brid esmaids were Mi ss F ran ces Lytl e Lummi s, siste r of the br idegr oom ; Miss
Virginia Eve lyn H oward , and Miss Ba rbara Caldwel l. Mistr ess Linda Lynn was
flower girl and Mast er Th oma s Fl aherty, j r., was ring bear er .
Miss Duvall is a niece of Capt. W illiam H. Duvall , USA, and Mrs. Duvall.
Lt. Lummis is the grandson of the late Dr . Geor ge Mason Magruder , Senior
Surgeon at US P H S, and th e late Mrs. Magruder , and th e nephew of Maj . Gen.
Carter B. Magruder , USA, and Mr s. Magruder.
After a reception at "T he Anch orage" in A lexandria, Lieutenant and Mrs .
Lummi s left for a wedding t rip to T exa rkana, T exa s, where he is stationed at the
Red River Arsenal.
D EATHS
3c-Mrs. Horati o E rskine Magruder, November 29, 1950. Memorial being
prepared.
27c-Mrs. Edwin J . Beth el ( He len Magruder Bukey ) , October 21, 1951. See
Year Book, 1951, page 30 for memori al.
104c-Miss Mary E leanor Ew ell, Novembe r 17, 1950. See Memorials.
lI Z- Mr s. James Carli sle Lewis (M atilda Beall) , October 21, 1950. Memoria l, see Year Book 1951, page 41.
176--M rs. Claiborne H. Mannar (M artha Will son Magruder), March 5, 1951.
See Mem orials.
233-Miss Eu genia Hilleary Osbourn, March 12, 1951. See Mem orials.
325-Mrs. Rosalind Geddes Magruder, Mar ch ZO, 1951. Mem orial, see Yea r
Book 1951, page 37.
328-Mrs. Philip Hill Sheriff (Walt er Ann McCormick), January 19, 1951.
Memorial, see Year Book, 1951, page 35.
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462-Mrs. Br ooke E. Shell (Rosa Clem Smith), Aug ust 9, 1950. See Memor ials.
528-Mrs. Martha Ann Magruder Rca, December 15, 1950. Memoria l, see
Year Book, 1951, page 37.
SIS-Mrs. Arthur Br own (Winifr ed David ) , October 25, 1950. Memori al ,
see Year Book 1951, page 36.
623-Mr. W illiam T homas Kill am, December 25, 1950. See Memorials.
730--Miss Alt a Eve lyn Magruder, Feb rua ry 16, 1951. See Memorials.
756a-M rs. Jo seph H enr y Wheat, March 24, 1951, widow of our late member Major Wh eat.
Mrs. Wheat was a faithful Asso ciate Member for
many years. After the death of her husband she went to live in P hila delphia but came down to the Gatherings many t imes. Mrs . Wheat was
buri ed in Arli ngton National Cemete ry.
769-Mr. J ohn Martin Magruder, June 5, 1951, broth er of our past Chieftai n,
Douglas N eil Ma gru der. See Memorials.
Deaths amo ng the Families of our Me mbers:
Mr s. Cecile M. Mackey, Febru ary 25, 1951. Mrs. Mackey is the mother of
Miss Paulin e Leigh Mack ey, and the grandmother of our Jun ior Member, Linda
Lloyd Mack ey.
Mr . Frederick J oseph T ong, May 18, 1951, of Owensboro, Ken tucky. Mr.
T ong was the brother of our member, Mr s. Will iam Ma rio n Magruder.
Mr s. Sallie Magruder Pegr am , Apri l 2, 1951, in Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. P eg ram
was the siste r of our member Mr. W illiam Mari on Magru der , a past Chieftai n of
the Clan ,
De aths reported to the H ist orian after the Gatherinq to Ja ll1w ry 15, 1952:
64-Mr . Milt on Smit h Pop e, Octob er 17, 1951. See Memorials.
164c- Miss Ell en MacGregor , J an uar y I, 1952. See Memorials,
264-Mrs. Hu bert J. Magru der ( Lula Barn es Magruder ), December 2,
1952. See Memori als.
322-Miss Juli a Hite Gallah er, November 8, 1951. See Memor ials.
579-Mrs. G. F . Disharoon, ( Eli zabeth Lind say Magruder), September 12,
1951. See Memori als.
728-Mrs. H enry Dr ewy Kerr (Louise La dew ) , March 26, 1950.
798-Mrs. J ohn Yonkers ( Lo la Ph illips ), 1951.
1036-Mr. Worth Brown Stottlemyer , Nove mber 11, 1951. See Memorial s.
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GREETINGS FROM THE CHIEFTAI N
COMMODORE J OH N
H.
M AGRUDER, JR.,
Re tired
FELLOW CLA N S ME N AN D DI STI NG UI SHED G UESTS:
Thi s mark s my bapti sm as your Chieftai n. I grea tly fear th at I may disappoint you in that I shall not be ab le to live up to th e golden voiced ora tory of
my predecessor from Mississippi.
But I do wish to express my appreciati on of th e honor best owed upon me in
electing me your Chief ta in and to again ass ure you that I dedicate myself to
the work of the Clan to th e best of my ability.
In th ese most difficult and trying days when it seems that th ere is so much
wron g with the W orld-we hear on every hand the appea l for strong leader ship.
The Scots a re a hardy race and in spite of certain- sha ll we say "oddities" attributed to th em-they have in the past a nd we tru st that they always sha ll sta nd out
for their honesty, high char act er and ideal s. We may do much-this relati ve littl e
society of ours-to help pr eser ve th ese ideals and promote true f reedom, clean
governm ent , and peace.
The designati on Clan, carries with it in my mind , a ga thering of kindre d souls
united in a common ideal. And so-let us dedicat e th is evening to good fellowship
and looking forward to th e dawn of happi er days.
I would like in closing to read to you portions of a lett er received fr om one
of our clan smen, rath er clanswomen, who, like a good Moslem to Mecca, recent ly
made the pilgr image to the grave of Rob Roy. I tru st you will enjoy it as much as
I, it helped put me in a very good mood :
"W e are travellin g on to Scotland on the night tr ain , dawn break s, the sun
comes up over the hills. A t 6 :20 A. M. I descend on the platform of Balquhid der. Br acing mount ain a ir, the high mountain s of P erthshir e all ar ound . A
drive of 6 miles to Loch V oil. I find it difficult to descri be the rea l thrill I felt
in finding myself among th e Br aes of Balquhidder and the Rob Roy country at
last.
" I went all out MacGregor ; and felt as if I had come home.
