The Washington times., 1930-06-25
HANNA ELECTED
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Chosen at Convention In San
Francisco; Atlantic City
Chosen for Next Meeting
BY JOHN E. NEvIN, Jr.

Dy JO1AN Es NE nm SAs
j.. H. Hanna, president Of the
Capital Traction Company, Of
Washington, was elected presi-
dent of the American Electric
Railway Association at the an
naal convention Of the organiza-
ton in San Francisco, it was re-
ported here today.
For more than a year Hanna
has served as vice president OF
the association, which is COM
prised Of executives from electric
railways all over the United
States.
This is said to be the first time
that a Washingtonian has been
selected to serve as the chief ex'
ecutive of the organization.
Other officers elected at the
meeting were G.. A. Richardson,
vice president; j. H. Alexander,
second vice president: and W. A.
Draper, third vice president.
The next convention OF the or
ganization will be held in Allan
tic City.
The annual meeting Of the
washington Better Business Bu-
reau will be held Friday after
noon at which time election OF
trustees will be held. A number
of local bankers, who have been
serving on the board are expected
to be reelected.
Among those on the board who
are up for reelection are: Fran
els G. Addison, Joshua Evans, jr..
Claude H. Woodward, John D.
Leonard, w. w. Spaid, Edward
C. Baltz and M. G. Gibbs.
Louis Rothschild. director of
the bureau, announced the meet
ing.
Additions and improvements 60
telephone plarN in the District
of Columbia authorized by the
board of directors of the CheSa-
peake and Potomac Telephone
Company yesterday will involve
expenditures of $512.900. This
brings the total amount author
lied for additions and better
ments to the telephone system
in Washington so far this year to
$751; ,555.
The routine estimate for the
third quarter of the year involv-
ing expenditures of $425, 900 was
included in the appropriation
made by the directors. Under
this project additional under
ground conduit and cable. switch
boards and other central office
equipment and telephones and
associated apparatus will be in.
stalled in every section of the
District.
Mrs. Jennie r. Driggers and
John s. Landon have been elected
new diSectors of the Kenilworth
Building. and Loan Association.
Other officers and directors re-
elected were: Charles A. Appleby,
president; Samuel K. Murphy, vice
president; John S. DriggerS, treas
urer; Fletcher v. Chipley, secre-
tary; George j. Baur, I. D. Wise
man, j. j. Miller, directors.
A new issue of $ll8,1l5, 900
Cities Service Company S per cent
convertible gold debeptures, due
1850, at 100 and interest, is an
nounced today by Harris, Forbes
& Co., Bonbright & Co., A. B.
Leech Company, Inc. Central-Illi-
nois Company. Henry L. Doherty
& Co., Halsey, Stuart. & Co., Inc,
E. H. Rollins & Sons and Pear
sons-Taft Company.
President Maurice Otterback.
Anacostia Bank, has recovered
from a recent illness.
President William D. Hoover,
National Savings and Trust Com
pany, is on a short vacation.
Executive Vice President John
M. Riordon, Bank of Commerce
and Savings, leaves for New York
the last of the week to see his
daughter sail for Europe and visit
a brother in New York State.
Dwight T. Scott, Frank D.
Roach. John H. Snyder. Joseph
w. Gibson, George T. Howard,
Henry Bell. Ray Jones, H. Law
renee Choate and Lewis Thomas
are attending the national agency
convention Of the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company at New.
ark, N. j., this week.
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