William F. Riley; S.A.E. bio. 1912

RILEY, GREEN

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Date: 12/13/2008 at 10:26:26

Riley, William F., lawyer; b. Ainsworth, Iowa, March 20, 1884; s/o F. & Anna; ed. at Univ. of Iowa, 1907; in Minnesota preliminary debates for two years, class president junior year, mamager senior class play, member Waskwi junior society, Irving Institute, Newman society, track team 1905-1907, captain 1907, Cross Country club, class president senior year; initiated by Iowa Beta, Feb. 11, 1905; eminent archon, memb. Des Moines Alumni association of S.A.E.; general law practice; m. Catherine Green, Aug 23, 1910. Residence, 1515 E. Ninth St., office, 602 Capital City Bank Bldg., Des Moines, Iowa. (pg 202)

~Who's Who in S.A.E. - A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Members of the Fraternity. Edited by William C. Levere. Evanston, Illinois, 1912.
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Transcribers Notes:
1. S.A.E. = Sigma Alpha Epsilon
2. The preface of the directory states that "hundreds" of members didn't return their questionaire, so don't appear in the 1912 directory.
3. Founded on March 9, 1856, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the largest North American secret letter, social college fraternity. The researcher can read more about S.A.E. in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page