" It was really quit e strange-this feeling, I mean, of belong ing ther e. I felt
so well physically, and so happy . It is a place of exquisite beaut y. Nothing to
mar it-away fr om everyt hing. Balquhid der itself is a tiny village- just a few
whit ewashed cottages-very neat with lovely flower s in the fr ont ga rdensphlox in so many bri ght color s. Th e ru ins of the ancient church a litt le way up
the mountainside-with the prese nt church nearby-and th e old g raveya rd where
Rob Roy, his wife and son lie buri ed. The views in all directions ar e too beautiful
for word s. Scotland is unique. All th e far mers and th e village people I talk ed
to at Balquhidder wer e such splendid people with per fect mann er s, dignit y and
independ ence of spiri t which is so characteri stic of th e Scot."
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MEMORIALS
MISS ELLEN EWELL MAcGREGOR
At her home, "Federal Hill," at a lat e hour on N ew Year 's Day, 1952, Ell en
Ewell MacGregor, anoth er of our Charter Member s, passed quietly and peacefully into the Great Beyond, after severa l weeks of weakening illness.
She was the daught er of Roderick Mort imer MacGregor and Margaret Eli zabeth Bowie MacGr egor, and spent prac tically her whole life in Prince George's
County, in her famil y home which is ju st across fr om " Dunblane,' the home
of J ohn Magruder.
She was g raduated as an honor student fr om St. Mary's Semina ry, where
she was bright and popular, beloved alike by teacher s and fellow students. Sh e
taught school success fully for many yea rs in the county, and sent out into th e
world number s of boys and girls who have profited by her teaching and are
making their mark in life.
She was generous and openhea rted, doing numero us littl e deeds of kindne ss
which tugged a t th e heart stri ngs of those who knew and under stood; a loyal and
steadfast fri end, a bri ght and cheerf ul companio n in times of trouble and distr ess;
int erested in the wor ld at lar ge and those near and dear to her.
She will be g reatly missed by th ose of her famil y left to mourn th eir loss,
and by her host of f riends who gat hered in the Ep iphany Cemetery at For estville, on Friday, J anuary 4th, fo r their long last fa rewell, leaving her there
covered by lovely floral tri butes. May she rest in peace.
Ellen MacGregor is survived by her siste rs : Mrs. J. F . Shaw, Mrs. Grace
W ood, and the Misses E lizabeth a nd Mar y MacGregor , who lived with her at the
family home, "Federa l Hill." Another sister was Miss Rebecca Mason MacGr egor,
who passed away a few years ago, and whom we all remember as a most faith ful
and devoted member of th e Clan.
MISS JULIA HIT E GALLAH ER
Miss Julia Hite Gallah er , writer and genealogist, died Thursday, November
8, 1951, at a W aynesboro, V irgi nia, hospital. Daughter of the lat e William Br own
Gall aher, Sr ., and Amelia F rances Bri scoe, she was born June 16, 1871, at
"Springdal e," home of her par ent s ncar Waynesboro. Miss Gall aher was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She was a most int erested member of the
Am erican Clan Gr egor Society and cont ribut ed much genea logical mat er ial. She
was alwa ys ready and willing to give her tim e to answer question s sent to her
by the Hi storian of the Clan.
"Miss Gallah er was the author of "The W eird Hi story of Clipp Hou se,"
"Historic Charlestown and Sheph erd stown," "Histor y of Waynesboro and Hi storic
Spots in the Vicinity," " Easter in J eru salem" and "A ntebellum Customs."
She was assistant to th e lat e J ohn Matthews, of London, auth or of the "Blue
Book," and Southern genealogi st for the author of "C olonial Families of the
United States."
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She is survived by one siste r, Miss Frances Galla her and one brot her, W illiam Brown Gall aher, j r., both of Waynesbor o.
Funeral ser vice was conducted at th e residence, with buri al in Rivervi ew
Cemete ry.
MI SS EUGE NI A HILLEARY O SBOURN
Miss E ugenia Hi lleary Osbourn, a former resident of Prince George's County,
Maryland, died at her home in Manassa s, Virginia, on Monday, March 12,
1951, at the age of 84.
H er long life was one o f tir eless and selfless devoti on to th e cau se of educa tion, reveali ng a tr uly g rea t cha rac ter. H er rem arkabl e under standing of the
educati onal needs of her times and her exce ptional abilities as an educato r, as well
as her sterli ng qualit ies of character, left an indelible imprint which will be
felt long a her her passing.
T he daughter of Dr. Richard K eene O sbourn and Euge nia Hilleary, natives
of Maryland, Mi ss Osbourn was born in U pper Marlb or o, June 12, 1867, where
her fat her was a pr ominent physician. Descended f ro m th e fir st Bishop of Maryland, she was al so a member of th e American Clan Gr egor Society, to which Clan
belongs member s of th e oldest Maryland families. A resident of Manassas for
approximat ely 60 yea rs Miss Osbourn died at 5 P.M., March 12, 1951, at her residence at 339 West Street, following a sho r t illness.
Survivors include Miss Osbourn's nieces, Mr s. Geor ge W . Phi llips, Washingt on, D. C.: Mrs. A. W . Watson, Salt Lake City, Utah; Mr s. D el Barger,
Redlands, Cali f. ; a numb er of g rea t nephews and nieces and a great -g reat niece
and cou sins, Miss Mary H ope Ma ynard, Balt imor e, Md., and Mr s. Murray Me tz,
Chelt enham, Md.
Mi ss Osbourn had received pri vat e schooling and was a gra duate of th e
Maryland Insti tut e of Art, Baltimore, and did post g raduate work at H arvard,
the Uni ver sity o f Virgini a, T he Uni ver sity of Chicago, and at Geor ge Washing ton U nive rsity . At the age of 70 yea rs Mi ss Osbourn earned her degree in
librar y science at the Catholic University, Washin gt on, with a reco rd of straight
A' s.
Miss Osbou rn and her sister, Mr s. Fa nnie Osbourn Met z, sta rted a private
school, known as Man assas In stitut e ( now T emple School ), a college preparatory
school. Und er their guida nce the school built an enviable reputati on in the educati ona l field and received high endorsement by W ashin gt on and Lee Univ ersity,
Richm ond College, the Uni versity of Vir ginia and th e W oman's College of Ba ltimor e. T he I nstit ut ion had cer tification ri ghts to a number of standard colleges
and initiated the plan of using standa rds and examina tions of th e College En trance
Examination Board.
Mi ss Osbourn was one of th e earl y member s of th e Clan, ha ving become a
member in 1910. Sh e is descended through J ohn Magruder of "Dunblane"
throug-h his dau ght er , Cassandra , who mar r ied H enr y Hillear y. Miss Osbourn has
contributed a great deal of genealogica l data to the Clan and she will be greatly
missed.
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A LICE MAUD E WELL
By Her Nieces
MARY E. H UNDLEY AND H ELEN EWELL H ORD
Miss Alic e Maud Ewe ll, daughte r of John Smith Mag ruder E well and his
second wife, Alice J ane T yler, was born a t "Dunblane," Hickory Grove, Prince
William County, Virgi nia, the home of her grandparents, Dr. Je sse Ewe ll and
Ellen McGr egor, on Nove mber 7, 1860, and died at Edge Hill near Hi ckor y
Grove, Prince W illiam County, Virg inia, the home of her great-g randfather, Squire
J esse Ewell, later the home of her father and now of her sisters, on June 25, 1946.
