Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-21
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
NAMES JUNIOR BOARD
Young Men VIII Have Active Part
i'm Fight for New
Charter.
Consider Proposed Amendments to
Form Of Charter Already Outlined
Before Would Pro-
hibit COuncilmen as Stockholders.

Further plans for pcrfccting the pro-
posed new charter for the city Of Rich
mond were made at an enthusiastic
meeting OF the board of directors OF
the Civic Association held in the Amer,
lean National Bank Building last night.
DR.. Stuart Mcclure, president of the
board. occupied the chair. and there
were about forty members present.
with Secretary George w. Rogers
recording. Tho resignation of Colonel
Thomas y. McAdams. who retired from
the board to become Il member OF the
Charter Change Committee. was &C
chosen TO succeed him. Walker c.
Cottrell was elected chairman of the
publicity committee.
The nominations made by Il special
committee for an associate board OF
directors to he composed OF young men
representing citizens of every walk in
life were approved by the board.
associate BOARD Of
DIRECTORS Is NAMED
The associates. fifty in number. arc
as follows: w. +. Augustine. T.. S Bull
inGton, w e. Carpenter, :. T.. critzcr.
j. Z. Day. II. G.. DuVal, e. a. Felvcy. T..
Il. Faircloth. Aaron Jacobs. a. s. Kel-
lam. c. p. Harwood. Walter s. Lip
ford, Leslie y. Morecock. w. a. Mo-
.nn, To- haielBh lniilipS, James r..
Phillips. Jr.. Frank Rowe, Nathan ST.
mon. Allen Saville, w. y. Sheppard.
Louis A. Seal. r. =. Shinet John T.
Wicker. Jr, r. K. Winfrec. Benjamin
L. Williams. II. Carl Boschen. w. d.
Crenshaw, Milton Cone. W. c. Crosier,
r. c. DonLeavy, Arthur w. Evans.
Charles Ford, Fairfax C. Jones. G. Jeter
Jones. o. c. Koch. Ralph Levy. E. 8.
I-ayfeld. Edmund G. Massie. J. Blythe
Moore. Jr., Hugh Powell, Dr. William
II. Parker, Roy G. Pratt, a. o. Swink
W. W. Savage, l.. R. Smith, w. p. Sui
Ivan, Joseph w. Stewart, c. p. Wal
ford, Jr., NJ. y. Walker, Frank Zelez-
mix.
Several minor changes to the pro-
posed new charter were discussed at
some length and referred to the Char
ter Change Committee. which Will put
them in proper form and incorporate
them In the charter now being pro-
pared. One Of these changes provides
for the preferential system Of voting.
another for the South Carolina plan
Of double primary. 1t being conceded
that both plans have good points
neither Is recommended at this time as
the more desirable.
WOULD PROHIBIT COUNCIIMEN
FROM BEING STOCKHOLDERS
Another proposed change which
found favor last night with the board
IS the provision by which members OF
the City Council are prob ibited from
holding stock In any public service
corporation or in any corporation
which has business dealings with the
city. Other changes Of minor note may
be given consideration later.
The chairman stated near the close
of the meeting that the board OF direc-
tors and the association Is much en-
couraGed by the cordial reception giver
the proposed charter by the people OF
Richmond. The popularity OF the neH
/ charter movement. he said. is evil.
dcnccd by expressions of hearty ap.
prevail coming daily from all parts OF
the city.
SO widespread is this sentiment ant
so eager the demand for immediate &C.
ton that II was decided to instruct the
committee on public speakers ant
mass meetings to launch a series o.
citizens meetings with the briefest de
lay possible.
This means that within a few day.
mass meetings In support OF the new
charter viii be held in every part o.
the city on dates to he announced later
Meetings Will be held also in all of tn,
large industrial plants at the moor
/ hour. II is proposed to make the cit,
ring with popular demonstrations from
end to end that the will Of the voter.
| may be given expression in no uncer
tain tone.