The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-01
COLUMBIA is GETTING
PLENTY Of PUBLICITY
ONFOXHUAT MEET
JOURNALS ALL OVER COUNTRY
DEVoTING SPACE TO COM.
ING EVENT.
INVITATION BOARD OF TRAlE

Published In the Leading Sportsmen
Publieations-ActiVity of Chairman
Fry, of Committee, Is Also Bearing
Fruit.
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Columbia and Maury county are get
ting some of the finest lot OF advertis-
ing as the result of the coming fox
hunters meeting that they have ever
received. Sportsmen papers all over
the country are devoting columns to
the plans that are being made for the
entertainment of the hunters. The
capable work of Col, John w. Fry, 81
the publicity committee, and Score,
tary Ashley B, sowell, of the Board
of Trade, is bearing fruit The fol
lowing invitation has been printed in
the leading sporting journals of the
country: -,
"The National Fox Hunters of
America have favored Maury county,
Tenn, by selecting 1t for their next
annual meet, which opens here Mon
day, November %, 1915, and contin-
ues throughout the week.
Our Board of Trade, representing
Columbia and Maury county,welcomes
all visitors ana have provided recep.
ton Monday, Nov. %, to be held in
Columbia, the capital of Maury coun.
ty, Tenn, and promise to show to all
who may come "a goodly land, land
Of brooks of water, of fountains OF
depths that spring out of valleys and
hills; land of wheat and barley and
of vines and fig trees and pomegran.
ates; land of oil live, honey, a land
wherein thous shalt eat bread without
scarceness, thou shalt not lack any.
thing in it; land whose stones are
iron and out Of whose hills thou mayst
dig minerals"
Come to the 'Dimple of the Uni
verse;, a name which one of our pc
cts has appropriately given Maury
county, and you will say: The hall
hath not been told
The fox hunters of our county as
sure us that foxes are in abundance
and every lover of the sport may have
chases to his full satisfaction, for the
red fox loves this country and seews
to enjoy the rolay sport
I'VE trust those who are expecting
| to attend our festal week and the
great meet of the National Fox Hunt
ers of America will advise so that ev
cry arrangement may be made FOL
their comfort.
The festal week-Thanksgivint
week-opens Monday, Nov. %, ant
continues through the week. Monda.
will be reception and welcome day
Also date Of first days meet of tn,
National Fox Hunters of America
Visitors will be met at the depot a
1895 a. M, by cadets, band, mounted
county and city officials, and escortet
| to the court house in automobiles.
Welcome and reception at cour
house by Governor Rye and staff AM
other state officials for state; count,
Judge and members of the count
court for county; mayor and city Of
Gals for the city; farmers from eacl
of the ten civil districts, to be mai
shaled by the sheriff, his deputies an
the district constables, each of the te
districts to have it's chairman an
spokesman private and publ
schools; Board of Trade; Middle Tel
nessee Fox Hunters Association; Law
years, headed by circuit Judge, attol
ney general and county attorney; n
Spouse to be arranged later. Stoc
show parade to pass in review aroun
the court house. Ian
"Exhibit-Farm products to be di!
played in court house, which is to b
decorated outside and inside wit
farm products.
Reception by ladies, to consist {
music and repast. Evening entertain
ment to be turned over to the youn
folks.
"All of the above to take place o
Monday, November %, in order to &c
Maury county folks, its live stock an
farm products in the great picture
be made in connection with the 70
chase, for the real hunting to begi
afterwards, and there will, no dout
be put on several chases each day
different parts of the county.
Columbia, Tenn.
ASHLEY B. S0WELLt Sec