Show senator thomas W odonnell welcomed home by basin friends residents of vinal vicinal myton duchesne eit mt al tonal tonah lapolt jensen and other communities of the dasin last saturday assembled at the imperial hall in to extend to senator thomas W odonnell who several weeks ago returned to his home from san diego a welcome to his homeland the spacious hall was crowded arid and all displayed sincere gratification that odonnell was again with his friends and neighbors neigh bois in the basin judge martin it laisen of the fourth bourth judicial district who is pie pic s siding I 1 d inov over e r a session of district court at duchesne attended the meeting to greet his fellow member ot of the utah bar william 11 II presided at the meeting and wallace calder gave cave the address of welcome in behalf of all the people assembled senator odonnell responded in heartfelt heart felt sincerity erity to the wll wishes of his fi lends and that his words met me a responsive chord was attested by the tear dimmed eyes of many ot of the audience mr in behalf of the people accepted the bronze plaque presented to the people of 0 vernal carrying in laisee letters the brief brie sentiment spoken by senator reed need smoot at the conclusion of president wilsons Wll Wil sons address to the joint sc session s ton of congress la in april 1917 lk questing that body to declare declara war on oil germany and her allies the sentiment senthi nent of senator espree aea tie a prayer that americas participation in the world war may result to the benefit of humanity the plaque of ornate design will axi placed in it the vinal federal building it if permission Is secured to remain there until the american legion post erects its contemplated home in which the plaque will t then h e bo be perm permanently placed it is the sincere prayer tile the earn est wish of all residents of the uintah basin that senator codori odonnell may soon be restored to complete health and again participate in the affairs of tile the basin his hoi homeland neland aw and our homeland of which he has been an honored resident for more than a quarter century of senator odonnell it Is giuly said that all ale his friends a d that foes he has none |