Show want village men alen to enlist in mormon battalion need many Al members embers to swell group lor for V U S marine corps enlistment for the mormon battalion of the U S marint marino corps has baa broce proceeded eded more slowly than tor for the mormon battalion of 1846 it is reported by major con D recruiting officer at salt lake city but the average of six battalion recruits a day for the first ten days of the enlistment list ment period la ie regarded aa excellent in view of army and navy needs which draw heavily upon available man poyer power in 1846 major noted mormon men were mustered for service in 21 days with brigham young heber C kimball and other prominent mormon leaders acting as aa requiting recruiting sergeants the first platoon of 63 men now nearly filled will be in at a special ceremony early in july additional platoons will be organized as mormon mend men between the ages of 17 and 30 vol A gunteer tor for service the greater proportion pio portion of those men who have thus far enlisted in the new mormon battalion are from the salt lake city area and major expressed the hope that more recruits from the outlying towns would apply tor for service at marine headquarters in the federal building at salt lake city as it Is desired that ahe the new battalion shall be fully full representative ot of the whole mormon population ot of the state |