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YEAR BOOK OFTHE American Clan Gregor Society CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1945 ANNUAL GAT HERING THE AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY JOHN BOWIE F ER NEYIIOUGH, Editor Richmond, Virginia COPYRIGHT, 1946 BY J. BOWIE FERNEYHOUGH, Editor Cussons, May & Co., Richmond, Va. OFFICERS SIR :M ALCOLM MACGREGOR OF MACGREGOR, BARONET H ereditary Chief Lochear nhead, Scotla nd FRANK CECIL MAGRUDER..••.•••.. •.•.. ••••................. ................•.Chieftain 5308 N. Capitol s-, Washington 11, D. C. MARION MILTON M A GRU DER Rankinq Deputy Chieftain MRS. L. JANE M AGRUDER H A Y DE N S cribe MRS. O. O. VAN DEN 'BER G R egistrar 2122 Californ ia Street, N.W ., Washington 8, D. C. MISS R EGINA MAGRUDER HILL Historian 2122 California St. , N. W. , W ashington 8, D. C. JOH N EDWIN MUNCASTER Tr easurer " The Ridge," R. F. D., Der wood, Maryland JOH N BOWIE FERNEYHOUGH E ditor 4032 Northrop St., Richmond, Virginia R EV. ENOCH MAGRUDER THOMPSO N Chaplain MRS. CLEMENT W . S 'HERIFF Deputy Scribe DR. ROGER GREGORY MAGRUDER, M. D Surgeon FORMER CHIEFTAINS EDWARD M AY MAGRUDER, M.D. (Deceased) CALEB CLARKE MAGRUDER, M . A., LL.D. JAMES MITCHELL M AGRUDER, D. D. EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDER, PH. D. HERBERT THOMAS MAGRUDER WILLIAM MARION IVIAGRUDER THE COUNCIL CALEB CLARKE MAGRUDER, Ex-Officio REV. JAMES MITCHELL MAGRUDER, D . D., Ex-Officio EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDER, Ex-O fficio HERBERT THOMAS MAGRUDER, Ex-Officio WILLIAM MARION MAGRUDER, Ex-Officio MRS. PIIILIP HILL SHERIFF MISS REBECCA M. MAGGREGOR MARION MYRL HARRISON MRS. A. M. MAGRUDER WILSON WILLIAM WOODWARD JAMES MOSBY MAGRUDER DR. ROBERT E . FERNEYHOUGH MRS. ROBERT E. FERNEYHOUGH MR. T. GARLAND MAGRUDER M RS. FREDERICK H. BAUGH DEPUTY CHIEFTAINS DR. THOMAS V. MAGRUDER•.. .............. .. .. ... .. •.••......•...••..•....•A labama DANA GUTCHELL................................••.•.•......... ...•..•...........•...•Alabama SARAH DRANE ADAMS.. ...................... ....•.... ...........................Arkansas MARY MAGRUDER GUILBEA U.... ............ ... ............................•Arkansas MRS. GEORGE S. REES ........••.......•................. ......... ••.... ...•......California GEORGE MAGRUDER BATTEY, III District of Columbia MRS. CORNELIA MAGRUDER SESSIO N S.. .. ..... .. ....................•.• ... .Florida MISS HELEN ELIZABETH BOND.•.........•....... ..... ..... •.•... ..... •.. ...Georgia MRS. ANNIE K. WALKER....................... .. .. ..... •...• .•.....•...........Georgia ANGUS BAILEY DRANE•.•.. ....................• .............•.. .. ............. .....Georgia MISS KATHERINE KELLOGG ADAMS .Illinois MRS. J. C. LEWIS.••.. .•.....•.................... .............. .. .•......•.•............Indiana MRS. JOHN E. yONKERS....... .. ......... ...................... ... .. ........•..........Iowa GUY RUSSELL HENDERSON Kentucky VVILLIAl\1 MARION MAGRUDER Ken ftlcky THOMAS MAGRUDER W ADE... ...... ....... .•............ .. ...... ... .. .......Louisiana JOHN MARTIN MAGRUDER........... ...... ..... ..........••.•.. .•••... .......Louisiana MRS. MARY SPRIGG BELT MAGRUDER WADE... ..•.....•..•.. •......Maryland MR. \VILLIAM M. BROOKS.. ....•.. .. .....•........... ......••.. .. ........•...Maryland JOHN FRANKLIN ADAMS........•..... .. ...... ........ •.....••................Maryland SAMUEL R. MAGRUDER.. ...•...... .. .... ........ ........ ... ....•. .......M assacliusetts DOUGLAS NEAL MAGRl!D ER.. ..... .. .. ... .. ...... ............ •..... .. ...•.•Mississippi \VILLIAM MAGRUDER DRAKE Mississippi LLOYD BURNS MAGRUDER...... .•....•...........•.••......................N ew Jersey DONALD DILWORTH MAGRUDER... ............... .. ...•...... .•.. •.......New York MRS. THEODOE-E S . HILL New York PHILLIPS BROOKS MAGRUDER•.•.•......... .••....... .•. ...... .... .North Carolina ELLA MAGRUDER BRAUN..•..... ... ......•....•••.•.•.•.. ...•..•.......... .. ......Oregon CATHERINE SLOANE O·LOUGHLIN..•. •.•....••..•. .•............ .Pennsylvania DR. MARION MYRL HARRISON...... ..•.. ....... ...... .. ......• ..• ....... ... .....••.Ohio MISS MYRTLE DRANE.•••.. •... ..•........ .. .•...... ..... •.....•••..•..........•.Tennessee MISS ALTA E . MAGRUDER.... .. ... .. .. ...... ...... .. ...... .............. ...••.•....•.Texas \VILLIAM THOMAS KILLAN............ ...........•. ... .. ....... .. .•....... ........Texas MRS. SARAH P. STOCKHAM PREVISH.....•.....••..••••••••••..... ...•.. Virginia WILLIS GREEN MUNCy.. ... ......... ... ......... ........ .. .......... ..... ..•..•... Virginia SPECIAL COMMITTEES FOR 1945 GATHERING PROGRAM Mrs. O. O. van den'Berg, Chairman ; Mrs. Frank Cecil Magruder, Vice-Chairman. PINE Robert R. Stabler, Mrs. Robert R. Stabler, Miss Emma Mun caster. REGISTRATION John E. Muncaster. D ECORATION OF HALL l'drs. Philip H. Sheriff, Miss Rebecca Mason MacGregor , Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stabler, Miss Emma Muncaster. MEMBERSHIP Miss Regina Magruder Hill. CONTENTS LIST OF OFFICERS........... ........................................... ..... ........... ......... ...................... ... 