Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22

Army.
The latest attempt to provide the en-
listed personnel Of the Regular Army
with blue uniform was made last week
by Mrs. Edith NourSe Rogers, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts,, with the intro
duction Of bill authorizing the sum of
81 ,202 900 to be spent for blue dress
uniforms for enlisted men of the mil
itary establishment. It was in Decem-
Der, 1928, 18 months ago, that the then
Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis who
is now Governor General of the Phil
ippines, authorized the wearing of the
blue uniform at the option and expense
of the wearer. Due to the cost involved,
very small percentage OF the enlisted
personnel have provided themselves
with a blue outfit. Mrs. Rogers pro-
posal, in the event of its passage, would
equip the entire enlisted personnel with
blue uniforms, the cost of which would
more than compensate for the increased
morale the blue uniforms would create.
For the past three years, the blue uni
form has been taken into consideration
In the preliminary War Department
estimates, but, due to the limited ap-
preparation figures, it has been elm
mated. The department has requested
funds for 1881 for two roll-collar Spe-
cial-measurement wooden uniforms for
the enlisted personnel, but funds have
not been available to include the blue
uniform In the budget. If one Of these
uniforms were a blue uniform, the cost
would be $4.SS more per uniform. and
though this seems negligible compared to
the Governments billion dollar
budget, the financial program does not
permit it to be put into effect at this
time. Mrs. Rogers bill has followed the
usual course and has been referred to
the House military committee. With
the approach of the adjournment of
Congress and the usual legislative jam
that attends the closing hours of almost
every congressional session, it is not be-
lieved that any definite action will be
taken. at least during this session, on
her proposal providing blue uniforms
for the Regular Army.
The movement of the war plans sec
ton Of the War Department last week
from their location in the Barr Build
ing, at eI0 Seventeenth street, to the
Walker johnson Building on New York
avenue, between Seventeenth and Eigh-
tenth streets, inaugurated a general
movement of War Department bureaus
to the latter building. In addition to
this movement, four other Offices, which
have been located in the Southern Rail-
way Building, at Thirteenth and E
streets, will be moved TO new quarters IN
the Walker johnson Building. These
four are the Office of the inspector gen.
eral of the Army, the Office of the
Judge advocate general of the Army,
the ONCE Of the chief of chaplains and
GIL of the War Department general
staff. In addition to these off1ceS, it is
understood that the Offices of CO. and
Ga will shortly be moved to new quar-
tiers in the Walker johnson Building, in
which event there will be but few Of
fees in the State, War and Navy Build
ing. Seventeenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, having to do with War
Department activities.
This movement of War Department
Offices, the second since Spring for the
above Offices, accentuates the desire for
q new separate building for housing the
activities Of the military establishment.
Several weeks ago War and Navy De-
partment officials, representatives OF
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and those of the Fine
Arts Commission participated in q con-
ference relative to q proposed new
building for the War Department and
a new structure for the Navy Depart