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Atlanta Constitution;
The Clan Meaae, several een;aris,
old and many thousand string. held
reunion in the directors room of
the administration building .; the
AtlansA exposition las, week.
For the frxt time in the history of
the family the descendants OF the
Scots OF the Parish Kin,all me. to-
gether and discussed matters of in
teres, and figured out their genoa
logy. II was picturesque group
that filed the room. Every one pres
ent was . McRae. l; was bu, the
generations of one family. Old gray
headed men, tottering under the bur
den OF years. young men in sthe
prime Of life, aged women, bent with
age and young, blushing, smiling
girls in the bloom of youth.
The Clan McRae is one OF the old
est and most numerous of all the
Scottish families. Far back in the
days of old 1t is said the name OF
McRae vas conferred upon q young
man of Scotland who was a giant in
those days. The name, which is
Scottish, signifies ''son Of fortune
He was great fighter and an ath-
lete. His physique was splendid,
and throughout tire whole of Scot
land he was renowned for his prov
ess.
Young MeRae. the father OF the
to the death. He accepted the chal-
lenge and came out OF the contest
victor. HIS children were the first
descendants of the family thar mas
since increased in numbers until now
the name is known in all quarters of
the world. The family rapidly in
creased III numbers and wealth, and
they began TO drift TO the new world
A large party came to America. and
several colonies were established. To
all portions of the Uuited States they
came, and It is a difficult matter TO
go to any large city in the Union and
not find McRae. They were every
where. Into the Carolinas, Georgia
and Alabama they settled, and then.
as the years passed by, they dfifted
into the far west. From Maine to
California they located, and now the
family is legion.
Hon. T. c. McRae, Of Arkansas,
was elected permanent chairman and
Mr.. A. n. McRae. of Georgia, was
, made secretary. These officers are
to preside over the national clan,
while other officers were elected for
the State clans. The historian Of the
clan, Mr.. A. Fl. McRae was unani-
mously elected and installed. MIR.
McRae has been working up list of
the names Of the family for several
years, and is thoroughly familiar
with the descendants Of the father of
all the McRaes of the country. He
will now compile book which will
contain the names of all the chill
dren, their history and occupation.
This volume will be distributed
among the members of the family
and will be preserved as souvenir
of the first reunion.
It was suggested that in order to
obtain a complete record of the fam
lily it would be desirable to appoint a
chief or assistant chairman for every
State in the South. The motion en-
bodying this suggestion was popu-
lar movement and it was unanimous
]y decided to name the state chair
men and let them get an early start
on their tedious work. The follow
ing names were selected as those who
shall represent their respective
states:
Charles c. McRae, Hope, Ark.
Charles M. McRae, Birmingham,
Ala; &. w. McRae, New York; Ben
jamin F. McRae, luke, Miss; DIR. J.
NJ. McRae, Alley, Ca; Murdoch Nc
Rae, Maxton, N. c.; NJ. N. McRae,
Philadelphia; DR.. Frank McRae,
Melrose, Fla; Austin l.. McRae,
Austin, Tex William P. McRae,
Petersburg, Va; Thomas Mckae,
Bentonsville. S. c.; J. H McRae,
Fort Smelling, Mimi; VIM. McRae,
Cincinnati, O.; G. w. McRae,
Memphis.
An interesting address was made
at the meeting by Colonel Murdoch
McRae, of North Carolina. Mr.. Nc
Rae spoke of the many years that
has passed since the first little Nc.
Rae was born, and though the fam
lily bad scattered to the four winds
of the earth, they had always been
prominent in their various walks OF
life and had never reflected any dis.
credit upon the name they bore.
His address was full of anecdotes
and witty sayings, and the members
of the clan were delighted with his
remarks.
Addresses were made by Captain
Hugh McRae, of North Carolina
and by Colonel Peter McRae of thu
same state. Many interesting fact.
and statistics were enumerated by
the speakers.
The clan will hold another meeting
next year in Nashville, when tn,
committee appointed here yesterda.
will make report of the progress O
their work.
All members of the McRae clal
are requested to forward their name
, to secretary A. n. McRae, McRae
, Ca, so that he can be aided in tn
work of compiling his volume.
People Disguised With Democracy.
: Atlanta Constitution, Dem.I
But now, what of the future? w
, have seen the party brought to tn
. verge of ruin and disruption as the re
suit of three years of reputation o
| l.
tratiOn elected by Democratic votes
The South, which held together in
solid and determined phalanX fO
twenty years against the rpneated on