The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-22
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS
ANNOUNCED FROM THE GOVERNORS
OFFICE YESTERDAY.
Chief Executive Leaves for West Ba-
den to Try and Gain Some
Needed Rest.

Just before leaving for West Baden at
noon yesterday Governor Durbin directed
Secretary Wilson to announce the follow
ing appointments:
ID. ~. Coulter, Of Frankfort, Ind, TO be
a member of the board of directors of the
Indiana state Prison.. TO succeed X. S. Fos-
ter, who has resigned his connection with
the institution, to take effect April 1. in
order TO assume the duties of quartermas-
ter general.
Colonel George w. Parker, of Pendleton,
to be a member of the board of regents OF
the soldiers and sailors monument, to sue
coed David A. Coulter, who resigns to &C
cept the position Of director of the State
Prison.
Ex-senator Uriah Culbert, of Michigan
City, to be a member of the board of d.
%rectors of the Indiana State Prison, to sue
Mary III. Coffin. of Indianapolis, to be a
member of the board of managers of the
Industrial School for Girls and Woman's
Prison. to succeed Laura Ream.
General r.. S. Foster, OF this city, to sue
coed Benjamin A. Richardson as quarter
master general.
Prof. a. w. Biting, of Lafayette, to the
office OF state veterinarian.
W. G. Van Arsdel. of this city, to succeed
g @. Thompson, of Lafayette, as a mem
Der of the board OF trustees of the indiana
Reform School for Boys.
Miss Grace l.. Duvall, of this city, and
Patrick j. Flanagan, of Lafayette, as ex-
ecutive clerks In the Governors office.
The appointment of Mrs. Coffin TO be "A
member of the board OF managers of the
Woman's Prison was made without solicit
tation. She is the wife of Charles f. Cof-
fin, of this city, late president Of the Com
mercial Club, and prominently identified
with many public and private enterprises.
Colonel George w. Parker, appointed TO
succeed Mr.. Coulter as a member of the
board of regents of the state soldiers and
sailors monument, has resided In Pendleton
for several years past. He has long been
prominent in soldier circles. and, at one
time. was sheriff of Marion county his
home then being in indianapolis. Uriah
Culbert, appointed as a member OF the
board Of managers of the State Prison at
Michigan City, is a prominent business
man of Michigan City and served as sena-
tor in the Sixtieth and Sixty-frst General
Assemblies. David A. Coulter is a banker
OF Frankfort, Ind, and Is engaged In vari-
Gus other business enterprises.
General Foster is we'll known in this city
and i'm the State. At present he is a mem
Der of the board of control of the Indiana
State Prison at Michigan City. He Is a
member of the r. s. Foster Cement and
Grain company: with omces IN tne Soaae
unsolicited by General Foster, and came
totally as a surprise.
Prof. A. w. Biting, who is professor OF
veterinary science at Purdue University,
is a native of Indiana and is about thirty
five years old. He is recognized as one oil
the foremost veterinarians of the State.
w. G. Van Arsdel, of this city, Is agency
director of the New York Life Insurance
Company. He is we'll known in this city
and. while he has not been prominent IN
politics. is known to be a stanch Repub-
iican. He was a representative from Ma
rion county i'm the Indiana General Assem-
bly, in 1895.
The reappointment of Mr.. Flanagan and
Miss Duvall leaves the executive force
with the private secretary, the same as I
was under Governor Mount.
on the appointment of General Foster
! the position of deputy under him was ten
| dered to Miss Jessie l.. Carpenter, who has
served with ability under Quartermaster
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