Show I WILL ORGANIZE MILITARY BODY The following letter addressed to the Chronicle may be of interest to the citizens of or this valley alley who are desirous of seeing some form of military organization maintained The home guard S ems ems dead and while all counties which are to have hae companies of or guards have been named if Ie there was sufficient interest Interest interest inter Inter- est shown by the citizens here a platoon of or one of these companies might be established here There is no town of Southern Utah represented represented represented in the new organization State of oC Utah Council of Defense State Capitol Salt Lake City Utah August 5 1918 1913 Dear Sir A conference of the officers of this Council with the Governor was held some time ago at which the formation formation formation for for- mation of a cavalry regiment to serve as a National Guard in Utah was discussed The Gen Adjutant eral was asked to communicate with the authorities at Washington and was told that at present it would be Impossible to supply the necessary equipment for a cavalry regiment but that the national government favored the formation of an Infantry infantry InCan InCan- try regiment which might later be changed Into cavalry If Ie conditions warranted As there Is now now lOW no National Guard Guardin in the State of Utah it will be necessary necessary necessary sary to form forma a a new organization Captain Fred Jorgensen has been detailed detailed detailed de de- de- de tailed as Recruiting Officer and will call upon you and your County Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil for assistance in the near future Please help him in every way possible possible possible pos pos- sible to secure necessary men from your County Yours truly W. W C C. C EBAUGH Secretary |