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Arthur L. Race married, October 21, 1903, in Portland, Maine, Minnie E. Dodge, daugh- ter of Joseph W. and Sarah (Chandler) Dodge, of Portland.
EDWARD ARMSTRONG THOMAS- Prominent in legal circles in the city of Bos-
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ton since commencement of practice here two decades ago (this being written in 1928), Ed- ward Armstrong Thomas has built up a worthy reputation in his profession, and is actively identified with financial and diversified affairs of the metropolitan area. His is an interesting record, one of consistently repeated achieve- ment in the field of his life's chosen work, and one of breadth, his connections having widened with the years.
John Thomas, grandfather of Edward Arm- strong Thomas, and founder-member of the family in North America, was a native of Eng- land. He settled in Nova Scotia, and there reared his family. He had a son, Richard Thomas, who was born in Nova Scotia, later came to Boston, where he engaged in the can- dy business, and died in 1922. Richard Thom- as married Eliza Hill, native of Nova Scotia, born in 1844; and she died, at Economy, Nova Scotia, in 1879, leaving children: 1. Hollis O., now resident in Brookline, Massachusetts. 2. Edward Armstrong, of whom we write.
Edward Armstrong Thomas, son of Richard and Eliza (Hill) Thomas, was born at Lon- donderry, Nova Scotia, April 25, 1877, and was not yet two years old when his mother's death occurred. He was placed in school at Econ- omy, Nova Scotia, and was six years of age, when, in 1883, his father came to Boston. In 1891 he completed the course at Comins Gram- mar School, afterwards studied at Boston Eve- ning High School, and later became a student at Northeastern University, from which, in 1907, he took the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the bar of Massachusetts in 1908, at the age of thirty-one, and has en- gaged in successful practice of his profession through the years succeeding, with present offices in Barristers' Hall, suite 502. His cli- entele is large and of consequence; his reputa- tion one of note.
Edward Armstrong Thomas interests him- self in various directions. He makes his resi- dence at No. 143 Court Road, Winthrop, Mass- achusetts, on the seashore. He owns a sailing boat in which he is fond of taking recreation.
He makes a hobby of travel, and has been through nearly all parts of the United States and Canada. He is a director, and the secre- tary, of the Winthrop Trust Company, trus- tee of the Winthrop Savings Bank, and di- rector and member of the loan committee of the Winthrop Cooperative Bank. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging also to the Massachusetts Conveyancers' Association, and being an attendant at the Episcopal church.
At Roxbury, May 11, 1903, Mr. Thomas was united in marriage with Esther E. Kitson, na- tive of Boston, daughter of John and Elizabeth Kitson, of whom the latter is deceased, the former continuing to make his home in Bos- ton. Their children are: 1. Edward R., born November 13, 1904; graduate of Boston Uni- versity School of Law, in 1927; member of the Massachusetts bar and a member of his father's law firm in Boston; married, June 6, 1928, Margaret F. Sawyer. 2. George E., born June 10, 1907. 3. Esther E., born November 18, 1911. 4. Richard H., born November 7, 1914. 5. Barbara E., born January 11, 1919.
FREDERICK WILLIAM DORING-
Those who had the privilege of legal advice from Frederick William Doring, of Boston, Massachusetts, realize the wisdom of experi- ence of one who had been a thorough student of law and its application to the conduct and the affairs of men. When one, as Mr. Doring, had studied law for the purpose of giving wise and intelligent counsel, there came to those who sought his understanding a confidence of knowledge that could at all times be supported by fact and not haphazard guessing. Mr. Dor- ing, as a young man, chose the law as his career. Without haste and by constant appli- cation he pursued his studies of this subject. Having spent many years in the practice of his
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profession, Mr. Doring learned by experience many things that the theory of any subject omits to cover, and often drew his conclusions from circumstances that altered cases; he be- came one who was profound, or deeply versed in all matters pertaining to legal affairs. It was his wise counsel and sane administration of the affairs of his clients that made him one of the foremost lawyers in the city of Boston. His father was John Doring of Eastport, Maine, a farmer who lived to the good old age of eighty years and left a memory of one who never wearied in well doing and who exhibited at all times those noble traits of character so splen- did for younger men to emulate. His mother, Lydia (Lincoln) Doring, was born at Perry, Maine, and died there in 1902.
