History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Charles Warren Fairbanks, twenty-sixth vice-president of the United States. Among that group of distinguished statesmen, to whose memory the people of Indiana and the country at large have united in awarding undying fame, none were more intimately known, more thoroughly esteemed or personally beloved at Indianapolis, than Charles Warren Fairbanks. Like many other men who have reached high place in American history, he had a conspicuous ancestral background, his forefathers having been among the earliest in colonial settlement and honorably associated with the founding of the Republic. In the ninth generation from the present, the records show that one Jonathan Flayerbanks (Fairbanks), a passenger on the Speedwell from Holland, reached the American colonies with the Mayflower Pilgrims, settled at Dedham, Massachusetts, and there built a house yet standing, probably the oldest dwelling in America, dating from 1633. Of his four sons, Jonas Fairbanks married Lydia Prescott, daughter of John Prescott, founder of Lancaster, Massachusetts. Their son, Capt. Jabez Fairbanks, born 1678, died 1770, married Mary Wilder. Their son, sixth generation back, Deacon Joshua Fairbanks, born 1714, died 1769, married Eunice Wilder, and their son, Capt. Luther Fairbanks, born 1755, died 1836, an officer in the American Revolution, prisoner in Quebec, passed through the winter at Valley Forge with Washington's army, married Thankful Wheelock. Their son, Luther Fairbanks, born 1780, died 1857, married Lucy Lewis. Their son, Loriston Monroe Fairbanks, born 1824, died 1900, married Mary Adelaide Smith. Their son, Charles Warren Fairbanks, born in 1852, died June 4, 1918. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A. and LL.D., for a number of years in professional life he was a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association. He early was called into public life, his last great service to his country being vice-president of the United States, 1905-1909. He married, 1874, Cornelia, daughter of Judge Philander Blakesley and Dorothy (Witter) Cole, born 1851, died 1913. Mrs. Fairbanks was a descendant of the illustrious Cole family of Holland, and of Revolutionary War stock through her ancestor, Capt. James Blakesley. She was a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University and a member of the Greek letter fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta, and throughout a beautiful and useful life became known to thousands outside her home and social circle. Gifted in many ways she was particularly well fitted, not only for the social duties demanded of her through her husband's high position in public life, but also for prominence in a sphere of her own. She was a life member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and became president general of the organization, for years devoting herself generously to its best interests. She chose the site, broke the ground and laid the cornerstone for Memorial Continental Hall, arousing interest in the undertaking and providing funds for the same by speaking all over the country, her heart was in the work, and she presided with her usual poise and dignity over the first meeting held in the hall. She was interested in art, music, public welfare and general affairs and was an active member of numerous organizations. While residing in Washington she served as president of the Junior Republic in Maryland, and at Indianapolis she was a member of the Art Association, the Matinee Musical Club, the Fortnightly Musical Club, of which she was one of the founders and president for one year, of Carolyn Scott Chapter, D. A. R., and other representative bodies. It gave her great pleasure to be able to sign her daughter's papers on her admission to the D. A. R., the latter being also a life member. Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks are survived by their five children, one daughter and four sons: Adelaide, who is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and McDonald-Ellis School of Washington, D. C., and of special courses in Chicago University, resides at Indianapolis with her adopted daughter, Ruth Davenport Fairbanks; Warren Charles, of Indianapolis, graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University (Phi Gamma Delta) enlisted as a private in the Spanish-American War and later was commissioned captain. He married Ethel Cassidy, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and they have two daughters, Edith Ann and Cornelia Warren, the former of whom, a graduate of Dobb's Ferry Seminary, is now a student in Miss Nixon's School, Florence, Italy; Frederick Cole, member of the Indianapolis Bar, a graduate of Princeton University, 1903 (Tiger Inn), and California Law School, married Helen Scott, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and they have two children, Charles Warren and Cornelia Cole; Richard Monroe Fairbanks, of Indianapolis, lawyer by profession, graduate of Yale University and Indiana Law School, married Louise Hibben, who died in 1913; married second time, Robertine Buchanan; and Robert Fairbanks, who is a resident of Indianapolis, a graduate of Yale University, class 1909, belonging at college to a leading Greek letter fraternity and serving as editor of the Yale Record. In his early manhood, his distinguished father was an Associated Press reporter, and at the time that Horace Greeley, the notable but irascible editor of the New York Tribune, was campaigning for the presidency, reported his speeches, writing them out in long hand.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Mrs. Allen T. Flemming, president of the Indianapolis League of W omen Voters, was born in Warren county, Ohio, the daughter of Owen S. Higgins, her maiden name having been Adeline Higgins. Her father was born in Cincinnati, coming to Ohio in the early days, and was the son of a native of the Emerald Isle. He is now mayor of Lebanon, Ohio, having been elected to that executive position when he was seventy-eight years of age. He has long been a leader in politics in Ohio, and among his personal friends have been numbered such men as President McKinley, Mark Hanna, Governor, now Senator, Willis, and President Harding. He served in the Union army during the Civil War as a member of the 79th Ohio, and participated in Sherman's famous march to the sea. Mrs. Flemming's mother, Lydia (Stark) Higgins, is of English descent, and the Stark family were also pioneers of Ohio. John Stark, Mrs. Flemming's great grandfather, was a soldier in the Revolution, and later entered land in Clermont county. His son cleared the land and built the home that has since been the home of the Stark family. Owen S; and Lydia (Stark) Higgins had but one child, Adeline. She was educated in the public schools of Loveland, Ohio, and was graduated from the National Normal University at Lebanon, and from the Alfred Holbrook School, which was the first teachers' normal in the country. She married Allen Theodore Flemming in 1896, he having been a classmate of hers at the National Normal University, from which he was likewise graduated. He is a descendant of a fine old family which faces its line back to William the Conqueror, being the third oldest family which has done so. The great Conqueror granted land to Sir Flemming, and from that knight the, family traces its lineage. The Flemmings had several branches, some settling in Ireland, some in Scotland, and some in England, and the immediate ancestors of Mr. Flemming came to America through Canada. In 1904, Mr. and Mrs. Flemming came to Indianapolis, he being at that time a traveling salesman for the Standard Metal company, with which well-known house he is still identified. Their union has been blessed with three children: Esther Lucile, born in 1900, a graduate of the Manual Training high school and a business college, is now a bookkeeper in the City National bank and is also studying vocal music at the Metropolitan School of Music; Owen Higgins Flemming, born in 1902, is personal representative for Bradstreet, and probably the youngest man ever sent out by, that firm; and Charles Allen, born in 1910, a pupil in the grade school. Mrs. Flemming has always been interested in public work, that having been the atmosphere in her father's home, but for twenty years she devoted her time to rearing her family to good citizenship. She did her first public work in Indianapolis with the Parent Teachers' Federation, of which she was president, and helped organize the State Mothers' Congress, which later developed into the State Parent Teachers' Association. She was instrumental in bringing about the use of school buildings as community centers, and did much hard work in this direction. She has been a member of and held various offices in the W. C. T. D., holding the office of vice-president of the Marion county chapter five years. She has been president of the Indianapolis League of Women Voters two years, and is chairman of the Seventh District League of Women Voters of Indiana. She is vice-president of the Woman's Republican Club, and is now assistant state manager of the "Jackson for Governor" Club. In 1920, she was a member of the Speakers' Bureau for Albert J. Beveridge, and did organization work in fifty-five counties. She is chairman of the legislative committee of the State Council of Women, and has been a member of the board of directors of the local Council of Women fourteen years. She was for a time chairman of the History committee of the State Federation of Women's clubs, and served on the fire prevention committee of the Chamber of Commerce. She is President of the Independent Social Club, which takes care of three beds in the Day Nursery, and belongs to the Minerva Club, the Fortnightly Club, and the Daughters of the Union (Oliver Morton Chapter), the Marion County and Indiana Republican clubs. During the World War, although having to go on crutches on account of a lameness, she did much local war work, sold Liberty bonds over the telephone and kept her home open to soldiers from Fort Benjamin Harrison. For ten years she has been a communicant of the Roberts Park Methodist Episcopal Church, and her efforts in behalf of civic advancement have won for her the profound esteem and respect of her fellow citizens.