Evening star., 1935-04-30
MCCLELLAN HEADS
CHEST COMMITTEE
TO SECURE FUNDS
Drive to Be Launched in
November, With Plans
Starting at Once.
VARIED EXPERIENCE
| IN WORK TO BE AID
Lifelong Interest in Social En-
terprises Cited by Presi-
dent Dodge.

Dr. william Mcclellan. president of
the Potomac Electric Power Co., has
accepted Craftsmanship of the 1885
Community Chest Campaign Commit
tee. it was announced today by Clar-
cree Phelps Dodge president of the
Chest. The new chairman will begin
preparations Immediately for the an
nUal Chest campaign to be held next
November.
Since coming to Washington in 1888
DR.. Mcclellan has taken an active
interest in the work of the Community
Chest and last year he served as
chairman of area 3 of the group So
licitation unit. He also is member
of the board of the Episcopal Eye. Ear
and Throat Hospital, Chest organi-
zation.
Dr. Mcclellan, it was explained at
Chest headquarters, has had a life
long interest in social and church
work, despite the interference Of his
extensive travelling as an engineer. He
has conducted several successful build
ing programs for churches and hos
pitals.
Was University Instructor.
He formerly was an instructor at
the University Of Pennsylvania, where
he was associated with the work Of
the University Settlement. gaining a
thorough working knowledge of settle
ment activities and boys club projects.
Receiving his education at the Gen.
trail Manual Training School in Phila-
delphia and at the. University of
Pennsylvania, DR.. Mcclellan won
B. S. degree, a Phi. D. degree and
later the degree of electrical engineer.
He has been associated with the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit Co, Westing-
house, Church, Kerr & Co.; Campion.
Mcclellan Co., of which he was di-
rector; Paine, Mcclellan & Campion,
snd Mcclellan & Jundersfeld. Later
he became vice president of Stone e.
Webster Engineering Corp. and then
headed his own firm as president of
William Mcclellan & Co., Ltd. He
came to Washington as president Of
the Potomac Electric Power Co. in
1893.
DR. Mcclellan also has been a
largest firms in the country. He is a
trustee of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, a Fellow of the American In
stitute of Electrical Engineers, of
which he was president in 1922.
and is a member of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, the
American Engineering Council, the
Council on Foreign Relations and the
Associated Pennsylvania Clubs, of
which he is past president. He was a
member of the Presidents Commits
sion on Muscle Shoals in 1925.
Affiliated With Many Clubs.
The new Chest campaign chief is a
member of number of clubs and
fraternities. He finds his chief out
door exercise in fox hunting.
I'VE feel that we are very fortunate
in obtaining DR. McClellan's consent
to act as campaign chairman" it was
stated by Herbert l.. Willett, 1r., di-
rector of the Chest. With conditions
changing from day to day, as they
are, the Chest undoubtedly faces a
hard task this Fall. and 1t will take
men of vision like DR.. Mcclellan. who
knows the situation and the needs of
the city as a whole, to make the
compaign a success"
DR.. Mcclellan succeeds H. L. Rust,
jr., head of the local real estate firm
bearing his name, as Chest campaign
director.