Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-11
COMMITTEE WILL
MAKE new CHARTER
Rotary Club Plans Organization
to Change City Gov
ernmc1lt.

assumed moro definite shape today, when
thc Rotary Club at its meeting adopted
a report OF its Public Affairs Committee,
which wns authorized to proceed with
the formation Of non-partisan committee
composed of public citizens from all Sec
tions, organizations and groups oil people.
IL is the purpose after this committee Is
selected to proceed Immediately with the
work Of preparing a new city charter, II
the present one is considered inefficient
and have the legislation ready for the
assembling of the Legislature, so that 1t
NAV he acted upon as speedily as the
members desire.
A report of the Public Affairs Commit
tee which was indorsed follows:
''ro the Rotary Club:
The election IL over, the will of the
people has been expressed and whether
the results are to your liking or not all
lood citizens will bury their personal
opinions and In the true American spirit
unite in advancing the best interest OF
good government IN their respective
community rs we'll as the nation at large.
"Your Public Affairs Committee, there
fore, believes that the time has arrived
when definite plans should be made for
carving on the work of securing new
charter for the city of Wilmington, and
VIC beg leave to submit the following re-
port:
'In line with the resolution adopted by
the club on October II launching the
movement for a change in the fundamen-
tal laws of our citys form OF government,
We sent TO the various civic, social and
business organizations, clubs, municipal
bodies and individual members thereof
copies of the said resolution and requested
their endorsement and cooperation IN
the movement.
rs YOU may know the response has
exceeded even our fondest expectation.
The endorsement solicited has come from
an sources, and through this effort, to-
ccther with the splendid support OF the
entire press of our city, public OPINION
has been aroused to the essential need OF
Wilmington and today there Is pro-
no,inced demand for new charter.
AT this time we are not going 20 talk
about any specific plan or form of char
Ter We have been asked the question,
what do we propose, and our answer has
been. we have no specific plan nor are
We advocating any particular form OF city
government. This is n matter OF too
great Importance for any one club or or
ganization 10 determine alone, for 1t VIII
only be after careful comparison OF the
different views and opinions of the best
minds on the subject: due consideration
of local conditions and the harmonlzlng
VI all the factors entering therein, that
satisfactory measure can be drafted which
will have any possible chance OF passage,
These details must be left to a General
charter Committee.
The success or failure of the move
rnent will largely depend on the proper
organization OF the General Committee.
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"a the exact manner of its selection and
the carving on Of the work, all of which
Is only natural in view of the wide
spread interest and endorsement which
the movement has received. RESPONSE
bility for the future direction OF the work
should be general and not centralized IN
any one body and the purpose OF Rotary
a. this time should be to see that all in
terests are harmonized into a united force,
that the SUCCESS Of the movement may be
assured.
''Such committee should be non-parti-
san and selected from the organizations
and representative citizens who are Ia
vorahle 10 and willing TO actively engage
IN the work of obtaining a new charter
Care should be taken that this committee
should not be so large as to become cum
bersome. as il Is our Judgment small
Representative committee Will junction
more satisf actorily and hord thr interest OF
its members better than one so ,srge that
a portion of its membership VIII fall 10
realize their responsibility. The general
committee viii, of course, appoint lts own
subcommittee to carry out It's plans on
finance. publicity, form of charter, etc.
While the force of Rotary IS potential;
while il has been the prime factor 10 date
and viii continue to lend It's support and
co-operation 10 the end you will agree we
are sure thst Rotary has no wish to occupy
the stage alone, for when the affairs OF our
CITY are administered under an up-to-date
efficient charter there will be ample glory
for all, and We therefore welcome the
assistance of every interest 30 that end.
We, therefore, recommend thst the
Rotary Club continue 10 sponsor the
movement for new city charter.
That the Public Affairs Committee
he authorized TO participate IN the or
ganization of a General Charter Com
miitee IN behalf OF the citizens of VIII
mington. the same when formed 10 have
full power TO set.
That Rotary, individually and col
lectively. pledge their services to the Cen
eral Charter Committee and stand ready
u assist In any way possible TO bring
about the consummation OF their plans.
Respectfully submitted,
Public Affairs Committee, u
III. P. Ewes,