Who's who in Little Rock, nineteen hundred and twenty-one : an accurate biographical record of men and women of Little Rock, Ark., prominent in various lines of civic activity, Part 4

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Publication date: 1921
Publisher: Little Rock : Who's Who Publishers
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Married Miss Catherine Emrich, at Little Rock, July 31, 1918. Member of law firm of Rose, Hemingway, Cantrell & Lough- borough; Pres. L. R. Railway & Electric Co .; Director Central Bank; traveled over the United States, England, France and Ger- many. Member Western Star Lodge No. 2, F. & A. M. (Past Master ) ; Knight Templar ; Scot- tish Rite, Ark. Consistory, 33 de- gree Hon .; Elks; L. R. Athletic Assn. (ex-pres.) ; Quapaw Club (ex-pres) ; Pres. Country Club. Democrat.


CARAWAY, T. H., Jonesboro, Ark. Attorney at Law and U. S. Sen- ator. Born in Missouri, Oct. 17, 1874. Son of Talbert Caraway and Mary Ellen Caraway. Re- ceived A.B. at Dickson College, Dickson, Tenn. Married Miss Hattie Coyate at Hurshuy, Tenn., Feb. 5, 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Caraway have three children : Paul, Homer and Robert. After moving to Jonesboro he was elected Prosecuting Attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit, serv- ing two terms, 1908-12. Elected to Congress from First Congres- sional District and served in the 63d session; twice re-eelcted, serving in the 64th and 65th Con- gress. Now Junior U. S. Sena- tor from Arkansas. Member Elks and K. P. Democrat.


CARMICHAEL, JUDGE JOHN HUGH, 3516 W. 12th St. Judge. Born at Cairo, Ill., Feb. 2, 1868. Son of Isaac Hugh and Minerva (Beck) Carmichael. Attended public and private schools ; Paris Academy, Logan County, Ark .. 1887-1890. Married Miss Ame- lia Parker, at Little Rock, Ark.,


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Jan. 10, 1893. Mr. Carmichael taught school, 1884-92; LL.B., University of Arkansas, 1894; admitted to bar 1893; acting dean, 1898; dean from June, 1900, to 1915, law department University of Arkansas; candi- date for Chief Justice Supreme Court of Arkansas. Appointed special counsel for State in suit against car companies. Member State Democratic Central Com- mittee, 1900-02 ; served as special Judge in both Supreme and Cir- cuit Courts. Secretary and mem- ber of the board to examine ap- plicants for admission to practice in Supreme Court, 1908-11. Di- rector and attorney Southern Trust Co. Senior member of the law firm of Carmichael & Brooks. Delegate Universal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists, St. Louis, 1904. Compiled (with W. F. Coleman) Supplemental Digest of City Ordinances of Little Rock, Ark., 1893. Formerly di- rector, now attorney, Southern Trust Co. Dean of Arkansas Law School since June, 1915. President Arkansas State Bar Assn., 1918-19; president Little Rock Law Library Assn. Mem- ber Little Rock Bar Assn., State Bar Assn., American Bar Assn. Democrat.


CARROLL, MRS. ORRA E., 1018 W. Eleventh St. Trust Officer. Born at Alton, Ill. Daughter of George Houtz Maupin and Dollie O. Moore Maupin. Educated at St. Louis, Mo., and Little Rock, Ark., Public Schools. Married Mr. Carroll at Malvern, Ark., April 26, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll have one child: James Maupin Carroll. Trust Officer Commercial Trust Co. ; president


the Woman's Club. Member Y. W. C. A .; Business and Profes- sional Woman's Club ; vice-pres. Bank Girls' Club. Member of the Methodist Church. Repub- lican.


