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FOUR—A Clock Turned Back as State Honors Owen \ V CO NTINUED FR O M PA O E ONE Robert L. Owen (le)t) and Thomas P. Gore at the Wash ington birthday dinner Saturday. , 1 Old Friends Turn Clock Back Honor Owen on 89th Birthday B r JOHN E. KING (O k lu h o m a n -T lm u W ash in g to n B ureau) WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Five United States senators from Oklahoma, including the two now serving a n d -three who have ;erved since the admission of the state in 1907, gathered with nembers of the house delegation from the Sooner state and other riends Saturday to honor former Senator Robert L. Owen at a uncheon in the speaker’s dining -room in the national capitol. It vas Senator Owen's eighty-ninth birthday, A large birthday cake topped with red rosettes and bearing a .ingle red candle surrounded by the inscription in red lettering ------------------------------- 4r“89th birthday anniversary, Feb. 5, 1945” was presented to the honor guest as photographers snapped flashlight photos and the assembled friends applauded. Representative Jed Johnson, chair man of the delegation presided. At his right sat Senator Owen, to his left Senator Thomas P. Gore, who with Senator Owen served as the first United States senators from Okla homa. Former Senator Josh Lee, now a member of the civil aeronautics board, and Senators Elmer Thomas and Ed H. Moore, now representing Oklahoma, also were at the speaker’s table. All Pay Tribute Senator Gore, Senator Thomas, Senator Lee and others paid high tribute to the honor guest for his service in the senate, where his work in enacting financial legislation was outstanding. Senator Owen is best known as co-author with Senator Carter Glass of the federal reserve act,- often referred as the Owen-Glass act. For the last dozen or more years, Senator Owen has been interested in promoting a global alphabet by which English can be made a world lan guage, easily written and easily under stood in all languages and by all races. Senators Owen and Gore, both now residents of Washington and both now blind, are the only living mem bers of the senate that was sworn in 1to office in 1907, and both continue 1active in behalf of the state they rep resented for many years. A Long Life Span Senator Gore reminded the guests j that the span of Senator Owen's life represents almost one-twentieth of the time since the star of Bethlehem stood over the manger as Christ was born; considerably more than one-half of the time since the birth of this repub1lie; and that during this span the senator has witnessed more human progress than has been made in all (C o n tin u e s on F u iu 1. Colum n 1> the years since the beginning of re corded history. Recalling that he and Senator Owen had been elected by the Oklahoma state legislature of Dec. 10, 1907, that they were sworn in as members of the senate on Dec. 16, Senator Gore turned to Senator Thomas with the remark that he, as a member of that legislature had stood for both of them, Senator Moore later reminded the group that he also had voted for the election of both Senators Owen and Gore. Senator Gore recalled that he was elected on his 37th birthday. Sen ator Thomas said he is proud of hav lng placed Senator Gore in nomina tion for the senate and in having sup ported both Senators Owens and Gore. Days of Antiquity I The present senator recalled conditions in "those days of antiquity and compared them with conditions today. Senator Owen responded to the words of praise spoken by tbe varlous guests, recalled his service In the sen ate. How he had retired voluntarily after eighteen years to devote his time to his family and to his own toterests and told the group of his global alphabet and of his dreams that it may be used to banish ignorance and bring peace and happiness to the whole world. .. . v, The senator told the group that he had just received from Governor Kerr nf Oklahoma asknowledgement of receipt of a medal that had been given by ^Thomas Jefferson to Thomas B. g^Hichnim senator, Owens grandfa the? The medal is to be deposited in the State Historical Society Museum at Oklahoma City. One Gold Bracelet nln'g'essay T J j u , That- young girl. d'Among the tors aU*5ght *merobers^oj the h - - °rThom r r w Wickershainf* Dr. Janet Meade, former professor o f languages secretary to Senator J?’ dis- ST* Oklahoma,4 State S & t T g WashingSenator Owen; Harry Walker whose father was a homesteader in uaia homa in 1904; Walter Emory. « cre; tarv to Commissioner Walker or FCC; and Miss Marie Wtoore-Stawart Of Oklahoma City, now with theDem ocratic national committee in Wasn ^ lng ton.
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