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Show foSS! Commission Organizing fo Mormon Monument Campaign. ' County committees to aid in the Mo mon Battalion monument campaign w be organized immediately thmiiKhoi Utah. Seven persons will constitilte c;;u county committee. They will work unl direction of the state Mormon hiittalit monument commission. The county coi mittees will have complete charge, ho ever, of raising funds in the coumlts. Three county organizations alrc-ndy lu been completed: Uintah, Duchesne fi Utah counties. Utah county was orgn Ized yesterday with Thomas F. Pitrpo of Provo, Israel Evans of Lehi, Dr. 1-. Kelley of American ForK, J. H. ihA; of Pleasant Grove, John F. McmlenlKjS of Springville, Henry Gardner, Jr., .7.. y-Spanish y-Spanish Fork and Joseph Fafrljanl Payson, as members. The appointments will be made t 1 ter, although later the state commit! will initiate a speaking campaign v-h $ will assist in raising funds for the no ,v J ment, as well as educating the people what wonderful work the Mormon K -i , y talion did in its historic march o rl u in 1946. Speakers will also outline h y the Mormon Battalion assisted in the li J covery of gold in California, and the .P"-:,- it played In the early settlements in Ul The state committee is holding m-M;- meetings preparatory to the state ta. ..r..; paign. The state Mormon Battalion m p ument commission consists of Ii. H. Ro .y erts, president; Mrs. Maybtlle T. in v secretary; T. N. Tavlor. Charles H. HaF1(;.. S. C. Park and Annie M. Wallace. .- - ,i , |