CARTER, HUGH RUBEN, 2103 Gaines St. Highway Engineer. Born at Winfield, Kan., 1885. Son of Jas. D. and Mary Gloss Carter. Educated in Public Schools of Arkansas. Graduate of Univers- ity of Arkansas, Civil Engineer- ing Department, 1907. Married Dec. 21, 1910. Came to Little Rock in 1907. Served as Second Asst. City Engineer ; Engineer of Paving Improvement at Pine Bluff ; Texarkana City Engineer ; Consulting Engineer sewer work, Camden; Chief Engineer good roads works, Bowie County, Texas ; appointed First Asst. City Engineer, Little Rock, 1911 ; Pu- laski County Highway Engineer, 1913; State Highway Engineer, 1919. Partner of firm of Carter & Knoch. Member American Society of Municipal Improve- ments ; American Good- Roads Congress ; Arkansas Society Civil Engineers; Elks, Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity ; American So- ciety Civil Engineers.


CARTER, JOHN L., 2000 W. Seven- teenth St. Lawyer. Born at New Edinburg, Ark., Feb. I, 1879. Son of Wm. Ira Carter and Mary Ann Moseley Carter. Graduated from Ouachita Col- lege 1905; attended Public Schools before entering college. Married Miss Loretta Lena Mas- ters, at Dardanelle, Ark, Sept. 3, 1912. Mr. and Mrs. Carter have three children: Edith Modern, Mary Sue and Helen. Mr. Car-


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ter taught school ; admitted to bar 1914; State Senator from 1915 to 1919; served in sessions of 1915 and 1917 from 15th Sena- torial District (chairman of Sen- ate Judiciary Commission ). Dele- gate to Constitutional Conven- tion 1918, from 7th Congression- al District (chairman on Educa- tion) ; private secretary to Gov. Brough from 1918 to 1920. State Inheritance Tax Attorney from 1920-1921. Member of the Ma- sons and Knights of Pythias. Democrat.


CARTER, WALTER E., 1868 Gaines St. Civil Engineer. State High- way Commission.


CASTLEBERRY, DR. CHIARLES ED- WARD, 300 N. Beech St. Opti- cian. Born at Castleberry, Ala., Dec. 18, 1866. Son of Solomon and Mary Castleberry. Educated in Public Schools. Married Miss Cora Mae Bugbee, at Gonzales, Texas, April 6, 1901. Mrs. and Dr. Castleberry have one child : Arnold Richmond Castleberry. Commercial traveler for twelve years ; wholesale and retail opti- cian business, Little Rock, Ark. Member of the A. O. U. W. Democrat.


CHAMBERS, MISS ERLE, 2424 Schil- ler Ave. Secretary Arkansas Public Health Assn. Born at Germantown, Tenn. Daughter of Thomas Preston Chambers and Henrietta Davidson Cham- bers. Educated in Public and High Schools of Little Rock; graduate of Law School in Little Rock and Chicago. Probation Officer three years; taught Pub- lic School; worked in law office ; Secretary of Arkansas Public


Health Assn. Member of Busi- ness and Professional Woman's Club; Confederate Clubs. Den- ocrat.


CHAMBLIN, BAYLUS J., 1005 W. Third St. Born at Mobile, Ala., July 17, 1890. Son of Gabriel A. and Anna M. Chamblin. At- tended the University of Ala- bama; University of Michigan. Married Miss Lena Louise Dyer, at Paris, Texas, Dec. 6, 1917. Member of Southern Building Products Co .; Captain Coast Ar- tillery Corps, A. E. F. Member of the Arkansas Travelers ; Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity; Ameri- can Legion.


CHESTNUTT, DR. C. R., 2008 Gaines St. Physician. Born at Pine Bluff, Ark., Aug. 25, 1881. Son of Charles Lamb Chestnutt and Anna Brimbar Chestnutt. Edu- cated at Pine Bluff High School ; University of Louisville, Ky .; University of California ; North- western University of Chicago; Barnes Hospital, St. Louis. Mar- ried Miss Helen Christy, at St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 24, 1914. Dr. and Mrs. Chestnutt have one child : Charles R., Jr. Traveled from coast to coast, Mexico, Central and South America., Democrat.


CHRISP, J. E., 4015 W. Thirteenth St. Circuit Court Clerk. Born at Searcy, Ark., May 8, 1873. Son of Robert W. Chrisp and Sarah F. Chrisp. Educated in Public Schools. Married Miss Lillian Fowlkes, at Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 14, 1912. Farmer; school teacher; clerk in railroad office ; several positions with the Pacific and Wells Fargo Express


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Companies. Mason, W. O. W., A. O. U. W., Eagles. Democrat.