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Edward D. Fouts, proprietor of the Fouts Car & Tractor company, is one of the substantial business men of Indianapolis who has made his own way in the world. He was born at Wichita, Kansas, March 18, 1888, son of E. P. and Lydia (Beck) Fouts, and grandson of Co1. Thomas Dugan Fouts. During the war between the North and the South he served in the Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Following the close of the war he went to Wichita, Kansas. E. P. Fouts was born at New Washington, Clark county, Indiana, and died in 1898, aged fifty-seven years. His widow survives him. Edward D. Fouts attended the public schools through the high-school courses, and he also had the advantages of special training. Until 1913 he was on a Texas ranch, but in that year came to Indianapolis and engaged with Robert H. Hassler, with whom he continued until in May, 1919, when he established his present business. This has been developed through his energy and good management, to be one of the leading concerns of its kind in the city. February 14, 1912, he was married to Miss Marguerite Owens Walker, of New York. As an example of what can be accomplished by an energetic, ambitious young man, he points the way for others to follow.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Robert W. Furnas, deceased, was one of the pioneer ice cream manufacturers in Indianapolis. Through his efforts, the name of Furnas has become a byword throughout the ice cream manufacturing business in the state of Indiana, where his product was known as the best that could be obtained. He was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, January 8, 1848, the son of an old Quaker family, a creed to which he himself adhered throughout his long and successful life. He received his education in the public schools of his home community and at Earlham College, which he attended for a year. He first engaged in the manufacture of ice cream in 1878, and the cause of his resolution to follow this business is unique and interesting. He was requested to make the ice cream for a church affair, and the first batch was of such a superior quality that he was routed from his bed to make another lot of it. The favor that had been visited upon his efforts in behalf of the church implanted the idea in his head to found a company for the manufacture of ice cream. The concern was accordingly organized in 1878 and for a time operated in a small way. The excellence of the company's product and the business acumen soon brought the firm into the forefront of the concerns in its line of business. Under the supervision of Mr. Furnas the company grew rapidly until it was decided to undertake the wholesale end of the ice cream business. This venture, too, was attended with almost instant success, and the Furnas ice cream was marketed throughout the state. The company besides being a pioneer in that phase of the ice cream business is also rated as one of the leading industries in the city of Indianapolis as well as in the state where Furnas ice cream has gained such an enviable name for superlative quality. The firm was under the direction of Mr. Furnas until his death which occurred May 7, 1916. He was also an inventor in addition to the interests of his large business, and he invented and patented much of the machinery used in his plant. He was also the inventor of the first pneumatic street sweeper used in this country. Mr. Furnas married Hannah M. Wright, of Plainfield, Hendricks county, Indiana, and to this union were born two daughters: Lelia, the wife of Dr. Frank A. Hamilton, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work; and Mary E., who died at the age of sixteen years. Mrs. Furnas died in Indianapolis November 7, 1919, and her loss was deeply felt by all who knew her.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Carl C. Gibbs, manager of the National Malleable and Steel Castings company, is one of the sound business men and prominent citizens of Indianapolis. He was born in Rush county, Indiana, October 10, 1882, the son of William W. and Carrie A. (Wikoff) Gibbs, both natives of Rush county. The father was educated at the old Fairview Academy, one of the earliest educational institutions of the state. He was a prosperous business man of Fairview, Fayette county, and took an active part in Democratic politics. In 1898, he became a resident of Indianapolis. The mother was a descendant of Pete Wikoff, one of the original settlers of what is now New York City. Carl C. Gibbs graduated from Shortridge high school in 1901, then taking postgraduate work for one year after which he went abroad for an educational trip. Returning to Indianapolis he became a student of the old Indianapolis Business College, where he took the full commercial course. His first business experience was gained through the medium of life insurance, but as this was not to his liking, in 1906, he entered the employ of his present company as a member of the sales department, serving as assistant to the sales manager. In 1909-10, during a slack period he went into the shop to learn the mechanical end of the business. Returning to the sales department in 1910, he continued as a salesman until 1919 when he was transferred to the parent plant at Cleveland, Ohio, as sales manager, and there remained until July, 1920, when upon the death of the Indianapolis plant manager he was sent to Indianapolis as manager in full charge of the plant here. The company with which Mr. Gibbs is associated is the world's greatest producer of malleable iron castings, operating six large plants located at Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; East St. Louis, Illinois, and Indianapolis. They also have two large steel plants, one at Sharon•, Pennsylvania, and the other at Melrose Park, Illinois. The company is an Ohio corporation capitalized at thirty millions of dollars. While at Shortridge high school Mr. Gibbs was prominent in all branches of athletics. In recent years his fondness for outdoor sports has manifested itself in golf, to which he is very devoted and in which he has acquired a reputation in local and sectional tournaments. He is active in numerous organizations, belonging to Columbia Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, Indianapolis Country Club, Highland Golf and Country Club, Rotary Club and Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers. November 24, 1910, Mr. Gibbs married Miss June Hodson, a daughter of Oscar A. and Anna (Mills) Hodson, old established families of Indianapolis.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Cortland Van Camp. It was the life of a successful business man and influential citizen that was brought to a close in the death of Cortland Van Camp, which occurred at the family home August 7, 1923 . He was the scion of one of the old and honored families of America, and as the name implies, he is a representative of that sturdy Holland-Dutch stock so admirably described by Washington Irving in his "Knickerbocker's New York." The original orthography of the name was Van Kapen, and the family is one of ancient lineage in the Netherlands; whence came the original progenitors in America, settling in New York and New Jersey in the Seventeenth century. The prefix "Van" indicates the patrician status of the family in Holland. To those familiar with the history of New Amsterdam, that quaint Dutch village which was the nucleus, of our national metropolis, there comes at the mention of these sterling old names a mental picture in which sturdy figures seem to leap forth from the midst of centuries, instinct with hearty, vigorous life, and representative of stalwart Christianity, and sovereign integrity of character. The Van Camps were aggressive and liberty-loving and their names are found enrolled as patriots in the Revolutionary War. Records extant show that Charles Van Camp, whose father had been a Captain of Volunteers in the War of the Revolution came from Trenton, New Jersey, to the territory of Indiana in 1804. He was among the first permanent settlers of the county of Dearborn, and there he married Mary Halstead, daughter of James Halstead, who had brought his family over from New York and settled at North Bend, Ohio. On Christmas Day, of the year 1817, there was born to Charles and Mary (Halstead) Van Camp, a son, to whom was given the name of Gilbert C. Van Camp. He grew up among the pioneer conditions existing at that time and married Miss Hester Jane Raymond, whose birth occurred July 19,1828, in the State of New York, and whose parents were early settlers of Franklin county, Indiana. Gilbert C. Van Camp resided in Franklin county until 1853, when he moved to Greensburg, continuing there until 1860, when he came to Indianapolis, with