Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-09
NEW EQUIPMENT
| FOR MILITIA To
COST ABOUT $500
Council of Defense Asks Per-
mission to Use High School
Auditorium
FOR BAND REHEARSALS
Present Quarters in Basement
Utterly Unfit for Purpose
Ceiling Too Low.
GOING TO SEA GIRT
Officers and About Fifty Men
to Spend Week at State
Camp in August.
IR BAND REHEARSALS
GOING TO SEA GIRT


A requisition for additional equip
ment amounting to about 5000 was
placed before the executive committee
of the Perth Amboy Council of De-
fense by Major b. l.. Antisell, of the
local battalion of the New Jersey State
Militia Reserve, at a meeting of that
committee last night, and after con-
siderable discussion was laid over un-
til the next meeting for definite ac-
ton. In the meantime Major Antisell
will investigate whether 1t Is compul-
sorry to have certain equipment for the
militia reserve men and tabulate the
bids on the uniforms for the band.
The committee was In favor Of pur-
chasing fifty uniforms for the men,
bers of the band, but the general be-
lief was that IL the state designates
what kind of buttons, hat cords, ohev-
rons and insignias must be used on
these uniforms. 1t should stand the
expense and not the municipality In
which the battalion has been organ
lied.
Two sets of figures on the uniforms
for the band were received, one being
from q Newark concern and the other
from Louis BRIGGS, of this city. The
former bid, SO per uniform, with q
campaign hat. No price was quoted
with caps. although caps alone cost
$2.25 each. Briggs bid was S10.25
f. a uniform with campaign hat and
5000 with the cap. The committee
decided that IL would want the caps
and not the campaign hat and laid the
matter over until figure could be Sc
cured from the Newark concern for
the uniform with the cap.
The matter of having regulation
buttons is also holding back the order
Ing of the suits. If the state insists
that regulation state militia reserve
buttons be used on the uniforms the
committee does not wish to get the
fifty new uniforms and then have to
change the buttons. New hat cords
and chevrons and the letters IN. ]. r"
to be worn on the collars of the uni
forms are among the state require
ments. It is bec~,se the state makes
these requests for certain equipment
that the committee believes the state
should stand the expense OF purchas-
ing. it for the men.
Major Antisell reported that request
had been made for accomm odations
for the commissioned and non-com-
missioned officers. together with fifty
men of the local battalion, to go to
camp at Sea Girt from August 2-10,
provided the men would defray their
own expenses. The cost for this time
would be six dollars each for the men
and nine dollars each for the ofhcers.
william H. Griswold, chairman of
the military committee. offered his
resignation as such owing to the duties
imposed upon him lately by his being
named food administrator. He ex-
pressed his willingness to remain on
the committee, but did not care to
maintain the chairmanship. This
matter was left to the military COM
mittee which is composed of Mr.. Girls
wold, Adolph Greenbaum, Major Il. L.
Antisell and J. Logan Clevenger.
1t was decided to sendN2 commun-
ication to the Board of Education,
asking permission TO use the audito-
rum stage for the rehearsals of the
militia reserve band. The band which
is a big factor in the organization. is
now practicing under great handicap
in the basement where the ceiling is
too low.
The next meeting of the executive
committee will be held on Monday,
July 22.