CLARK, CHARLES W., 1200 Cum- berland St. Vice-Pres. Arkansas Brick & Tile Co.


CLARKE, CLYDE N., 1900 Spring St. Manager Real Estate Department Exchange Trust Co. Born at Brookland, Ark., Jan. 4, 1886. Son of George H. Clarke and Bertha Sparks Clarke. Educated at Public and High Schools ; Uni- versity of Ark. Married Miss Joe Etta Lee, at Shreveport, La., 1916. Former manager Cudahy Packing Co .; Real Estate busi- ness past three years. ; Vice-Pres. for Ark. of the Reserve Officers Corps Area. Member Masonic Lodge; Kiwanis Club.


CLARKE, ELMER E., 2009 Arch St. Publisher The Arkansas Demo- crat. Born at Grayville, Ill. Son of Homer Clarke and Margaret (Warren) Clarke. Educated in Public Schools. Married Miss Florence Owen Fitton, at New Harmony, Ind., in 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke have one child : Hor- tense Eloise. Newspaper man : Began at Evansville, Ind. ; adver- tising department Courier ; mana- ger Daily Light at San Antonio, Texas, 1906; New Orleans, as business manager, Item, 1907; Little Rock, owner and publisher Arkansas Democrat, 1911. Mem- ber of the Elks, Quapaw Club, Rotary Club, Country Club, Ark- ansas Travelers, Arkansas Press Assn., American Newspaper Pub- lishers Assn .; Southern News- paper Publishers Assn. Demo- crat.


CLAYTON, POWELL, 1301 Welch St. Lawyer. Born at Pine Bluff, Ark., March 17, 1878. Son of John M. Clayton and Zebley Clayton. Educated in the Uni- versity of Arkansas, graduate law department. Married Miss Ora Parham, at Fayetteville, Ark., Aug. 15, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton have one child : John M. Clayton. Wiley & Clay- ton, Little Rock, 1897-1912; Comer & Clayton, Little Rock, 1913-1914; Cohn, Clayton & Cohn, Little Rock, 1917 to date. Member of Arkansas Bar Assn .; Little Rock Bar Assn. Repub- lican.


CLEMENTS, GEO. W., 1118 W. Twenty-third St. Sporting Goods Dealer. Born in Ameri- cus, Ga., March 29, 1867. Son of Isom Clements and Mary Davis Clements. Educated in country schools. Married Miss Effie Miears, at Sommerville, Ark., Nov. 15, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Clements have three chil- dren: William F., Vera and Georgia May. J. T. Floyd & Co., 1890; Central Bank, Little Rock ; C. D. Couray Co., Stuttgart, Ark .; Simmons National Bank, Pine Bluff, Ark. Democrat.


CLIFFORD, JOHN W., 2101 Wolfe St. Lawyer. City Attorney.


CLINE, SARA Y., 610 Scott St. Musician. Born at Louisville, Ky., March 31, 1888. Daughter of C. C. Cline and Barbara Gib- bany Cline. Educated at Ham- ilton College, Lexington, Ky .; Nashville, Tenn., High School; Maddox Seminary, Little Rock,


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Ark .; Foley Music School, Cin- cinnati, Ohio; New York Uni- versity ; Cornell University. Teacher of Voice Culture ; L. R. Conservatory ; Director of Little Rock Musical Festivals; Super- visor of Music, Little Rock Pub- lic Schools. Member of the Ark. Music Teachers Assn. ; Arkansas Teachers Assn .; National Super- visors Assn.


