Evening star., 1933-04-01
HAM NAMED HEAD
OF PEPc0 BOARD
Resigns as President and
Mcclellan Is Chosen to
Succeed Him.

(From the $50 Edition of Yesterdays Star)
William r. Ham today was elected
chairman of the board Of directors of
the Potomac Electric Power Co. AMI
Braddock Light & Power Co. at a meet
ing Of the board. He resigned imme-
diately from his position as president.
William Mcclellan, well-known utility
engineer, was elected president to sue
ceed him. Mr.. Mcclellan, who was also
elected a director Of the Potomac and
Braddock companies, has been vice
president of Stone g. Webster En-
gineering Corporation and in that ca
pacity has served as consultant during
the last few years for the Potomac
Electric Power Co.
Following the meeting Mr.. Ham
stated that the developments of the
last year or so had been such that he
desired to be relieved of the pressure
of certain of his active duties. Under
the new plan he will have an oppor-
tunity to devote more Of his time to the
transportation merger and other mat
ters involved in the development OF
utility service required In growing
community.
Will Keep w. r. E. Co. Post
Mr.. Ham will continue as president
of the washington Railway 81 Electric
Co. and its subsidiary transportation
companies, including the Washington
Interurban Co, washington q Rockville
Railway Co. and Glen Echo Park 20.
Mr.. Ham has been connected with the
company for more than 80 years and
for Is years as president and feels
that he is entitled TO some respite
from his labors During his period OF
service the company has developed 10
one of the outstanding public utility
companies in the country. During the
last wear a transmission line connec-
tion With Baltimore has been completed,
providing supply OF hydroelectrlc
power from Safe Harbor, MO, ano
now in course of construction at Buzz
yards Point, Washington.
Mcclellan Experienced.
Mr.. Mcclellan was born in Philadel-
mia in 1872 and Is a graduate OF the
University of Pennsylvania. He mas
had wide experience as an electrical
engineer first with the Philadelphla
Rapid Transit Co. from 1900 to l90o
and with Westinghouse, Church, Kerr
a. Co. from 1905 to 1907. During the
succeeding &c years he was member
of the engineering firms OF Campion-
Mcclellan Co.; Paine, Mcclellan d
Campion, and Mcclellan 81 Junkers-
field. serving also as consulting engineer
for the New York Public Service Com
mission from 1911 TO 1913 and dean
Of the Wharton School OF the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania from 1916 to 1919.
His experience has included the op-
Grating management of electric power
companies as well as construction and
other phases of electrical engineering.
In 1925 he was selected by President
Coolidge as a member OF the Muscle
shoals Commission. Since 1929 Mr.:
Mcclellan has been vice president OF
the Stone g. Webster Engineering Cor
poration and in that capacity has
served as consultant during the last few
wears for Potomac Electric Power Co.
He is past president of the Amer
ican Institute of Electrical Engineers
and a member of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers.
Mr.. Mcclellan. whose headquarters
have been in New York, is establishing
his home in Washington but will retain
his farm at Bethayres, near Philadel-
phia For some years he has been
member OF the University and Cosmos
Clubs of Washington.