Frederick William Doring was born at Per- ry, Maine, September 2, 1859, died at Need- ham, Massachusetts, October 2, 1928. As a lad, he attended school in his native town and then went to school at Eastport, Maine. In 1879, he graduated from the Boynton High School, after which he matriculated at Dart- mouth College. He completed a classical course there and graduated in 1883 with a degree of Bachelor of Arts. His scholarship was such that he was admitted to the Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity. After leaving college, Mr. Doring took up the profession of teach- ing and was given the position of principal of the Brooks School at Eastport, Maine. He held this position for one year when he be- came principal of the Newmarket High School. He carried on this work at Newmarket for four years when he moved to Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and for nine years was principal of the high school there. After this successful period of service to the educational work of the State of Rhode Island, he was appointed principal of the high school at Concord, New Hampshire, where he remained for four years. During all the years that Mr. Doring was teaching, he was at the same time advancing himself as a student. It was his habit, or cus- tom, to spend his summers in mastering special courses at Dartmouth College, Harvard Uni-
versity, and Clark University. Through this thorough study he was able to bring into his practice of law a better understanding than one with less accomplishment in the way of preparation. He was president of the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction and a member of the Club of Providence. He was a mem- ber of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity; the Wona- lancet Club of Concord, New Hampshire, and the City Club of Boston. It was after the four years as principal of the high school at Con- cord, New Hampshire, that Mr. Doring began to concentrate all of his time on the study of law, and in Boston he accomplished work that gave him the degree of Bachelor of Laws; in 1908, he was admitted to the bar of Massa- chusetts, since which time he had continued in the practice of law. He was a member of the Blue Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons; the Mount Horeb Commandery, Knights Templar, of Concord, New Hampshire; and belonged to other clubs and societies. His hobby was foot- ball and in this he took a keen interest.
Frederick Willam Doring was married, No- vember 27, 1886, at New Market, New Hamp- shire, to Mary (Miles) Cook, daughter of Ben- jamin and Sarah (Folsom) Miles. They were parents of one child: Laura Lydia, graduate of Simmons College, class of 1915, and wife of Kenneth Hulse, of Needham, Massachusetts; their children are: 1. Gould Kenneth, born May 16, 1918. 2. Miles Lincoln, born No- vember 4, 1919. 3. Suzanne, born September 2, 1921. 4. Gordon Waite, born March 18, 1923. 5. Judith, born December 5, 1926.
IRVING JAMES WALKER, M. D .- A surgeon of wide experience and high position, Irving James Walker has lived in Boston for many years. During this period he has built up an independent practice of considerable size and risen to important place as a mem-
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ber of the surgical staff of various hospitals and institutions of the city. Dr. Walker is active in the associations of the men of his profession, and prominent in other phases of the life of Boston.
Dr. Walker was born on December 29, 1879, in Boston, a son of Henry S. Walker, a whole- sale dealer in provisions, and a native of New Hampshire, and of Hannah C. (Bailey) Walk- er, who was born in Boston. He received his preliminary education in the public schools of Malden, and in Stone's private school at Bos- ton, later entering Harvard College, from which he was graduated in 1903, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He undertook the course of study in Harvard medical school and was graduated in 1907, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Thereafter, for six months, he served as interne in the Boston Lying-In Hos- pital, and for sixteen months, as interne in the Boston City Hospital, after which, in 1909, he began the private practice of surgery with offices at No. 520 Commonwealth Avenue, Bos- ton. In his professional career he has been very successful, devoting all his time and at- tention to the practice of surgery. Dr. Walker is frequently called into consultation in es- pecially serious or difficult cases, and he is now surgeon-in-chief at the Boston City Hos- pital, as well as consulting surgeon at Boston State Hospital, and the Choate Memorial Hos- pital, in Woburn, Massachusetts, surgeon-in- chief at Malden Hospital, and surgeon at Mass- achusetts Women's Hospital. He is clinical professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, the American Medical Asso- ciation, and the New England Surgical So- ciety.
Politically, Dr. Walker is an independent voter. He is affiliated, fraternally, with Con- verse Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Malden, and he is a member of the Harvard Club, and of the Corinthian Yacht Club. Dur- ing the period from 1909 to 1912 he served as first lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the
Massachusetts National Guard. In his leisure time he finds rest and recreation in gardening and various outdoor sports.
In 1913, Irving James Walker married Dor- othy Carle Pierce, who was born at Arlington, Massachusetts, a member of an old American family.
