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i8 American Clan Gregor Society And paternal tenderness and devotion, in a word, that "model of noble qualities," whose resignation, cheery disposition, and fortitude under affliction, brightened all his surroundings and lightened the labors of love by which he was attended—the late John Reed Magruder, whose superlative qualities of heart, mind, and character, will honor the State of his birth while the waves kiss the shores of "Maryland, my Maryland," and while the spirit of true Americanism remains the bulwark of our land. It was my good fortune to know him ever since this Society was founded, though I saw him only once; but our correspondence was considerable and as one's writings portray the innermost soul, it v/as chiefly through this medium that I felt that I knew him well. His form was manly and of Herculean build, his face honest and open with the impress of sincerity and truth, his bearing most hos- pitable, cordial, and reassuring, and his fine mental qualities tinc- tured with culture and refinement: with him there was no pretense or subterfuge, and his life was an open book wherein all might read. I deem it one of the brightest spots and most fortunate events in my connection with this Society that I met him and could claim his friend- ship, as I believe I could. From the first his interest in this organization was unbounded as though he attended all its Gatherings, which he longed to do, and he never ceased, as Deputy Chieftain, to labor and render valuable service in its behalf. I shall never forget the im.pression made upon me w^hen I first came into his presence and beheld his manly form, sitting as he was in his rolling chair, to which he had been uncomplainingly confined for years, his face beaming with human kindness and interest in the affairs of life, that here was one of nature's nobleman, a Roman of the Romans, a man of the old school, of heroic mold and propor- tion, whose firm and rockribbed character could weather the tempta- tions of life and to which might safely be entrusted what we hold most dear, even though it were human liberty itself, a Hero in all the "noble qualities," and whose birthright was "The grand old name of Gentleman." "THE FIRST BORN." By Dr. Jesse Ewell. "Our race is royal" is the proud boast of American Clan Gregor; and not it alone, but of every child of Gregor in whatever clime his lot has been cast. Countless generations have lived and died, and re- joiced in this claim: for there is nothing older than the hills, the rivera and Clan Alpine. The man who feels that he has royal blood in his veins will hold hiB head a little higher, and lead a cleaner life through that influence.
Proceedings op Eighth Annual Gathering 19 Every one has some influence and his life is reflected upon those who come in contact with him. That the world is to-day a better world because of this royal inheritance of ours, is to me a self evident fact. We of American Clan Gregor Society are peculiarly blessed. Is there one of us who has attended our Annual Gatherings without feeling elated to find himself so closely related by ties of blood and clansship to so many of the best that this country affords? Surely none of us can afford to be a black sheep in such a fold. Personally it is very gratifying to me to know that it was I who first suggested the formation of this organization. Recognizing the high mentality and great executive ability of my friend, Dr. Edward May Magruder, I laid the matter before him ; and it is his master hand that has moulded our American Clan Gregor Society, and made it what it is. Why did the idea of forming a MacGregor organization occur to me? It must have been because I am in a line of first-borns. Whether Capt. Jack Magruder was a first-born or not I do not know, but it was he, and he alone who thought that his decendants should bear the name of MacGregor. By act of Maryland Legislature in 1820 the name of his daughter, his first-born, and of his four sons, were changed to MacGregor. That daughter, Mrs. Ellen MacGregor Ewell, was the most loyal woman I ever knew: loyal to the South, to the State of Maryland, and the MacGregor blood. Of old Scotland she would say, "Land of my sires, what mortal hand, Can ever untie the filial band That knits me to thy rugged strand?" Could she have lived to see American Clan Gregor to-day, it would have filled her heart with a great joy. Her first born, my father, John Smith Magruder Ewell, is, I think, to-day the oldest member of our Cl?.n. I am his first born and only child by his cousin Helen Woods MacGregor, who was the first born of the eldest son of Capt. John Smith Magruder. My first born, now Mrs. Mary Ewell Plundley, was one of the five who attended our first meeting in the home of Dr. Edward May Magruder, and sent out invitations to "All in America who have the MacGregor blood in their veins to meet at the National Hotel in Washington, D. C, to effect a permanent organization of MacGregor descendants." Her first born, named after her mother, Mary Ewell Hundley, has the distinction of being to-day the youngest member of our Society. To our boast, "Our race is royal," I would add, "Our line is loyal." May we ever be loyal to what is good and true.
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