Evening journal., 1910-11-22

tion committee, was adopted with
various changes and amendments.
The recommendation of the nomi-
nation committee were read and the
following elections made, the elected
officers TO hold office for a period of
two weeks from last night, when the
first annual meeting of the new or
ganization will be held. The tempor-
airy officers are: President, Herbert
II. Ward; vice-president, J. Harvey
Whiteman; secretary, Arthur L. Bal
ley; five members of the executive
committee, T. Allen Hilles, r. II.
Richards, A. ID. Warner, G. K. Burch-
email and George B. Miller
The following committee to draw
up series Of bylaws TO be presented
at the next meeting was appointed by
the chairman; William F. Kurtz, ]. P.
Nields and Charles w. Bush.
The executive committee was re-
quested to arrange for the discussion
Of matters bearing upon the subject
Of commission government and its
adaptability in this city for the next
meeting Il is likely that c. r..
Woodruff, secretary Of the National
Municipal League, will be present
either at this meeting or a special
one to be called for the purpose OF
hearing him speak upon this subject.
Mr.. Woodruff is perhaps one of the
best informed men on this subject
that there is in the country, and
though a number thought that the
Wilmington Civic Association should
first determine among themselves
what they want and then call upon
Mr. Woodruff, the majority felt that
the information and education derived
from visit to this city by Mr. Wood
run would be most beneficial for the
ultimate success of the move to create
a new form OF government here.
Should Mr.. Woodruff come It is pos
slble that the meeting will be held in
the city High School or some other
building of suitable size and con
struction. The New-Century Club very
kindly extended the new organization
the use Of their rooms for meetings
and discussions.
Want Women In Organization.
William r. Bancroft read an inter-
estlng paper in which he voiced his
views on the subject Of commission
government
An interesting question arose dur
ing the discussion of the proposed
constitution. II was originally word
ed that any male twenty-one years
of age or upward could become a
member of the organization. In
stantly upon its reading there were
several men eager to champion the
women and debate that they be ad-
mltted to il as full members. Though
not protesting themselves as advo-
Gates Of woman's suffrage, these men
earnestly spoke In. favor of having wo-
men of the city associated with them
in this new work. Some even said
that the women had been the insti-
gators of the plan in this city for A
change of government. The majority
of the men present acknowledged the
advisability of having them become
members with the result that any wo-
man, twenty-one years or more Cf Il
can be determined) may become an
active member in the Wilmington
Civic Association. This is looked
upon to be a move for the interests
OF the organization insomuch that It.
will give the women a chance to. voice
their ideas TO the association even
though they have no power Of ballot
IN elections of the city officials. Not
only in politics will their opinions
prove Of value. but in the general well
fare OF the city, the women at times
having knowledge not within the
reach Of the men concerned, the men
thought.
II is the plan of the association TO
hold an annual meeting on the first
Monday night Of December each year.
The first Of these will be held on Mon
day night, December 5, in the rooms
or the Board of Trade unless notice
TO the contrary is sent out
This afternoon at four o'clock
a meeting of the executive meeting
Will be held in the Office of Herbert
h. Ward in the dupont Building.
those who extended their names as
charter members of the new associa-
tion are: Walter H. Hayes. T. Allen
Hilles, William F. Kurtz, George b.
Miller, William P. Bancroft, John w.
brassington, Robert ID. Kemp, John
+ Nields, Charles w. Bush, c. f.
Burchenal, William T. Morris. A. d.
Warner. William r. Hawkins. the Rev.
X L. jackson, L. w. Brosius, Hor-
ace Wilson, DR.. " ID. Washburn, B. f.
Shaw, w. G. Taylor. j. H. Whiteman.
J. > Hamilton, A. ID. Warner. Jr., ].
A. McCaulley, F. Gibbs, Henry Thomp-