GEORGE NEILEY-Throughout his busi- ness career, George Neiley concentrated his valued effort wholly in the direction of in- surance matters, and both as agent and as partner in some of the foremost concerns in Boston and New England, he demonstrated his executive and broadly constructive abilities to the expansion of the activities of the firms that he represented. He was the son of Archi- bald I. Neiley, who was born in Aylesford, Nova Scotia, and was a well-known con- tractor and builder to the time of his death, and Jennie F. (Abbott) Neiley, who was born in Littlefield, New Hampshire, and is now de- ceased.
George Neiley was born July 1, 1860, in Boston, where he attended the public schools, and was graduated from the English High School. Soon after completing his studies in school, he was employed in a Boston law office as a clerk, and he continued thus for five and a half years. In 1882, he became associated with the insurance agency of Field and Cowles, and remained with this firm to the time of his death, which occurred December 7, 1928. He became an active partner in the firm which serves as New England agents for the Royal Insurance Company, Newark Fire Insurance Company, and the American and Foreign Insurance Company. This agency, with its location at No. 40 Broad Street, also rep- resents for Metropolitan Boston the Aetna In- surance Company of North America; Field and Cowles are managers for New England of the Royal Indemnity Insurance Company, and the Eagle Indemnity Company, of New York.
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Mr. Neiley was a member of the board of directors of the Royal Indemnity Company.
In the political field, Mr. Neiley was a Re- publican; and his military service was with the Massachusetts State Militia, in which he served three years previous to the Spanish-American War.
Fraternally, Mr. Neiley was affiliated with Joseph Warren Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; St. Andrew's Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Boston Council, Royal and Select Masters; and William Parkman Lodge. He was also a member of the Algonquin, Ex- change, Winchester Country, and Nashua Country clubs; honorary member of the New England Insurance Exchange, of which he was a past president; and trustee of the In- surance Library Association. He attended the Protestant Episcopal church; and his hobby was his flower garden.
George Neiley married, in June, 1888, Alice L. Cooke, who was born in Norwich, Con- necticut. Their children were: 1. George F., graduate of the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, served in the United States Navy in the World War, in which he was an officer. 2. Geoffrey C., served during the World War in sub- marines, in the English Channel. 3. Richard B., in the World War served in the United States Navy, in the Mediterranean Sea. 4. Edward A., graduated at Annapolis Naval Academy during the World War. 5. Stephen B., served in the Aviation School of the United States Navy, and was at the Great Lakes Train- ing School during the World War. In 1927, Mrs. Neiley unveiled the monument that was dedicated to ex-service men of Winchester, she being the mother of the most sons who had served in the World War from Win- chester.
SIMON MORSE-Having come to Boston at an early age, Simon Morse received his aca- demic instruction in the city's public schools,
and at the age of twelve years went to work as plumber's apprentice. He became skilled at the trade, remaining with it as helper three years, and at fifteen was enabled to place him- self in executive position. Joining in associa- tion with his brother, Morris Morse (q. v.), he founded the firm of plumbing contractors which is recalled under the style of Morse Brothers. The experience he had gained in the practice of the trade was now of invaluable use to the business administration thereof and Morse Brothers grew to be one of the city's foremost plumbing contracting houses. Its start was small, its progress rather slow, but steady; and after a few years the ultimate success on a large scale which later became a fact was foreseen as a certainty. For twenty years Mr. Morse and his brother carried on at this busi- ness, then disposed of it to engage in the hotel business, as proprietors. They reorganized the Richwood Hotel, and conducted it profitably for four years. It was located where the Me- tropolitan Theater now stands. In 1915 the brothers became identified with the building of the Avery Hotel, forming the Avery Hotel Company, with Simon Morse as president. This is listed among the best in the Boston area, and' has one hundred and thirty-five rooms, each with bath.
While the record here given has covered Simon Morse's business advancement, it has far from covered the whole of his activities. He is continuously active in the general affairs of Boston and supports all movements of worthy design intended for the benefit of the people of Boston. He belongs to the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Massachusetts Ho- tel Association, and the Kernwood Country Club, of Salem, Massachusetts. His hobby is golf, while he plays frequently on various links within suitable distance of the city. He has a summer home at Allston Hill, Nantasket Beach, and makes his residence in Brookline, where he is prominent in community matters. During the period of America's participation in the World War he was of valued assistance in the campaign of the Liberty Loan and Red
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Cross. His contributions to charity have been many.
Simon Morse married, October 20, 1895, Katherine Lichen, of Boston, and their chil- dren are: Lilla, and Milton, both of whom were born in Boston. Milton Morse was born March 11, 1902, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1925, and is now in the candy manufacturing business at Newton, pro- ducing the well-known "Mary Lichen" brand. Lilla Morse married, and is the mother of a son, Herbert Wolfson.