COATES, JAMES, 822 W. Third St. Judge. Born at Lincolnshire, England, Feb. 14, 1843. Son of James Coates and Fannie Hardy Coates. Educated in Public Schools. Married Miss Emma F. Eastman, at Manchester, N. H., Feb. 22, 186. Mr. and Mrs. Coates have two children: John E. Coates and Eliza H. Coates. Came with parents to Scott County, Iowa, in 1852 ; moved to Filmore Count, Minn., in 1861; went to Louisville, Ky., in fall of 1861 ; then to Nashville, Tenn., in 1862; then to Murfreesboro, Tenn .; Columbia, McMinnville, Tenn .; Fort Henry, Tenn .; Co- lumbus, Ky .; Vicksburg, Miss. ; Helena, Devalls Bluff, Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Augusta, Ark., as a member of 3rd Minn. Regt. Appointed U. S. Pension Agent by President Grant; published Arkansas Journal of Education in 1870; elected County Judge 1880-1882. Member of Board of Directors who built first 20 miles of railroad out of Little Rock. Practiced law here since 1870. Member of McPherson Post, G. A. R .; Second Presbyterian Church. Republican.


COCKRILL, ASIILEY, 3820 Prospect Ave. Lawyer. Born at Little


Rock, Ark., Nov. 8, 1872. Son of Sterling R. and Mary A. (Freeman) Cockrill. Educated in the Little Rock University, 1885-8; University of Virginia, 1889-92; law department Uni- versity of Arkansas, 1893-4. Married Miss Jennie Mitchell of Little Rock, at Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 30, 1896. Mr. and Mrs. Cockrill have six children: J. Mitchell, Sterling R., Chester Ashley, Harry Howard, Jane and Anne. Mr. Cockrill was ad- mitted to the Arkansas Bar 1894; later to U. S. District Court ; U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of U. S .; prac- ticed with father (Ex-Chief Jus- tice Supreme Court of Ark.) from 1896 until latter's death, 1901; now member Cockrill & Armistead. City Attorney Little Rock 1902-6; member School Board 1909-12. Member Ameri- can Bar Assn. (Exec. Com. 1916-19) ; Arkansas Bar Assn. (Pres. 1911-12) ; Delta Tau Delta ; Chancellor Episcopal Dio- cese of Arkansas, five years. Member of the Little Rock Ath- letic, Quapaw and Country Clubs. Democrat.


COCHRAN, SAMUEL, 2122 Broad- way. President Cochran-Foster Lumber Co.


COHN, MRS. ALBERT D., Abeles Apts. Born at Little Rock, Ark. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stifft. Educated at L. R. Public Schools. Married Mr. A. D. Cohn, at Lit- tle Rock, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Cohn have two children: Mir- riam and Raida. Member League of Women Voters; Pres. of the Council of Jewish Women.


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COHN, MISS HATTIE M., 821 W. Capitol Ave. Exclusive Millin- ery.


COHN, LOUIS MORRIS, 1001 W. Sec- ond St. Lawyer. Born at Little Rock, Ark., March 13, 1892. Son of Morris M. Cohn and Addie Ottenheimer Cohn. Educated in the Little Rock Public Schools ; Arkansas Military Academy (1902-08) ; Cornell University, LL.B. 1912 (1908-12) ; Univers- ity of Arkansas, LL.B. 1913. Admitted to practice in Supreme Court of Arkansas and Federal Courts, 1913; member firm Cohn, Clayton & Cohn, of Little Rock, and Flenniken, Sellers & Cohn, of El Dorado, Ark .; enlisted U. S. Army, April, 1917; received commission Ist Lieut. C. A. C., August, 1917; served in France with 51st Artillery, October, 1917-December, 1918; Instructor Heavy Artillery School, October- December, 1918 ; discharged. Dec. 12, 1918. Author pamphlets on artillery subjects and numerous articles for artillery magazines.


COIN, MARK M., Abeles Apts. Merchant. Born at Cleveland, Ohio, 1851. Son of Moyer A. Cohn and Rose M. Cohn. Edu- cated at Cleveland Public Schools. Married Miss Rachel R. Kemp- ner, at Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 26, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Cohn have two children: Albert D. Cohn and Mrs. M. B. Sanders. President M. M. Cohn Co .; Di- rector Union and Mercantile Trust Co. Member Concordia Club and Masonic Lodge.


