1954 - Special Collections

10 Y EAR B OOK AMERICA N CLAN G REGOR Socrsrv
Perhaps he was ever thinking of that old Scotch prayer of J ohn MacGr egor of
Drun Chari which was :
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"Never despair, rely on God, and He will send thee help,
Though it seem chance to thee."
"While ther e's leaves in the Fo rest and foam on the Ri ver,
MacGr egor despite them, Sha ll flouri sh foreve r."
Note by Editor: Due to technical difficulties Mrs. Pope's chart is
not reprodu ced in this issue,
I nstead, through the kind permissi on of Mr. John S. Wll rt:::, of the
Society of Mtiqna Charta Barons and all, allthori ty all descendants of
the Magna Charta S ureties, we are pl/blishing an article and a chart used
by M r. Wurts ill his ualuable collection of Magna Charta books.
Mr. W llrts is a resident of Germantoum, Po., and holds high office
in 1IIU1ly hereditary oraanisotio ns, among wh ich is the Magna Charta
Dames.
"There are IlOt many persons, but at some time long to open the chronicles
of the past, and read the records of their ancestors .. for as E dward Everett says,
'there is 110 mall of culture w ho does not take all interest in what was done by his
f orefathers'."
ORDER OF THE GART E R
"When first this order was ordained, Illy L ords
K niqhts of the Garter were of noble birth,
V aliant and uirt uous, [ull of hallght y courage,
S uch as were gro'Um to credit by the wars ..
N at fe aring death, nor shrinkin g fro m distress,
But al'ways resolute in most ex tremes,
H e that is not [urnished in this sort,
Doetb but usur p the sacred name of Knight,
Profaninq this most H onorable Ord er."
." W hile there's leaves ill the forest
A nd f oam on the river,
MacG regor despite them all
S hall flourish f orever."