Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-15
CITIZENS WORK
FOR NEW CHARTER
Civic Association Is Formed,
With E. l.. Bemiss as
President.
GLASGOW SINGS "SWAN SONG"
Noted Gas Expert, Who Started
Movement, Is Shortly to
Leave Richmond.
GLASGOW SINGS "SWAN SONG"

Leave Richmond.
permanent organization of what is
10 be known as tho Civic Association
of Richmond" was effected last night
AS the result OF Arthur Glasrows eff
forts TO effect civic reform. constitu-
tioh ana bylaws were adopted. and
oiilcers were elected. T. H. Remiss
was made president of the new citi-
Zens association Frank w Duke. exc
cu'ive secretary. and six vice-prcsi-
dents were named and took office.
The meeting, held in the Virginia
Mechanics Institute. was entirely rep
rescntativc. Men of all classes and
conditions were present. and there was
a liberal sbrinkling Of men who toll
In the streets and who labor in the
various departments of the city The
work of organizing was effected with
dispatch. and the officers, named by n
nomina ting committee. were elected
with unanimity
JONES RESOLUTION
MEETS WITH APPROVAL
Councilman Carter c. Jones's resolu-
tion, introduced in the Common Coun-
Gil Tor the appointment of n committee
or seven TO consider, in conjunction
with citizens committee of seven
needed reform in the city charter, was
lndorsed, and on motion of r NJ Car
rlnBton, former president of the Cham
Der OF Commerce. it was resolved that
1t was the sense of the meeting that
there is urgent need for immedia te
action II recommendations are to be
prepared in time for the meeting of the
- xI,1,
In calling the meeting to order, Mr.
Glasgow took occasion to set at rest
rumors that had come to his ears that
he was a candidate for the position Of
Superintendent of the Gas Works, or
that he would announce himself for
the mayoralty. This is. instead" he
said, my swan song. ] have received
call to other lands, and il NAV be
ten years before / return TO the home
OF my fathers"
BEMIsS CHOSEN AS
PERMANENT PRESIDENT
After the temporary organization,
the following permanent officers of the
| Civic Association of Richmond were
elected: president. r. L. Bemiss: vice
presidents. DIR. Stuart Mcclure. Colonel
Thomas b. McAdams. John Stewart
| Bryan, 7. j. Marcuse, Charles F. Rich
ards and Augustine Royal; executive
secretary. Frank w. Duke; directors
c. B. Anderson, DIR. Alex G.. Brown, r.
t. Bowden, T. NJ. Darlington, James
Caskie. John G. Corley. J. ]. Crcamcr.
j. L. Disney. Il. G. DAWSON, John c.
Easley, f. III. CARRIER, DR.. George Ben
johnston, Esbert G. Leigh, Jr, H. r.
Miller, j. w. Moore, l.. Z. Morris. c. T.
Norman, II. r. Pollard, Jr, j. T. Palma
.tary. NJ. r. Pace, w. T Reed, f. w
Rountree. o. +. Parrish, Dr. f. T.
Rucker. Floyd Reams. Clyde w Saund-
ers. Arthur Scrivenor, Alvin NJ. Smith,
X. III. Smith. O. j. Sands, Fred w. Scott,
Ashton Starke, Warren T. Taylor,
Granville G. Valentine, r. w. Wilson.
Coleman Wortham. Frank D. Williams.
John II. Wilson, w. II. Zimmerman,
f. c. Ebel, Harold Bloomberg and
Wortham Spillman.
Mr. Glasgow took the chair, and
called the meeting to order. He nomi-
mated Mr. Bemiss as temporary chair
man, and Coleman Wortham was made
temporary secretary
COMMITTEE DRAWS UP PLAN
FOR PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Eppa Hunton. Jr., offered resolu-
tion to formulate a plan of permanent
organization, and the following mon
were appointed to draw up constitu-
ton and bylaws: Eppa Hunton, Jr..
r. l.. Gordon, Charles j. Anderson.
Colonel c. L. Hasbrook, J. Stewart
Bryan. DR.. Edwin Hobson and 4. NJ
Cannon. While this committee was
drawing up its papers, Mr. Glasgow
took occasion to explain why he had
interested himself so largely in mat
ters OF civic reform in Richmond, and
10 say again that in all his utterances
lie mad been actuated only by the
sincerest motives of patriotism. He
saiu that the meeting was not called
TO indorse, discuss or consider any
specihc suggestions regarding munich
pay government which he may have
submitted, publicly or i'm private
"On the contrary" he said, 81 want
YOU to interest yourselves in govern
ing yourselves" lie urged that imme-
date organization be effected for in
telligent and efficient self-government.
and thus substitute the combined forces
of the community for the helplessness
of occasional individual effort: so that
you can throw OF, with your own
bonds of letharey and inertia. the yoke
of the professional politician" He
said that it was agreed that an cf-
ficicnt administrative organization, free
from political changes >and influences,
is the chief essential to the efficient
administration of the city, and that
the new charter should afford the
greatest possible certainty of the best
administrators and men throughout tho
organization. and the most efficient
means for utilizing their capabilities.
PEOPLE SIIOUJn nEcyDt,
WHAT CHANGES ARE MADE
He considered it proper that the peo-
pie themselves should determine when
and what changes are to be made in
the charter, because if the charter Is
to be changed. it is for the reason that
the people are not satisfied with the
present government. Therefore, it
seemed the more reasonable that the
people rather than the governing
powers should prescribe the changes.