Title: Letter from William F. Cody to Hugh Lenox Scott
Date: February 26, 1916
Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
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Hotel Mellen, Fall River, Mass.
Feb. 26, 1916. Major Gen. Hugh L. Scott, Chief of Staff, Army Building, Washington, D. C.
Dear General Scott:
I am glad to say I am putting together a fine Show, to open at some point in Oklahoma, April 26th, 1916. From there we work East. The title of the Show will be: "Buffalo Bills Military Pageant in War and Peace."
The main object will be to enthuse the American people for Preparedness. I am lecturing on Preparedness now and am most liberally applauded, but with the Big Show I can do ten times as much more. I would like the men furloughed about April 15th for six months, and I'll send transportation and expenses to them, in ample time. Could the men bring their full equipment (saddle, arms, etc.?) and would it be possible to have a rapid fire gun and Squad to use it? I want to do it right so as to create enthusiasm which will put the young men of America thinking of enlisting. I want to make this Show wake up every American and realize the true situation. I am sure it will be the means of doing much good; consequently I want the Military part of it perfect.
My permanent address is: 16 Ferdinand Place, New Rochelle, N.Y.
Yours faithfully,
W. F. Cody
Note: Typewritten letter signed by WFC. Handwritten '2901' appears in top right; typewritten '208924' appears in bottom left. During 1916 WFC toured with Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West in an exhibition entitled "Buffalo Bill (Himself) and 101 Ranch Wild West Combined, with the Military Pageant 'Preparedness,'" which opened in Ponca City, Oklahoma, on April 20, 1916. At the time of this letter Hugh Lenox Scott held the rank of Major General, U. S. Army, and was serving as U. S. Ad-Interim Secretary of War; he was acquainted with WFC as early as 1876.
Title: Letter from William F. Cody to Hugh Lenox Scott
Source: Woodrow Wilson Presidential Papers, Microfilm Series 4, Reel 341
Date: February 26, 1916
Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
People: Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934
Places: Fall River (Mass.) New Rochelle (N.Y.)
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