COHN, MORRIS M., 1001 W Second St. Lawyer. Born at New Al- bany, Ind., March 14, 1852. Son


of Mathias A. and Therese Koebner Cohn. £ Educated at Grammar Schools. Cincinnati; private instruction in German and Hebrew and Law. Married Miss Addie M. Oppenheimer of Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 19, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Cohn have three children : Doris E., Mathias Alvin, and Louis Morris. Ad- mitted to bar, 1873; City At- torney two years; School Direc- tor three years ; Attorney and Di- rector Bank of Commerce; Pro- fessor in Law School, University of Arkansas, several years ; Dele- gate Universal Congress Law- years and Jurists, St. Louis, 1904; Director L. R. Board Trade (Ex-Pres.) ; Trustee L. R. Public Library; Author: The Growth of Law, 1882; Introduc- tion to the Study of the Consti- tution, 1892; revised several ar- ticles United Editors' Encyc. ; contributed articles to many law journals. Member American and Arkansas State Bar Assns .; American Historical Asns. ; American Economical Associa- tion. Democrat.


COLE, H. S., 1410 Spring St. Me- teorologist, Weather Bureau. Born at Calaway County, Mo., Nov. 15, 1869. Son of Leonard G. Cole and Saloam Schneller Cole. Educated at country schools, Seneca County, Ohio; Ohio Normal University, Ada, Ohio; Ohio Wessleyan Univers- ity, Delaware, Ohio; Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio. Mar- ried Miss Annie M. Wilson, at Mayesville, S. C., June 30, 1909. Mr. Cole engaged in farming un- til 1889; teacher and student, 1889-1901; in Weather Bureau, 1901, to present. Studied tem-


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perature range in Nevada; snow surveys in high Sierras; devised curves for forecasting flood stages in the White and Arkansas Rivers. Member of the Ameri- can Meteorological Assn. ; Amer- isan Assn. for the Advance of Science; Council of National Economic League; Little Rock Science Club ; Little Rock Lions Club; Engineers Club. Repub- lican.


COLEMAN, CHARLES T., 1406 Lin- coln Ave. Lawyer. Born at Tuskegee, Ala., April 3, 1870. Son of Charles Coleman and Anne Foster Coleman. Attended the University of Virginia. Mar- ried Miss Emma Rose at Little Rock, Ark., April 20, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman have three children : Charles, Margaret and Anne. Mr. Coleman is a mem- ber of the firm of Coleman, Rob- inson & House, 1919 to date. Member of the American Bar Assn .; was president of Arkan- sas Bar Assn. Democrat.


COLEMAN, L. P., 2016 Louisiana St. Land and Timber and Real Estate Dealer. Born at Foristell, Mo., Feb. 1I, 1870. Son of Daniel T. Coleman and Sarah C. Price Coleman. Educated in Dis- trict , Schools, Warrensburg, Mo .; State Normal, Missouri State University ; teacher in Pub- lic Schools; High School and College work in Missouri for 15 years. Married Miss Clara B. Gaines, at Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 24, IQII. Associated with W. F. Alfrey Heading Co. Member of firm of Alfrey and Coleman Land and Timber Co. Member of Modern Woodmen of America; First Christian


Church of Little Rock. Demo- crat.


COLGAN, MISS ALMA, 1121/2 E. Seventh St. Concert Pianist, Organist, Teacher. Born at Van Buren, Ark., July 13, 1894. Daughter of Edward H. Colgan and Irene Johnson Colgan. Edu- cated in private schools; Little Rock Public Schools; St. Mary's Academy; Miss Lockhart's pri- vate school; the Chatauqua In- stitution, Chatauqua, N. Y., 1916. Studied piano under Leopold Gadowsky, Lina Lichtmann and Ernest Hutcheson; organ pupil of Dr. Wm. C. Carl of N. Y. Studied Harmony and Composi- tion of Effa Ellis Perfeld of New York. Gave concerts in Chicago and New York; made concert tour through Southern States; gave concerts for soldiers in Bos- ton and other Eastern Camps; played for convalescent wards in New York; gave over fifty con- certs for Camp Pike during train- ing of the 87th Division in 1917; now director of the "Alma Col- gan School of Music." Vice- president of Musical Coterie of Little Rock; corresponding sec- retary and treasurer of "Authors and Composers Society of Ark- ansas ;" member of executive board of Arkansas Publishing Co.


