Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28
Plans for Entertaining Gen.
0sterhaus in This City.
RECEPTION AND DINNER
HIS OLD COMRADES TO GREET
HIM AT RAUscHERs.
Expected to Arrive This Evening
Will Be Guest Of Representative
Bartholdt at Wizards.

Elaborate plans are being made for the
reception and entertainment Of Gen. P. J.
Osterilaus of civil war fame, who Is to ar
rive In Washington this evening. He will
be met at the b. and o. depot at $40 o'clock
by Department Commander Hart Of the
G. A. r. and members OF his staff; Col
John McElroy, Representative Bartholdt
and others.
Gen. Osterhaus will stop at the New VIII
lard Hotel as the guest of Representative
Richard Bartholdt Of Missouri. 1t Is ex-
pected that after dinner this evening Gen.
Osterhaus win receive number of his COM
rades of the Grand Army of the Republic
at the hotel. Tomorrow evening a ban
quet will be rendered Gen. Osterhaus at
Rauscher's, and similar entertainment
will be provided for Saturday night. He
will be received by President Roosevelt to-
morrow afternoon.
The plans of the Whip-poor- for the
reception and banquet to Gen. Osterhaus
are completed, and rousing welcome IS to
be extended to the old war-horse by his
whilom comrades In arms, the veterans OF
the war Of the rebellion, who are residents
of the District of Columbia. The reception
which Is to be rendered to Gen. Osterhaus
will be held at Rauschers at 1880 pm. FRI
day, April %. The '.Duo-decemvirs,' who
have the reception in charge, are: Col.
Abram Hart, commander of the Depart
ment Of Potomac, Grand Army of the Re-
public; Gen. 8. 8. Burdett, past commander
in-chfef; Col Thomas Hopkins. past COM
mander: Col l.. G. Estes, Col Fletcher
w hite, Col. 8. r. Burch, H. L. Johnson, A.
Won Haake, Gen. Cyrus Bussey, Capt. r.
G.. Tyler. Major w. P. Huxford and Col.
John McElroy, past senior vice commander
tn-chief. Col. Geo. c. Ross will preside as
Radamanthus, and Col George E. Corson
will he Grand Qyrnn0Siaroh 1ar
Der of eloquent speakers will be upon the
program.
Ex-Gov. Fifer's Tribute.
Ex-Gov Joseph w. Fifer. who served with
Gen. Osterhaus, and who was to have been
one of the speakers, was suddenly called
out of the city. In expressing his regret
that his name must be withdrawn, Gov
F1fer took occasion to pay a high tribute
to Gen. Osterhaus, saying:
1T would afford me great pleasure to
be present and assist In doing honor to
Gen. Osterhaus, the great German-Amerf-
can hero, who holds a warm place in the
hearts of his comrades of the civil war
Il have always entertained a high regard
and admiration for General Osterhaus. In
the darkest hour the nation ever saw he
freely offered his life upon the altar of his
adopted country, and did what he could to
keep the jewel of liberty in the family of
nations His services and his sacrifices
In the transcendent cause of freedom and
good government have endeared him to
every true-hearted American, and his name
is forever enshrfned in the hearts of q
grateful people. He was never the REGIMENT
of an honor that he did not fairly win, and
while many another star rose and set in
the great conflict for the preservation of
the American union, his burned with an
ever-increasing luster to the last
That he may live many years to enjoy
the association of his family and friends is
the sincere wish of one who shared his bat
urif hf,v, H., hot
peace which his valor did SO much to con-
Quer."
Among the Guests.
Among those who will be at the banquet
are several who followed the fortunes of
war under Gen. Osterhaus' leadership. the
members of the lower house of Congress,
including Col. Vespasian Warner of Illinois.
who served in the Goth Illinois Regiment,
and Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor, who served
in the 18th Ohio and rose to brigadier gen
eral. Others are Robert Shaw Oliver of
Massachusetts, assistant secretary of war,
who served his country well in both the
infantry and cavalry along with Gen Os-
terhaus, and Col. s. r. Burch, chief clerk of
the Department of Agriculture, also with
Osterhaus part of the time. Col. Eugene
Ware and Representative BarthoIdt of Mis-
souri, will assist in honoring the venerable
Prussian whose residence in his own coun-
try is much frightened by the honors shown
him there because of his splendid military
record in the war of the rebellion. His
medals awarded "for valor' are of great
interest to his fellow countrymen, and by
imperial order all soldiers both officers and
men, salute the Grand Army badge when
Gen. Osterhaus wears 1t.
Gen. Osterhaus Is eighty-two years Of age.
His was a fine, soldierly figure, six feet tall,
rugged and aggressive, during the war, but
1t Is probable that thirty-six years have
made some changes in his appearance He
returned to Germany to live with his
daughter third of a century ago. and not
of his old comrades has seen him in
the time Intervening.
One of the interesting features Of the re-
ception by the Whip-poor- will be the
meeting between Gen. Rufus Saxton of
ton mustered Gen. Osterhaus into the serv-
ice and he helped save the st. Louis
arsenal and took part in the capture Of
Camp Jackson. The two now venerable Of
ficers have not met since the war.
Arrival in New York.
Gen. Osterhaus arrived in New York yes
terday and was received by a committee of
the Grand Army of the Republic. He was
met at quarantine by three Of his old COM
rades In arms. Henry Evers of st. Louis,
of the 18th Missouri Volunteers, of which
Gen. Osterhaus was at one time command
er; Henry w. Cherouny of the I'd Missouri
Volunteers, and Gen. Won Shaik.
One of his first visits made in New York
was upon Mayor Mcclellan. The mayor is
a son of Gen. Mcclellan, who was warm
personal friend of Gen. Osterhaus.
Your father was one of the most schol-
arly officers in the army" said Gen. Oster-
haus to Mr.. Mcclellan. His ability as an
organizer was recognized by all, and the
Union army owed much of subsequent sue
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