The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-10
BEnIss TO RESIGN As
HEAD OF ASSOCIATION
President or Civic Body HoIdins Place
In Organization and ON Commit
tee Inconsistent
DIRECTORS TO ACT MONDAY
Or. stuart Mcguire. First Vicc-Pres'-
dent, Prominently Mentioned fof
Place Left BY Bemiss--se'hoos
Discussed BY Executives.

rn-...,ry the view that the mold
&c ,osittons--fhat of presi.
I.rt AZ the civic Association ana .hs.
c,tiren member of the Charter
Changes COMMITTEES OF the CITY Eoun-
e,t--E. L. Bemjss. at meeting OF .hs
executive committee OF the clVic as !,
sscia zion. Yesterday afternoon Indicated
shs. he win resign as president OF the
association.
,rbe executive committee issued call
,sst night for a meeting OF the board
~ directors of the association to pc
Ma in Mechanics Institute, at Eleventh
srd Broad streets, at Sis o'clock Mon
day evening for the purpose OF receiv :
inr and acting upon Mr.. Bemiss resis'
nation. DIR. Stuart Mcclure, hrst vice
president. 10 prominently mentioned AZ
Mr.. Bemiss' successor.
The meeting of yesterday afternoon
vas had in the directors room of the
Richmond Trust and Savings COM
many. at Seventh and Main Streets, az
sac O'Clock. 1t was in session Tor
more than an hour, most OF the time
hetrr devoted TO discussion OF plans
for further active work In cooperating
with the City Charter Changes Com
mittee.
Methods Are Discussed.
Views OF the several members OF the
COMMITTED
best methods to pursue In securing SUCH
data AZ may be needed for the conduct
of the organizations work and for the
guidance of the Charter Changes Com
mittee. II Is proposed TO have series
Of conferences 10 be addressed by ex-
perts on municipal AFFAIRS during the
next month or six weeks. The gatner-
ing OF information from various cities
In the country as to the success OF
their. different forms Of government
and details OF how those forms are
worked out 10 also proposed. These
matters will be brought before the
directors 1T their meeting Monday
niwht ana II is probable some action
viii be taken. The Charter Changes
COMMITTEES IL to have n meeting on
Thursday night 10 begin work on the
new charters nrst drafts.
the work Of the membership COM
,nittsS Of the association 10 producing
results and the number OF citizens al
0iiaxfnx with the body Is steadily
Arurine. Letters are being received
fronnecitfssns who are Absent from the
. raqosanAxlcns. enclosing the mem
nerMppiicakions cut from the Rich
ana1y' nSwspaperss in which they
g1n310AAserws
SyonAapeseDes Mig City.
l3u9erVgga one received yes
7 - ~ ~ Rhoahs, of Miller d
49, n6D0SIug mis- application. Mr..
uqfAen part.
kn& desire to see Rich.
&aty>-not 20 much big
1pulatfon o. great In good
sndsAll that that term
1I Ha1se11sp11ies all that's great
NND s0tp&snere size and wealth
r1 - NDfy fttle In city IL its
0Npngtsfni ana inefiicfent.
= GoNen4Uen9 In many and varf-
oQuunwurttsA our city. but .
neeorm of modern gov
1Gn1susAnors In three years
<16a AdSfe han all the othsr
d0e1k vNgSwo Snsing could accom-
6llu4 eM kwoutsI Tina cities that are
e3xsnnacaccn0micaliy governed are
S1enrUAeR kha& will be conspicuously
sosSS&hHVnADr IN the future
TO xho men vino will undertake
tina vsry important duty before US l
WITH 70 SAUE my tHterext-hy- the small
contribution herewith enclosed and
win give more IL It 10 needed--to such
n fund subscribers should be legion
and doubtless will"