1954 - Special Collections

YEAR BOOK AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY
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AFTERNOON BUSI N ESS S ESSION
Ocro BER 16, 1954
The Forty-Fifth Annual Gatheri ng of the American Clan Gregor Society, Inc.,
was called to orde r on October 16th at 3 o'clock P.M. by the Chieftain, Bri g. Gen.
Mar shall Magru der, U.S.A., Retir ed.
T he minutes of the Gathering in 1953 were omitted as a full report appeared
in the current Year Book.
The R egistrar, Mr s. O. O. van den Berg, was absent on account of illness;
Miss Hill report ed for her, the twenty-eight new members.
The H istorian, Miss Regina Magruder Hill , report ed eleven births, four marriages
and seven death s. A few additional numbers will appear in the Year Book
which were received a fte r th e meeting.
The T reasurer, pro tem., Mr. Douglas Neil Magruder, read his Fi ve-Year
Fin ancial Audit.
The Chancellor, Miss C. Virginia Diedel, stated that the business affairs of
the Clan are in perfect order. She added that we are indebted to our Chieft ain for
the work he has done in connection with arousing interest through the State
Deputy Chieftains. She requested donat ions to the "Endowment and Life Member ­
ship Fund."
Miss Hill, reporti ng for the Membership and Research Committee, stated
that they have been work ing through the State Deput y Chieftain s in order to
secure new members. She also spoke of the resear ch work that is being done on
the genealogical charts, which is progre ssing very satisfactorily.
The Chieitai» , Bri g. Gen. Marshall Magruder, gave statistics on th e cost of
the Yea r Books over a period of five years and stated that for th e coming year
we would need 525 books. He spoke br iefly on the work he has been doing with
th e State Deputy Chief tains. H e took up and discussed, point by point, the reports
of the various officers of the Society so that recommendations could be made for
future work.
T he seuen Recommendations and oll e Amendment to the Rules of the Council
were read to thi s session and each voted on and appr oved.
Th e report of the Nominating Committee was given by the Chairman, Mr.
Thomas G. Magruder , Jr. As there were no nominat ions fr om the floor, Mi ss Hill
moved that nominations be closed. Mr. Douglas Neil Magruder moved that the
Secretar y cast one unanim ous vote for the slate as presented. The names of the
officers as slated appear in the Minutes of the Council.
A fte r the adjournment of th is session, Mr. and Mrs. H erbert T. Magruder
treated us with the showing of stereopticon slides of the colored snapshots that
they had tak en this past spring while they wer e visitin g in Scotland and were
guests of our Hereditar y Chief , Sir Malc olm and Lady MacGr egor. These pictures
were most interesting and we wish to thank Mr. and Mr s. Magruder for thi s
entertainment feature.
EVENI NG SESSION
Ocro BER 16, 1954
Clansmen, guests and friends began to assemble in the Burgundy Room about
7 o'clock P .M., for dinner. Although "H urricane Hazel" played havoc in Washing-