The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-29
!. S. CAVALRY NAY
Be SENT TO FOX
HUNTERS MEETING
TWO OR THREE TROOPS OF REG.
uLARS LIKELY TO COME
TO COLUMBIA.
LETTERS SENT TO GARRISON
At Instance Of Or. Woodbridge, Sena.
tor Luke Lea and Representative
Padgett Have Importuned Head of
the War Department.

tne war Department.
1t is not improbable that two or
three troops of United States caval.
ry will attend the National Fox Hunt
ers' meeting in Columbia on Novem.
Der %. DR.. Walter P. Woodbridge has
taken the matter up with Represen-
tative Padgett and Senator Luke Lea
and both have pledged hearty coop
Grafton and both have written Hon.
Lindsey NJ Garrison, secretary of
war, asking for the troops. Secreta-
ry Garrison has received letters from
both Mr.. Padgett and Senator Lea
and has stated that he would give the
matter the most careful consideration
and would do what he could. The 10.
cal chairman, DR.. Woodbridge, is very
sanguine of success.
Should two or three troops of the
regular army cavalry come to Colum.
bia they will probably come from the
army post at Fort Oglethorpe in
Georgia and during their stay here
will be encamped at the Columbia
Military Academy. Their coming will
add very much to the entertainment
features of the fox hunt.
The following is the letter writ
ten by representative Padgett to Sec
retay of War Garrison:
Hon. Lindley NJ Garrison, Score
tary of War, Washington, D. G.
Dear Mr.. Secretary: Enclosed
herewith am sending you the letter
of Mr.. W. P. Woodbridge together with
copy of the official program of the
celebration in honor of the National
Fox Hunters OF America, which | beg
to commend most earnestly and cor
daily to your favorable considera
ton.
"The National Fox Hunters Assoc
citation meets in Columbia Nov. 22nd
for a weeks hunt. This association
is composed of members from practi
cally all the states of the union and
it is expected that very large dele
cation will attend and participate IN
this meet, many men and women
coming from many of the states. II
is expected that perhaps one thous
and delegates will attend from other
states. Already delegates from New
York state and other eastern states
as we'll as from states in the middle
and southwestern states and nearby
states are notifying the committee o
their expectations to attend and art
making engagements for accommoda
tons.
THE annual meet of the Nationa
Fox Hunters Association is quite al
event in the country and this is tn
! first time the meeting has been he'll,
in Tennessee and it is desired t.
make the occasion worthy socia
event and our people are taking quit
an active interest in the matter ant
are very anxious to make the occa
sion a memorable one and they yer.
much desire to have two or thre
companies of the United States cav
airy to attend and participate in tn
celebration and beg to ask that yo'
will give this application your yer.
favorable consideration and grant tn
request. They desire three compa
MES but if II. would not be practics
BILE to have three companies we woul
be glad to have one or two compa
MES.
"The Columbia Military Academy
of which you are the official visito
and which was established on tn
grounds set apart by the act OF cor
gress, is located here at Columbia an
is a very fiourishing school and l be
lieve that the presence OF these CON
panies of cavalry would have a yer,
inspiring and beneficial effect upol
the young men of the school and tn
people of the community as well a
be helpful to the U. s. army.
with assurances of kind persona
regards, | am, Very truly,
az. P. PADGETT."