Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25
|. I. BreuninueI
Gets District
Inaugural Post

Lewis T. Breuninger, chair
man of the finance committee of
the Republican State Central
Committee for the District, has
been named executive vice chair
man Of the 1857 Inaugural Com
mittee by Committee Chairman
Robert v. Fleming.
Mr.. Breuninger, an attorney
and member Of the real estate
firm Of L. e. Breuninger g. Sons.
Inc, served as chairman of the
Inaugural Housing Committee
in 1858.
Mr.. Fleming also announced
appointment OF vice chairmen
and other officials. Vice chair
men are:
Edward Burling, jr., an at
torney and chairman Of the
1856 Citizens for Eisenhower
Nixon for the District; Mrs.
Howard Aldridge Coffin, Repub-
lican National committeewoman
for the District and chairman
Of the Inaugural Hostess and
Hospitality Committee; Clyde D.
Garrett, Republican National
committeeman for the District
who will also serve as chairman
of the Inaugural Concert Com
mittee, and George L. Hart, jr..
an attorney who is chairman Of
the Republican State Central
Committee for the District. Mr..
Hart also served as assistant to
the chairman Of the Inaugural
Committee in 1858.
City Heads to Serve
Also the three District Com
missioners. Robert E. McLaugh-
lin, president of the Board Of
Commissioners; Engineer Com
missioner Brig. Gen. Thomas A.
Lane, who will head the COM
mittee for erection of all re-
viewing stands, and David B.
Karrick.
Others are Attorney Samuel
Spencer, former president Of the
Board Of Commissioners, and ].
Franklin Wilson, attorney.
Il nkI,ay. oAanare ora.
Treasurer-Bruce Baird, presi-
dent of the National Savings
and Trust Company Of Washing
ton, D. c., and served as chair
man of the Finance Committee
1853 Inaugural Committee.
Budget Chairman-Daniel w.
Bell, president and chairman Of
the board of the American Sc
curity g. Trust Co.
General Counsel = James c.
Wilkes, attorney and partner in
the law firm of Wilkes g. Arts.
He is the former chairman of
the G. o. P. State Central Com
mittee of D. C. and a member
of the State Central Commit
tee. D. c.
Assistant to the Chairman
John M. Christie, vice president
of the Riggs National Bank. who
served with Mr.. Fleming as as
siStant treasurer on the 1858
committee.
Executive Secretary - Ran
dolph G. Bishop, made available
by the District of Columbia
Chapter of the American Red
Cross.
Councillor Appointed Again
/ Controller-JameS A. Coun-
cilor, a member of the account
ing firm of Councillor, Buchanan,
Mitchell and Hayes, and served
in the same capacity in the 1858
committee.
Liaison Officer, Republican Ma
tional Committee-Miss Bertha
Adkins, assistant chairman of
the Republican National Com
mittee and Republican National
Committeewoman for Maryland.
Liaison officer, White House
Thomas E. Stephens, former ap-
pointment secretary to President
Eisenhower.
Liaison Officer, Joint Congress
sional Committee on Inaugural
Ceremonies. Mark Trice, Sec
rotary Of the Senate Minority
and secretary of the Joint Con-
gressional Committee on Inaug-
ural Ceremonies.
Inaugural Ball-Carl l.. Ship
ley, attorney and former presi-
dent Of the Young Republicans
Of the District of Columbia and
secretary Of the Republican
State Central Committee in and
for the District Of Columbia.
Inaugural headquarters, in the
Liberty Loan Building, Four
teenth and D streets S.W., will
open tomorrow. The telephone
number is Republic $4,000.