Show Descendents Descendants Make Contribution o of the thc memorial til committee of tb the D Daughters o of the Mormon Battalion who have ha turned tuned over M MEMBERS E 60 as lS the c contribution of the UrIC organization lOn to the Mormon Battalion monument fund This amount accumulation of fifteen years Top row Kathleen I T. T Burton Buton treasurer Mary r J J. Cl Clawson chairman Ig M May fay r the Belle a aMay T T. Davis is secretary bottom ro row rows Lora B. B assistant secretary j Isabel barren Thurman Cutler ura Coon and La f I It 0 1 r 11 r i p y v F 1 Y v 1 j Collection Started Skirted Nearly v 1 Fifteen Y Years r ears Ago t rr o 1 Totals I L I If f EPP S the tho efforts of ot R Ki nearly fifteen years a check fork for tor k j accumulated by the tho Dau Daugh- Daugh h- h hers of ot tho the Mormon B. B Battalion has bas b been en banded to tho the State of ot Utah Mor- Mor Battalion monument commission as as a a. contribution to tho the fund for tor the thet t erection of C the tho Mormon Battalion monument The commission announced the rc- rc of or the tho contribution at its re regular regular regu regu- ular u- u lar meeting Thursday an and sal said it ft would bo be placed at the head of the t of ot donations This is In re recognition tion of oC tho the fact that tho the idea of ot the he monument was first conceived b by the tho Daughters Daughters of the tho Mormon Battalion ad aad nd that It is largely duo to their efforts cf- cf forts torts that realization of ot the plan Is near i Tho The contribution was Ras s sent nt in in by a committee committee composed of Qt Mrs Mary J. J clawson chairman Kathleen son Ion Burton treasurer May Belle T T. Davis Is secretary Lora B. B Holman as assistant as- as s secretary and Laura Coon Cutler Cutler Cutler Cut Cut- ler and Isab Isabel l Thurman A A- Utter later accompanied tho the donation and read in part pail Collections From Many r We Se feel teel that this contribution is unique sot n not not- t. t because It will 1 bo the but bc because it it- itis Is tho the most r representative and Includes we vc betide be be- tide lieve tho largest number of or subscribers subs sub sub- s scribers It represents contributions tr from m eleven ele members of or the battalion tr from m cr c every count county in the state eight adjacent states tates one eastern state and from Canada Mexico South America and Scotland One illustration In which this fund h has been collect collected cd is i that of or one ono member mem mem- ber of ot the tho battalion known as the tho blind drummer Lo boy who collected from friends and members of or his tam tam- II r iO and twenty receipts were issued is- is issued sued to cover Coyer the amount We 1 e the Daughters Daug of or the tho Mormon Battalion are arc the lineal G cf the men and women to be commemorated orated Or orated ted and were organized more than fifteen years ago ato for the tho purpose of building a monument to the tho memory of o our fathers and grandfathers wh whose se great sacrifices and splendid achIevements achieve achIeve- ments aro now about to be recognized In n a most admirable and nd fitting man man- ner ncr We Wc are aro the originators of or this tills movement rno and our members were in In in obtaining tho handsome appropriation of ot from the suto of ot Utah The first mone money dota do- do cn ta sated ed for this carne came purpose through this organization t Engraving It Is also the very earnest desiro of o this society that the names of or the of ot the tho battalion be engraved U upon on the monument The Thc eleven cleven mem- mem members bers rs when sending in their tion requested that this bo be done and ko o C feel h hC that their requests should be honored The rhe Daughters of 01 tho Mormon Battalion Eaton Bat Bat- on for r were vere organized October 1 12 1905 tho purpose OC or keeping green tho the moron to of their fathers and grand grand- lat lon n. n i Who had served In ln tho hattal- hattal Two Tn-o years eara later tho the proposition erecting n a memorIal tool took definite form and Mrs Hattie Hattic J. J Pickett the second regent started a a. fund for tor the purpose with a contribution of 1 U. 1 At first it was planned to have a memorial of ot modest size but as tho the Idea spread it mot met such a hearty re response response ro- ro from Individuals and organizations that tho the members decided to take tho the matter up with the state and endeavor to get an m appropriation sufficient suf auf auf- to make a more Imposing Imposing- mon mon- This effort which was conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted b by Mrs May Bello Delle T. T Davis fifth regent of or the Daughters resulted in a recommendation by Go Gov William Spry to tho the Le Legislature of 1915 for an appropriation It was not until 1917 however that state te aid was secured The Legislature Legislature Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture which met that year ear upon th the e recommendation of at Gov Gor Simon BOom Barn berger appropriated contingent contingent contin contin- gent upon an another ther bean bein being b raised from another source A commission commission com corn mission was appointed to select a sit site e and to conduct a contest for a design n for tor tho the monument This design has been chosen and a campaign Is la now in progress to raise rats the second in order to commence com corn menco mence work on tho the monument at once Tho The drive which is being made in ev even every ev- ev cry ery community In the tho p country Is meeting with excellent suc sue cess It will close February 1 |