The central record., 1922-03-23

/ OF NbV n Ui"uNN afu all pUlHltiaU
fee. This case will come up for
final action at the August term. The
case of Millard Johnson against John
Rich for s25. 900 damage. the jury
decided In favor 81 Rich The case
of Virgil Gas,ineAu agains, the Grow
crs Insurance Company will take up
mos, 81 the courts time today.
coupled with the Native Sons and
/ Daughters' This amalgamation goes
on and on at rapid rate, ae-
counting for the percentage growth
% the state with Eureka NJ a motto.
having surpassed all other states in
the 1890 census enumeration. A
Canadian. now resident Of San Diego.
once told me that the United States
was made up Of two classes ~ citi-
zens- those living in California and
those longing 10 live in California.
! can amend this now to include two
other classes those living In Ken
lucky and those longing to return 20
live in Kentucky
Between trains at Kansas City.
We met George u. Burdet,. now see.
retary % the Federal Reserve Life
Insurance Company there. his wife,
who was Miss Lizzie Peacock. and
their daughter. Mary. and talked by
telephone with Mrs Louise Packard.
Who was the late John Huffman's
daughter All are well and pros
perous. but still kentuckians. though
away from Lancaster for years
''WAy down on the Rock Island
Railway. while speeding Northeast
on the Golden State Limited. We
renewed an acquaintance Of more
than three decades ago with the con
ductor. j. l.. Seamands. who had the
old Kentucky Central Railway run
through Lancaster before the l.. A ~
took over the Rowland to Cincinnati
line. lie had delightful memories
% Lancaster The older folks here
will remember him. ! am sure"
Mr. Hughes resigned very lu-
crative and constructive executive
position 10 return with his home-sick
family to kentueky-thA, of vice
president and managing director Of
the San Diego Chamber Of Commerce.
with which was merged during his
connection. the San Diego California
Club. which has been spending over
100000 annually for several years.
advertising San Diego's distinctive
climate. beautiful setting-morc like
Rio de Janerio's than any other city
In the world. and other advantages.
He conducted the campaign last fall
which raised $4,000 to buy 1000
acres Of San Diego bay-front lands
for factory sites. and predicts a
great industrial area on these lands
in the near future He was vice
director Of the Red Cross member
ship drive for San Diego County last
November He served the Kentucky
State Society as Chairman Of the
Executive Committee and declined
the Presidency for 1922. One Of
his most pleasant duties in San Diego
was that Of Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Entertainment Of the Cen
tire College football team. when IL
went to the Coast for the Christmas
game with the Arizona Wild Cats
Mr.. Hughes was one Of the directors
of the Trans-Pacidc Exposition to be-
held in San Diego in the spring Of |
1928, and was asked, just before he I
left with wife and daughter for
Lancaster. to consider returning 60
San Diego TO become Director Gen
eral Of the exposition from the first ,
Of next month TO the close Of the
big show As he had completed /
plans to renew his Kentucky citizen
ship, he declined Mr.. Hughes says
San Diego has in It's business man
power force that will put the city in
the half million class by l9iO.
The Hughes home at 209 Kennedy
Court, in Louisville. still owned By
MIR Hughes, a. he had offers ~ only
70 per cent, Of what he believed II
10 be worth when moving to Cali
fornia. is leased until in August. so
he and family may remain IN Ian
easter until the old home can be
re-entered