YEAR BOOK OFTHE American Clan Gregor Society CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL GATHERING THE AMERICAN 'CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY JOHN BOWIE FERNEYHOUGH, Editor Richm ond, Virginia COP YRIGHT,1939 BY J. BOWIE FERNEYHOUGH , Editor Cussons, May &< ce., Richmond. Va. OFFICERS, 1939 H EREDITARY CHIEF SIR MALCOLM MACGREGOR OF MACGREGOR, BARONET Lochearnhead, Scotland WILLIAM MARION MAGRUDER Chieftain 456 Roselane , Lexington, Ky. K EN NETH DANN MAGRUDER•••..•..•••.••••.••.Ranking Deputy Chiejtoin. 5562 Squirr el Hill , Pittsburgh, Pa . HENRY MAGRUDER TAyLOR Scribe 28 Will way Avenu e, Richmond, Virginia MRS. O. O. VAN DE N'BERG .Registrar 2122 Californ ia St reet. N. W ., Wa shington, D. C. MISS MARY THERE SE HILL H istorian 221 Seaton Place, N. E., W ashington, D. C. J OH N EDWIN M UNCASTER Treasurer " Th e Ridge," R. F. D., Derwood, Mar yland J OH N BOWIE F ERN EYH OUGH ..... ..... ... .. ... .... .......... ....•.............•.Editor P . O. Box 1458, Richmond , Virginia REV. ENOCH MAGRUDER THOMPSON Chaplain ALEXANDER MUNCASTER Chancellor D R. STEUART BROWN MUNCASTER.••••••••.••••••••••..•••.•.••••••••••••••Surgeon MRS. CLEMENT W. SHERIFF••••.••••..••....•.. ••••.•. •.•••..••••.••.Deputy Scribe FORMER CHIEFTAINS EDWARD MAY MAGRUDER, M . D . (D eceased) CALEB CLARKE MAGRUDER, M . A ., LL. D . J AMES MITCHELL MAGRUDER, D . D. EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDER, PH. D . HERBERT T H OMAS MAGRUDER THE COUNCIL CALEB CLARKE MAGRUDER, Ex-Officio REV. J AMES MITCHELL MAGRUDER, D . D., Ex-Officio EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDER, Ex-Officio HERBERT THOMAS MAGRUDER, Ex-Officio CLEMENT W. SHERIFF DR. ROBERT E . FERNEYHOUGH MRS. PHILIP H ILL SHERIFF MISS R EBECCA M . MACGREGOR MAJOR J OSEP H HENRY WHEAT E . H. DEJARNETTE ROBERT LEE MAGRUDER FRANK C ECIL MAGRUDER WILLIAM W OODWARD WILLIAM PINKNEY MAGRU DER DEPUTY CHIEFTAINS DR. T HOMAS V. MAGRUD ER A labama MRS. G EORGE S. REEs Caliiornia MISS UTH BEALL Colorado Ma s. PHILIP H . S HERI FF District of Columbia MRS. J. W. QUILLIAN Florida MRS. N ELSO N B . DAVI S Georgia MISS KATHERINE KELLOGG A DA MS Illinois MRS. J. C. L EW I s .Indiana MRS. N ANNABELLE HOOVER .Kentucky THOMAS MAGRUDER VV' ADE L ouisiana MRS. ~I A R Y S PRIGG BELT MAGRUDER \VADE M aryland Mas, \VILLIAM PINK N EY MAGRUDER Maryland FORREST DODGE BOWIE Marylalld CALVERT MAGRUDER Massachusetts DR. H AZEL D. EmSON Michigan W INBOUR N E MAGRUDER DRAKE Mississippi MISS GERTRUDE OWEN PENDLETON Missouri DONALD Drr.WORTH MAGRUDER . Neto York DR. MARION MYRL H ARRISON Ohio H AROLD NAPOLEON MAGRUDER OklaI101Ila \ V I LLI AM LLOYD WOLFE Penn sylvania WILLIAM HADEN FLI NT S outh Carolina M IS S M YRTLE DRAN E T ennessee \VILHOlTE CARPENTE R B ARRICKlI l AN T exas W ILLIAM THOMAS KILLAM T exas MISS M ARY MAY NE Utah MRS. \VILLIA lI[ H E NR Y STEW A RT V irqinia \ VILL IS GREEN M UNCY Virginia MRS. GRAY S I LV ER W est Virginia SPECIAL COMMITTEES-1939 PROGRA M H enry Magrud er Taylor, Chairman ; Dr. Egbert Watson Ma­ gruder, Mrs. O. O. van den'B erg, Miss Regina Magruder Hill, Mrs. Catherine Adaline (Sloane) O'Loughlin, F rank C. Magruder. PINE Mr. Forrest Dodge Bowie, Mrs. Rex H. Rh oades. HOTEL A RRANGE M ENTS Mrs. Clement William Sheriff. R EGI STR ATION Mrs. Joseph H . \Vh eat, Miss Emma Beall, Mrs. Frank Cecil Magruder. D ECORATION OF HALL Mrs. Phil ip H. Sheriff, Miss Rebecca Maso n l\1acGregor, Miss Mary Therese Hill,Mrs. C. 