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YEAR BOOI( OF American Clan Gregor Society CO NT AI NI NG THE PROCE ED INGS OF THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL GATHERING, 1923. EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDER EDITOR MEMB ERS ARE EARNEST!,Y REQUESTED To SEND NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS To T IlE SCRIBI>, MR. J. B. F ERNEYH OUGII, FOREST HI!,!" RICHMOND, V IRGI KIA, A ND To :MR. JOliN E. MUNCASTER, ROCKVILLE, MD. INDIAN PR E SS SU RBER-A RUN I>ALE CO. CHARLOTTES VILLE. VA. Copyrighted By EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDER, Edi tor. OFFIC ERS. H EREDITARY C HIEF, SIR MALCOLM ~f A C G R EG OR OF M ACG RF.GOR, B ART., Balquhidder, Sco tland. OFFIC ERSE LECTED-1923 DR. E DWARD M AY M AGRUDER Chiejtain C ALEB CL ARKE M AGRUDER, JR Rallkillg De puty Chieftain J OH N B OWIE F ERNEYHOUGH Scribe M RS. R OBERTA J ULIA M AGRUDER B UKEY R egistrar :MISS }'fARY T H ERESE HILL H istorian J OH N EDWIN M UKCASTER Treasurer E GBERT WATSON },fA GRUDER Editor R EV. J AMES M ITCn Eu M AGRUDER, D.D Chap lain A U :XANDER M UNCASTER Chancellor MRS. A NNE W ADE SnERI FF De puty Scribe D R. S TEUART B ROWN M UNCASTER S urqeon COUN CILMEN- APPOINTED 1923 WILLI AM NEWMAN D ORSETT. M RS. L AURA COOK HIGGINS. H ORATIO ERSKI KE M AGRUDER. D R. R. F . F ERNEYHOUGH . M RS. CAROLINE 1-[11.1. MARSHALL. M ISS H ELEN \ V OODS MACGREGOR GAKTT. H ERBERT T HOMAS MAGRU DER. OLIVER B ARRON M AGRUDER. H ENRY BAR NETT M cDo N XELL. C LEMENT WII.LIAM SHERIFF . DEPUTY CHIEFTAINS-APPOINTED 1923. 1-1AJ. ED. M . T UTWILER A laballla LILB URN D . :MAGRUDltR Arizona 1-1Rs. A NNIE M . MCCORMICK A rkansas ALBERT S . HII.L Calijoruia DR. ALe x. C. MAGRUDER Colorado M RS. J ESSIE W . G. M Y ERS Distr ict of Columbia GEORGE A. MAGRUDER Florida R OBERT L. 11 AGRUDER Georgia MR s. STELLA P. L yLES .Illin ois GRAHAM O. S TOUT K elltllcky THOS. M . W ADlt Louisiana CALVERT 1-1AGRUDER Massachusetts ALVIRA W. G REGOR y Moin e WILLIAM P. MAGRUDER Moryland WALTER M. HIGGI NS Jlli chiga1~ MISS NANNIE H . 11 AGR UDER Jllississippi MISS GERTRUDE O. P ENDLeTON Miss ouri MR S. F ANNIE EW ELL WII.SON M ontana 11RS. VIRGINIA 11. CI.ARKE N ebras ka MRs. HAR RIET C. JO Nl' S New Jersey D ONAI.D D . 11 AGR UDER N eu: York C APT. VERSALIUS S. M AGR UDER Ohio GEORGE CORBIN WASHI NGTO N MAGRUDER Oklahoma RICHARD B . M AGRUDER Oreqon MR S. ELIZABETH P . S I MPSON Pennsyluania MISS C ARRI E O . P EARlIIAN S outli Carolina MISS. E U ZADETH 1-1. D A VIS T ennessee JAMES TAYI.OR MA GR UDER Tex-as H ENRY 11 AGRUDER T AYI.OR Virqinia MR s. EUZABETH H . S NIVELY W~hill gt 01~ GRAY SII.VEn Ul est Virqinia M RS. NANCY G RAHAM SIlII M ON S rViscOIlSill COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP JOH