The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-07
BIRMINGHAM PARTY
 BACK FROM BOSTON
Delighted With the Hospitality
 Shown in New England
BRING BACK SOUVENIRS
After Launching the Party Divided, Some Going to the Jamestown Exposition and Some to
 Richmond Reunion.

The Birmingham party which attended the launching of the scout cruiser "Bu- mingham" at Quincy, Mass, Wednesday of last week returned home yesterday morning. They express themselves as having had a most pleasant trip, and cannot speak in too high terms of the hospitality shown them by everyone.
 On the return trip the party divided, some taking in the Jamestown exposi- ton and others attending the reunion at Richmond while few managed to make both places. Nearly all of them returned to Birmingham yesterday morning.
 The party was highly delighted at the courtesies extended to them by Vice Pres ident Eevier of the seaboard Air Line while at Norfolk. MT. Sevier is an old resident of Birmingham and treated his former townmates in royal fashion, meet ing them at Norfolk and taking them on his boat for trip around Hampton Roads.
 The Fore River Shipbuilding company also won the love of the party by their hospitality, which with officers of the navy and large number of private citi- zens entertained them in a most delightful manner.
 Miss Mary Campbell, as sponsor of the occasion, was the recipient of many at tentions. She brought back with her a number of interesting souvenirs. n I[ yesterday morning and expressed himself as being highly delighted with the trip and hospitality on every hand. MT. Camp
 bell had much to do with the getting up of the party and they are very apprecla- tive of his efforts In managing the trip.
 MT. Campbell said:
 "The trip was full of pleasure from be- ginning to end. Vice President Sevier of the Seaboard met us at Norfolk. where he took us on his boat and took us for a trip around Hampton Roads. serving luncheon on the boat. He then took us
 to Old Point Comfort, where we boarded
 the Kershaw for Boston On arrival at
 Boston we were met by carriages of the Fore River Shipbuilding company and carried to the Vendome hotel. We were the guests of the company while there.
 The launching could not have been more
 successfully carried out. and the speeches l were especially attractive. The talk of
 James Weatherly was exceptionally fine
 and Secretary Babb made a decided hit. "The attention which the young ladies received was very marked. The officers | of the New Jersey and Vermont rendered | them luncheon on the ships and there
 were numerous other affairs. The young ladies composing the party were: Miss
 Mary Kirkpatrick, Miss Martha Dabney. Miss Ellen Linn Morton, Miss Mary George Cruikshank Miss Mary Cameron, Miss Elizabeth Dearborn, Miss Rose An derson, Miss Kathleen Nixon, Miss Grace
 Hardie and Miss Mary Campbell MT. Babb on his return trip took in the Jamestown exposition and attended the reunion at Richmond to assist in the 1 landing of the reunion for Birmingham
 next year. He expressed himself as hav- ] ing had a splendid time and states that every Birmingham citizen should be proud of the boat named for 1t. as 1t is truly | mistress of the sea. He is very apprecia- l tive of the entertainment accorded them | by the Boston people and especially by | the shipbuilding company.