Evening star., 1932-01-01
.OULAHAN MOURNED
by NOTED FRIENDS
Hoover Condolences Among
Hundreds Sent Widow by
Nations Leaders.

Messages of coincidence and regret
over the death of Richard v. Oulahan,
distinguished correspondent of the New
York Times, continued to pour in to
the family today.
Many additional messages were re-
ceived from statesmen, diplomats,
financierS and others of prominence,
who joined hundreds in expressing re-
gret over the death of Mr.. Oulahan
at his home, 1918 Thirty-flrst street,
Wednesday.
Funeral services, with low mass, in
Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown, to-
morrow morning at 1890 o'clock will
be attended by many notables, includ-
ing committees representing numerous
organizations. Interment will be pri-
vate in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Hoover Sends Coincidence.
A message from President Hoover, an
intimate friend of Mr.. Oulahan, to Mrs.
Oulahan, reads as follows:
Il have learned with profound re-
gret of the death of your husband.
Richard V. Oulahan was an outstand-
ing journalist, a good friend and wise
counsellor. Few writer's Of our day
have done more to disseminate truth
regarding national affairs, always for
the advancement of our country. He
was highly deserving of the designa-
tion voluntarily given to him by his
fellow journalists, dean of the corps
of Washington correspondents. His
passing is personal loss to me. Mrs
Hoover joins with me in expressing
heartfelt sympathy to you and yours" :"
Of Ir1e
tice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, wrote:
Il am shocked and deeply grieved
to learn of Mr. Qulahans death. I
held him in very highest esteem and
send you my most sincere sympathy"
William R. Castle. jr., Undersecre-
tary of State, wrote from Atlantic City:
I'VE were shocked and deeply grieved
to read this evening Of Dicks death.
He will be a great loss to the news
paper world and to those who admired
and loved him. shall miss him sadly.
We both send you heartfelt sympathy"
A message from Joseph P. TumuIty,
former secretary to President Wilson,
read:
Il was greatly shocked to receive
word OF Dicks death. He was an alto
gether lovely man. Please accept our
Warmest and deepest sympathy"
Many Send Messages.
Among the hundreds of others who
sent messages of sympathy and con-
dolence were Ray Lyman Wilbur, Sec
retary of the Interior; LaSzlo Szechenyi,
the Minister of Hungary; Michael Mac.
White, the Minister of the Irish Free
State; Representative A. Piatt Andrew,
Daniel Willard, president of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Ogden Mills
Reid, president and editor Of the New
York Herald-Tribune; Arthur s. Draper,
assistant editor Of the New York Her
Frank H. Hitchcock, for
mer Postmaster General; Will H. Hays,
former Postmaster General, and Samuel
u. Blythe, former president of the
Gridiron Club.
Still others included Silas H. strawn,
president OF the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States; Ernest Lee
Janncke, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy; w Bostrom, the Minister from
sweden; Nine. Claudel the wife of the
Minister from France; Hanford Mac
Nlder, the American Minister to Can
ada; Henry L. Mencken, editor of the
American Mercury; Representative
Louis Ludlow. John Hays Hammond,
William T. Dewart, publisher of the
New York Sun, and Senator Royal 8.
Copeland.
The following committee from the
Women's National Press Club has been
appointed by Miss Martha Strayer,
president, to attend funeral services
Miss Winifred Mallon, member of the
New York Times staff; Mis-. Elizabeth
Shirley Enochs, special writer for the
New York Times; Miss Roberta Brad
shaw Of the Consolidated Press Asso-
citation, Miss Elizabeth Poe of the
Pest and Mrs. MAY Craig
Of the Portland, Me, Evening Express.
In naming the delegation to honor
Mr.. Oulahan's memory, Miss Strayer
expressed appreciation of his recogni-
ton OF wortn writer's in the newspaper
field BY emploYinR them on his staff.