whose business and civic life he became prominently identified. He resided here until his death April 24, 1900. His wife died in Indianapolis in 1912. Cortland Van Camp was born in Franklin county, Indiana, May 25, 1852, and was about eight years old when the family removed to Indianapolis, where he was reared to manhood and where he continued to reside during the long intervening years, marked by worthy accomplishments and consecutive progress as one of the country's sterling workers. As a boy, he attended the public schools and also pursued a course in a business college and had private instructions and graduated from a commercial college at age of fifteen. His first position was a bookkeeper for a commission merchant, but he soon relinquished that to take up an independent business career that was ever marked by hard work and inflexible integrity of purpose. In 1869, when but seventeen years of age, Mr. Van Camp formed a partnership with his father and engaged in the fruit and general commission business. In 1876, Mr. Van Camp retired from this business, leaving, determined to seek a field of business operations with fewer hazards and wider opportunities. Upon mature reflection, he decided upon the hardware business. In June, 1876, without any intimate knowledge of details he purchased a wholesale hardware business in Indianapolis. His plans were quickly and wisely formulated and within a comparatively short time he had the business on a substantial basis. His desire for accomplishment always exerted itself and he soon found means of expanding the scope of his enterprise. This was done by the consolidation of his business with another iron establishment. This was accomplished in 1876 and in 1884 the business was incorporated under the name of the Hanson-Van Camp company. In 1886, Mr. Hanson withdrew and a new corporation was formed under the name of the Van Camp Hardware and Iron company, of which Mr. Van Camp was, president from the beginning until his death. The business of the company continued to grow until for several years it has been among the first of its kind in the country. To the management of the business Mr. Van Camp gave the larger portion of his time as chief executive of the firm. Meanwhile, he had achieved success in another line of endeavor. In 1882, Mr. Van Camp, with his father, organized the Van Camp Packing company, which by good judgment has developed into one of the leading packing companies of the country. He remained with this enterprise until 1900, and again in 1912 became interested in the business, reorganized it, and held the office of president and later chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Van Camp was a man of broad mental horizon and of most practical ideas; and was most liberal and public spirited as a citizen, and his influence and, capitalistic support have been given to numerous enterprises and measures aside from the splendid institution he built up in his chosen field. One of the most important and far-reaching ventures was when he became one of the organizers of the Indianapolis Southern Railroad company, a road giving Indianapolis a through route to the south. Several unsuccessful attempts had been made to enlist the support of the city when it became necessary for private individuals to risk capital and devote time to the enterprise, Mr. Van Camp with three others shouldered the responsibility and without soliciting the sale of stock to friends nor individuals, along the right of way. Before the completion of the project it was sold to the Illinois Central and completed to the main line at Effingham, Illinois, thus securing direct connection with the coal fields of the state and providing an outlet to New Orleans. This has added materially to the precedence of the city as a railroad and distributing center, whose commercial facilities are of the highest grade. Mr. Van Camp was not merely a figure head in this enterprise but was an important factor in financing and making the road a success. He contributed in many ways to the industrial, commercial and civic progress of the city. He was not the type of man to vaunt his own success or accomplishment, and in view of that fact it is gratifying to offer the following estimate paid him by a prominent banker and influential citizen of Indianapolis, who said, "I have known Mr. Van Camp intimately throughout his business career and consider him a born merchant and financier. His is the leading hardware and iron house in the state, and there are but few larger in the country. The concern is very aggressive and is constantly extending its trade into new territory. Mr. Van Camp is the man who deserves the credit for building up the business and putting it on its present sound financial footing. In my opinion this has required more ability, energy and persistence in an inland city like Indianapolis, than would be needed in a city such as St. Louis or Chicago. Though of a retiring disposition, Mr. Van Camp is strong and self-reliant in meeting the manifold problems of business life." Mr. Van Camp was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, of which he served as trustee and elder. He belonged to the leading civic and commercial clubs and was a Thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason and belonged to the Mystic Shrine. On May 28, 1876, Mr. Van Camp married Fannie A. Patterson, daughter of Samuel J. and Patsy (Wilson) Patterson, and to this union five children were born: Raymond Patterson; Ella, now Mrs. John T. Martindale; Samuel G., deceased; Fannie Mary, deceased; and Cortland Malott, deceased. Mrs. Van Camp's father, Samuel J. Patterson, was one of the first and most prominent residents of Indianapolis. He was born in Cynthiana, Harrison county, Kentucky, October 8, 1804, and came to Indianapolis in 1821, assisting in laying out the town. He operated the first grist mill brought to Indianapolis. He died at the age of seventy-eight years, survived by five children: Samuel, Robert, Charles, Mrs. B. F. Riley and Mrs. Cortland Van Camp. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Van Camp, Isaac Wilson, was also one of the makers of Indianapolis. He lived in the Carolinas at the time of the Revolution, and volunteered for service early in that struggle. He served out his term of enlistment, but upon returning home found the family in sorrow over the drafting of a younger brother, the favorite of the family, whom they could not bear to see go to war, especially since two of his older brothers had already served in the army. Isaac offered to take his younger brother's place, which he did, serving another term. He did not see his other brother, who was also in the army, until after the war was nearly over. When the colonies had finally won their independence, Isaac Wilson went home, married, and settled down to a peaceful life. His first wife dying, he married Sarah Neal, of Lexington, Kentucky. He served as a soldier in the United States Army during the War of 1812, and at its close he moved from the Carolinas to Connersville, Indiana. After a few years there he came to the place where Indianapolis, now stands, arriving with his family April 6, 1820. He built a cabin on what was afterward the site of the old state house, a spot now covered by the present state capitol. In 1822, he built the frame house in which his daughter, Mrs. Patterson, later lived. His children's names were: Lorenzo Dow, Wesley, Elizabeth and Patsy. Isaac Wilson was a man of great intellect and ability. When he journeyed westward to the wild territory surrounding the village of Indianapolis and made his home in a country peopled largely by Indian tribes, he bought two hundred acres of fertile land from the Government. Even then he was well advanced in life, but by hard work he flourished. At first he lived in the village in his log cabin, but later moved to the frame dwelling, where he died. His wife died there also. At first he engaged in farming, but seeing the necessity and demand for a grist mill, he erected a mill for the grinding of corn into flour, corn "dodgers" having been regarded as a staple of diet in those days. He prospered in this undertaking. Patsy (Wilson) Patterson, his daughter, and the mother of Mrs. Van Camp, was but a child when she was brought to Indianapolis, but she could remember how things looked at that time. She remembered the rude log cabin and the primitive family life, could describe vividly the departure of the Indians for the reservations in the northern part of the state. At one time she saw four hundred braves on their ponies ride away with coon skins and other hides fastened to their saddles. Wild deer and turkey were so plentiful that only the breast meat of the latter was cooked for food, and the Wilson children kept several fawns as pets. Mrs. Patterson was a member of what is now the Meridian Street Methodist Church, which, when she joined it at the age of fourteen years, was known as Wesley Chapel and stood at the corner of Meridian and Circle streets, where the Waverly Building now is located. The first meeting of that organization was held in the cabin of Isaac Wilson. The old Wilson mill, which stood near the homestead, was operated by Mr. Patterson after the death of Isaac Wilson, and the old mill race can still be seen near Elizabeth street, close to White River. This mill was afterwards moved and is now the Evans Milling company. Mrs. Patterson was made a member of the D. A. R., and was the only member of the local chapter who was the daughter of a Revolutionary War soldier.

