Macaronic Verse
properly a kind of humorous poetry, in which, along with Latin, words of other languages are introduced with Latin inflections and construction; though the name is sometimes applied to verses which are merely a mixture of Latin and the unadulterated vernacular of the author. MACAROON (-rön), a kind of small sweetcake or sweet biscuit made of flour, almonds, eggs, and sugar.
MacARTHUR, ARTHUR, an American military officer; born in Massachusetts, June 1, 1845; enlisted in the volunteer service of the United States in Wisconsin, and was appointed 1st lieutenant of the 24th Wisconsin volunteers, Aug. 4, 1862; promoted major Jan. 25, 1864; lieutenant-colonel and brevet-colonel in May, 1865, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Perryville, Ky., Stone River, Tenn., Mission Ridge, Danridge, Ga., and Franklin, Tenn., and in the Atlantic campaign.
After the Civil War he entered the regular army with the rank of lieutenant in the 17th United States Infantry; served bravely in Indian Wars; in 1889 Washington as assistant adjutant-genwas promoted major and detailed at eral in 1889; was detailed to the Department of Dakota, and took up his residence in St. Paul. He was assigned to the Philippine expeditionary force, and reached the Philippines July 31, two weeks before the final assault on the city of Manila and took a conspicuous part in that battle, on Aug. 13, 1898.
He succeeded Gen. Elwell S. Otis as commander of the Military Division of the Philippines, promoted Major-General U.
S. A., in February, 1901, returned to the United States in the summer of 1901, and shortly afterward was appointed Commander of the Department of the Lakes. His last service was in command of the Pacific Department (1904- 1907). He retired in 1909, and died in 1912.
MacARTHUR, DOUGLAS, an
American soldier; born in Arkansas in 1880, the son of Lieut.-Gen. Arthur MacArthur. He graduated from the
United States Military Academy in 1903, and was appointed second lieutenant of the Engineers in the same year. In 1903 and 1904 he served in the Philippines and in 1905 with the California Debris Commission. He was acting chief engineer officer of the Pacific Division from July to October, 1905. In 1905 and 1906 he was aide to the commanding general of the Pacific Division, and in the latter part of 1905 and 1906 he served on con- MACARTNEY fidential duty in China, Japan, and other eastern countries. After other service, including the Vera Cruz Expedition in 1914, he became a member of the General Staff. In 1917 he was appointed chief of staff of the 42d (Rainbow) Division, having been previously promoted Brigadier-General. He was commander of the 84th Infantry Brigade from Aug. 6 to November, 1918, when he was appointed commander of the 42d Division. He served in this capacity until the end of the World War. He took part in most of the major engagements in which the American Expeditionary Forces participated and was with the Army of Occupation in Germany from Nov. 11, 1918, to April 12, 1919. He was appointed Superintendent of the United States Military Academy on June 12, 1919. He was awarded many decorations, both American and foreign, for gallant service in the war. He was wounded twice during the World War.
MacARTHUR, ROBERT STUART, an American Baptist clergyman; born in Dalesville, Quebec, Canada, July 31, 1841; was graduated at the University of Rochester (1867); ; at the Rochester Theological Seminary (1870): received the the title of D. D. from Rochester Theological Seminary (1880); of LL. D. from Columbian University (1896). He was pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, New York, from 1870 to 1911, and editor of the "Christian Inquirer" and the "Baptist Quarterly Review." He published "Quick Truths in Quaint Texts"; "Calvary Pulpit, or Christ and Him Crucified" (1890); "Lectures on the Land and the Book"; "The Christic Reign" (1908); "The True Scala Santa" (1910); "Famous Johns of Christendom" (1915).