Evening star., 1951-04-15
Dunn Succeeds
Neal, Retiring
AS Pepco Head
Hoydon Moves Up
To Treasurer and
Carr to Controller

By Donald 3. HoaIey

Alfred G. Neal yesterday retired
as president and chief executive
officer of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. and was succeeded by
r. Roy Dunn, formerly vice presi-
dent and treasurer.
Mr. Neal was reelected chair
man of the board at an organiza-
tional meeting following the an
nual stockholders meeting, but
asked for retirement from the
presidency. He pointed out that
he would be eligible to retire in
September under the company's
retirement. plan and did not want
to be a candidate for reelection
In acting on his request, direc-
tors paid tribute to Mr.. Meals
80 years of service with the COM
pany and his leadership as presi-
dent for the last IL years.
Hayden and Carr Named.
Harold G. Hayden was elected
vice president and treasurer
to succeed Mr.. Dunn and Charles
L. Carr was named controller to
succeed Mr.. Hayden.
MIR. Neal, a native of Upper
Marlboro, Md, joined Pepco as
assistant controller in 1918, be-
came controller in 1919 and vice
president and controller in 1925.
He was promoted to vice president
and general manager in 1888 and
became president in 1899. He
has served as board chairman
since 1948.
Active in financial and civic af-
fairs, Mr.. Neal is director of
Riggs National Bank, Acacia
Mutual Life Insurance Co. and
the Washington Board of Trade.
He Is a trustee of the Boys Club
of Washington, vice president of
Group disqualification, Inc, and
ia member of the board of COVER
nors of Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital and the District
Chapter of the American Red
Cross. Mr.. Neal also is a member
Iof st. Adams Episcopal Church
and the Chevy Chase, Columbia
and Metropolitan Clubs. -
Dunn Formerly With SEC
A native of Cleveland, Mr.. Dunn
became vice president and treas
urer Of Pepco in. 1947. Before
joining the company in 1912, he
was on the staff Of the Securities
and Exchange Commission. He is
"a director of the Union Trust Co.
and chairman of the General
Business Division of the 1851
American Red Cross Fund Cam
paign. He is a past president of
the Maryland Utilities Association
and member of the Washington
Board of Trade and the Metro
|politan and Columbia Clubs.
Mr.. Hayden, who has been with
Pepco 40 years, became vice presi-
dent and controller in 1946. and
in addition to his new duties as
treasurer. will remain chief &C.
counting officer of the company.
He is a director of the Home
Building Association, the Electric
Institute of Washington and the
Lions Club and a past president
OF the Maryland Utilities Associa-
ton and District Control, Control
llers' Institute of America. He also
is a member of the Washington
Board of Trade and the manage
ment committee of the YMCA.
Other Officers Named.
Mr.. Carr Joined Pepco in 1881
and has been assistant controller
since 1885. He is a member OF
the Board Of Trade, member OF
the executive committee of the
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital and a vestryman of St
Johns Episcopal Church, Bethes-
da. He is a past president of the
District Control. Controllers In
lstltute of America.
Other Pepco officers reelected
were James H. Ferry, executive
vice president; George BiSset, vice
president in charge of operations;
William L. Jones, vice president
in charge of personnel services;
George M. Thompson, secretary
and assistant treasurer; Miss
Helen M. Martell and Edwin D
Detwiler, assistant secretaries and
E. Perry Knapp, assistant treas
urer.
Directors were reelected as fol-
lows: George Bisset, Lee D. Butler
James E. Colliflower, Albert L
Cox, Mr.. Dunn, James H. Ferry
Robert v. Fleming, George E