The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-16
RICHMOND IS PLEASED
WITH new CIVIC BODY
1t Means business and Has Already
Begun 10 Do Business, Says
Citizenship.
EXECUTIVE OFFICES OPENED
Members Being Received at Me-
chanics' Institute-To Secure bet.
ter Government Big Job--Educa-
ton Campaign Needed.

Citizens of Richmond yesterday
morning hailed with satisfaction and
with pleasure the news of the Or
ganization Monday night of the Civic
Association of Richmond, whose chief
object is to secure for this city a
better. more efficient and more
economical government through the
agency of an amended, or a new,
charter and the awakened public
conscience. That the new 0rganiza-
ton is one which means and will do
business. a majority of those who ex-
pressed themselves agree.
With business-like promptness the
new association yesterday morning
opened temporary headquarters in the
administrative Offices of the Virginia
Mechanics Institute, at Eleventh and
Broad Streets. Frank w. Duke. elect
ed executive secretary of tn body at
its organization meeting Monday night,
is in charge. During the next few
days he will be at his desk In the
executive Office and he will receive
applications for membership In the
Civic Association from all Interested
citizens.
Directors to Meet Soon.
President r.. Il. Bemiss. of che
association announced yesterday af-
manent offices in the heart of the
city will be established. Mr.. Bemiss
also said that he will shortly call a
meeting of the board of directors,
at which the actuae work of secur-
ing effective cooperation on the part
of the charter revision committees
named by the Cha mber of Commerce,
Business Mems Club. Rotary Club,
Advertisers Club and other business.
civic and labor organizations VIII he
taken up.
The several bodies during the latt
few weeks after having listened 70 the
addresses of Arthur Glasgow appealing
for cooperation in the development OF
city government that will be efficient
and economical, appointed special com
mittees or referred the matter TO civic
affairs committees with instructions
that they act with similar committees
from other organizations.
These committees now are ready to
get together and to act. and when the
directors are called to meet thase COM
mittees will be represented. and the
first real constructive work Of the bet
ter city government campaign VIII be
put under way.
Need Educational Campaign.
Those who yesterday, made comment
on the movement NApicSsr LHNit PATA@
ure that IL has been successfully
launched and the hope that II Will
continue a ,busines-like organization
productive of results. Several were
heard to declare that 1t Is n big aues-
zion that is being tackled. and one
which must be given deep study.
There are many sides 10 the aues-
ton of government" IL was said
and there must always be politics
What is needed. as badly as anything
else. is an educational campaign, q
campaign OF education that will i'm
prove the quality Of our politics.
lit is certain that there must be
latitude given the city in the en-
ployment of its servants. but the pos
sibility arises that palitics may also
find it's way into the wider field OF
choice. For this reason the quality
of politics must be improved An
educat ional campaign will do this.
An educational campaign is es'
sentiaf"