COMER, JAS. A., 400 Rock St. At- torney at Law. Married at Del- phi, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Comer have two children: Ebin D. and Omer. 32 degree Mason. Re- publican.


COMER, O. J., 921 W. Third St. Furniture Merchant. Born at Metropolis, Ill., Oct. 11, 1874.


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Son of John F. Comer and Hes- ter A. Comer. Educated in Pub- lic Schools. Married at St. Louis, Sept., 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Comer have two children : Stuart J. and Stella A. Moved to Little Rock 1899 ; engaged in Mercantile Col- lecting Agency for three years ; traveling salesman one year ; house furnishing business, 1903- 11 ; Comer & Dobyns Furniture Co., 1911 to date. Member of the Elks; Chamber of Com- merce.


CONLEY, HOWARD H., 2615 Broad- way St. Born at Iowa Falls, Iowa, Sept. 20, 1885. Graduated from High School, Iowa Falls ; attended Ellsworth College, Iowa Falls; Business College at San Antonio, Texas. Married Miss Marie Cates, at Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 10, 1914. Cashier and Agent New York Life Ins. Co., Quincy, Ill., and St. Louis, Mo. Came to Little Rock in 1911; president, 1919-1920, Arkansas Ins. Federation ; president, 1919, I .. R. Life Underwriters Assn .; N. Y. Life Ins. Co., Agency Di- rcetor. Member of Quapaw Club and Country Club; State Chair- man American Red Cross Roll Call, 1920; Director of Sales for Little Rock in third, fourth and fifth Liberty loans.


CONWAY, FRANCIS H., 2300 Main St. County Surveyor, Pulaski County, Ark. Born at St. Louis, Mo., May 17, 1848. Son of Gen. Frederick Rector Conway and Martha L. Collins Conway. Edu- cated at Boone County Schools ; Mo. State University at Colum- bia, Mo. Married Miss Mary Lydia Winchester at Bunker Hill, Ill., Sept. 19, 1890. Mr.


and Mrs. Conway have one child : Mary Lydia (deceased) and Henry Nelson. Civil Engineer, Railroad, 1870,79; built first bridge over Arkansas River; farming, 1879-1883 ; County Sur- veyor since 1883. Member Mag- nolia Camp No. 54, W. O. W. Democrat.


CONWAY, JAMES C., 2309 Gaines St. Banker. Born at Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 25, 1888. Son of Frederick Elias Conway and Alice Moore Curran Conway. Educated at Little Rock Public and High Schools. Employed by Southern Trust Co., 1907; now secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of Southern Trust Co. Member of Masons ; The Town Club; L. R. Athletic Assn .; L. R. Country Club ; L. R. Rotary Club. Democrat.


COOK, R. A., 1854 Summit Ave. Automobile Business. Born at Cabot, Ark., July 23, 1873. Son of W. L. Cook and Mrs. M. A. Cook. Educated at Public Schcols. Married Miss Ethel Johnson, at Kensett, Ark., Oct. 26, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Cook have two children: Otho and Vada. In mercantile business from 1898 to 1915. Member Lakeside Country Club.


CORNISH, ED, 1806 Arch St. Bank- er. Vice-Pres. American Bank of Commerce and Trust Co .; stockholder in the Merchants' Lighting Co .; Ark. Cold Storage Co .; formerly a member of the Cornish & England Banking and Real Estate Co.


COTNAM. MRS. FLORENCE BROWN. 1515 Cumberland St. Lecturer on


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Government and Politics, Cur- rent Events and U. S. History. Born at Cobham, Va. Daughter of Tarleton Woodson Brown and Eliza Thurmond Brown. Edu- cated in private schools, Gordons- ville and Richmond, Va .; Charn- wood Institute, Tyler, Texas. Married T. T. Cotnam, at Tyler, Texas, Oct. 20, 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Cotnam have three chil- dren : Charles, Nell and Thomas Tarleton. Mrs. Cotnam was a dramatic reader and teacher of expression until 1915; from 1915-1920 public speaker for woman suffrage in twenty States ; 1917-1919 chairman Arkansas Equal Suffrage Central Commit-


tee ; now chairman Arkansas league of Women Voters; presi- dent three years of Little Rock Esthetic Club; member of League to Enforce Peace; Inter- national Suffrage Aliance; Y. W. C. A .; Business and Profes- sional Women's Club ; League of American Pen Women; Daugh- ters of Confederacy ; delegate-at- Large from Arkansas to San Francisco Convention; first wo- man delegate ever sent from State to a political convention. Democrat.


