Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT
OF CIVIC ASSOCIATION
r. IL. Befniss {" Devote Energies to
Work 0f Charter Change
Committee.
CITIZEN MEMBERS WILL SERVE
Emphasis Is Placed on Need OF I'm.
mediate Action If New Charter
is to BE Voted On Before Leris.
1ature Assemblies.

49,, ,''"iSH' PTeSldent Of tho Civic
hssoclation OF Richmond vino Gas
elected Thursday night bv thn r.c,,,,';,
commute" on Change OF Charter ,
'rnpef al the associate citizens ,n,p
'n't'ee OF five that vii assist II i,
Us work. announced Yesterday 10 nc
.AcSu,'Vc c"mmitte" Of tho Civic As
Socia tion that he would accent ,ha an.
poih,ment and tender his yesfun,;I,,
as president Of the association
the task which will coufrou, ,,a
.oihi"'t'ee charged with rcinoialiny
me cit! charter. Mr.. ncnIiys h.Ijevns
VII make heavy time demands on tho
members Of the Cnarter-C,han-o -,
mittee. and il viii he j,n,,rar,,,.,,ia
ne Noueht. for him /" attenp, In dn
,ustite at the same time 10 the hirb
once with which the civic Assori,.
tIon has honored him.
VT Bemiss's resignation will he laid
before the board Of directors of me
association. which Will hold n meet.
a'E III INC Mechanics Institute at Sis
CLOCK Monday night 1t will be ac.
cepted. as matter ~ cours. ana Go
cessor elected While tho successor 10
MT bemiss may he elected from the
membership at large. IL is regarded as
probable that one of the vice presi
rents VIII be honored with the Office
M ne SIX wee presidents are DR.. Stuart
Mc'uife, John Stewart Bryan. / !
Mhrcuse. Augustine Royal G. T. Rich-
ards and Thomas r. McAdams.
EAECITfNF COMMITTEE FLAWS
CAMPAIGN OF PUBLICITY
ne executive committee met in the
once OF Mr.. Beniss at o'clock yes
teruaE afternoon. and was in session
TOT Two hours The members expressed
,heir approval Of the PROMPT manner
IN which the Council committee has
Srappied with the preliminarics Of the
chartcr-chanae problem. There was
general approval OF the choice OF the
councilmen for members Of the assoc
ciate citizens committee. While the
ciiiZcns committee as constituted
Thursday night does not in eyery re-
spect represent the views Of the Civic
association. /; was said, it's personnel
Is representative. and the committee
~ such one az the Civic Association
can whole -heartedly support
At It's meeting Monday night tho
board Of directors Of the association
VIII address itself To the task OF work.
ing out a publicity program directed
towards familiarizing the citizenship
al large with tho most approved ideas
on charter reform i'm order that the
electorate may be in position tn vote
lhtciliSently upon any plan that may
oe set before 1t for approval or re-
lection
win the matter of the personnel OF
the Charter Change Committee out OF
the way. the publicity campaign will
he the associations immediate future
concern. The scheme comprehends the
holding OF public meetings, lectures by
municipal experts and talks before civic.
professional, commercial and social or
THnizations OF every character.
BELIEVED THAT ALI. FIVE
CITIZENS WILL SERVE
1t is expected that all five citizen
members Of the Chhrter-Change Com
mittee will serve n. r. Pollard. Jr..
stated last night that he Ind as vet
Gent no formal acceptance. but en-
pccted In serve. Charles " Meredith
said that he would serve IL 1t were
possible for him 10 do so. in view Of
other eneagements. James T. Disney
said that he expected to serve.
Leon Wallerstein was in New York
yesterday on business. Hc Will return
to the city to-day. His friends were
certain that he would serve If busi-
ness engagements did not prevent.
Emphasis was placed by all the ap-
pointees on the importance of imme-
date action. Those who have engage
ments or expect to be away much
of the summer will hardly be eligible
If u new charter is to he drafted,
adopted by the Council and printed In
time for submission to the people be-
fore the General Assembly meets in
January.