Evening star., 1931-12-30
RICHARD OULARAN.
F AIMED REPORTER.
DIES Of PNEUMONIA
New York Times Correspond
ent Served in World War
Zone and Far East.

Richard V. Oulahan, famous news
paper correspondent, for years head OF
the Washington bureau of the New York
Times, died early this afternoon OF
pneumonia. He was 81 years old. He
had been critically i'll for several Gays
at his Georgetown home, 1918 Thirty
first street, but last night rallied and
his recovery had been hoped for.
Funeral services will be held at 1890
O'Clock Saturday morning, but the place
had not been selected this afternoon.
Interment will be in Rock Creek Gene
terry.
Colorful Newspaper Figure.
In the death of Dick" Oulahan, the
newspaper world loses a colorful figure
who for nearly half century occupied
a commanding place in his profession.
Born in this city May %, 1867. the
son Of Richard Oulahan and Mary
Proud Oulahan, young Oulahan OBJ
tanned his education in public and pri-
vate schools here and began his jour-
nalistic career on the Washington
Critic in 1885.
In 1888 he went to Roanoke, Va,
where he was news editor and associate
editor of the Roanoke Daily Telegram
(now the Roanoke Times until 1889,
when he returned to Washington to
join the United Press bureau. with
which he was associated until 1897.
From that year until 1912 Mr.. Oula-
han was with the New York Sun, first
as assistant and then chief correspond
ent in the Washington bureau, and
q pffnTUaTH ich
pean correspondent.
In 1912, Mr.. Oulahan joined the
New York Times, being appointed chief
correspondent, the post he held until
his death.
Covered Vital Events.
In his long years as newspaper
man, he covered many outstanding
happenings Of international import.
He was chief of the Sun staff at the
Russo Japanese Peace Conference at
Portsmouth, NJ H, in 1905, and head
ed the Times staff at the American
Mexican Peace Conference at Niagara
Falls Ontario, in 1914; at the Paris
Peace Conference in 1873, and at
the Arms Conference here in 1921.
He had been an intimate friend Of
Presidents and their associates since the
Mckinley administration, and in 1908
acted as director of publicity for the
winning campaign of william Howard
Taft.
His birthplace was a particular in
terest to Mr.. Oulahan and he was rec
ognized as an authority on Washington.
He was a member of the Columbia
Historical Society," had written a book
on Washington, and possessed notable
collection of Washingtoniana
In his profession, Mr.. Oulahan was
accounted an authority on naval and
foreign affairs, with which his aSso-
citation dated back to the time of the
Spanish American War.
He went to the Far East for the
Times in 1923 and 1924
Was Married Twice.
Mr.. Oulahan was twice married His
first wife, Miss Anne MCGOWAN of
Washington, TO whom he was welded
in 1892, died several years ago. His
second wife was Miss Sue Courts of
Washington, whom he married in 1919.
She survives him, with their children,
Courts Oulahan and Susan Courts
Oulahan, as does a son by the first
marriage, Richard " Oulahan, jr., who
resides in Asheville.
Mr.. Oulahan was a member Of the
Gridiron Club, of which he was presi-
dent in 1911; the Cosmos, National
Press and Alfalfa Clubs and the Over
seas Writers, whose chairman he was
in 1921.
News of his death was received with
regret by President Hoover, who was
expected to send his condolences to the
family.
The White House Correspondents
Association named seven of its members
to represent it at the funeral
They are: j. Russell Young, The
Washington Star; Paul R. Mallon
United Press; Robert B. Armstrong, Los
Angeles Times; George E. Durno, Inter
national News Service; John E. Nevin
Minneapolis Star Edward T. Folliard
Washington Post, and Thomas F. Ed
mInds United States Daily