N BOWIE F ERNEYHOUGH, Scribe Forest Hill, Richmond, Va. D R. EDWARD M AY M AGR UDER, Chieftain Charlottesville, V a. MISS MARY THERESE HILI., Hist orian R. F. D., Land auer, Md. MR S. R OBERTA J ULIA (MAGR UDER) B UKEY, R egi strar .V lenna, Va. SPECIAL COMMITTEES-APPOINTED 1923. I. COMMITTEE AT L ARGE. Dr. William Edward Magruder, Jr. II. COMMITTEE ON PROGRAM. Rev. J. M. Magru der, D.D. I II. COMMITTEE ON PINE. Caleb Clarke Mag ruder, Jr. I V. COMMITTEE ON M USIC. Miss He len W ods MacGregor Gantt, Chairman; J ohn F rancis Mac Gregor Bowie; Mrs, J . F. MacGregor Bowie; Mr s. J essie Waring Gantt Myers; William Newman Dorsett; Miss Susie Mitchell Dorsett; Mrs. A. W . W. Sheriff; R. B. Griffin ; Miss Frances F. Griffin; Miss Rebecca MacGregor. V. COMMITTEE ON HOTE.!. ARRANGEMENTS. Clement W illiam Sheriff. V I. COMMITTEE ON D ECORATION OF H ALL. Miss Mary Therese H ill ; Mrs . Julia (Magruder) McDonnell ; Mrs. P hilip Sheriff. V II. COMMITTEE ON R EGISTRATION. • Oliver Barron Magruder. V III. COMl\lITTEE' ON H ONOR ROLL. Dr. E. M. Mag ruder, Chairman; Mrs. R. J . M. Bukey; Mrs. L. C. Hi g gins; Rev. J . M. Magruder ; C. C. Magruder. Jr. 6 AMERICA N Cr.AN GREGOR SOCIETY PROCEEDINGS OF THE GATHERING OF 1923 T HURSDAY, NOvEMB ER 8TH. 3 P. M.-Regular Session. SOCIETY CALLED TO ORDER by th e Chieftain, Dr. Ed ward May Magruder. INVOCATION by Chaplain, Rev. J as. M. Magruder, D. ~. MU SI C-"Blest be the Ti e," by Chorus. R E PORT of Scribe , J . B. F errie yh ou gh . R E GI STRAR being abse nt th ere wa s no Report. R EPORT of H istori an, Miss Mari e Therese Hilt. S ONG-"Fo ur Leaf Clover," by Geneva P owell and H elen DeMott, Violin Acco mpa nist. R E PORT of T reasure r, J ohn E. Mun caster. R E PORT of E dito r, Egbert W. Magruder. P APER-"William W. Hill ," by Miss Ma ry T. Hilt. P AP ER- "An Old Land Grant From th e State of Georgia, " by Rob ert Lee Magruder, Jr., read by C. C. Magruder, Jr. MUSI C-"Mazurka" (Saint Sae ns) by Marjorie Firor, A DJ OURN MENT. 8 P. M.- Reglliar Session. S O CIETYCALLED TO ORDER by th e Chifetain. MUSIC- "Hail to th e Chief," as Officers enter th e Hall prece ded by Bear ers of th e America n F lag and Service F lag. SOCIETYCALLED TO ORDER by th e Chieftain. I NVOCATION by the Chaplain. MU SIC- "My H eart is in the Hi ghl and," Chorus. P AP ER-"Tribut e to th e Lat e Caleb Clark e Magruder, Ranking • Deput y Chi eftain ," by J . M. Magruder, D. D. MUSIC-"My Ain Countree," Chorus. A DDRESS-"T he American Descendants of the Clan Gregor," A n nual Add ress of th e Chieft ain, Dr.E dwa rd M. Magruder. PAP ER- "C ent ennial O de," Chapter Seco nd, by J . B. Nicklin, Jr., read by J . B. Ferneyhough. SONG-"Annie Laurie," by Clare Sessford. E LECT ION O F O FFICERS. ADJOURNME NT. GEN ERAL R ECEPTION. P ROCE;E;DI NGS OF FOURTE; E; NTH ANNUAL GATHE;RING 7 FRIDAY, NOvEMBE;R 9TH. 3 P. M.