Miss E well took grea t pride in her family, for she was not only of McGregor
descent, but through her great-g randmother, Eleanor H all Magruder, was descended fro m H enr ietta Mar ia Neale and Richar d Bennett, j r., and the Murdocks
and Add isons of Maryland, and through the Ewe lls, related to George Wa shingt on, William Mason Lock W eems, and Lieutenant General Richard Stoddard
Ewell , C.S.A. Th rough her moth er she was descended fr om th e Smith and
Spottswood families of Virginia.
Sh e grew up in the home of her grandpare nts, who were deeply int erested
in the history of the Old Country and the New, particularly Scotland , Maryland
and Virginia. She said of her brother, who grew up in the same home and was
first Scribe, "It was natural that J esse should ea rly develop a taste of Scotti sh
litera ture, especially the poetry of the grea t master, Sir W alt er Scott." She
furth er said that it was he who introduced her to " T he Lay of the La st Min str el,"
when she was ten years old.
Having grown up in this atmosphere it is no wonder that while still a girl
she began writing stories based on histori cal facts. All of her books were histor ical or had historical settings. To list a few : W hite Gua rd to Satan, Long
Tim e Ago in Mar yland and Virginia, A Virgi nia Scene, and The Heart of Old
Virgin ia. She contributed to such magazines as Atlant ic Month ly, St. Nic holas,
and Southerne r. H er poetry may be found in man y of our early Year Books.
A s auth or and poet she did much to preserve folk lor e of Maryland and
Virginia, which would otherwise have been forgotte n. She was an auth ority
on her family history as well as the histor y of Prince Willi am Count y, Virginia.
Much of the latter she had first hand from her grandfather, who as a lad of
ten had witnessed the burning of W ashington by the British. H e too, spoke of
listening to his fa ther, Squire J esse Ewe ll, telling of his fri ends and kinsmen,
Wa shington, J effer son, Mason, Pa rson W eems, Dr. Craik, John Adams , also
the 'H eaths and J ansills, and many others.
Her sister-in-law, who was our mother, used to say of her, "She is so mild
in her judgment. It is hers to defend, not criticise."
A s the year s go by her memory will remain a beautifu l picture of a rea l
lady of the South to enrich the lives of all who were so fortunate as to count
her as a friend. Loyalt y and devotion were two of her dominant characteri sticsloyalty and devotion to her church, to her family, th e Clan Gregor Society, to
the United Daughters of the Conf ederac y, and to every cause she espoused.
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MARY ELEANOR EWELL
B y H er N ieces
MARY E . H U N DLEY AND H ELE N E W ELL H ORD
T he list of surviving Cha rt er Members of the Ameri can Clan Gregor Socie ty
ever grows shorter, and shorter still the list of th ose who attended the first
Gat herin g in 1909. Wh en Mary E leanor E well passed into the Grea t Beyond
on November 17, 1950, these lists were shortened by one.
Born at Edge Hill, near H ickor y Gr ove, Prince \ Villiam County, V irg inia,
adjoining "Dunblane," where lived her gra ndmother, Ell en McGregor Ewell,
she no doubt was ear ly steeped in McGregor lore. Her brother J esse (ou r first
Sc ribe» and her sister Maud were cert ainly steeped in it, but they made th eir
home with their gra ndmother while she lived with her father.
Edge H ill remained her home during her long and use ful life. For many
years she was connected with the Epi scopal Hi gh Sch ool, A lexandria, V irg inia,
where a number of generations of boys remember her moth erly ca re and ki ndness .
A fte r leaving the H igh School she returned to Edge H ill and was acti ve in
her church and the 8th V irg inia Regiment Chapt er, U nited Dau ghters of th e
Confederacy. For forty years (4D) she was the chapter's secretary. Rat her
she was the Guiding Angel, and at her death th e members promised to "carry
on for Miss Ma ry's sake,"
She was a devout Christ ian and every Chri stian Faith had her richest blessing.
A s a loyal Episcopalian and member of Grace Chape l, at each wors hip service,
she personally saw that eve ry littl e det ail was correct.
As the boys a t the High School loved Miss Ewell, so the childre n at Grace
Chapel loved Miss Mary.
She never ment ioned her age; why should she ? Born before the War Between the Sta tes, yet mentally and physically acti ve unt il the last.
Mar y E leano r Ewe ll, second da ughter of J ohn Smith Ma gruder Ewell and
his wife (seco nd), Alice Jane Tyler, wa s grand-daughter of E llen McGr egor
Ewell and J esse Ewe ll, Sr ., M.D.; gr-g rand-daughter of John Smi th Mag rude r
an d E leanor Clark (nee H all ) ; g r-gr-g ra nd-daughte r of Na thaniel Magruder
and Mar gar et Magruder ; gr-gr-gr-grand-d aught er of J ohn Magruder and Susanna
Smith ; gr-gr -gr-gr-gr and-daughter of Samu el Magruder and Sarah Bea ll; and
g r-gr-gr-gr-gr-gra nd-daug hter of A lexa nder Magruder and Marga ret Br aith waite.
NOTE: It is fitting that these two should be put in the Yea r Book at th e
same time. Aunt Maude a nd Aunt May, Miss Maude and Miss May . T o many
the names a re closely associa ted. Many of the Clan remember the two sisters
being at the Gatherings together. Maude first, May second. A unt May would
have it that way.
Mary Ewe ll Hundley and H elen Ewe ll H ord .
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WORTH BROWN STOTTLEMYER
1875-1951
By His S Oli
CARMEN E . STOTTLEMYER
Worth Brown Stottlemyer was born April 11, 1875, near Wolfsville, F rederick County, Maryland ; he died on the Sto tt lemyer homestead where he was
born, on November 11, 1951. H e was a member of th e E vangelical and Reformed
Church of W olfsville.
Mr. Stottlemyer received his elementary education in th e nearby schools and
then attended and wa s gr aduated fr om the Boys' Hi gh Sch ool in Hager stow n,
Md., in 1895. After teachin g fo r a yea r he entered Franklin and Marshall College, from which he was graduated in 1900.
In 1901 Mr. St ottl emyer taught at the Boys' High School in Frederick, Md.,
leaving the foll owing year to become th e princip al of th e W aynesboro (Penna.)
High Sch ool, a positi on which he held for fou r years. He then engaged in
banking and later entered the real estate and insurance business, which he pursued
in Wa ynesboro until 1927.
Moving to Arlingt on, Virginia, he continued in the rea l estate business until
ill health forced his retirement lat e in 1950, and his subsequent retu rn to the
home of his brother and sister, Claude U . and O lga D. Stottlemyer, near
W olfsville.
