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 Edward
Giles Irvin (1893-1982),
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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