The sun., 1919-03-29
CITY'S AEROCOPS TO
HAVE FINE UNIFORM
Planes Lacking, but Seventeen
Filters Are Sworn In
Anyway.
ENRIGHT MAKES SPEECH
First Meeting Is Devoted to
Fixing Details Of
Clothing.

1t Is true that the aviation section Of
planes, that the matter of landing fields
IL still very much up in the air and
that the duties Of the air cops have not
yet been figured out, but the uniform
undoubtedly will be a whiz.
That was definitely decided upon yes
tcrday afternoon at a meeting in Deputy
Commissioner Rodn1an Wanamaker's
ONCE at Police Headquarters. The uni
form was Professionally decided upon. but
another meeting will be held next
Wednesday in order to make sure that
nobody IL disappointed In It. AS now
planned 1t will be simple little thing
OF blue with n roll collar blouse-no-
body seemed to like the high collar uni
form--and blue trousers which will be
thrust into tan leather boots reaching
almost to the knees. The Sam Browne
belt win be worn and the English army
peak cap will complete the effect.
Seventeen flyers were sworn in yester-
day. All are regular aviators, some
having seen hard and dangerous service
In the American, British and French
armies and navies. None, however,
knew yesterday just what they were
going to do in the way Of police duties.
They are all volunteers and will receive
no pay for their services. Uniform and
equipment will be furnished by the city.
Twenty-one Sworn In.
In addition to the matter Of uniform,
which occupied most OF the time yes
terday, the twenty-one flyers were
sworn into service. Those who took the
oath of ONCE were Lieut. Paul Micelli.
ass West 15eth street; Edward L.
Smith. $40 West 145th street; James r
McCaffrey. 27se Bedford avenue, Brook
Ign; Capt. S. Herbert Mapes. Union
League Club; Lieut. Leigh j. Bair. 274
West Ninety-fourth street: Capt. Hugo
s1nstedt, IS West Eleventh street; Capt.
Joseph c. Stehlin. 3133 Ocean avenue,
Brooklyn: Lieut.. Edmund C. Rowan, 36s
Twentieth street, Brooklyn. Lieut. John
Robertson Hoyt. Great Neck. L. l.; Lieut..
Frank Sefern Ennis. 1855 West Seventy
ninth street; Miles F. Kellin, 727 Lexins-
ton avenue; Ensign Albert Pendleton
Taiiaferro. Jr.. 40 Riverside Drive
Ensign Frank E. Hutcheon. 1887 Boule-
ward. Jersey City; Charles Stems. Mount
Vernon. N. Y; Ensign J. G. Stewart.
s6s Madison avenue; Charles s. Jones.
Garden City. L. l., and Lieut. Hilbert l..
Commissioner Enright made an adj
dress welcoming the men into the police
fold, and although he assured them they
would be useful. forgot TO say just how.
Things are moving very rapidly in
the world to-day" he declared. In
stead OF sending an infantry force into
Hungary to subdue the revolt under
stand they are thinking Of sending air
men. Great advances have been made
in the aviation industry in the past year
or two OF warfare.
Sees Coming OF Aeros. ----.
1T was only twenty years ago that
automobiles first made their appearance
In the streets Of New York, and only
fifteen that they became a factor in
the traffic. It is conceivable that within
the next hve years airplanes will be
as thick in the skies above US as auto
mobiles were f1ve years ago in our
streets.
You are the advance guard OF ava :
ton and you have come to the right
place. am sure you will be useful"
Before his address the Commissioned
assured each man individually that he
was glad TO see him. Following the
ceremony OF being sworn In the question
OF uniforms was Immediately taken UP
and discussed with great animation. A
man clad in one OF the proposed uni
forms, a tight fitting serge affair. with
a blouse buttoning up one side, was
brought in, but the aviators Eazed
biankly at him ant failed to see him
at all. Then general pow WOW ensued
In which piece by piece the entire uni
form was evolved. The Sam Browne
belt was the only article that got a
unanimous vote.
Questioned about the matter OF air.
planes, Col. jefferson De Mont Thomp.
con, president OF the Broadway Asso.
citation. who commands the aviation sec.
ton. said the matter had not yet re-
ceived the attention OF the department
but that IL would probably be taken
MP before the middle OF next month. II
rested with Commissioner Enright, hs
said. He added that he had already
had two planes offered to him.
Duties of the Aircops.
What will be the duties OF the nyins
police?" he was asked.
That will have TO be figured out
later on" he replied. Commissioned
Enright, OF course, will have something
to say about that"
But what could flying policemen dor
We'll. they might make a map OF
Manhattan from the air. using cameras
Flying fields are available all tn,
way from Staten Island to Van Cort
landt Park, Col. Thompson said. II,
would not make public any ground bein,
consider ed. ~, admitted that the reser
, voir in Central Park might be used after
Il was drained.
commissioner Enrisht is enthusiast,
about the use OF airplanes," he said
TN fact, he asked me to obtain hin
a seat in the police plane which will
6y TO the air convention at Atlanti,
city in May
After getting the uniform matter
fairly we'll Strengthened out, some o.
the niers looked somewhat blank wheI
informed that the city as yet hasn'
any airplanes to let them fly in, bu
they all promised to be present at th,
conference next Wednesday, when tn,
matter OF uniforms Is going 10 be com
piete!y thrashed out and finally settled