During his early life Mr. St ottl emyer was greatly inter ested in music, serving
as organist of the Waynesboro Methodi st Church for fifteen years. Later he
had as his avocati on the appreciati on of th e beautif ul in life as ex pressed in
painti ngs, early Americana, and oth er work s of ar t, having a representat ive collect ion of man y of these obj ects.
Besides his brother and siste r he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hazel B.
Stottlemyer, and two sons, Carmen E. and Quayton R., all of Wa ynesboro .
Fu nera l services were held November 13, under the Rev. A. Odell Zeckman,
wit h inte rment at the Reform ed Cemetery, W olf sville.
Genea logy; W orth Bro wn S tott lemyer goes back to Alexander Magruder
the I mmig rant through: his par ent s, H enry F . C. St ottl emyer and Martha E llen
Br own ; Dani el Stott lemyer and J oanna Recher ; David St ottl emyer, 2nd, and
Margaret Agnes Magruder; Samuel Magruder, 4th, and Ann
Ma gruder ;
Samuel Magruder, 3rd , and Jane H aswell; Samu el Magruder, Sr., and El eanor
Wade; Samuel Magruder and Sarah Beal l.
JOHN MARTIN MAGRUDER
NOVEMDER 18, 1880- J UNE 5, 1951
By His Br other
DOUGLAS NEIL MAGRUDER
J ohn Martin Magruder was born on November 18, 1880, at the plantation
home "Hollyhill," abou t seven miles south of Port Gibson, Mis s., the son of
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Robert Wa lter and Carri e J ane (Sims) Magruder. T went y-two days afte r his
birth, his moth er passed away and "Ma rtin" was raised by his grandparen ts, \ViIliam McD onald and Rebecca J ane ( H armon ) S ims, and two aunts- half siste rs
of his mot her-Fannie and Ida Neal .
H e was educated in the public sc hools of Claiborne County , Chamberlain
H unt Academy and the Un iver sity of Mississippi, where he majo red in civil
eng ineering. Upon his return from college he worked a short while as an eng ineer,
but lat er took over the mana gement of his two farm s, "Hollyhill" and "T he
Colony."
On Novembe r IS, 1905, he was married to Kat heri ne Cra ne Daniell , who
preceded him in dea th about eighteen months. Th ey were blessed with six devoted childre n: J ohn Martin, I r., now of Pasadena, T exas; Ka therine ( Mrs .
R. W. Wh itfield), of St. Lou is, Mo. ; Agnes (M r s. F rank O scar Coleman) , of
Barcel ona, Venezuela ; Robert Walter, of P otter Valley, Calif.; Maj . Samu el
Bert rand, now sta tioned in P uerto Rica; and Thomas Daniell, of McComb , M iss.
In 1912 Martin was elected as Circuit Clerk of Claiborne County, Mi ss., and
served fou r years in thi s office. After selling his farms , Hol lyhill and The
Colony, he moved to his aunt's farm, "Albena," which he later inher ited, and
became associated with the Mississippi South ern Bank of Port Gibson, first
as assista nt cashier and lat er as cashier. I n 1925 he wa s appoint ed Assista nt to
th e President of the Federa l Land Bank, of New Or leans, La . Because "she
did not want to raise her chi ldren in a city," "Sister Ka te," as we called his wife,
would not move to New Orl eans and remained in Po rt Gibson, living at "Albena"
and looking af ter th e plantation she had inher ited, "Windsor." A s a consequence,
Martin maintained a home in New Orl eans where his wife and famil y often
visited and he was a regular commute r fr om the city.
In 1927 Martin was named Vice-President of th e F edera l Intermediat e Cr edit
Bank of N ew Orl eans, and in 1933 assumed the Presidency of th e institution,
which position he held at his deat h. Duri ng th e last few yea rs of his life, he
also served as General Agen t of the Farm S ecuri ty Adm inistra tion.
Th is, bri efly, is a histor y of Martin Ma gruder's life. But as my broth er ,
th ere is much, much more that a histor y could not reveal. Having finished college about th e time of my birth and mar ried shortly thereafter , ther e is littl e
I remember of his early ma rr ied life.
My first recollection of "Brother" was when, as Circuit Clerk, he would
ride to town on his horse and take his noon meal in our home. Duri ng the noon
hour , he would buy marb les f rom me and then we wou ld play "k eeps." Although
he usually won, he gave my marble s back and I kept the nickel also. Hi s generosity continued until his death .
A ft er our sister, Fannie, married, our other brother, Lauc h, had gone to
F lorid a to work, and I had run off fr om school and joined th e Navy, our fat her
sold our home and with our mother went to live with Fannie. After several months
in the Navy my age was found out and I was discharged and sent home. It
was th en that I went to live with "Brother." Th is was my first intimat e relation with him and I became, not just a broth er, but one of his immediat e family.
I call ed m y~1f "helper " wit h the cattle on the place, but thi s I did only when
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it suited my convenience and did not interfere with my hunting, fishing, swimming, or any other diver sion I might find. I received a weekl y allowance, even
perh aps more genero us than his own children, all of wh ich I had to account to
him for th e following week. Ind eed, I considered him more of a fath er than
a broth er.
The mar vel to me when I went to live with him was, the rest of his "f amily."
There were he and Sister K at e, six children, myself , Aunt Ida , "Cousin" Priscilla Magru der, who was Sister Ka te's aunt, and Mary Dani ell, a cousin of
Si ster Kat e's ; twelve of us, and ther e was never a time he did not seem most
pleased to have all of us a round him.
A ft er he moved to New Orl ean s, he never lost inter est in any of his broth er s
and siste r, and his home in New Orlean s was open to us th e same as to his immediate famil y.
What Martin Magruder accomplished in his lifetime I think was best expr essed in an editorial appearin g on th e front page of "T he Stap le Cotto n Review"
of June, 1951. Th e edito rial was written by the H on. Alf H. Stone, one of
Mi ssissippi's most beloved citizens; long time Chairman of the Mississippi Sta te
Tax Commi ssion, and Director in the F ederal Land Bank and the St aple Cotto n
Associat ion. Among other things the editoria l says:
"In the death of Martin Magruder , southern ag riculture has lost one
of its finest f riends. ' Ve use th e term advisedly. He was fine in every
way . H e was by inherit ance, instinct and tr adition, a gentleman and a
planter. H is business connections, par ticularly his banking expe riences
and contacts, gave him an insight into th e vita l par t which prod uction
cr edit played in the history of Amer ican Agriculture, and particularly th at
of th e agricultura l South. H e was identified with th e Fede ra l Farm
Credit Syst em for mor e than twent y-six year s. . . . In all the relations of life, as son, husband, fath er and f riend, Martin Magruder measur ed up to the highest standa rds to which the social ord er of the South
has attained."
