Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07

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10y te'sgraph 20 the D,spssch.t
BALrrMoRE, September c~Tns A ssocIa.
.'on VI Vm Deienders, whose members
, , paa' ~ ule battle Of North Point III
so pss u'spandcd, the survivors being
, ny ,ne inirmiiies OF ago. II has
De.k 'he custom Of the Association for
many ,.srs 70 attend church IN body
on me sunday preceding the 10Th day
o' sel'enoer' each member wearing .
cochaue ana Grape on the left arm. This
ceremony WIZ not take place tomorrow.
Annually ut D O'Clock on the morning OF
.nc i2'h OF September they assembled
az ne cast iron; OF the City Hall,
ana FORMING IN line. with drum and fife,
,hey marched to Calvert street and around
the Datt'e monument with uncovered heads.
Aiter tnis tribute to the memory OF those
who iell IN battle a, North Point they pro-
ceedod 10 some pleasant retreat In the city
ana partook OF their annual dinner. for
which the City Council made an annual APP
preparation. The occasion was enlivcned
10y toasts aud an Grafton. on the coming
I'm ,here VIII he no meeting and no
marching.
lhe sun, abiding TO tie disbandment,
says: "The famous Old Defenders Assocl.
uon, whose annual parade hos been most
notable and impressive feature Of The cele-
IrS'ion 81 the 18th OF September, Is no
more. The Institution OF the organlZa-
lion provided that il should be kept up so
long as there were five members able and
willing 10 continue The organization. Year
after year the veterans have been dropping
cut OF the ranks. overcome by the burden
Of years, until there are moi now five left
who are able TO attend a meeting OF the As
,oc'alion. and Il has been dissolved.
The Association was. founded in 1912
in Baltimore, and had at It's formation 1.2j9
members. most all OF whom lived ut that
time in Baltimore or near by. A number
lived IN York, Pa. The members after
wards scattered al over the country. Last
year only nine attended the annual re-
union. and in addition to them there were
only thirteen Oh record whose whereabouts
wtTe known. Those who attended the
celebration last year were Nathaniel Waits,
first vice president; Samuel Jennings.
second yicc-president; William Bachelor,
George Boss. Darius Wheeler. James Nor
ford, ana Elijah Glenn. Colonel Elijah
Stausbury, the president OF the Associl-
ton. no was then nindy-four years old,
and AsEury jarrett. then lightweight
years old, could not attend oHlng
10 The infrmilios OF age. Richard
X. Waters, Cf Montgomery county, who
WAS on duty at Fort MciIenry the night OF
The bOmhgrdment,w was also present. hut was
not a member 81 the Association. Mr..
CHM lives in Newark. n. j., bat came on
10 attend The annual roll-ca!l. The seven
members NV liyingar William Bltchel +,
nincty-CIght Years old; George Boss, nine
iy-One Yeas; Samuel Jennings, ninety
years: Asbury jarrett. eighiy-nine years !;
James Moriord. eighty-nine years; Ma
ttanicl Watts, eigh'y-ninc years, and John
rcddiccrd. iiad there been rc1nion this
year it is very doubtful II more than two or
tlIoe could have attended. so feeble are
tie remaining seven members. Much re-
spec, was always shown the old veterans
OF tie war Of 1912. When they appeared
uV0n the streets en- route 20 church or 10
tier TCuDiOn Of recen; years Wilson Post,
Strand Army Of the Republic, mas turned
~ ont