The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-25
FRANK D. DUNLOP NEW
SECRETARY OF CHAMBER
First General Meeting Of BODY Rau-
tics Action OF Dircctors-By-Laws
Are Amended.
ARTHUR 6. GLASGOW TALKS
ON MUNICIPAL OPERATION
Points Out Necessity For Applying
Proven Business Methods TO City
Government TO Make IL Efficient.
Drop Five Directors.

Members OF the Richmond Chamber
of Commerce, In the first general
meeting held since the annual meeting
in January. last night in the audi
torium of the jefferson Hotel elected
a secretary. amended its bylaws and
discussed efficient municipal govern
ment with the leading address and
argument presented by Arthar q.
Glasgow. municipal expert, citizen OF
Richmond and resident of London.
President w. T. Reed. of the
Chamber presided and several of the
pas presidents OF the body were
seated on the stage with the speak
sr ~ the evening. while the audi
forum was comfortably filled With
members of the organization. Busi-
ness coming before the general meet
ing was first taken np, and the ad-'
dress by Mr.. Glasgow followed to
be concluded with the discussion ir
which severa: members participated,
asking questions to which Mr.. Gias-
gov submitted. At the conclusion
of the session refreshments we're
served and members met Mr.. G!as-
gov personally.
r. ID. Dunlop. Secretary.
Former President j.. Il. Norris
placed in nomination for secretary
the name of Frank ID. Dunlop. for
mer treasurer of the chamber, and
brother of the late secretary, Richard
A Dunlop. No other ORDINATIONS
were made and Mr.. Dunlop was IMAM
imoUsly chosen. Since the death OF
Richard A. Dunlop. Frank d. Dunlop
has been acting secretary, he having
been chosen at a meeting OF the di-
rectors several weeks ago.
At the annual meeting of The Chem
Der motions were made that the by
laws be amended to FIX the second
Thursday in February, instead of the
second Thursday in January. as the
date for the annual meeting. and to
change the provision for election of
directors. so that but five instead of
ten directors would be dropped" from
the board annually. After discussion,
in which President w I. Reed,
former President r. NJ. Darlington.
Henry w. Rountree, Henry Pollard.
John G. Corley and f. Victor Will
! liams took part The body adopted the
amendments.
To Drop But Five Each Yosr.
Contest developed in the matter Of
lowering the number of directors to
he dropped each year. and a division
was called for, after the aye and
may" vote. The division RESULTED in
/ the adoption of the amendment by
ma jority of twenty-eight
, President Reed next presented Mr..
! Glasgow. who already has been heard
/ on the problem of municipal govern
ment by a number of the business and
civic bodies of Richmond, and who
held the crowd to close attention for
/ about an hour as he presented plan
for successful city government not
a new. plan; but the old plan of Mayor
Council afTartiNp hk o
planned, by the securing of heads
trained to efficiency.
: He urged tina. the city's charter be
so amended that 1t will be possible O
put city government on an efficient
business basis. such as that enjoyed
by successful business corporations,
by enabling the city to bring its eN-
eeutive from some other city, If nece9-
sary. The city, he showed. is but a
business enterprise in which the
citizens are the stockholders the
the president.
Removes Misapprehension.
Much of the earlier portion of Mr.
Glasgow's address was given up to a
removal of misrepresentation of his
IDEAS on municipa government. the
presentation of a SOUND business plan
on which municipalities are in sus-
/ Cessful operation In European coun-
tides. The apprehension. he
I showed IL the result of being incor-
rectly quoted in the newspaper re-
ports of his earlier speeches.
f. Mr. Glasgow made plain that the
application of successful business
methods to city government will make
municipal government successful. Al
! the conclusion Of his address he an
swered a number of questions,
Closing the meeting President Reed
invited from mepbers of the Chamber
suggestions that might make the or
ganization more useful in It's work for
the best interests of the city.
The fnaI action taken at the meet.
ing was the election to membership OF
4 the Coca Cola hottfing Works, Inc,
/ Roland Garrett. attorney at law; r. A.
/ Green. real estate Mayo e. Co, coop-
/ erage. and Fibre Board Container Com
pany.