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History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Charles F. Gregg. Among the many legitimate lines of business carried on successfully in a great city like Indianapolis, that of dry cleaning, in its modern and scientific sense, is both a luxury and necessity. A well known, reliable firm in this business is that of Gregg & Son, Dry Cleaners, with well equipped quarters on Madison avenue, this city. The partners in this business are William W. and Charles F. Gregg, substantial citizens and members of the Chamber of Commerce. Charles F. Gregg was born in Iowa, November 14, 1881, son of William W. and Elizabeth A. (Cook) Gregg, the latter of whom was born and reared at Spiceland, Indiana, and died April 28, 1921. William W. Gregg was born at Dublin, in Wayne county, Indiana, December 28, 1850. When a young man he taught school for a time and later was in the coal mining business. In 1908, encouraged thereto by his wife, he embarked in the dry cleaning business at Indianapolis, which, in partnership with his son, he has developed into a large business enterprise. Charles F. Gregg attended school in Iowa in boyhood and completed a course of instruction in the city of Chicago, since then being associated with his father in the firm of Gregg & Son. They operate a large plant, give employment to many, and in their excellent work and service justify the trade term they use, "Caretakers of Clothes." Mr. Gregg married Miss Lillie Tebbe in 1913, a native of Indianapolis. He is a Thirty-second degree Mason and a Shriner, is a member of the Columbia Club, and was a member of the committee of sixty who organized the new Indianapolis Athletic Club. The Gregg winter residence is at No. 4153 Carrolton avenue, Indianapolis, and the summer home is at Spiceland.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

James C. Gribben, one of the successful business men of Indianapolis, was born in that city January 30, 1889, the son of David S. Gribben. The father of our subject was born in Jefferson county near Madison, Indiana, where he received his education in the public schools of his home community. In 1881, he came to Indianapolis. At that time he established the business which his son now conducts, and in 1884 the firm was reorganized as the A. R. Gary company, locating then at 154 North Illinois street. He continued at the head of the concern until 1921 when he turned his interests over to his son James C. Gribben. He had built up an excellent organization that was• rated as one of the strongest commercial enterprises in the city at the time of his retirement from active business life. James C. Gribben received his education in the graded and high schools of Indianapolis. After he had completed his educational career, he engaged in the automobile business for some time and was also connected with the Presto Lite company for several years. He served with the American army on the Mexican border and with the outbreak of the war with Germany, he again offered his services to the government. He served in France with the 301st Motor Transport regiment for eighteen months. With the cessation of hostilities, he returned to Indianapolis, and shortly afterward he assumed the duties of his father's interests in the A. R. Gary company. Although he has been connected with the firm but a comparatively short time, Mr. Gribben has done much to place the company high in the commercial life of Indianapolis, where it is regarded as one of the most substantial firms of its kind. On May 14, 1917, Mr. Gribben married Jess A. Dearmin, of Greenwood, Indiana, and to this union have been born two children: James C., Jr., five years old; and Bruce Dearmin, aged three years.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

William R. Griffith, secretary of the Furnas Ice Cream company, is one of the aggressive and enterprising citizens of Indianapolis who has attained success in the business world through his own efforts. He was born on a farm near Southport, in Marion county, Indiana, November 15, 1865, and is a son of Lunsford Griffith and Eliza (Brewer) Griffith. His paternal grandparents were natives of Wales, and on emigrating to America, settled first in Ohio, where Lunsford Griffith, father of William R. Griffith, was born in 1832. In 1836, the family removed to Indiana, where they became prominently identified with the early• development of the country and were active factors in the civic and material advancement of this great commonwealth. After obtaining a substantial education in the graded and high schools of his native community, William R. Griffith matriculated at Mitchell (Indiana) College, and was graduated from that institution with the class of 1890. He then taught school in Lawrence and Marion counties for several years, but tiring of that profession, and his natural predilection being toward that of business pursuits, he accepted a position with the Furnas Ice Cream company at Indianapolis, as bookkeeper, and served in that capacity for one year, when he was made secretary of the company, a position he now retains. He is a Mason in good standing and is a member of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and of the Hoosier Motor Club. He was married June 28, 1894, to Miss Ida B. Tomlinson, a native of Marion county, and they maintain a pleasant home at 625 Middle Drive, Woodruff Place. Both he and his wife are members of the Second Presbyterian Church, and are prominent in social circles of the city.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Harry A. Groff, secretary of the Indianapolis Refrigerating company, for a number of years was prominent in banking circles here and is a representative and highly respected citizen. He was born at Indianapolis, October 18, 1878, son of Nathan B. and Gazette D. (Sutherland) Groff, of remote Dutch stock but both born in Pennsylvania, the father in Lancaster county, December 30, 1854. His mature life was spent at Indianapolis, where he was engaged in the produce business until his death. Harry A. Groff attended the public schools of Indianapolis and as he early decided upon office accounting as a business beginning, his special studies were along that line, and afterward, for a number of years, he was in the employ of large business firms as an expert bookkeeper. He then entered the National City Bank of Indianapolis, as receiving teller, and during his official life there, acceptably filled every position except president of the bank. In June, 1923, he became identified with the Indiana Refrigerating company as secretary and devotes himself closely to its interests. November 24, 1902, he married Miss Winnifred Scotton, of this city. He is a member of Pentalpha Lodge, No. 564, F. & A. M., and belongs to the Board of Trade, the Chamber of Commerce and the National Terminals Corporation.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Francis Frazee Hamilton, whose research work and intelligent experimentation in radio telegraphy made his name widely known while yet a schoolboy, has perfected many inventions and has served his country ably in this connection, both in war and peace. Since the close of the World War he has been in the cigar box and miniature cedar chest manufacturing business at Indianapolis, and another evidence of his diversified talents is found in his able administration of the office of building commissioner of this city. He was born in Rush county, Indiana, February 21, 1891, son of Lucius O. and Fanny (Frazee) Hamilton, the latter of whom was born in Rush county, July 12, 1866, and the former in Bracken county, Kentucky, January 29, 1862. He is a member of the prominent firm of Hamilton Harris & Company, jobbers of cigars and tobacco, Indianapolis. Francis F. Hamilton attended school in Rush county for four years, at Covington, Kentucky, for two years, after graduating from Shortridge high school entered Purdue University at Lafayette, Indiana, where he spent four years, and subsequently completed a commercial course in a business college in Chicago, Illinois. Always an apt student, he early became intensely interested in radio and completed his first radio set in 1907, when he was a freshman in the Shortridge high school, a somewhat remarkable accomplishment, considering how little yet had become real knowledge along this line. He kept up his interest and in 1914 after graduating from Purdue with his engineering degree, applied himself particularly to the study of radio telegraphy, in which he received his master's degree in 1917. Almost immediately he was called into the service of the government and throughout the latter part of the World War served as instructor in radio for the United States Army at Purdue University. After the signing of the Armistice, he worked hard in an effort to have proper radio legislation passed at Washington. In the summer of 1921 he perfected a radio telephone, and as an engineer, contracted and completed the 150 foot towers, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, ordered by the government. Mr. Hamilton hopes to see the time come when Indianapolis will have one of the greatest broadcasting stations in the country. Mr. Hamilton has numerous business interests, including manufacturing, and is one of the city's most clear-headed young business men. July 22, 1920, he married Miss Cathryn Miller, and they have two sons, Jack Miller Hamilton and Francis F. Hamilton, Jr. He is a Mason and belongs also to a number of professional and social organizations in Indianapolis and elsewhere.