Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 153, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 November 1927 — Page 7

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FIVE CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADERS ON LIST RECOMMENDED FOR MAYOR’S CHAIR

Made by Group sos Delegates From Large Number, jf jll i Three manufacturers, a lawyer, and an educator form the list of five men chosen Thursday by the representatives of more than sixty civic and business organization as the £3Gn from whom they will recommend that city council elect a mayor to fill out the term of John L Duvall. Brief biographies of the five follow: CHARLES P. COFFIN—Vice president and general counsel of the State Life Insurance Company, was born on a farm Sr Marion County June 2, 1856. After receiving his early education in the public schools of Westfield, he entered De Pauw University, where he was graduated in 1881 with a degree of bachelor of arts, and three years later with a degree of master of arts. After teaching schools in Indianapolis, Connersville and New Albany, Coffin, in 1885, took up the study of law at New Albany. In 1886 he was admitted to the bar. From 1887 to 1893 he practiced law at Wichita, Kan. In 1894, after serving as dean of the law school at De Pauw one year, Coffin entered the general practice of law here nad was one of a group to organize the State Life Insurance Company. His civic service was distinguished by his Chamber of Commerce activities. He was the only man to be chosen president of the local Chamber three successive years without solicitation on his part. He was instrumental in getting the law enacted creating the city plan commission. He is chairman of the directors of the City Manager League. Coffinis a Mason, member of the Commandery, Knights Templar, Knights of Pythias, Indianapolis Atnletic Club, Highland Golf and Country Club, Literary Club and Century Club. He is married and has three children. The family home is at 3305 N. Meridian St. JACOB FREDERICK HOKE, Jr. —Vice-president and treasurer of the Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing Company, was born at Jeffersontown, Ky., Aug. 9, 1871. After engaging in farming, teaming, sawmill labor and clerking during hsi boyhood, Hoke, at 20, became a clerk in the hardware store of J. F. Hoke, merchant and banker, at Sullivan, Ind. In 1896 he became associated with J. I. Holcomb in the forerunner of the present business, which came to Indianapolis from Sullivan in 1905. The company is the largest manufacturer of popcorn and peanut roasting machines in the world.

Hoke was active in Liberty Loan, Y. M. C. A., and personnel work during the World War. He is trustee of De Pauw University, director of the Y. M. C. A., former president of the Community Chest, trustee of the Methodist Hospital, member of the Methodist Church. His only public office was that of town clerk and treasurer of Sullivan in 1904, at a salary of $l5O a year. Hoke’s club and fraternal memberships include Masons, Scottish Rite, Knights Templar, Mystic Shrine, Rotary Club, Highland Golf and Country Club, Woodstock Club, University Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, Indiana Democratic Club, Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade. Mr. and Mrs. Hoke live at 3445 Washington Blvd. THOMAS CARR HOWE—President of Butler University from 1908 to 1920, actively identified with educational and civic undertakings in Indianapolis and Indiana for many years, was born on a farm in Charlestown Township. Clark County, Indiana, Aug. 5, 1867. He entered Butler in 1884, after preliminary education in the public school of Charlestown, and from Butler was graduated in 1889 with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. Marrying in 1890, Mr. and Mrs. Howe spent two years in Berlin, where he studied Germanic languages and literatures. After another four years as professor at Butler, Howe entered Harvard University, where he received his Master of Arts degree in 1897 and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1899. Outstanding in his work for Butler was his direction of the $250,000 endowment campaign. From Dean, in 1907, Howe became Butler’s president in 1908, to continue in that post until private affairs' demanded all his attention in 1920. In 1905, Howe was a State Representative from Marion County. He once unsuccessfully opposed Lew Shank for the Republican nomination for mayor. He has been active in community chest work, Indiana public library commission, city plan commission, board of zoning appeals, teachers’ retirement fund and Disciples of Christ Church affairs. He is a Mason, member of Indianapolis Literary Club, University Club, Columbia Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, Chamber of Commerce and Athenaeum. He has extensive business interests in Kokomo. He lives at 1512 N. Meridian St. WILLIAM H. INSLEY—President of the Insley Manufacturing Company, was born Jan. 16, 3870, at Terre Haute, Ind. Receiving his common school education in Fountain County, he taught school two years before entering De Pauw University. He later attended Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terre Haute. After employment here as draftsman, he organized the Insley Iron Works, engineers and fabricators of structural iron, in 1905. Four years later the company reorganized and took its present name. Insley is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, board of managers of Rose Polytechnic Institute, Irvington Masonic Lodge, Rotary Club, University Club and Indianapolis Literary Club. ■ ■ v

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