Evening star., 1961-04-20

ginning July l. He succeeds
John C. Pyles, jr.. senior vice
president of Riggs National
Bank.
The other new officers named
were Charles E. Phillips. preSi-
dent of the Equitable Life In
Surance Co.. first vice presi-
dent. and Everett J. Boothby,
chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the Washington Gas
Light Co., second vice president,
C. William Martin. jr., presi-
dent of the Pepsi Cola Bottling
Co. of Washington, was elected
secretary of the board and
Thornton w. Owen. real estate
auctioneer and appraiser, ot
Thomas ]. Owen & Son. be-
came treasurer. Leon Chate-
lain, jr., of Chatelain. Gaugel
& Nolan, is the new assistant
treasurer.
New directors for the board
of trade elected last night were
Donald j. Bittinger, Richard
A. Norris, William H. Dyer
Harry L. Merrick, William Cal
omeris, Arthur P. Glow, Gar
rett A. Pendelton. Edward F
Cave, Curtis T. Martin, Frank
A. Gunther. Ben StrouSe and
George D. johnson.
The following men will retair
their executive positions: Lin
ton M. Collins, of Bingham, Col
lins. Porter and Kistler, general
counsel; E. F. Colladay, Of Col
laday and Colladay, genera,
counsel emeritus; Charles H
Jerman, sergeant at arms, and
William H. Press, executive vice
president.
Since he will not take office
until July. Mr.. Thompson said
any discussion of his program
would be premature" He
said a committee headed by
Mr.. Boothby would make rec
concentrations in July.
Mr.. ThompSon's service with
the Board of Trade began with
his election to the board of
directors in 1856. AS chairman
of the boards Co-ordinating
Committee of the Future two
years later. he spoke before the
Senate Appropriations Sub
committee for the lease-pur-
chase plan of acquiring Federal
buildings here.
Moved Up Ladder
In the past two years, Mr.
Thompson moved up from the
boards second to first vice
presidencies, serving first as
chairman of the Planning Ac-
tivities Committee and more
recently as the Budget Com
mittee chairman.
His interest in the D. C. So
ciety for Crippled Children was
climaxed in May, 1859, when ir
his second year as its president
he laid the cornerstone for g
new rehabilitation center ano
school at Thirteenth and Girarc
streets NV.
A Washington native, Mr.
Thompson is a grandson of the
late Theodore w. Noyes, editol
of The Star, who also wa
president of the Board o.
Trade. After he was gradu.
ated from Princeton Univer'
sity, he followed the family
tradition by joining the news
paper in 1896 as a general as.
signment reporter.
Fought in Europe
World War II interrupted
sending the then Capt. Thomp.
son in battle action in tht
European theater with tht
2l6th Field Artillery Battalion
of the 35th Division.
At wars end, Mr.. Thompson
resumed newspaper work, Gov
ering the District Building fol
The Star. Thereafter he be-
came assistant city editor ir
1948, was elected assistant Sec
retary to the board and ap'
pointed assistant managing
editor in 1855, and since No,
vember, 1857, has been an as
Sociate editor.
In addition to his presidenc!
of The Evening Star Broad
casting Co., Mr.. Thompson Il
vice president and treasurer O
the Shenandoah Valley Broad
casting Co.
Trustee Of Sidwell
He also is a member, Advi
sorry Board for the Branches
Riggs National Bank; an Elk
ecutive Committee member o
the Riggs Washington Loal
& Trust Branch, and a pub
lie interest director, Fedora
Home Loan Bank of Greens
boro, N. c.
Mr.. Thompson is a trustee o
Sidwell Friends School; di
rector, Emergency Hospital
trustee, Metropolitan Healtl
and Welfare Council, and ad
vance gifts solicitor, the Unitet
lGlVerS tuIlQ.
He is past president and
governor Of the Chevy Chas
Club, and belongs to the Broad
casters Club, the metropolitan
Club, Princeton Club of Wash
ington; The White House Cor
respondents Association Al
falfa Club, and the Potoma
River Squadron of the u. s
Power Squadron.
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