COUCH, S. C., 620 Rector Ave. Banker. Born at Cabot, Ark., Aug. 29, 1888. Son of F. M. Couch and Ada M. Couch. Edu- cated in High School at Cabot, Ark. Married Miss Helen Strat- wan, at Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 20, 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Couch have one child : Sterling C. Couch, Jr. Treasurer of the Southern Trust Co. Member of B. P. O. E. No. 29; L. R. Country Club ; Christ Episcopal Church. Democrat.


COVEY, J. D., St. Elmo Apartments. Banker. Born at Gravette, Ark., June 11, 1863. Son of John Nap Covey and Martha Holmes Co- vey. Educated at the Common Schools of Benton County and High School of South West City, Mo. Married Miss Mollie Clai- bone Addington, at Gravette, Ark., June 24, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Covey have four children : John Nap, China Fay, Cora Dot and Dod Fin. Taught school un- til 29 years of age; served four years as Circuit Clerk and Re- corder of Benton County ; cashier of Benton County Bank, Benton- ville, Ark .; Assistant Bank Com- missioner five years; vice-presi- dent of former American Bank of Commerce of Little Rock; now vice-president American Bank of Commerce & Trust Co. President of the Arkansas Bank- ers Assn., 1913 ; traveled through- out the United States, Canada and Old Mexico. Member of the Bentonville Lodge No. 56, F. & A. Masons; Bentonville Chapter No. 15, R. A. Masons; Benton- ville Council No. 6, R. S. M. Ma- sons; Bethany Commandery No. 16, Bentonville, Ark .; Albert Pike Consistory No. I, Little Rock. Elected Grand Command- er, Grand Commandery of Ark- ansas in 1913. Member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Democrat.


CRAWFORD, SIDNEY ROBERT, 800 Beech St. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist. Born at Ben- ton, Ark., Jan. 13, 1894. Son of Wm. A. Crawford and Mary Olivia Adams Crawford. Edu- cated in Public and High Schools, Benton, Ark. ; University of Ark-


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ansas (Medical Department) ; Tulane University, New Orleans, La. (Medical Department). Mar- ried Miss Blanche Donham, at Benton, Ark., Dec. 27, 1917. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford have one child: Sidney Robert, Jr. Mr. Crawford practiced in the Army from Aug. 5, 1917, to June 9, 1919; practiced in Little Rock since 1919. Member of the American, State and County Medical Associations. Demo- crat.


CRAWFORD, MRS. T. DWIGHT, 416 Fairfax Ave. Born at Little Rock, Ark. Daughter of Sam- uel Wright Williams and Mary Jane Marshal Williams. Edu- cated at Mrs. Warner's School at Little Rock; St. John's College, Little Rock. Married. Mr. T Dwight Crawford, at Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 8, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford have two chil- dren : John William and Phylis. Member of Chaminade Club, 1915; sings in choral work. Member of the D. A. R .; U. D. C .; Daughters of 1812; Arkan- sas Pioneers; Aesthetic Club ; Musical Coterie Club. Demo- crat.


CRAWFORD, THOMAS DWIGHT, 416 Fairfax Ave. Lawyer. Born at Warren, Ark., Dec. 21, 1860. Son of Alexander Lafayette and Melinda Parthenea (Harrington ) Crawford. Educated in David- son College, North Carolina, A.B., 1882; LL.B., University of Va., 1884. Married Miss Eliza- beth Davies Williams of Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 8, 1890. Ad- mitted to Ark. Bar, 1884; Asst. Atty. Gen. of Ark., 1889-90; re-




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