The age-herald., 1900-09-15
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
 WILL ACCOMPANY The Governor of Alabama to
 New Hampshire. LEAVING THIS AFTERNOON Governor Johnston and His Party Go to Take Part in Great Ceremonies Concerning Battleships Rear
 sarge and Alabama
LEAVING THIS AFTERNOON

Governor Johnston and members of his staff, accompanied by a party of brilliant and beautiful women, will leave Birming- ham by the Southern train at 4:4O o'clock this afternoon for New Hampshire to be- come the guests of that State for week.
 Several weeks ago the Governor of Ala bama accepted an invitation from the Gov ernor of New Hampshire to be present, with his staff and friends, as the guest of New Hampshire at the ceremony at tending the presentation of a gift from New Hampshire to the United States bat tleship Kearsage and to accept from that State similar gift for the battleship Ala bama. The invitation was accepted, and so Governor Johnston and his party will this afternoon begin their eastward jour ney.
 The battleship ceremonies will take place in the naval port of Portsmouth next Tues day, and in the main it will consist in the formal presentation by the Governor of New Hampshire of a great bronze tablet to the new battleship Kearsarge, commem- orating the famous duel to the death be- tween the old Kearsarge under Winslow, and the old Alabama under Semmes off Cherebourg, France. This tablet is in size four by ten feet and it will be placed on the Kearsarge in the presence of the Gov ernors of New Hamphire and Alabama, Former Secretary of the Navy Hilary A. Herbert of Alabama, and a distinguished company.
 Instantly thereafter the Governor of New Hampshire will present to the Goveror of Alabama for the battleship Alabama an identical bronze tablet as gift from the State of New Hampshire. The two Gov ernors will deliver historic and patriotic speeches; the Goveronr of Alabama as representing the State of Alabama accept ing New Hampshire's gift for the battle ship Alabama.
 And that blessed name Alabama, full rounded sounded, will be the sweetest place-name eyer yet heard amongst the New Hamphshire hills
 The Alamabians will not have the hap piness of seeing the Alabama That splen- did queen of the American navy will not be at Portsmouth on that historic occa- sion; a regretable fact which the Age-Her aid stated several weeks ago, and has since had to repeat. The ship is still in the hands of the builders at Philadelphia, and will remain there for at least month longer.
 A great ball will be given at Portsmouth in honor of Governor Johnston and his party, after which they will proceed with the Governor of New Hampshire to Con cord. the State capital, where they will be given a public reception and a ball. Other entertainments have been arranged for the Alabamians, and they will remain about one week the guests of New Hampshire.
 The fair women of Governor Johnstons party will be Mrs. Johnston, the Cover nor's wife; Mrs. Bryan of Memphis daugh- ter of Admiral Semmes; Miss Nancy John ston, the Governors niece, daughter of General R. D. Johnston; Mrs Renfro and Mrs. Teresa Evans of Opelika, kinswomen of Mrs. Johnston; Mrs George c. Ball, Mis- Jessie Eubank, Miss Ethel Sharpe, Miss Mignon Conner, Miss Daisy Lewis and Miss Mamie Pearson, all of Birming- ham; Miss Trap of Montgomery, and Miss Holt of Nashville.
 In so far as Alabama is concerned-well, it would be absolutely impossible for even Alabama to be more beautifully represented abroad by any of its fair women!