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Frank Hilgemeier, part proprietor of the extensive pork packing business carried on at Indianapolis, under the firm name of F. Hilgemeier and Bro., Inc., is one of the city's substantial and dependable business men. He was born at Indianapolis, January 2, 1867, and has spent his busy life in this city. His father, Christian Hilgemeier, was born in Germany, attended school, learned business methods and was twenty-four years old when he came to the United States and settled at Indianapolis. He established a grocery and meat market on the corner of Delaware and McCarty streets, which he conducted until 1873, when business conditions became unsettled all over the country and he became embarrassed. He then, in a small way, embarked in the pork packing business, and this small plant was the beginning from which has been developed one of the big industries of this city. In association with his brother, George Hilgemeier, a great business has been built up and a solid reputation established. The brothers were pupils in the German Lutheran school until thirteen years old, then worked for their father and since his death in 1890, have carried on the business in a very prosperous way. They have a conveniently situated plant on West Raymond street, and their immense packing house, modern in every particular, compares favorably with those found in any other packing center. Frank Hilgemeier devotes himself very closely to business, finding his main interests in practical matters relating to the enterprise he and his brother have so successfully continued since their father's death. He is unmarried. The younger member of the firm married Miss Anna Bakemeyer, of Indianapolis, in 1901, and they have three children: Marie, George and Edward. George Hilgemeier is a Mason.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Mrs. Felix T. McWhirter has made a notable record in civic, cultural, religious and educational affairs in Indiana. Her name is written indelibly on the pages of womanly achievement, and she stands today a leader, not only among the women of her state, but of the nation. Mrs. McWhirter was Luella Frances Smith, born in Perrysville, Vermilion county, Indiana, October 1, 1859. Her parents were the Reverend Hezekiah and Susan (Davis) Smith. They were natives of Kentucky, and Ohio, respectively, and the father was a pioneer minister whose sturdiness of character and zeal for a good cause are well reflected in his daughter. He was of the Methodist faith, a circuit rider, and it was natural that the daughter received her education in colleges of that belief, Wesleyan of East Tennessee, and De Pauw University, of Indiana. The De Pauw atmosphere played its part in her marriage, too, for on November 18, 1878, she married Felix T. McWhirter, who for a time was a member of the faculty of that university and later became a prominent banker and man of affairs in Indianapolis. The first years of their married life were spent in Tennessee. Athens, Georgia, too, had them as a citizen for a period. In 1892, Mr. and Mrs. McWhirter began their eventful career in Indianapolis. Mr. Mc Whirter identified himself with business while his wife, the subject of this sketch, busied herself with affairs of home and church. She was notably ardent in her espousal of the cause of temperance, a cause she battled for from childhood. She was president of the Indiana Woman's Christian Temperance Union from 1896 to 1900, and edited for several years a temperance organ called "The Message," in which she made her pen deliver telling blows against the liquor traffic. And while she fought she did not forget the duties of home and motherhood. She was the representative by appointment of the Governor at the national Congress of Mothers at Washington, 1908, at which session she was elected a national director from Indiana, and served four years. A biographer finds it extremely difficult to engross in a brief sketch the busy career of Mrs. McWhirter. She was the founder of the Woman's Department Club of Indianapolis, an organization of women that touches every civic and cultural angle of the city. She was one of the organizers of the Woman's Franchise League of Indiana, and served as its president for four years, beginning in 1911. Mrs. McWhirter was president of the Research Club from 1907 to 1909, and still is one of its leading influences. In 1911, Mrs. McWhirter was elected to the presidency of the Indiana Federation of Woman's Clubs. She several times has been honored with important appointments in the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. McWhirter was one of the organizers of the Indiana Legislative Council of Women, composed of representatives from many organizations. The council fought whole-heartedly for better laws, and it was while Mrs. McWhirter was its president, from 1916 to 1918, that Indiana's legislature passed the Constitutional Convention, Prohibition and Woman's Suffrage measures. Another honor Mrs. McWhirter was her appointment as member of the War Victory Commission of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs. She was the organizer of the War Victory Commission of the Indiana Federation of Woman's Clubs. Still another honor was her appointment as a member of the board of directors of the United States Good Roads Commission, 1918 to 1920. Other activities that hold Mrs. McWhirter's interests are the Day Nursery Association, the Woman's Press Club of Indiana, the League of America Penwomen, the Present Day Club, and the Indianapolis Art Association. She is a member of Caroline Scott Harnison chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. An intimate relation with the business world is maintained by Mrs. McWhirter through her position as a member of the board, of directors of the Peoples' State Bank, of Indianapolis, of which her son, Felix M. McWhirter, is the president. Mr. McWhirter, Sr., died in 1915, and his wife and son succeeded to his business relations with that successful bank. Mrs. McWhirter is the mother of four children: Mrs. Thomas E. Scroggins, of Nashville; Mrs. Frank Hutchins, Felix M. McWhirter and Mrs. Henry Ostrom, all of Indianapolis.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Elsa Huebner, a recognized leader in educational circles at Indianapolis, where she was principal of public school No. 16, is a native daughter of the capital city. Her father, Henry Huebner, now deceased, was one of the early architects of the city, and designed and constructed some of the important buildings during his active career, including the early Broad Ripple school, the Lutheran church at South New Jersey and McCarty streets, and many fine residences. He was born in Germany, and came to this country when about twenty years of age in 1860, and immediately entered the United States army for service during the Civil War. He was a sergeant of artillery with a Michigan and Ohio division four years, and acted as an illustrator for Leslie's magazine. Fraternally, he was a Mason, having been a member of Central Lodge at Indianapolis. His wife, Mariah (Recker) Huebner, was also born in Germany, and came to America when a child. She and her husband had six children, three of whom are now deceased: a son who died in infancy; Gertrude Geis; and Amelia. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Huebner, who are now living are: Augusta, a teacher at school No.3, this city, and a graduate of Shortridge high school and the Indianapolis Normal; Freda, a teacher of civics in the Riverside school, and a graduate of Manual Training high school; and Elsa, whose name heads this review. Elsa Huebner ,who was educated in the Manual Training high school and Indianapolis Normal, has since the completion of her educational training been identified with the city schools. For a time she was in the office of the department of education under Doctor Kendall, then superintendent of instruction, and so capable has she proved herself to be in her chosen profession that she was made, president of the Indianapolis Teachers' Federation, serving from 1918 to 1923. During her administration as chief executive of this body, a bill providing for increased salaries for teachers was passed, and this largely through her own efforts in the cause. She is now president of the State Teachers' Association, and also of the Woman's City Club, which is affiliated with the national organization. She is president of the Little Theatre Guild, Society of Indiana, is a member of the State Historical Association, the Chamber of Commerce, the American Academy of Political Science, the National Elementary Principals Association, a charter member of the Saturday Travel Club, a charter member of The Indiana School Woman's Club, and has twice been a delegate to the convention of the Nation Educational Association, of which she is a member. She is most interested in education and health problems as they apply to education, and modern education, with especial reference to the development of the individual child, receives her attention. She sees the necessity of self-expression and direction in the growing child, and uses her influence in securing the right kind of plays and amusements for them. She has served on educational committees and the Fire Prevention committee of the Chamber of Commerce. She was instrumental in putting on the Teachers' Concerts at popular prices, and belongs to the Matinee Musicale. The organization known as the City Beautiful claims her as a member, as does the League of Women Voters. All in all, it may well be said that Indianapolis possesses no more ardent social service worker, its children no more purposeful champion than Miss Elsa Huebner. Her crusading spirit has served this city well.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Harry C. Huffstetter is a worthy representative of very early families in Indiana. He was born in Orleans, Orange county, Indiana, April 10, 1860, the son of David Jefferson and Mary Ellen (Campbell) Huffstetter, both natives of Orange county. The father was born May 21, 1837, and died there at the age of forty-five. The mother was born August 21, 1837, and died March 1, 1923. The maternal grandfather was James P. Campbell, who was born in Orange county in 1811 and became a farmer and minister. The great grandfather was Adlai Campbell, a native of North Carolina, who settled in Orange county in 1804. The paternal grandfather was David Sears Huffstetter, a native of Kentucky, who became a resident of Orange county in 1816. He married Polly Ann Bower, who was born in Clark county May 5, 1811. David Sears Huffstetter was a man of influence in his day and served ten consecutive years as a member of the Indiana State Legislature. The progenitor of the Huffstetter family was one named Ulrich Huffstetter, a native of Germany, who came to America in 1752 and served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Harry C. Huffstetter spent his boyhood days on a farm and attended high school at Orleans. Later he was a student at Purdue University from 1879 to 1882. He then engaged in farming and milling business and soon after became a contractor in road construction work. In 1904 he came to Indianapolis, where he has since been president of Brown-Huffstetter Sand and Gravel company and Brown-Huffstetter Material company. March 31, 1893, Mr. Huffstetter married Miss Nancy Jane Riley, who was born in Bedford, Lawrence county, Indiana, a daughter of John and Nancy Riley. Her father was a native of West Virginia, while her mother was Hoosier born. Mr. Huffstetter is a Unitarian in religion and his political belief makes him a Democrat. He is a York Rite Mason and also a member of the Shrine. He has membership in the Indianapolis Athletic Club, Rotary Club, Indiana Historical Society, Sons of the American Revolution and Phi Delta Theta college fraternity.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