MI S S A LT A EVE LYN M AGRUD ER
by
D I X IE BARBER
Miss Alta Eve lyn Magruder, daughter of Susan Alma Crunk Magruder , a nd
the lat e Robe rt F . Magruder, died at her home at Corpus Chr isti, Texas, Feb ruary 16, 1951. She was born at Midl and , T exa s, February 21, 1904. Mi ss
Magruder was rea red and educated in Sa n Marcos, T exas, and was bur ied th er e
beside her father, Robert F . Magru der . Besides her moth er, she is surv ived
by one brother.
Th e death of Miss Magruder was not only a grea t loss to her family, but
also to th e teaching profession in genera l, for she had devoted her life to service
in the public schools of Te xas.
Alta Magruder serve d her Clan as Deputy Chieftain for Texas during the
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years 1946 and 1947. Sh e has sent in man y valuable genealogical records to
th e Clan Archives. Miss Magruder's line is thr ough A lexander Ma gruder,
and his wife Ann Wade, through their son, Maj or Samuel \Vade Ma gruder, and
on up through Pa trick, Patrick Henry, Robert E. and her father Robert F.
Magruder.
WILLIAM THOMAS K ILLAM
William Th omas Killam was born on his fath er 's farm in Winfie ld, Lincoln
County, Mi ssouri, Au gust 10, 1870, and died in Da llas, Texas, where he had been
for treatment during the past two years, on December 25, 1951. Burial was at
his birthplace in Wi nfield, Missouri.
Rear ed in Winfi eld, Mr. Kill am was marri ed to Julia Wright Chenoweth in
St. Loui s, Missouri , No vember 28, 1895. T hey resided in Wi nfield unti l 1904
when th ey moved to Indi an T er rit ory.
A gra duate of Lagrange College. Mr. Kill am was inter est ed in educational
work in Ok lahoma and served as school board cha irmen for many yea rs. He
was active in the bu siness li fe of th e Lar edo area. After moving to Dallas in
1920, he serv ed as president of the M ir ando Lumber and Supply Co., a directo r
of the U nion National Bank, was associated with his broth er , O. \V. Killam, in
the oil business and for may years was secreta ry- treas ure r of th e T ex P ata Pip e
Line Company.
Th eir son. David Chenoweth Ki llam, ser ved in W orld War I in Company F ,
13th Regiment, U. S. M. C. H e died of pneumonia contracted durin g active
service at th e Navy Base H ospital N o. I, on September 26, 1918. Thi s son was
only 22 year s and 17 days old. Hi s death wa s a g rea t grie f to his pa rents .
Mr . Kill am was patient in suffering, a kind , sympathetic, lovable cha racte r,
of high mora ls and integrity. A Christian man.
Surviving are his wife, a son, T. Bernard Kill am, of San Antonio ; a daughter,
Mrs. Ray Henry, of Corpu s Chri sti ; three br other s, O. W. Kill am, of Laredo,
D. E. Killam, of T yler , and Lloyd Randolph Kill am, of H onolulu , H awaii ; two
sisters, Mrs. ]. W . Gra ves, Seattle, Washin gt on, and Mr s. T . O. Hardest, of
J acksonville, Ilt., and two grandchildren.
Mr. Ki llam was a member of th e Baptist Chu rch.
LULA BARN E S M AG RUD ER ( M RS. H UBERT J. )
F inal rite s for Mrs. Lul a Barnes Magruder , of New Sm yrna, Florida, who
died at th e Sunn y South H ospital there on December 2, 1951, wer e held on last
Tu esday fro m the Settle Funera l H ome, with burial in th e fami ly plot at Chipley, Geor gia, funera l services being conducted by Rev. D. \V. Cosand, vica r
of St . Paul's Epi scopal Church.
Mrs. Magruder is th e sister of Mrs. Fl orence J ohnson, of Chipley , Ga.,
and of M r. Rober t Lee Magruder, of Columbus, Georg ia, also a member of th e
Clan. Mr s. Magruder was horn in Columbus, Ga., and moved to Ne w Smyrna
Beach about 25 year s ago with her husband fr om Oak Hilt. They had moved
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to Oak Hill in 1910 from Columbus. Mrs. Mag ruder was th e daught er of
Robert Lee Mag ruder, Sr., and Nan nie Ben Gates. She was one of the first
member s of the Amer ican Clan Grego r Society, her number being 264, and she
became a member in 1911.
Mr s. Magruder was prominent in club activities. She was past regent of
the Jane Sheldon Chapter of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolut ion and a
past president of the Gar den Club of New Smyrna. She was also a past state
pr esident of th e children's division of the D. A. R., and at the time of her death
was sta te chaplain of the children's division and chaplain of the New Smyrna
Chapt er. She had been active in the W oman's Club sinice 1922 and had held
many offices and chairmanships in tha t organization.
Oth er surv ivors besides her sister and br other ar e her husband, Hub ert J.
Magruder and a daugh ter, Miss E lizabeth Magru der .
MILTO N S MIT H POPE
Milt on Sm ith Pope was born F ebruar y 4, 1909 at T uskegee, Oklah oma, the
son of Robert Samuel P ope, Jr. , and Ol ive Magru der Smith. His gra ndmother,
Mrs. Sue Magru der Smith, one of the first members of the Clan, enro lled Milton
as a J unior member when he was only one year of age , and he has been a member up to the time of his death . H is Clan number is 64, and tha t of his mother
Mr . P ope was killed in an automobile accident on Oct ober 17, 1951.
MR S. GEORGE FRYDINGER DI S H A ROO N
E lizabeth Li ndsay Magrud er was born at "Burlington Pl ant ," P ort Gibson, Mississippi, September 5, 1861, the daugh ter of W illiam Th omas Magruder
and Maria Jan e Hu ghes. S he marri ed George F rydinger Di shar oon on December 13, 1882. She died at P ort Gibson, September 12, 1951.
Mr s. Disharoon was always so very much interes ted in the Clan which she
joined in 1923, and especially in her first cousin, Douglas Ne il Ma gruder , being
elected Chieftain.
Mr s. Dishar oon is survived by a son, George Lind say Disharoon, of Por t
Gibson, and four gra ndchildren: Lt. Col. George Lindsay Dishar oon, Jr., Mr s.
J. E. Young, j r., Mr s. C. E. Bar land, and Ben Magrud er Disharoon.
MR S. CLAIBORNE H . MA NNAR
M rs. Claiborne H . Manna r, th e fo rme r Ma rth a Will son Magruder, died at
her home in Rockville, Mar yland, Marc h 6, 1951. She was born in Montgomer y
County, Ma ryland, March 29, 1875, the daug hte r of J ohn F letcher D. Magru der
and his wife Martha Lum sden. She marri ed Dr. Claiborn e H. Mannar, January
31, 1899, who died in Apr il of 1921. Se rvices for M rs. Mannar were held at
Christ Epi scopal Church, Rockville, and buria l was in the Rockville Union Cemeter y.
