Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-16
COMPANY F OF SOUTH kMBOY
NOW HAS ID STARS IN FLAG
Plans Being Developed for Eniarging
Activities of Militia-Recruft-
ing Drive Is On

By Special Correspondent,
SOUTH AMBOY, July 16:-Com-
pany + now has fourteen stars in its
service flag, there being that many
former members of the local militia
now in federal service either
in the army or navy. Even the brief
apprenticeship in the military life OF
Company Z has been very valuable
to them as a majority of h grad
yates" received rank of non-commis-
stoned officers upon entering the reg
ular service.
F now in federal service are Edward
Buckelew, Walter Opiola, Joseph
Let's, John f. Quinlan, E. johnson,
Sylvester Kane, Albert r. Bergen, M
Lee Suits, Edward Dill, Lemuel E.
Churchill, Aloysius Leonard, Joseph
p. Davenport, Benjamin f. Schuyler
n Gc1<ge Munck.
Recruiting Oficer Roddy and the
rest of the company are now trying
TO recruit the ranks up to the full
strength to take the place of the men
who have gone. No enlistments have
been permitted since April 30 last as
regulations would not permit men
Joining after that date to go to the
state camp at Sea Girt. Now that the
camp has closed a campaign to In
crease the company up to 100 men is
being started.
Company + affords the man who
Is out of the draft age an excellent
opportunity for valuable service TO
the state. It should appeal strongly
to the man with dependents who can
not perform overseas duty on that
account, but who is willing to answer
ready" for any emergency in his
own state.
Service in Company F is also of
equal value to the young man who
expects to be drafted in the future
as he a prepare himself at home so
that prompt promotion m to him
after being drafted later on.
Plans for more activity along So
cial lines are being made by the local
militiamen and a shore Dime or out
door field meet Is being talked of by
the men. 1t is possible hat an inter-
company meet will be arranged be-
tween Company E of New Brunswick
and the local company. A moving
picture show Is being planned and 1t
Is expected that the movies taken Of
the sham battles. maneuvers, ETC., at
Sea Girt during the camp will be
shown.
The owners of the armory have
promised to put the BASEMENT in con-
dition for the rife range so that both
Company + members and their friends
may enjoy this sport. 1t Is also
planned to remove all the overhead
wings and flys from the stage and to
ft out the platform as a reading room
with possibly pool-or billiard tables
If the cost of bowling alleys can be
underwritten by the various organiza-
tions using both floors of the building
it is strongly probable that alleys will
be built In the basement before win
ter. Members of the X. of p. Lodge,
who own the building, have expressed
themselves as being heartily in favor
of this move.
1t is the desire of the local militia
company hat the armory be availa-
BILE to all men in the service and their
friends.
Even the ladies of the city have
agreed to help in the recruiting OF
the company so hat with everyone
working for the 100 members It will
only be a question of a short time
when q waiting list will again de-
velop.
If you are willing to join your
home town organization, for state
service only, see the recruiting officer
or any member of the company
Eighteen to forty-five Is the age limit