EDWARD GILES IRVIN (1893-1983) 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.
