Edward Giles
Irvin, born in Spencer, Indiana, on August 13,
1893, was graduated from Kokomo, Indiana High School in
1910 and entered the University of Indiana the same year.
After leaving school, he pursued a Journalistic career in
various cities throughout the country until World War I.
Aside from his success as a Journalist, Brother
Irvin was a pioneer in promoting basketball and track athletics
in the small town schools of Indiana. He was an active member
of the Methodist Church of Chicago and a member of the Masonic
and Odd Fellows Lodges. He organized and operated the Afro-American
Manufacturing Company in Chicago, which produced novelties,
candies, and specialties.
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