The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24
Commercial Club Has Arranged for Banquet At the Country
 Club Monday Night
SPECIAL TRAINS WILL
 BE RUN TO TUSCALOOSA
Politics Will Be Eimir ated and Every Effort Will Be Made to Show the Minnesota Governor a Good
 Time During His Visit.

l Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota will arrive in Birmingham tomorrow at noon, staying here until S:sO o'clock Tuesday morning. Tomorrow night he will be given a dinner at the Country club under the auspices of the Commercial club and the citizens of Birmingham. Arrange nents for seats at the banquet table may be made with Joseph B. Babb, secretary of the Commercial club, at $2.50 per plate. Reservations must be made before noou Monday.
 It was not known until late yesterday afternoon that Governor Johnson would
 pass through Birmingham on his way tc Tuscaloosa, where he will speak to tine students and alumni of the university | Tuesday. A telegram received from him yesterday by Robert Jemison, Jr., pres ident of the Alumni association, stated that he would stop over here, and sters were immediately taken for his enter tannent while in Birmingham.
 He will arrive in Birmingham at the Terminal station, coming here from Vlr gina. Robert Jemison, Jr., has appoint ed the following alumni committee to meet the distinguished visitor upon his arrival, t. D. Smith, Sterling A. Wood, William M. Walker, w. F. q. Harding and Hill Ferguson. A committee will also De tanned by President John l.. Raul of the Commercial club from that body to meet him.
 Politics will not be allowed to enter into the visit of the man who is a candidate for the democratic presidential nomina- 1 ton. Rather it will be the gathering of all factions to do honor to a really great man, irrespective of party or faction be- hefs. That he will receive an enthusi- i astic reception is foregone conclusion. Bii -,lingham is in the habit of doing things right, and especially in the hospitality ex-
 tended towards her visitors.
 The elimination of politics will very probably result in an extremely large at
 tendance at the banquet. The tune in which to secure plate is very short and everyone desiring a place is urged to make arrangements for 1t at once.
 | Despite the fact that politics will be 1
 tabooed subject during Governor John sons stay here, his visit to Alabama at
 this particular time will undoubtedly re- suit In much political discussion among the public in general over his candidacy for the democratic presidential nomina- ! ton.
 A special train will be run from Bir- minsham to Tuscaloosa Tuesday morning to carry the crowds to the commencement at the university. The annual reunion of the alumni of the university will also be held in Tuscaloosa during the days of the commencement
 A special train will be run by the Mo- Lille and Ohio railroad from Montgomery Tuesday morning to carry the Capita. City people to the university. It is also very probable that number of Mont gomery people will come to Birmingham tomorrow for the purpose of attending the Johnson dinner. Persons in other towns in the state desiring to attend this dinner should either telegraph or tele- phone Mr. Babb at once to reserve a seat for them.
 i The following telegram was received 1 last night by Robert Jemison, Jr., from | John M Peall of the Mobile and Ohio 1 railroad relative to the running of a spe- l cial train from Montgomery to Tusca- loosa.
 | St. Louis, Mo-, May 23 1908. | Robert JemIson, Jr., President Alumni So- | ciety University of Tuscaloosa, Bir- l mngham, Ala:
 l Your telegram 22d to Colonel Russell | He has ordered that special train be | run from Montgomery to Tuscaloosa and return, Tuesday, May 26, account address | Governor Johnson at university at Il a. m. Train will leave Montgomery 6:30 a. n., | May 26, arriving Tuscaloosa 10:30, return | ing will leave Tuscaloosa D. m., same | date. I have arranged to advertise this in | inc newspapers and through our agents | at nolnts interested. JOHN M. BEALL.