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154 Yale University Obituary Record
William Studebaker Innis, B.A. 1914.
Born March 10, 1892, tn Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Died December 2, 1943, in Providence, R.I.
Father, William R. Innis, '80. Mother, Dora Luetta (Studebaker) Innis.
Yale relatives include Innis O'Rourke, '11 S., and John F. O'Rourke,
'15 S. (cousins); and William W. White, '32, Innis S. Bromfield, '34,
Arthur W Bromfield, '37, and Richard S. Aldnch, Jr., ex-45 (nephews).
Cutler and Black schools, New York City, and Taft School, Water-
town, Conn. Second colloquy appointment Senior year; Freshman Glee
Club, University Glee Club (leader Senior year) and College Choir four
years, University Quartet two years;; coach Apollo Glee Club Junior year;
president Yale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs Association Senior year;
member Whiffenpoofs, Yale Corinthian Yacht Club, University Club,
Delta Kappa Epsilon, and Wolf's Head.
Bond salesman W. W. White [William W., '05] & Company, investment securities, Providence, 1914-20, clerk Rhode Island Hospital Trust
Company and Rhode Island Hospital National Bank 1920, assistant secretary 1920-23, vice-president 1923-36, and first vice-president 1936-43;
aide to Major Murphy, American Red Cross War Council, Pans, France,
August, 1917—February, 1918, assistant director Bureau of Communications, American Red Cross Headquarters, Washington, May, 1918—
March, 1919, president and a director Providence Community Fund 1935
and 1936 (chairman 1931 and 1932 campaigns and general campaign
chairman several years); vice-president Providence Community Concerts
Association 1931-43, trustee Lying-in Hospital 1929-43 and Rhode Island
School of Design 1934-43 (member executive committee 1935-43, building
committee 1935-36 and 1939-41, and finance committee 1936-43; director Providence Athenaeum Library 1929-32 (member finance committee
1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934) and Providence Chamber of Commerce; on
governing council Providence YMCA. 1937-43; member Rhode Island
Bankers Association (president 1936) and Yale Association of Rhode
Island (president 1936 and 1939, vice-president 1938, secretary and treasurer), vestryman Grace Church (Episcopal), Providence.
Married October 2, 1915, in New Haven, Conn., Elizabeth Cruttenden,
daughter of Alfred N. Wheeler, '75 S., and Lillian Edith (Wilson)
Wheeler, granddaughter of Ehsha Wilson, ^-1847, and sister of Richard
E Wheeler, '15, and Alfred N Wheeler, '23. Children. William Reynolds,
'38; Elizabeth Wheeler, the wife of Frederic Bhss Read, Jr.; and Peter
Studebaker
Death due to coronary heart disease. Buried in Swan Point Cemetery,
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 154 |
| Transcript | 154 Yale University Obituary Record William Studebaker Innis, B.A. 1914. Born March 10, 1892, tn Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Died December 2, 1943, in Providence, R.I. Father, William R. Innis, '80. Mother, Dora Luetta (Studebaker) Innis. Yale relatives include Innis O'Rourke, '11 S., and John F. O'Rourke, '15 S. (cousins); and William W. White, '32, Innis S. Bromfield, '34, Arthur W Bromfield, '37, and Richard S. Aldnch, Jr., ex-45 (nephews). Cutler and Black schools, New York City, and Taft School, Water- town, Conn. Second colloquy appointment Senior year; Freshman Glee Club, University Glee Club (leader Senior year) and College Choir four years, University Quartet two years;; coach Apollo Glee Club Junior year; president Yale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs Association Senior year; member Whiffenpoofs, Yale Corinthian Yacht Club, University Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon, and Wolf's Head. Bond salesman W. W. White [William W., '05] & Company, investment securities, Providence, 1914-20, clerk Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company and Rhode Island Hospital National Bank 1920, assistant secretary 1920-23, vice-president 1923-36, and first vice-president 1936-43; aide to Major Murphy, American Red Cross War Council, Pans, France, August, 1917—February, 1918, assistant director Bureau of Communications, American Red Cross Headquarters, Washington, May, 1918— March, 1919, president and a director Providence Community Fund 1935 and 1936 (chairman 1931 and 1932 campaigns and general campaign chairman several years); vice-president Providence Community Concerts Association 1931-43, trustee Lying-in Hospital 1929-43 and Rhode Island School of Design 1934-43 (member executive committee 1935-43, building committee 1935-36 and 1939-41, and finance committee 1936-43; director Providence Athenaeum Library 1929-32 (member finance committee 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934) and Providence Chamber of Commerce; on governing council Providence YMCA. 1937-43; member Rhode Island Bankers Association (president 1936) and Yale Association of Rhode Island (president 1936 and 1939, vice-president 1938, secretary and treasurer), vestryman Grace Church (Episcopal), Providence. Married October 2, 1915, in New Haven, Conn., Elizabeth Cruttenden, daughter of Alfred N. Wheeler, '75 S., and Lillian Edith (Wilson) Wheeler, granddaughter of Ehsha Wilson, ^-1847, and sister of Richard E Wheeler, '15, and Alfred N Wheeler, '23. Children. William Reynolds, '38; Elizabeth Wheeler, the wife of Frederic Bhss Read, Jr.; and Peter Studebaker Death due to coronary heart disease. Buried in Swan Point Cemetery, |