William L. Hutcheson, general president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, a strong labor organization of national importance, has been an earnest worker in this organization for many years. He was born in Saginaw county, Michigan, February 7, 1874 and is of Scotch extraction. His father, Daniel Hutcheson, was three years old when his parents moved from Scotland to Canada, where he resided until 1861, when he came to the United States, joined the Union forces and served through the Civil War, after which he located in the state of Michigan. Daniel Hutcheson by trade was a ship carpenter, joiner and caulker and worked as such the greater part of his life. William L. Hutcheson attended the common school and worked on a farm during his boyhood, then learned the carpenter trade, which he has followed ever since and attributes to a large degree his mechanical expertness to the fact that in his early life he was afforded the opportunity of watching the construction of many large ships which were built for service on the Great Lakes. In 1902 Mr. Hutcheson became a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and immediately took an active part in the work of that organization. For several years he acted as business agent for the Saginaw Locals and often found a solution for problems that others could not overcome. In 1913 he was elected second general vice-president of the International organization and .following the resignation of the first general vice-president on May 1, 1913, succeeded to that office to which he was re-elected in 1914. On October 8, 1915 he became general president and has twice been re-elected to that, office since then, being the fourteenth general president of the organization. October 10, 1893, he married Miss Bessie M. King, of Michigan and from that union were born the following children: Myra, Maurice, Stella and Delos. Mr. Hutcheson belongs to the Masonic fraternity, the Odd Fellows and the Elks and during the World War served as a member of the National War Labor Board which came into existence in 1917. Having in mind a desire to make better the conditions of the men whose interests he serves, there was formulated a plan under Mr. Hutcheson's leadership for an Old Home and Pension System to be instituted for the membership of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and at the present time these ideas are being carried out. Ground has been purchased in Florida at a cost of $692,193.00 and plans for the erection of buildings and the laying out of the grounds are now being drawn.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Orlando B. Iles, president of the International Machine Tool company, is not a native of Indiana, but was born May 31, 1869, in Brown county, Ohio, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Ewing) Iles. He has had a varied and interesting career, in his early boyhood he spent two years in Florida with his mother, who was ill, and then from 1882 to 1889 was in four different schools, at Maysville, Kentucky; Springfield, Illinois; Nashville, Tennessee; and Tuscola, Illinois. For a year after leaving the latter institution he was a school teacher, having a country school in Douglass county, Illinois. He then spent four years at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, and during the year 1893 to 1894 studied law with Judge H. C. Allen and at the same time, attended to his varied duties as claim agent for the street car company of Indianapolis. In 1895 he was admitted to the Indiana Bar. Two years after his admission he was appointed reading clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives, and from 1897 to 1898 was prosecutor in the city court. Beyond these, he has never sought public office. The manufacturing business came to attract him more than the steady practice of the law, and in 1899 he became associated with the Arthur Jordan company. In 1903 he was made manager of the Capital City Gas Engine company, and in 1906 he organized the International Machine Tool company with Arthur Jordan and Charles L Libby as partners. Mr. Iles has been president of many organizations, including the Indianapolis Branch of the National Metal Trades, the Associated Employers of Indianapolis, the Marion Club in 1918, the Kiwanis Club in 1920, and the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce in 1922. He is Past Commander of the Indianapolis Lodge, No. 56, Knights of Pythias, a member of the Mystic Tie Lodge, F. & A. M., the Scottish Rite, and the Shrine. He is also a member of the Hoosier Motor, Highland Country, Kiwanis, Columbia, Machinery Club of Chicago, and the Indianapolis Athletic clubs. On October 25, 1899, he married Esther Day Jordan, a daughter of Arthur Jordan, of Indianapolis, and they have two children: Elizabeth Ewing, now Mrs. Edward A. Ogle, and Arthur Jordan Iles. They reside at 4400 North Meridian street, Indianapolis, Indiana.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

International Brotherhood Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers of America. Only since the organization of the International Brotherhood and the vast work they have accomplished have the members been given the consideration they deserve. In the olden days of trade unionism they were classed as unskilled labor and any attempted move to organize was discouraged by the old line trade unionist. Some of the old line unionists saw the strategic position of the teamster and made him a part of the industrial union, but only when he broke away and organized his own union did he get enthusiasm for union principles. Again the teamsters had never been clearly distinguished from the team owners. As early as 1867 there was a hack drivers union in Chicago. But this was a union of hack owners as much as hack drivers, since the majority owned the rigs they drove. Consequently their interest lay rather in holding up the fares charged the public than the wages earned by the driver. It was never influential and the most part inactive. So the union, including owners and workers, did not thrive as the meetings and conventions were controlled by the owners and prices were more prominent than wages. Such a union was inherently weak. The first object was to form a community of interests and this required separation from employers. This required a union admitting only teamsters, stablemen and helpers. Later when the auto and truck came in general use the chauffeurs were admitted. But this did not fully solve the problem for the Brotherhood as teamsters are employed in every industry. No craft is so necessary and universal. But teaming in one industry is distinct from teaming in another. The laundry driver has little in common with the coal teamster, except horses and the use of the streets. His problems of unionism, such as methods of payment, hours, and discipline, are different. In Detroit, Michigan, in the year of 1898 the International Brotherhood was formed for the purpose of molding this vast army of conflicting interests in one body, covering and protecting the interests of all in this important line. With the object in view that their influence would be more greatly felt in the affairs of the world. How well they have succeeded is evident from the fact that they at present have 600 local unions with a membership of l00,000 and their bank balances in the Indianapolis banks total $1,000,000.00. The International Brotherhood was organized in Detroit, Michigan, in 1898, and remained there until 1903 when the General Headquarters was moved to Indianapolis. When the Brotherhood was first organized it held yearly conventions, then every two years, then every third year, but as the order became older the business became stabilized it was found that this method was too expensive and now the Brotherhood meets every five years. The last convention was held at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1920, the next convention will be held at Seattle, Washington, in 1925. The offices of the Brotherhood are elected for a term of five years. Provisions are made in the laws for the removal of any officer that does not properly conduct the affairs of his office. This power rests in the General Executive Board. This Board is widely distributed throughout the jurisdiction, reaching from Massachusetts to California. The General Executive Board meets every three months for the purpose of going over the work of the Brotherhood, planning for the future and taking up matters that are of general interest to the Craft throughout the jurisdiction. On matters of grave importance coming before the General Executive Board a referendum may be ordered. The Brotherhood publishes a monthly magazine which carries news of importance to the Craft. This magazine has a circulation of 70,000, is published under the supervision of the General Executive Board and the editor is Daniel J. Tobin the Brotherhood's general president. The Brotherhood is chartered by the American Federation of Labor and was represented at the Portland, Oregon, convention, October 1 to 12, 1923, by the following delegates: William A. Neer, Daniel Rox, John M. Gillespie, Michael Casey, Thomas L. Hughes and Daniel J. Tobin. The Brotherhood is further honored by having their general president as treasurer of the American Federation of Labor. The present officers of the Brotherhood are: General President, Daniel J. Tobin, Indianapolis, Ind.; General Secretary-Treasurer, Thomas L. Hughes, Indianapolis, Ind.; First Vice-President, Michael J. Cashal, West New York, N. J.; Second Vice-President, Michael Casey, San Francisco, Cal.; Third Vice-President, George F. Golden, Chicago, Ill.; Fourth Vice-President, John Geary, St. Paul, Minn.; Fifth Vice-President, Harry Jennings, Dorchester, Mass.; Sixth Vice-President, D. J. Murphy, St. Louis, Mo.; Seventh Vice-President, William F. Hart, Jersey City, N. J.; General Auditor, George William Briggs, Chicago, Ill. These officers compose the General Executive Board. The trustees of the Brotherhood are: Nathaniel J. Lannan, Dorchester, Mass; Patrick Berrdl, Chicago, Illinois; Milton Doll, Cincinnati, Ohio. The Brotherhood maintains their general headquarters at 222 East Michigan street, Indianapolis, Indiana.