-Regular Session. SO CIETY CALLED TO OR DER by th e Chif etain . MUSIC-"Loc h L omond, " Mildred Koo ns. P APER-"How to Hon or Our Clan," by Julian Magruder, read by Mr s. W . P.Brooks. PAPER-"The Clan Gregor," by Gray Silver, read by J . B. Ferney- hough . MUSIC-"Coming T hro ugh the Rye," Richard Yo ung. U NFINISHED BUSINESS. MUSIC-"The Mo untain Stream," Lo uise Turner. A DJOURNMENT. 8 P. M.-Regular Session. SOCIETY CAL L ED T O ORDER by the Newly Ele ted Deputy Chieft ain, Mr. C. C. Mag ruder, Jr. PAPER-"A Boy Soldier of the Civil War 1861-65," Chapter T hree, Conclu sion, by H. E. Mag ruder, read by Dr. E . M. Magruder. MUSIC-"Blue Bells of Scotland," by the Chorus. D ANC E- "Highl al1d F ling," by Yo lande Gantt. PAPER-"Anchov ie H ills," by Rev. Jam es M. Magru der, D . D. PAPER-"Magruder M. D.'s," by Mrs . W . E. Waters, read by Miss J essie Muncas ter. ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTIVE OFFI CERS AN D SPE CI AL COMMITTEES. SONG-"MacGregor's Gat hering," J. F. M. Bowie, Accompanist, Mr. G. H . Wilson. SONG-"The Sere nade ," Mrs. J. F. M. Bowie, Miss Ric hie McL ean, Mr. J .F .M. Bowie, Mr. Fred East, Mr. W ilson, Accompa nist. SONG-"Long, Long Ago," Mrs . Bow ie, Mr . Wi lson, Acco mpanist. SONG-"Then Yo u'll Rem ember Me," Mr . Bow ie, Mr . W ilson, Acco mpa nist. SONG-"Li tt le Brow n Bear," Miss McLcan, Mr. Wilson, Accom panist. "Selections from Victo r H erb ert's Serenade," Mr. East, Mr. Wil- son, Acco mpanist. R ESOLUT IONS. ADJOU RN ME NT. R ECEPTION. 8 AMERICAN CLAN G REGOR S OCIETY SYNOPSIS OF THE MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE AMERICAN OLAN GREGOR SOCIETY, NOVEMBER 8TH AND 9TH, 1923. The Fourteent h Annual Gathering of th e American Clan Gr egor So ciety met in th e Ne w Ebbitt H ot el, Washington, D . C., Novemb er 8th and 9th, 1923. The Society was called to order by th e Chieftain, Dr. E . M. Ma g rude r, at 3 P. M. on N ove m ber 8th and the pro ceedings were car ried out essentially as given o n pag es 6 and 7. The H istorian , Miss M. T. Hi ll, reported the following death s: Mr . Caleb Clarke Mag ruder, Ranking Deputy Chieftain. Mr s. Isabella MacGregor Dorsett. At th e eve ning session of the 8th, th e officer s wer e elected as given on page 3. At th e afte rnoon session of November 9th, Mr. J. E. Munca st er .and Dr. E. W. Magruder wer e appointed by th e Ch ieftain to escort th e new ly elected Ranking Deputy Chieft ain, Mr. C. C. Magruder, J r., to th e sta nd. H e was presented to th e Socie ty by th e Ch ieftain and proposed th at at th e ga the ri ng of 1924 th e Society make a pilgrimage to o ne of th e old Mar yland Churches at w hich time a tablet wo uld be unv eiled.