'vV. Sheriff, Miss Emma Muncaste r. GENEALOGICA L R ESEARCH Mrs. O. O. van den'B erg, Chairm an ; Mr s. Joseph H. Wheat, Assistant Chairman ; Miss Mary Mag ruder, Miss H elen W olfe, Miss Juli et Hite Gallaher, Dr . George Mason Magrud er, Kenneth Dann Magruder, Dr. M. M. Har rison, Caleb Clark Magruder, Robert Lee Magruder, Wilhoite C. Barrickman , G. Brick Smith, H erbert Th omas Magruder, Rev. James Mitchell Mag ruder, and V,T. M. Drake. CONTENTS PAGE LIST OF O FFI CERS......... ..................................................................... .......................... 3 C OM MITTEES .,........ .... ..... ....... ...... ........ .... ........ ................ .... ... .. ... ... .... .... ..... .... .... ... .. 5 PROCEEDI NGS, 1938 9 ADDRESSOF WILLIAM MARION M AGRUDER, C H IEFTAIN.............. .. ... .... ... .......... 13 R EPORT OF MRS. O. O . VAN DEN'BERG, R EGI STRAR....................... ...... ............ ....... 19 N EW M EMBER S FOR 1938.......................................................................................... 20 R EPORT OF MISS M ARY THERESE HILL, HISTORIAN.. .............. ............................ 21 R EPORT OF J OH N E. M U N CASTER, T REASURER.. ........ .... ....... .. ........ .... ............ .... 22 R EPORT OF C OMMITTEE ON CoAT OF ARMs-Mrs. Catherine (Sloane ) O'Loupbli» 24 THE MAcGREGOR A RM S................................. ............. .... ...... .......................... .... ...... 25 LIST OF PERSON S R EGISTERED, 1938........................................................................ Z7 "BELAIR"-Miss Ne llie Barrett Ha rper.............................................................. 29 PRIN CE GEORGE' S CoUNTY R ECORDS....... ..... .... ......... ... .......... ............ .... .......... .. ...... 33 THE PLANT ERS' G UA RD BANNER-Mrs. Effie GWYIlIl Bowie............................ 34 THOMAS PICKETT MAGRUDER- Captaill Edwin Ta ylor Pollock.................... 39 C APT AI N C LARENCE C. CALHOU N- C. C . Ma gruder 43 JAMES O PI E MAGRUD ER-Egbert Watson Ma grud er.......................................... 44 MRS. S USAN DRAKE ADAM S-W. M . Drake 47 MRS.C AROUNE HILL MARSHALL-Miss Mary Th erese Hill '49 " PEN "M AGRUDER I N LoNDON- C . C. Mag rl/der 50 MRS. J ULIA VIRGI NIA MAGRUDER T YLER-Mrs. Sa llie Watson M agrl/der Stewart 51 CLA N GREGOR " S EPT" I N ILLINOI S-Mrs. Grace Thrift M cKelllleY............ 55 MRS. R OBERTA J ULIA M AGRUDER B UK EY-Mrs . David D. Caldwe ll 56 MRS. MARTHA JANE MAGRUDER DoRSEy-Ma.rweli J. and Jean Mu ir \ Dorsey 58 MAGRUDER, M ARSHALL D ENT , AND TRUM AN G ENEALOGICAL NOTEs-Alex- ander H. Bell...................................................................................................... 88 I NDIA N ARROWS FOR THE KI NG.... .. .. .. ....... ....... .. ...... .... ....... ....... ..... .... ..... ........ .. .... 