The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-06
MAYOR A|NSL|E
ENDS FIRST YEAR
Rounds Out Twelve Months Of
Service and Forgets
Anniversary.
PUT IN GOOD YEARS WORK
Anxious Now for Peace Commit
tee Members to Say
Yes or No.
PUT IN GOOD YEARS WORK

Mayor Ainslie rounded out yesterday
his first year at the City Hall On
September s. 1912-one year ago ycster-
day--hc took his seat in the little
cubby-hole of n private Office that the
city provides for its executive in the
northeast corner Of the street floor of
the City Hall. as successor to d. c..
richardson. who had resigned the
mayoralty to become judge Of the
Hastings Court
The Mayor was too cngrossed yes
terday with the celebration OF the ono
hundredth anniversary OF the signing.
OF the Treaty Of Client to give more
han passing thought to the first an
niveEsary of his election as the city's
chief magistrate. HIS attention once
directed to the date, however, he ac-
knowledged Its significance.
Elected by City Council.
Digging back into The Times-Dis-
patch fiies of year ago, IT is found
that the Common Council and Board
or Aldermen met In joint session on the
night OF September 4. to accept Mayor
Richardson's resignation and to elect
successor. Colonel Barton H. Grun-
dy nominated George Ainslie, and he
was elected unanimously. AT $50
o'clock the Same night Richmond's
thirty seventh Mayor took the oath Of
office before Judge Robert 6. Southan
That's the way it happened.
II shall earnestly seek TO co-operate
with the representatives of the peo-
pie" said the newly-el elected Mayor to
the Council that had just chosen him,
I'm the same measure that | desire the
cooperation with the efforts that l may
put forth in behalf or the common
veal" That's what he said
Good Yenr's Work.
Mayor Ainslie assumed Office n fedg-
ling in public life. without previous
experience in municipal affairs except
In so FAR as he was familiar with city
business through the Board of Police
Commissioners, of which he had been
member for some years. He faced the
additional responsibility of adjusting
the Mayors Office to the new form OF
city government.
City Hall wise men, and chroniclers
OF tho press who look with appraisinC
eye on the city's servants and their
successors, agree that Mayor Anslie
has put in good years work. Twelve
months is short time in which to
leave ones Impress on the sands of
time-to be fossy about It. His in
huence is traceable In much OF the
progress of the past year, and he has
brought harmony between departments
which might otherwise have enjoyed
only an unstable entente cordlale
Twelve months as the city's chief
executive have brought to the Mayors
brow an extra line or two. and added
"A few more silver HAIRS. but otherwise
there appears little change. Seated at
his desk yesterday. he declared HIM
self 1T and hearty as ever, and ready
I" shoulder the work that will fall
to his share in the year to come. Asked
Tor statement. the Mayor said
Il wish you would say for me that
more than seventy-fve of the commit
tee OF 200 that appointed last
week in connection with the local cele-
bration OF the century of peace between
English speaking peoples have not yet
honored me with their acceptances 1t
is important that l hear from them
early-either accepting or declining
membership on the committee-becausc
the national committee is waiting to
include the list In the annual year
book and the slowness in nnpleting
tho Richmond committee may delay
publication. ] hope that every man to
wiom notice was sent will let me know
his decision in the next day or two"