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Mr s. Mannar is survived by her thr ee sons, Claiborne H . Mannar , Jr., of
Rockville, Md.; Payton M. Mannar, of Potomac, Md., and Br axt on W . Mannar, of Venezuela, and by three grandchildren.
Mr s. Mannar goes back to Alexander Magrud er th e Immi grant through
Rachel P ottin ger Magrud er ; Zadok Magru der, J r., and Martha Will son ; Zadok
Magruder, S r., and Rachel P ottin ger Bowie ; J ohn of "Dunblane" and Samuel
to Alexander the Imm igr ant.
MR S. BRO OKE E. S HELL
Mr s. ·Rosa Clem Smith Shell was born in Huntsville, T exas, the daught er
of Fl orence L. Wynne and Sam uel L. Smith. She married Mr . Brooke E.
Shell on Jun e 12, 1895, and they made their home in Texas until the death of
Mr. Shell. At that time Mr s. Shell came to Wa shingt on, D. C, to make her
home with her sisters, Mr s. Maud e Smith Barrett and Mi ss Eleanor Smith , both
of whom survive her . Mr s. Shell died August 9, 1950.
MR S. CEC I LE M. MACK E Y
Mr s. Cecile M. Mackey, mother of our Clan swoman, Miss P auline Leigh
Mackey, and gra ndmother of our J unior Member, Linda Lloyd Mackey, died
at her home in W ashington, D. C; F ebrua ry 25, 1951.
Mrs. Mackey was born in Pow hatan County, Vi rg inia, May 8, 1881, her
maiden name being Cecile McLau rine. She married P aul Franklin Mackey
August 7, 1905.
Mr s. Mackey is survived by three childr en : Pauline Leigh Mackey, Emily
R. Mackey, and George M. Mackey. Buri al was in Glenwood Cemetery, Was hington, D. C.
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THE STORY OF THE CHARTS
of the A ncestors of
ALE XANDER MAGRUDER
By
OLIVE MAGRUDER SMITH POPE
D U N W OODY, GEOR GIA
The St or y of the Chart s, if ther e is one, began with the American Clan
Gregor Year Books, the MacGr egor line in the 1923 Yea r Book, and the P roof
of the Marriage of Alexander 1st and Lad y Margaret CampbeIl (widow of
Sir Andrew Drummond), furnished by the Scribe in 1929, page 81. T his gave
me confidence to begin my search because th e MacGregor line in the Year Book
is broken .
I then sta rted with Burke's Peerage and found the unsatisfactory line there,
and th en by accident I came acr oss O'Harts Iri sh Pedigr ee, and there in Vol.
II , page 234, was th e MacGregor line leading to the family of Grier. It is noteworth y that the wives of the MacGre gor Chiefs are known before those of the
earl y Kin gs of Scotland.
I then began with the Campbells. Th eir origin is also to be found in O'Harts.
A friend I met at the Library told me about the Peerage of Scot land by Sir
Robert Douglas, and Anderson's Ancien t Peerage.
After I found the beam, as it was, I began looking for unusua l ancestors
like Robert the Devil and Ida the Flame-bear er , Thorfinn the Sk uIl Cleaver,
not to mention Lad y Macbeth's son Lu lac. I balanced them with Saint Margaret
and Berth a and the Bishop of Metz. Thi s was fun .
At the Libr ary I found the book "Magna Charta," by J ohn S. Wu rt, and severa l
other books. In them I found many of our ancest ors wit h corresponding dates.
I sent to Mr. Wurt our line to Gilbert de Clar e and to several other Barons
and th e work was accepted by him. About a year later I received an invitation
to join the National Society of Magna Cha rter Da mes. My Baronical Lineage
had been proven correct. No more research was necessary. To say I felt honored
would be an under statement. I felt that this was a compliment to th e whole
American Clan Grego r Society.
W e have lines fr om the foIlowing Magna Charta Barons: H ugh Bigod, Sr. ,
Hu gh Bigod, Jr., Richard de Clare, Gilbert de Clare , Willi am de LanvalIei,
Sa ire de Quincy and Robert de Vere.
Am ong our ancestors mentioned in the body of Magna Charta as fri ends of
Ki ng John , are William, Earl of Warren ; Alan de GaIloway, Constab le of
Scotland, and Hub ert de Bur gh.
I have almost completed five genealogies, the Royal Ancestor s of Alexand er
Magruder. They a re each writt en fro m the viewpoint of nativ e historians. The
first, "Kin gs of Scotland and th e Seven Earls," another will be "Ro yal Ance stor s
in England Before the Norman Conquest," another, "Viking Ancestors" and
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"D ukes of No rmandy and Barons of th e Conquest," and the "Ancestors and
D escendants of Charlemagne." We have fift een lines fr om Cha rlemagne to
A lexander Magruder.
I wish I could be with you, and hope thi s data will be of use to Mi ss Louise
Magruder and help clarify th e Charts. I t is a pleasure to be useful to you and
th e Clan, in any way at any time.
With best wishes to all fellow Clansmen.
CELEBRAT ION OF T HE
ONE HUN DRED SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
of the Creation of
MON TGOMERY COUNTY. MARYLAN D
SEPTEMBER 6, 1951
One of the feat ures of the celebra tion of the 175th Anniversa ry of the separation of Montgomery Count y f rom Frederi ck Count y was the unveilin g of a
marker on the original site of th e Charles Hungerf ord Ta vern at Rockville by
the Montgomery County Hi storic al Society. Thi s site is now occupied by th e
Ba ptist Church.
Th e act , dir ecting the cr eati on of Mont gomery County reads in part as
follows: "After the first day of October next , (1767) such part of the County
of Frederi ck as is now contained in the bound s beginning at the Ea st side of
the mouth of Rock Creek or the P otomac River , and run ning with said ri ver
to the mouth of the Monocacy, th ence with a stra ight line to Parr's Sp ring,
and thence with th e lines of the County to th e beginnin g, shall be and is hereby
erect ed int o a new Count y by the name of Mont gomery County." "To perf ect
the functi ons of a County govern ment, a commission was nam ed consisting of
Nathan Ma gruder , J ohn Murdock, H enr y Griffith, Th omas Cr omphie, j r., Zadok
Mag ruder , Allen Bowie and J ohn Wil son. Thi s commission was authoriz ed
to purc ha se a lot of land, not exceeding four acr es, for th e site of th e Cour t
H ouse and J ail at such locati on in the new County as the voter s should deter mine. The spot adjacent to the site of Owens Ordinary, wher e Genera l Braddock encamped Ap ril 20, 1755, on his ill-fated march to Fort Duqu esne. The
village which sprang up there abouts was known as Williamsbur g, after a
Pri nce George's County fami ly, until by an act of the Maryland Legi slature of
1801 the name of th e Count y seat was changed to Rockvill e, after Rock Creek,
a tributa ry of P otomac River. Th e pre sent Court H ouse build ing, da ting fr om
1891, is the third one erected."
