Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-17
FEDERAL JUDGE HILL
 |S GUEST CHAMBER
 LUNCHEON YESTERDAY
SIXTY BUSINESS MEN, OF SEW- ARD WELCOME BACK COURT
 OFFICIALS

merce, was Federal Judge F. Coke
 Hill who returned yesterday from an
 official visit to the Westward and
 Bristol bay districts where he con-
 ducted the first floating term of the district court in a number of years. Other guests af the Chamber whom
 President Leon Urbach welcomed to
 the city and to the luncheon included Captain Shea, commander of the U.S
 S. Haida; H. H. Hungerford, in
 charge of the Kodiak fishing area Bureau of Fisheries; MT. Mack and
 Mr. Moore, of the Mack vaudeville;
 Clerk of the Court Cuddy and one other good looking gentleman whose name could not be ascertained. Most of the visitors were called upon to ad
 dress a few remarks and nobly did ! they rise to the occasion And a few of the local orators further assisted in
 making the visitors feel at home by appropriate remarks The meeting
 was accentuated by the under-current of ood-fefellowship which spirit is fast uniting the citizens of this city and the surrounding districts in a manner which spells success for pro- gress and development. It was such meetings as was held yesterday after noon in the Seward Grill which is rapidly moulding the local Chamber body into one of the strongest insti- tutions for the general good of the community at large; an organizati tion which is slowly but surely paving the way for a greater Seward. This was the sentiment expressed by all.
 During the business session Secre- tary Hannon read a communication from the Alaska Game Commission in which they asked for suggestions from the local Chamber, and from the citizens of this community, as regards matters they wished to submit to the Commission at their annual meeting which will be held at Juneau and which will convene in regular ses- sion on February 1.
 Another communication from Wood row was read calling the attention of the Chamber body to the habit of pur- chasing lumber and other material for the erection of schools, elsewhere than in the Territory. The letter stat ed in part, Eff the timber in the Ter ritory isn't good enough to use why employ rangers to watch over them"
 The communication from the City Council regarding the local proposed hospital was turned over to the Ex- ecutive committee for consideration. l
 Captain Guthrie of the airpIane field committee reported the matter is we'll in hand and progress being made. He said he felt confident MT. Young, ,ayia- tion field expert in the employ of the Territorial Board, is expected to ar rive in Seward momentarily for the purpose of laying out the local field. !
 Attorney l.. V. Ray, Mayor of Sew ard, stated he was in receipt of mes sage advising him that Senator Will lis would arrive in Seward from the | Interior either on Saturday or on the ! following day enroute to the States 1
 Judge Hill said that he could truth ! fully say he was glad to be back, this with all due respect to Captain Shea and his splendid vessel. But, he added, there were many other things he would like to say but cannot And at this point he enumerated a number of them. However, the court party had a pleasant trip on their recent West ward voyage. Both a grand and a pet It jury were empaneled and a number of cases heard. And a number of these > he government lost The court made from 25 to 30 new citizens. he said, and in conclusion added he expected ;o journey out west again in 1928.
 Captain Shea if he had thought for ] moment he would be called on to address the Chamber it would have been sufficient excuse for him to have
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