3 COMMITIEES .. ... ..............•.•.....•.. ... ......... ... ........ ..•.................. ...••......................... ...... 5 PROGRAM FOR 1945 GATHERING..................................... ...... ... ............................ .. 9 }'fEETING OF COU NCIL .... .... .... ................ ......................................... ................... ....... 10 PROCEEDI NGS OF 1945 GATHERI NG................. .. ...... ........... ......... ...... ............... .......... 11 ADDRE SS OF CHIEFTAIN........................ ...... .................. ..... ... ... .............. ................... 14 A CALL FROM THE M EMBERSHIP COMMITIEE... .. ... ..•....•....·................................ 17 REPORT OF HISTORIANS.... ..... ..... ........... .................. ............................................ ... .. 22 REpORT OF SERVICE FLAG COMMITIEE................. ...... ..... ..... ................ .............. ..... 24 REPORT OF TREASURER ~ . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 REPORT OF DEPUTY SCRIBE........................................ ......... ..•.................. ..... ~.. ...... 14 REPORT OF REGISTRAR................. .. .......... ............. .......... ....................... .. ................... 25 ADDITIONS TO SERVICE LIST...... ... ....... ................................................................ ...... 33 MOTION BY MRS. VAN DEN'BERG... ...................... .......... ......... ... ..................... .......... 18 REGISTERED AT THE 1945 GATHERING... .......... .. ......... .......... .... ........ ...... ................ 30 REPORT OF THE SURGEON............ ........... .............. ............................... ... ................... 32 CITATIONS ....... ......... ...... ..... ..•....•......... ..... ....•..•...•.....•........... ........... ........... ........... .. .. 37 ERNEST PENDLETON FRANCIS MAGRUDER... ...................... .................. ............... .. 45 FRANK GILBREADTH HAMILTON....... ....... ......... ......... ........................... ........ ..... ..... 46 FRANK PELIIAM STONF.... .. ..........•...... ...........•..... .... ...........•....•.............. ... .. ... ......... 48 LIEUT. RA NDOLPH MAGRUDER MARTI N, JR... •..... ............ ..._. .......... .. .................. 49 COL. WILLIAM ALBERT FULLER.............. .... ..... .......... ...... .......... ... .. ...... .... .......... .... 50 Roy EDWARD BUCHANAN...... ..... ....... ... ............. ....... .. ........... .... ....... ...................... 51 EDWARD WALLACE HIGGINS.......... •...........•............................ ... ... ....................... .... 51 FRANCES BYRD ALVEY MAGRUDER.............. .... .................... ...... ......... .... ............. .... 52 Miss HELEN WOU·E.. ...... ............................ ......... .. ... .. ..... ....•............... ... ....... ........... 52 • MISS }'fARY MAGRUDER......... ............................................. ......... ......... ....... ....... .... .. 53 MRS. LAURA TURPIN H UTTON C UMMI N{;S................. ....... .... ............ .................. 54 MISS LAURA LEE C UMMINGS........ ..... .... .................................. ............ .. ...... ........... 54 MRS. SUSAN ELIZABETH KILLAM CHRISTIAN. ......................................... ......... 54 HARRY WEEDON S ESSFORD.......................................... ............................................ 55 MARY NICHOLSON MAGRUDER.................. .......... ... ...... ..... ........................ ................ 56 ELIZA NICHOLSON MAGRUDER...... ................................. ...... .. ............... ...... ............ 56 MRS. DUFFIE WILLIS MACGREGOR....•........•.......... ...... .... •.•..•..•••••.•.:....................... 57 C ONTENTS- (Continued) W ARREN K EECH 1 1AGRUDER............ ........... .... ...•... .. .. ...... ..........•.... •..•... ........ ... .. ..,. 58 MISS ALICE MAUDE EWELL...................................................................................... 61 L INEOF D ESCENT OF HARRIET B USH H U NT............... ......................................... 62 EXTRACTS FROM W ILL OF J OH N B EALL.................................................................. 70 E XTRACTS FROM W ILL OF ALEXA NDF.R B EALL........................................ .............. 71 MAGRUDER LINEFROM ALEX ANDER B EALL AN D ELIZABETH CooMBS.............. 72 A ULD-MACGREGOR .. ..•.•... •.•.............. .... .... ............ ........•......... ..... .. .... .... ... ................. 75 PETER H. 1 f AGRUDER....................................................................