Copied fr om an a rticle in the Montgomery Sentinel by Mr s. Lill y Ston e ;
the Montgomery County Se ntinel of Augu st 9, 1951 ; and "The Countie s of
Mar yland, 1907," by Edward B. Matthews. Part V, page 518, and cont ribu ted
by the Hi stori an of A.e.G.S .
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ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS
William Yates W emple Magruder, son of Mr. and Mrs. He rbert T homas
Magruder, has been on th e Island of H okkaid o in No rthe rn Japan since April,
1951. H is father writes "He is well, cheerful and philosophical." Good luck
to our Soldier I
Hen ry Mag ruder Ta ylor , j r., son of our Treasur er and Mr s. Taylor,
was wounded while in service in K or ea. He is back in th e S tates and everyone was
most happy to welcome him at the Gathering just 'held ( 1951).
Fo rrest Dod ge Bowie, a member of the Council, is al so just recen tly back
f rom service in the Navy in Korea. H e wa s also welcomed by his Clansmen
at the Gath erin g.
F orrest Sh epper son H olmes, Jr., son of our members Mr. and Mrs . H olmes,
who grad uated from Harvard Law School in June, 1950, was one of the 164
ap plicant s to pass the Maryland Bar ex amination held in J uly, 1950.
Our member fr om Baltimore , Mr s. Frederick H. Baugh, has had an active
year. She was a delegat e to th e Annual Convention of the United Dau ghters of
th e Con federacy in November, held at Richmond, Virginia; and was appointed
a member of the Mt. Cla re Committ ee of the Maryland Society of Colonia l
Dames of America .
Miss Regina Magrud er Hill was elected as Chaplain of the Society of the
Descendants of Mar een Du vall at its Annu al Meetin g in October, 1951. Man y
of the member s of th e Ameri can Clan Gr egor Society are also eligible t o become
member s of thi s Society.
Miss Mar gar et MacGr egor, of Rockville , Mar yland , ha s resigned her post
in the Montgomery Count y H ealth Department and has tak en an over seas assignment with the Am erican Red Cross. She expects to begin six weeks of
tr ain ing and orie ntation work shortly, and will sail for the Far Ea st about J anuary 1st. We wish our Clan swoman every success in her new work.
Miss Eli zabeth Kn ox Taylor, daughter of our T reasur er, and a member of
the Clan, has been spending the summer in Europe. She has taken a teaching
posit ion in En gland and will remain for about a year . While in Scotland she
wa s enter tained at Luncheon by Sir Malco lm MacGregor and Lady MacGregor ,
and later when her fri ends called for her they were all invited to tea. She
writes that she was thrilled and delighted with her visit with them .
Mr . Lloyd Randolph Killam, our member who make s his home in H onolulu,
Hawaii, wri tes that he will be g lad to have member s of the American Clan
Gregor Society call him when they visit Hawaii or pass through as members
of the Armed Se rvices.
Colonel Ma rion Milton Magruder has accepted an assignment of dut y in
H eidelber g, Germ any, where he and his fa mily now reside.
Commodore J ohn H olmes Mag ruder , jr., and Mrs. Magruder were guests of
th e St. An dr ew' s Society of Washington, D. C, at the 193rd Robert Burns
Anniversa ry Dinn er , on J anuar y 25, 1952. Our Chiefta in was introduced as represent ing th e America n Clan Gr egor Society.
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Mr. and Mr s. Mercer Hampton Magruder , of "Grego r H all ," U pper Marlbor o,
Maryland , announce the engagement of th eir daught er, Miss Mary Belt Magruder,
to Mr. Thomas Harold Vick ery, j r ., of Balt imor e. The W edding will take place
in May.
EV ERY MEMBER
OF THE
AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY
SHOULD HAVE
THE :
MEMB ERSHIP PI N. This lovely littl e pin is in th e shape of th e Shield of th e
Coat of Arms and is the size of a dime. Every member should have and wea r
the Member ship Pin . Describ ed in th e Year Book published 1950, page 37.
Price $3.
COA T O F ARMS . Ever y Clan home should consider it a MUST to have and
display their Coat of Arms. Described in the Year Book published in 1947
on page 83. Price, $18.
YEA R BOO KS. There are on hand copies of most of th e issues of the Yea r
Books from 1917 to the present time. Clansmen should complete thei r sets
so fa r as it is possible to do so. Price, $10.00 per set, or $1.00 each for separa te issues .
TH E BARD'S NOTES. The se littl e booklets, prepared by K enneth Dann Mag ruder in 1932, 1933 and 1934, contain a wealth of most interesting and valu able information abount the Clan and its member s. Price, $1.05 per set, in cluding postage.
Send orders, together with check or money order, direct to :
M rs. O. O. van den Berg
T he Highlands, Apa rtmen t 803
Washingt on 9, D. C.
QU ER Y DE PARTME NT
Conducted by
RExaNA
MAGR UDER HILL,
Historia n
MAGRUD E R-HA Y: Ann Magruder married Robert H ay, Mar ch 9, 1791.
W ant pa rents of Ann Magruder. From Ma rriage Licenses, Prince George 's
Co., Md.
MA GRUD E R-W HI T AKER: A lexa nder Magruder II married second, Susannah Busey and they had a daugh ter E lizabeth who married Robert W hitak er.
In his will of 1753 he names th e fo llowing chil dren : Su sannah, E lizabeth , Sarah,
P riscilla, A lexander, F lousy, Wittiam and Robert, ] r. Want information of
any descenda nts of these chil dr en.
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MAGRUD ER -CLAG GETT : Mar y Magrud er , daught er
and Sarah Beall, married George Clagge tt, born 1697.
Sarah Claggett mentioned in the Wi ll of her grandmother
Did Sarah Claggett marry and leave descendant s ? Need
band and children.
o f Samuel Magruder
They had a daught er
which was made 1734.
name of possible hus-
MAGRUD ER -OSBORNE: Want parents of Th omas Magrud er whose Will
was probat ed in Prince George's County. Mar yland, May 16, 1809. H e left his
estate to his Osborne gra ndchildren and his grand-son Th omas Osborn e was
executor of the Will. In th e Clan Archives is record of a marriage of Sa rah
Magrud er and John Osborne, Januar y 12, 1788 ; and of Eli zabeth Magruder
and William Osborne, October 15, 1787. W ere either of th ese the daught er or
daughters, of th e above Thomas Magruder and ther efore mother of his Osborne
grandchildren ?
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YEAR B OOK AMERICA N CLAN G REGOR SOC IETY
TH E
AMERIC AN CL A N G REG O R S O C I E TY
I NCORPORATED
NEEDS YOUR FI N A NCI AL HELP
B equests in support of the Society 7.vill be
gratefully received
When making your LAST WI L L AND T E STA ME NT insert
th e following provision:
I give, devise and bequeath to the American Clan
Gregor Society, In corporated, a corporati on organized und er the laws of the Dist rict of Columbia, the
sum of $
.
