Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30

war, but forty years after that benedictfon
at Lookout Mountain / again say, GOD
bless the United States
Representative Richard Barthoidt of Mis-
souri, caughtothef crowd as he told OF the
work or the5 German contingent and Gen.
OSternauS 1nG particular. and as he closed
his remarks by requesting that every mem
Der OF the company present assist him in
getting through the next Congress bill
that would give Gen. Osterhaus a iong-de-
layed reward for his valuable services to
the Union by placing him on the retired
list OF the Uaitedl States army as a major
general there was such deafening applause
ana hearty accord with his suggestion that
quiet could mot bbe obtained for several
minutes. ala ~
Mr. Barthoidt regretted the fact that his
age would not admit of his entering the
Union army and give him the proud dis
tfnctfon of calling those before hin, ''com-
rades, but he was not long without this
honor He was elected an honorary MEM
per OF the Whip-poor-wills. Others who re-
counted the days of the war when Gen.
Osterhaus marched at the head of his
troops were Representatives Calderhead,
Lacey. Gibson. Gardiner, Pension Commits
sloner Ware, Gen. Bussey, Judge Thomas
OF Indian territory, Capt. Castle and Col.
Mckee.
Life as Civilian.
Mr. j. T. Dubois of the State Depart
ment spoke of Gen. Osterhaus In civil life
SINCE the civil war, saying in part:
When an old soldier who remains
always young meets his old comrades who
are young in heart under such pleasant
auspices as these, and after separation of
thirty years, it may well be defined as 1t has
peen. blessed and rare occasion, and I
nigniy appreciate the honor Of being here.
When Mirabeau was dying in France,
and the doctors wanted some new blood to
lnfuse into his veins, 1t is said that a
Thousand persons came forth and barred
their arms for the sacrifice, and 1T Is with
the same sturdy loyalty and devotion that
we come to pay tribute to our honored
guest tonight.
In Trafalgar Square, London. stands
etateIy monument and upon It's dizzy
height Is statue to England's great adj
miraL Upon one occasion a street orator
jumped upon the arm of the fountain, and
placing his hand on the head of one Of
those superb Lions. he told the story of the
battle Of Nelson: told of his last words IL
the hour OF victory: Kiss me, Hardy and
chanics, merchants and bankers-all burst
into tears, for 1t was the inspiration of the
British navy that has placed England
where she can bid her people be of good
some day in the future American orator
standing upon the. marble portico of the
Capitol will tell the story Of how our Ger
man-born, Teutonic brothers helped to save
this nation. a united people, to bless man
kind, and in the framework OF this story
will stand out with ineffaceable luster the
name Of Oslerhaus Right here permit me
to say, and in saying 1t l will voice the
true sentiment of every thinking man ill
this country, that there is growing tend
ency among some American newspapers
picion against the great Germanic empire,
thus leading some to believe that the in
terests of the German people are inimical
TO our own. My friends. do we realize that
there are in this country 2O,OOO.OOO of Ger
mans and German descendants? Do we
realize that New York is the third larg est
German city in the world? have another
version of the story that Representative
inSt in
When General Corbn was in Germany he
was presented TO the empress, and she said
to him: 'General-were you ever in Ger
many before n The, general replied, Not in
this part of Germany, your majesty. What
part were you ing inquired her majesty,
and the general, smiling, said, In Mil
waukee, Cincinnati and st. Louis L say
New York is the third largest German city
in the world. Some of our great educa-
tional institutions are graced with learned
German scholars. lone OF our brightest
thinkers were educated in the noble Ger
man universities. Our libraries contain
wealth of German llitera ture. and many of
our best interests rare identical with those
Of the great Germanic people, and any man,
I do not care how high his station or how
long his pedigree, or how patriotc his an
cestors were, or'how patriotic he may think
himself to be- who attempts to Sur up III
feeling between these Teuton and Anglo
Saxon races is an enemy to the best in
terests of his country and traitor to the
welfare of mankind. Therefore, to TINS gal
the youngest old veteran of them all,
bring this simple toast:
Wenn wir trinken Won diesen Vein.
Sollon unsese ers,e trinkspruch Sefn;
Els Iebe der Herr General und sein Haus,
wiz trinken bis auf den boden aus;
DEM sehenken wiz wieder frisch hinein,
Lang lebe seine kinder gut und feline;
Es iustpt uns noch ems zu trinken.
SoIlen wiz an Deutschland's freundschaft denken.
Sent Letters of Regret.
Letters of regret at being unable to be
present were received from Secretaries Hay.
Shaw. Moody, Payne, Wilson and Cortelyou'
Attorney General Knox, ex-Gov. Fife and
Gen. w w. Dudley.
The Duodecemvirs in charge of the ar
rangements were: A. Hart. s. s. Burdett.
T. g. Hopkins, Cyrus bussey. s. r. Burch,
w. P. Huxford, Fletcher White, H. L. john
son, r. G. Tyler, A. Won Haake. John Nc
EIroy, l.. G. Estes, Rhadamanthus George
c. Ross, Symposiarch George f. Corson-
Those Present.
Among the large company assembled
were: Col A. Hart, Representative Bar
tholdt. Cen Eugene F. Payne, Prof. H. w.
Wiley, E. F. Ware John r. Racey, w. A.
Calderhead, H. Il. Gibson, Gen. c. 81. Gros-
venor, w H. Dool!ttle, Capt. j. E. Hart. W.
H. Partridge. w. H. Myers, H. Bucking-
ham, 6. NJ Heusted, H. w. TAPER. G. c.
Ross, Col. G. c. Goodloe. L. M. Kelly, E. p
Dougherty, George French, L. F. Randolph,
A. Won Haake, Gen. Dennis T. Kirby, Gen.
McElroy, A. B. Jamison. DIR. A E. Johnson,
Can't. H. A. Castle, Gen. B. F. Hawkes.
Major w H. Mckee. w. s. Chase. L. p
Williams, Gen. L. G. Estes. Capt. Burch.
stor T. s. Hopkins. ]. T. Dubois, o. J.
Ricketts,. Fletcher White. Willard Saxton,
DR. 1T. NJ Robbins. Judge John T. Thomas
of Indian territory, Gen. Browning, Dr.
William Tindall, Capt. Loeff1er. Judge Q. H.
Ttttman. Lawrence Gardner. Col Ruther-
ford, Capt w. H. BonEey and Capt. X. w.
Tyler.
DEATH OF MR.. woRTHINGTON.
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