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Clarence R. Irish, vice-president, general manager and director of the Millspaugh & Irish Corporation, manufacturers of motor coach bodies, at Indianapolis, is one of the enterprising young business men of the Hoosier capital who has won his way to success and position through initiative, energy and the ability to grasp opportunities and to make the most of them. He is a product of Indianapolis and its institutions, having been born in 1890, a son of John R. Irish, a carpenter contractor, who was born in Jefferson county, Indiana, and Mary E. (Whaley) Irish, a native of Kentucky, and a brother of Everett Irish, president of the Hoosier Coffee company of Indianapolis, a review of whose career will be found elsewhere in this work. After a public school education he took a course in a correspondence school, this qualifying him for a position as a journeyman draftsman in the drafting department of one of the large automobile companies of Indianapolis, where he served his apprenticeship. In this connection he became associated largely with automobile body building work, and while thus engaged met Harry B. Millspaugh, another young man of ambition and energy. Their interests were mutual, and they began designing their own bodies and having them built under contract by various manufacturers. The excellence of their product created a demand that made it imperative that they have a factory of their own, and in 1914 the newly formed firm of Millspaugh & Irish, a partnership, secured at a bargain the machine and equipment of a small shop at 537-539 West Washington street, where they had a floor space of approximately 4,000 sq. ft. Compare this with the present plant of the Millspaugh & Irish corporation, located at South LaSalle street and Clayton avenue, consisting of a five-acre tract of land on which are erected buildings having a total floor space of 76,000 sq. ft., nearly two acres. Also consider the fact that $450 was the purchase price of the first small shop, which represented the entire working capital of the partners, and it will be realized just how far these young men have advanced. In 1916, the original headquarters, having been outgrown, they moved to 212 McCarty street, where closed body production on a quantity basis was organized. In 1919, the ever-increasing demand for their product caused them to make removal to their present plant, where the business is now worth in the neighborhood of $l,000,000, doing a current business approximating $1,500,000. In 1923, there was organized the Millspaugh & Irish corporation, the management of which are the following: Harry B. Millspaugh, president and member of the board of directors; Clarence R. Irish, vice-president, general manager and member of the board of directors; Ed. V. Fitzpatrick, member of the board of directors, senior member of the firm of Fitzpatrick & Fitzpatrick, attorneys, who are general counsel for the Millspaugh & Irish corporation; Allan S. Beckett, secretary-treasurer and a member of the board of directors, formerly assistant secretary-treasurer of the Premier Motor corporation, Indianapolis; and Hays S. Buskirk, member of the board of directors. Among the concerns for which this company has manufactured bodies in the past are the Duesenburg Automobile & Motors company, the Monroe Automobile company, the Premier Motor corporation and the Stutz Motor Car company, all of Indianapolis; the Checker Cab Manufacturing corporation, operating in New York and Chicago; the Barley Motor Car company of Kalamazoo; the Moon Motor Car company of St. Louis; the Anderson Motor company of Rock Hill, South Carolina; the Lexington Motor company, of Connersville, Indiana; and the Hanson company of Atlanta, Georgia. At the present time ninety-five percent of the production is on taxicab bodies. The firm is recognized as the largest independent builders of taxi cab bodies in the world. The firm recently organized the Duco corporation of Indiana, the officers being: C. R. Irish, president; H. B. Millspaugh, vice-president; Allan S. Beckett, secretary and treasurer; and Edwin Theis, general manager. They have a paid-up capital of $12,000.00 and will control the sale and distribution of "Duco" in this state. History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Everett Irish, a progressive citizen and enterprising business man at Indianapolis is president and treasurer of the Hoosier Coffee company . He was born in the old family home here, June 15, 1886, son of John R. and Mary E. (Whaley) Irish, the latter of whom was born in Kentucky. John R. Irish was born in Jefferson county, Indiana. For many years he was a carpenter and contractor in Indianapolis, and was well known in Democratic political circles. Everett Irish had public school advantages in his native city and since then has found here a very satisfactory business field and has become an important factor in the state coffee trade. Before embarking in the business for himself, he had years of experience with such reliable old coffee firms as John B. Bright & Sons and the King Coffee company, and is thoroughly familiar with this business, both in home markets and abroad. He organized the Hoosier Coffee company with no great abundance of capital, but through close attention to the business and the unquestioned superiority of his goods, has built up a large and prospering enterprise, whose output goes to groceries, restaurants and hotels. In 1917 he married Miss Irene Hanna, of Winchester, Indiana, and they have two children: John W. arid Virginia. Mr. Irish is a Knight Templar Mason and a Shriner. He belongs also to the Order of Elks, and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Indianapolis Athletic, the Optimist and the Columbia clubs. In political sentiment he is a Republican, but has never been actively interested in public matters beyond the demands of good citizenship.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

O. M. Jones. In considering the business enterprises of Indianapolis that are most surely adding to her commercial reputation, it is gratifying to state pride to find that a majority of the able, enterprising young men who so successfully conduct these enterprises, are natives of Indiana. O. M. Jones, president of the Jones & Whittaker Sales company of this city, was born in Johnson county, Indiana, October 15, 1889, son of James M. and Sarah A. (Scott) Jones, both born in Johnson county. O. M. Jones grew up on his father's farm and obtained his education in the Johnson county schools. A natural leaning toward mechanics and a commercial rather than an agricultural life, led him away from the farm, and after some training and experience, he embarked in business at Indianapolis in 1907, starting in the gas fixture line as the Guarantee Light company. Five years later, in 1912, he made changes and his style became the Guaranteed Electric Light company. In association with his brother, he is now interested in the Edison Electric company, on East Ohio street, this city. In 1915, he organized the Jones-Whittaker Sales company, of which he is president, the business being the handling of the Chevrolet cars, and the undertaking has prospered exceedingly. He has other business interests and a very substantial one is the Cummings Register corporation, manufacturers of voting machines, at Knox, Indiana. With no political ambitions for himself, he loyally supports his party's candidates and has the reputation of clear thinking and good judgment when important issues are to be settled. He is a Thirty-second degree Mason and a Shriner, belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, the Athenaeum of Indianapolis, known as the German House, the Hoosier Athletic and the Hoosier Motor clubs, and is a charter member of the Indianapolis Athletic Club. June 21, 1919, he married Miss Ruth Ritchie, who was born, reared and educated at Greencastle, Indiana. They are members of Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church, Indianapolis.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Ren C. Julien, D.V.S., who is State Veterinary, and by virtue of his office, secretary of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the State Livestock Sanitary Board, has offices in suite 135 of the capital building, and there he administers the many important duties of his office. Doctor Julien was born April 18, 1880, in Carroll county, Indiana, near Delphi, the third of four children born to Peter and Amanda (Overley) Julien. The father, who is now deceased, was born in Ohio, while the mother, a native of Indiana, is now living in Carroll county. The Julirens are of French Huguenot ancestry, although the family has long been resident in America. Ren C. Julien was educated in the public schools of his home community, and was graduated from the Flora high school in 1898, thereupon entering McKillops Veterinary College, of Chicago, from which he received his degree in 1907. He took up the practice of his profession at Delphi, Indiana, and in 1914 spent four months in Europe studying. He was there when the World War storm broke, and witnessed the first hectic days of that gigantic conflict. He heard the first shots of the war, those fired upon Belgrade, and was in Berlin when Germany declared war. Hurrying to London in order not to be interned in Germany, he arrived in that metropolis just as England was declaring war on Germany, and felt the pulse of a mighty empire quicken in response. Returning to the United States he practiced until this country threw its force into the balance and saved the day for the Allies, and on April 7, 1917, the day after a state of war was declared to exist with Germany, Doctor Julien presented himself to the Governor of Indiana to volunteer ,for service in the war. Physical disability, however, caused him to be rejected for the army, but not to be denied the right to serve his country he later joined the Y. M. C. A. for field duty. Attached to the Thirty-fifth Division transport corps, he was engaged in carrying supplies to the front at the battle of Belleau Wood and during the Argonne offensive. At the conclusion of the war he returned to Delphi and resumed his practice, but in 1921 received his present appointment. Doctor Julien was married October 31, 1901 to Addie Sines, daughter of Abner and Sarah (Gillam) Sines, of Delphi, and to their union two children have been born: Harold, born October 18, 1902, a graduate of Purdue University and now employed with the Whitaker Sales company, of this city; and Meridith, born December 21, 1911. The doctor is a Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council and Commandery at Delphi, and the Shrine at Indianapolis. He is a member of the Indiana State and the American Veterinary Associations and of the United States Livestock Sanitary Association. Mrs. Julian belongs to the Order of the Eastern Star, and the family home is at 4816 College avenue.