Anyone or two of the following may be included as a part of the
pre ceding provision in your Will :
And I request that th e said sum of $
be used as follows :
.
1. A Memorial to
( I nse rt name of deceased member .)
AND/OR
2. For the general purposes of the organi zation .
OR
3. For a specific purpose as indicated by the testator.
NOTE : If the bequest be money. mention th e amount clea rly. If the bequest
or devise be per sonal or real propert y. ment ion and describe same caref ully and
specifically.
(Contributions made at any time are uielcome. Sec page 49 of this issue for [orm .)
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THE
AMERICAN
CLAN
GREGOR
SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
SOLICITS
CONTRIBUTIONS
Which can be made either as:
A MEMORIAL TO A DECEASED MEM'BER
And/or
FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE TO BE INDICATED BY THE DONOR
Or
FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION
(Legacies are a great help too. See page 5 of this issue for [orm.)
TEAR OFF AND MAIL the form below with your check payable to the
American Clan Gregor Society, Incorporated, addressed to the Chieftain, American
Clan Gregor Society, Incorporated, The Highlands, Connecticut Avenue and
California Street, Washington 9, D. C.
THE CHIEFTAIN
AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY, INCORPORATED
THE HIGHLANDS, CONNECTICUT AVE. AND CALIFORNIA ST.
WASHINGTON
9,
D.
C.
Attached herewith is my contribution in the amount of $
.
for use by the American Clan Gregor Society, Incorporated, as indicated
by me on the back of this form.
Name
Date
Street and City Address
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CORRECTIONS IN MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
as Pub lished in
Y EAR BOOK , 1951
Killdly make the follo willg correc tions ill your copy.
1083
1076
Alfonte, Mrs. J ames Ra ymond. Resigned.
Bach , Mr s. Myron T . (Helen Magruder), 212 Wes t W indso r Road,
Glendale 4, Calif.
1024
Barrett, Mrs. Arthur Eame s (Linnie Wright), 3337 Blackburn St., Dallas, T exas.
892
Basker ville, Mrs. Walter Sa lles ( H azel Magruder), 169 S. Willomet
St., Da llas, Texas.
1066
Delaney, Carroll Scott , 5001 Per shing St. , Apt. 57, Fo rt Worth, T exas.
579
Dishar oon, Mr s. G. F. Deceased.
322
Hite, Miss Julia.
728
Kerr, Mr s. H enr y Drewry, Sr. Deceased.
740 L.M.
Magruder, Frank Cecil, 919 State St. , Belle Fourche, S. Dak.
740 A.L.M. Magruder, Mr s. F rank Cecil, same as above.
997
Kitchen s, Mr s. James Ralph (Ella Fay Rhodes), 257 Orange St., Macon,
Ga.
1067
Linson, Miss Dorothy Craig, 1720 Kilbourne P lace, N. W., Washington,
D. C.
781
992
927
950
64
1038
939
1094
418
1036
798
1059
Magill, Mr s. Adaline Eli zabeth Adams, 612 Brookwood Roa d, Baltimore 29, Md.
Ma cGr egor , Roy Archibald. Deceased.
Magruder, Brig. Gen. J ohn, U.S.A. Ret., 106 T homas J efferson St.,
Wa shingt on 7, D . C.
Magruder, Jo seph Hull, 4202 Oakridge Lane, Chevy Chase 15, Mar yland.
Pope, Milt on Smith. Deceased.
Pryor, Cecil Benjamin. Moved and left no address.
Pugh, Mr s. Olin Sharp (Louise Camper Ewe ll) , 1838 Fe ndall Ave.,
Charl ott esville Va.
Rodri guez, Charles Q.
Simm ons, Mr s. Grant Gilbert . Resigned.
St ottl emyer, W orth Brown. Decea sed.
Yonkers, Mr s. John E. Deceased.
Ra ndolph, Beverl ey, remove and place under her mar ried name as follows:
Knight, Mrs. W illiam W . W . (Beverley Ra ndolph), c/o M rs. O.
Robbins Randolph, Box 134, Route 2, Garth Road, Char lottesville,
Va.
ADDITIONS TO THE DIRECTORY
1102
1113
1107
Alexander, Mrs. Norman Smith, (Katherine Ha rrison Battle), 209 Brookway Road , Meri on, P enn.
Bounds, Miss Margaret J 0, Rym er Apartments, Cleveland, Te nn.
Cole, Mr s. Lor ens Fl etcher (Ann Pe yton Magruder), 309 Garde n Drive,
Palm Beach, F lorida .
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861
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Freeman, Mr s. Merl e (Doris Therese Hill), Mackall Avenue, Langl ey
F or est, McLean, Va.
862
Freem an, Miss Mar y Merl e. Addr ess same as above.
864
Freeman, Robert Merle. Address same as above.
1104
Gregor, Ed ward, S r., 26 Will ys Place, Canandaigua, New York.
1105a Gregor, Mr s. Edward, Sr. ( Alline Mar ion), 26 Willys Place, Canandaigua, N. Y.
1106
Gregor, Miss Norma J ean, 26 Wi llys Place, Canandai gua, New York.
1103Jr Gregor, Miss Ph yllis, 26 Wi llys P lace, Cananda igua, New York.
Hayden, Abbott Francis, 4718 Bell St., Apt. 2, H ouston 11 , Texas.
794
1112
K irk, Mr s. Harold M. ( Lucy Muncey ) , T he Na rrows, Va.
1108
Lewis, J ames Carlile, 1504 Pennsylvania Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
1098
Magrud er, H erbert Randolph, c/o Mr s. O. O. van den Berg, Th e Highlands, Apt. 803, Washington 9, D. C.
713
Magruder, Willi am Ya tes We mple, 407 Henderson Avenue, Sta ten Island
10, New York.
Muncy, Miss Annie Leona, Bland, Va.
1111
McGehee, Will oughby F ount, 1114 No. 14th St., Ft. Smith, Ark.
1097
Myer s, Miss Colma l one Mildred The rese, 407 Constitution Ave., N .E.,
1099
Was hington 2, D. C.
1101
Nicodemus, Mrs. Kent C. ( Ella Felisa Courtney) , Box 16, Walkersville, Md.
Pitts, Mrs . Robert Lee, Charlo tte Mae McCormick ), Brandywine, Md.
1100
Wh ite, Mrs. H ar old E rnest, Sr., (Inez MacGregor ) , 1207 Colonial Ave.,
1109
Alexandria, Va.
White, Harold Ernest, j r., 1207 Colonial Ave., Alexand ria, Va.
1110
Wh itt en, Mr s. W alter Wood ( Mary Lillian ( P eters) Ogden), Macon,
1096
Miss.