Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-06-27 | Page 6 | No Cavalry Troop to be Organized in Brigham

I lOCtlUnifTO I nrai Hj j Brigham City, June 27. Brigham H 0 will have no company of militia for Hl some time, although up to datetwenty- H nine men have signed for service in M H a cavalry troop. A committee of tlie Boxelder Commercial club, composed II of Attorney W. E. Davis and A. L. ij Eddy was recently appointed to take j the matter up with the officials of the guard, and tlie following reply was received yesterday: "Major Williams directs me to inform in-form you that, owing to the unsettled conditions, it will bo impossible for J him to set a date for any meeting in Brigham City. At present he does not contemplate any additional organlza-n organlza-n tion of troops, with tho possible ex ception of-one troop from Utah Couu-m Couu-m "At some future date, when condl- H tlons become more settled, Major Wll- H I llama will be glad to take up the mat- HD ter of forming a troop at Brigham 1 City, and will be very glad, also, to M j have you communicate with him from j time to time concerning this matter. H (Signed), D. G. Richards, 2nd Lieut. (I and Acting Adjutant" I Tho officers of the guard, however, , urged the local militia promoters to use their influence toward the recruiting recruit-ing of men for the present emergency. oo