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Edward H. Katterhenry, M.D. Numbered among the progressive, able and reliable members of his profession at Indianapolis is Dr. Edward H. Katterhenry, who has followed his calling at the Indiana capital for twenty-seven years, with constantly growing prosperity and reputation. He was born at Huntingburg, DuBois county, Indiana, January 16, 1874, and after his graduation from the Huntingburg high school, entered the Northwestern University of Chicago, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1893. He then continued his studies at the Rocky Mountain University, now the University of Denver, Colorado, where he received his degree of Doctor of Medicine as a member of the graduating class of 1897, thereafter serving six months as an interne in Arapahoe County Hospital. In October, 1897, Doctor Katterhenry came to Indianapolis, where he has since been in active practice, his offices being located at No. 1107 I. O. O. F. Building, which building he was one of the first physicians to occupy. Doctor Katterhenry is a member of the Marion County Medical Society, the Indiana State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, and has served on the staff of the City Hospital. For twelve years he held the chair of Human and Comparative Anatomy in the Indiana Veterinary College. Doctor Katterhenry specializes in urology, in the study of which subject he took post-graduate work at Vienna in 1911 and 1912. He enlisted in the National Army and was called to the Medical Corps, being first located at Camp Custer, Michigan, and later at Walter Reed Hospital No.1, Washington, D. C., being chief of the G. U. service with the rank of captain. He is a thirty-second degree Mason and, member of the Mystic Shrine holds membership in the B. P. O. E., belongs to the Indianapolis Athletic Club and is president of the Seminole Country Club of Pensacola, Florida, where the doctor spends the winter months. November 24, 1898, Doctor Katterhenry was united in marriage with Miss Rose Byers, of Bloomfield, Indiana.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Zeph E. Keller, senior member of the law firm of Keller & Yaeger, one of the able attorneys practicing at the bar of Indianapolis, was born in Clay county, Indiana, December 26, 1878, and is a son of Alfred and Malinda (Orman) Keller. The mother was born at Ormanville, Iowa, which was named in honor of her family, and died in 1888 when only twenty-five years of age. The father was born in Owen county, Indiana, December 12, 1858, and now resides in Clay county. The Keller family has long been established in Indiana, the grandfather, Henry Keller, with his father having conducted a tanyard at Putnamville, this state, to which community he had come in a very early day from Ohio. During his active years the father was engaged very successfully in farming, and while he never held office, took an active part in local Democratic politics. A brother of his served as commissioner of Clay county, to which office he was elected on that ticket, the family being recognized for many years as strong factors in the best element of Democracy. Although Mrs. Keller was born in Iowa, her family is also an old one in Indiana, the records showing that one of the very earliest grist mills of the state was owned and operated by an Orman. To Alfred and Malinda (Orman) Keller were born four children: Zeph E.. Charles, Ernest and Nettie Estelle, who is Mrs. John Perry of Clay county. After attending the common and high schools of his native county, Zeph E. Keller continued his studies at Central Normal College for a short time with the intention of preparing himself for the vocation of a teacher. Changing his plans, however, he began the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1901. Beginning his practice in Clay county, he became interested in politics, and from 1905 to 1907 served as deputy prosecuting attorney. Going to Terre Haute, - Indiana in 1909, he continued to practice in that city until 1913, then entering the American Central Law School to perfect himself in several branches of his profession. Following his graduation in 1914, he established himself at Indianapolis, and with G. D. Yaeger formed a partnership that continued until 1917, offices being maintained in the Kahn Building. In the latter year, he returned to Terre Haute, and for four years was engaged in the printing business, but in 1921 sold it, returning to Indianapolis, where he resumed his former associations with Mr. Yaeger, the firm now being Keller & Yaeger, with offices in the J. F. Wilde Bank Building, and they receive a fair share of the important litigation of this section. Mr. Keller is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Knights of Pythias and the Sigma Delta Kappa fraternity, and is prominent in both professional and social circles. June 28, 1905, he was married to Lena Benham, of Clay county, and they have five children: Paul B., William Worth, Jessie M., Eleanor Alice and Robert Warren.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

Walter R. Kemper, sales manager for the Furnas Ice Cream company, of Indianapolis, has been a resident of this city since 1905 and has been continuously identified with this corporation since 1910. His services have been loyal, energetic and circumspect and he has filled the position with efficiency and probity. Mr. Kemper was born at Owenton, Kentucky, December 30, 1885, and is a son of James H. Kemper and Sallie E. (Williams) Kemper, both natives of the Blue Grass State, the former of whom has been a prominent merchant at Sparta for many years. Mr. Kemper's educational advantages were those afforded by the public schools of his native town, and his early business discipline was obtained in his father's store. After assisting his father in the store for some years he entered government service as a mail carrier, and for a time was engaged in that work. In 1905, he came to Indianapolis and five years later became identified with the Furnas Ice Cream company, of which he was made sales manager in March, 1920, a position he still retains. He is a Mason in good standing and is a member of the Indianapolis Board of Trade and of the Lions' Club. Mr. Kemper was married in 1912, to Miss Doris Kimberlin, of Scott county, Indiana, and they have one daughter, Helen Kemper. The family home is at 126 Bosart avenue, and is a hospitable one, where their friends are always welcome.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924

John Francis Kerr, M.D. The name of Kerr is a well-known one to the people of Indianapolis, and two able physicians bearing it are honored members of the medical profession, the elder being Dr. John Francis Kerr, and the younger, his son, Dr. Harry R. Kerr, owners of the sanitarium at 1307 East Washington street. Dr. John Francis Kerr was born at Guelph, Ontario, Canada, January 17, 1871, and when a child his parents removed to St. Thomas, where he resided until he was seventeen years old. At that time he came to Indianapolis, where he secured a clerical position in a drug store, and later took up the study of medicine at the Indianapolis Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1902, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, and he subsequently did post-graduate work in New York City. In 1923 he went to Europe, where he spent several months studying conditions in the numerous hospitals of various cities for the purpose of improving his sanitarium. For some two years following his graduation he was connected with the sanitarium at Mooresville, Indiana, and then, in 1905, he located permanently at Indianapolis. For some years he conducted a sanitarium at 2041 East Washington street, but since 1912 has been at his present address, and has been very successful in operating his institution. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1893, he was married to Miss Iva G. Robbins, of Mooresville, and they have had four children born to them: Paul, who is engaged in the music business in this city, married Clara Bell Schumacher of Indianapolis; Harry Robbins, who is mentioned below; Louise, who was graduated from the Shortridge high school in 1919; and John Francis, Jr., who is in the senior year at the Technical high school of this city. Dr. Harry Robbins Kerr was born at Indianapolis, and was graduated from Shortridge high school in 1915. His degree of Bachelor of Science was taken from the Indianapolis University in 1920 and that of Doctor of Medicine from the medical department of the University of Indiana, in 1923. As above stated, he is associated with his father• and during the latter's absence in Europe, had full charge of the sanitarium. He is a member of the county, state and national medical societies and Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity. The Methodist Episcopal Church holds his• membership. December 23, 1922, he was married to Miss Vera Kern of Silver Lake, Indiana.

History of Indiana From Its Exploration to 1922
With an Account of Indianapolis and Marion County Vol. IV
by Logan Esarey
Dayton Historical Publishing Co
1924