Evening star., 1954-05-27
Coulter Named
Head Of 6. 0.P.
harrington
Mass Meeting Picks
Organization Leaders
And Bocks BroyhiIl


Arlington County Republicans
last night elected Kirkley Coul-
ter chairman of the county's Re-
publican Executive Committee.
Mr.. Coulter, who was unop-
posed in the election, succeeds
Harlan E. Freeman, outgoing
chairman, who conducted the
Republican mass meeting in the
Stratford Junior High School.
A precinct chairman and
member of the Republican
County Executive Committee
since 1948. Mr.. Coulter, 80, is
chief clerk and staff director of
the Senate Committee on In
terror and InSular Affairs.
He was a delegate to the
School Board Nominating Con-
ventions of 1949, 1851 and 1853
and a delegate to the Republican
district and State conventions
of 1852.
Mr.. Coulter, whose wife, Mrs.
Irene Coulter, serves with him as
co-chairman of the Bancroft Pre-
cinct, lives at 608 South George
Mason drive.
Vote Thanks Freeman.
The mass meeting adopted res
olutions thanking Mr.. Freeman
and other members and officers
of the county executive commit
tee for their work. It also COM
mended the work of the three
G. o. P. county officials, County
Board Members George M. Row.
zee and Robert A. Peck and
County Treasurer Colin C. Mac
Pherson. And it expressed full
confidence in President Eisen-
hover.
The group also placed itself on
record as standing behind Repre-
sentative Joel T.. Broyhill, who
represents the 10th district in
Congress.
MIR. Broyhill introduced the
speaker. Representative Wampler,
Republican, of Virginia who told
the meeting this years election
is crucial one for, the Republi-
cans and President Eisenhower.
Sees Control at Stake.
Mr.. Wampler emphasized that
Republicans must regain control
of the Senate, which has been
lost during the last two years
and strengthen their control of
the House. He warned the meet
ing that Republican control of
the House is now so thin that
loss of Virginia's three Republi-
can seats could put the Demo-
Gratis IN power.
The mass meeting also elected
county committeeman and dele
gates to the district and State
conventions. Precincts and the
committeeman who will repre-
sent them are:
Arlington, Mrs. Reuben Heppes; Abing-
don. Richafd Bishop: Arlington Forest.
David H: Gordon; buckingham. Mrs
!nez Dalton: Bancroft; Mrs. Irene Coul-
ter ter; Chsrrydale' ,,,Es; Robert G. Rollings;
endon, Mrs. Cecil N. Brey, and Columbia,
AIso. c9SFtiana RAYMOND Belew; Do
Falls. Church. Robert .McGinnis; Fairiing-
ton, Mrs. Alice Canaday; Fillmore. Benny
Fletcher; Glebe Mrs. Jane Miller; JEFF
Homer l.. Kraut; Lexington. Burton KEEP
hart. and Lyon Park Charles o. Pratt.
a, Also. Lyon Village. ". Pierce Bragg;
ert Peck; Nottingham, Fred A. GoSnell,
tr.; Oak Ridge Mrs. Ann King; OverLee
Knobs. Marvin, Toombs; Park Lane. Fred
Springs James Berkey; Virginia High
lands. Dopph Hayes; Westover. C. R.
Hilltard; Woodlawn. John Schroeder. and
Some Selections Later.
Mrs. Macpherson, who was
chairman of the nominating
Committee, said committeeman
from Aurora Hills, Ballston,
Glen Carlyn and Thrifton will
be selected later.
E1ecCeQ TO serve as delegates
to both the District and State
conventions were:
Mr.; Belew. Mr.. Berkey, Mr. Bishop
Mrs. Brey, Mr.. Broyhill. NJ T. Broyhiil
Mrs. Canaday. Robert c. Cotton, jr.. Mr.
Coulter. Mrs Dalton. Mr.. Fang. Mr..
Fletcher, Mrs Flower, Mr. Freeman, Mrs
June w. Glover. j. Fuller Broom, Robert
L. Groom, Mrs. Iris B. Harris, Marion
Harrison. Mr. Hayes, Mrs. lrma Heiss,
Carl Hengen Mrs Isabelle Howard
Also. Mr.. Kephart. Mrs Marie Leap,
Oren Lewis, Lawrence Michael Mrs
Miller. Roderick Murray. Mrs Jane l.
Norton. Mrs. Catherine O'Toole Clif-
ford Perrin, Mrs. Dulcie Potter, Charles
o.. Pratt Edgar w Humphrey, Mr.
Schroeder, Marion Toombs, Charles A
Toone. Mr.. Walker. Mrs. Whitney and
Fred Windridge.