98 N EW S, OF CLAN M EMB ERS 100 AS ON ' S FAREWELL-William T . Maaruder 102 LIST OF M EMBERS 103 I NDEX 119 PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE A MERICAN CL AN GREGOR SOCIETY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1938 The twenty-ninth annual Gath ering of the Society was called to order at 3 :00 P. M. by the Chieftain with thirty-one members present. The Chaplain delivered the invocation. The following offi­ cers submitted their report s, which were received and ord ered to be printed in the Year Book. S cribe's R eport-During the year application papers were re­ ceived for seventeen new members, one of which was for Associate and two for minor memberships. Notices of the annual Gathering were mailed to all members two weeks prior to the Gathering. The program, which was largely arranged by the Registrar, was printed • and a copy mailed to each office r and to the chairman of standing committees. The following report s were received and ar e printed in this Year Book: Mrs. O. O. van den'Berg, Registrar. Miss "Mary Th erese Hill , Hi storian. Mr. John Edwin Munca ster, Treasurer. The following letter from the Ranking Deputy Chieftain was read by the Scribe: " Responsibilities her e have me so completely tied up for th e present that I can neith er atte nd the Gath erin g nor take tim e to write to fri end s in the Clan ; but I can not let the Annual Gath erin g pass without a word of greeting to all. "Having had nothing to do with the progr am, let me congratul ate you and the committee for arrangin g so successf ully fea tures th at should be memorable in the Clan's histor y. Moth er and I both wish that we could share the joys with all of you. At least we have had the grea t pleasure of an afternoon spent with Miss Helen "Volf e her e in Pittsbur gh; an association with so valu able a member of the Clan is an exce llent means of makin g us feel in close touch with the organization aga in. I f any laurels ar e being passed around for loyal, inter ­ ested, and disinterested service to the Society, she certa inly is entitled to them. Success to the Gath erin g.-KENNF.TH D ANN MAGRUD ER." Miss Emma Muncaster, Chairman of the Committee on Pine, reported that the sprigs of pine used as badges at this Gathering came from " T he Ridge," the home of our Treasur er. Mr. Clement William Sheriff reported that the l\Ianagement of the Willard Hotel had made the usual arrangements for the enter- 10 AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY tainment and comfort of the members. Mrs. Joseph H .W heat reported for the Committtee on Registration, that the registration book was on the table at the entrance to the Hall. She urged all members to sign the book before leaving. Mr s. Sheriff, of the Committ ee on Decoration, reported that her committee had per­ formed its duty. Upon motion duly car ried, a rising vote of thanks was given to the members of these committees for their fine work. A rising vote of thanks was also given Mrs. O. O. van den'Berg for her faithful and successful work in arranging the program. The Historian read the following memorials: James Opie Ma­ gr uder, by Egbert Watson Magruder, and Caroline Hill Mar shall, by Miss Mary Therese Hill. Th e Chieftain then requested all members to stand in silence for a minute in remembrance of those members who passed away since the previous Gathering. Upon motion of Dr. E. W .Magruder, a former Chieftain, the following amendment to the Rules of the Society was unanimously voted: "RESOLVED: That Section 1, Rul e VII of the Rules of the American Clan Gregor Society be amended to read as follows : "The Society shall hold an annual gath ering on the third Friday in October and Saturday following in the City of Washington, D.