Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-03-29 | Page 2 | Mass Meeting Called to Improve Militia

I MASS MEETING CALLED I TO IMPROVE MILITIA Ogden March 28 S. President John Pingree rec of the Weber eber club ha has sent out a largo large number of or to the tho members of the club and the busIness business bus bus- iness mess men of C Ogden Ogdon asking them to take interest In the military affairs affair of and anti to the state Oden Ogdon particularly support th the movement being made to organize an additional company or ot in infantry in- in 1 fantry antry In Ogden and to give lve their loyal loal support to the company compan now flOW In Inthe Inthe Inthe the service and stationed at that point The letter Jetter Is as follows tollo Members l of Weber reber Club and Business Business Busi Bus ness Men of Ogden The national government government gov gov- has allowed the state of Utah the sum of oC per year car for or use usein usein usein in maintenance of a state militia This appropriation however does docs not obtain ob ob- ob lain tain unless tho the militia Is kept up to a certain standard Tho The state officials must before April 16 15 increase this militia mi- mi litia and bring it up to the tho standard or tho the handsome appropriation will be bo lost ost Some Sonic time ago o a 1 meeting was at the Weber club and an honorary company of infantry was formed with witha a view ie of furnishing needed moral support to the local organization org A mass meeting meeting- of or the members o of the Weber club this honorary compan company com corn pany pan and the business men of or Ogden has been called to meet at tho the assembly as as- rooms of oC the Weber club Friday Fri Fri Fri- clay day evening March 29 9 at 8 B Adjutant General E. E A. A Wedgwood and Colonel Coonel C C. G. G Plummer will Plummer-will will attend and explain in detail the plans for 01 reorganization reorganization on such a a. basis as will pro pre prevent vent this appropriation from rom being lost and make malo of or the National Guard an organization org of which the state may be he proud As you Jou know we now nos have an armory In Ogden Oden which Is the tho best between Denver and the Coast and its proper maintenance should be bo en en- You are arc therefore urged to tobe tobe tobe be present at this meeting JOHN PINGREE Pr President sl ent