MORRIS MORSE-Treasurer of the Avery Hotel Company, Morris Morse has had an interesting career, one marked by success, in the city of Boston. It began when he went into partnership with his brother, Simon Morse (q. v.), then fifteen years old, and formed the plumbing contracting establishment known as Morse Brothers. This business the brothers continued through twenty years, leaving it to engage in the hotel business, as proprietors. They reorganized the Richwood Hotel, located where the Metropolitan Theater now stands, and ran it with profit for four years. In 1915 Mr. Morris and his brother became identified with a larger venture, when they formed the Avery Hotel Company and built the Avery Hotel, which is among the best of hostelries in Boston, having one hundred and thirty-five rooms and as many bathrooms. At the time of organization, Mr. Morse held the office of treasurer, and this he has retained. His brother is president of the company, and to- gether they have handled the hotel property most successfully. In 1918 the Beacon Hill Hotel Company, Incorporated, was formed, with Simon Morse, president, and Morris Morse, treasurer, and under this management is conducted the Commonwealth Hotel, com- prising two hundred and six rooms with bath, on Bowdoin Street, Boston. Mr. Morse is
serving also as treasurer of the new Beth Israel Hospital, in Boston, and of the Hebrew Teachers' College of Boston; he is also presi- dent of the Home for Jewish Children, and is on the executive board of Associated Chari- ties.
In all affairs having to do with the advance- ment of civic, economic and social interests of Boston and the metropolitan area, Morris Morse has been active. During the World war he gave much help to the campaigns of patriotic appeal, and was of valued service in the Liberty Loans.
Fraternally, he is of prominence in the Free and Accepted Masons, holding the thirty-second degree in that order; also is a member of- Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
Morris Morse married Harriett Phillips, of Boston, and their children are: 1. Lester. 2. Alfred, now in the shoe business in Metropoli- tan Boston. 3. William.
CARROLL G. ANTHONY-Anthony & Company, Incorporated, of which Carroll G. Anthony is president, was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1910, by Frank P. Anthony, the father of Carroll G. Anthony. The his- tory of this business and its continuity is in- teresting.
Frank P. Anthony, in his younger days, was a machinist by trade, and worked for his father in Ashland, Massachusetts. He later came to Boston where he was employed as superintendent of the Atlantic works until he established himself in a heating and ventilating business, taking on as a side line the New England distribution for the Imperial auto- mobile. In 1916 the manufacture of the Im- perial automobile was discontinued, and Mr. Anthony then took the agency of the Mc- Farland car. At the time of his death in 1920, the heating and ventilating business was dis-
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continued, and his automobile business was re- organized under the name of Frank P. An- thony Company, with Carroll G. Anthony pres- ident and treasurer, and Richard Anthony and George Chabot as directors. On October 1, 1928, the firm's name was changed to An- thony & Company, Incorporated, with Carroll G. Anthony still retaining the presidency of the organization, which handles the Stude- baker and Pierce Arrow cars with offices and show rooms located at Nos. 5-7 Brighton Ave- nue, Boston.
Carroll G. Anthony, son of the late Frank P. and Alice (Gilman) Anthony, was born in East Boston, Massachusetts, February 8, 1897. He attended the public schools of Winthrop, Massachusetts, and the Huntington school in Boston, and was graduated from the latter in the class of 1916. That year he enlisted in the First Massachusetts Cavalry and was in active service on the Mexican border during the up- rising at that time. Later, reënlisting in the 2d United States Cavalry, Regular Army, when this country entered the World War, he was commissioned lieutenant in the 15th Artillery, Regular Army. He was subsequently ordered overseas and for sixteen months took part in active engagements at St. Mihiel, Champagne, Meuse-Argonne, and Aisne offensives. After the Armistice, he was retained in the army of occupation in Germany until September, 1919. In 1920, at Camp Trevis, Texas, he received his honorable discharge from the service and returned to Boston where he entered the busi- ness of which he is now president. Mr. An- thony is a member of the Boston Automobile Dealers' Association, and the Second Division Association. His religious affiliation is with the Protestant Episcopal church.
On April 20, 1924, Carroll G. Anthony mar- ried, at Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Sarah A. Scott, daughter of Samuel and Sarah A. Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony have no children. Such, in brief, is the record of one whose quick rise to success in the business life of Boston is in- dicative of an even more brilliant future.
HOWARD G. DAVIS-Associated with the automobile industry and its allied interests since the beginning of his business career, Howard G. Davis, now of Boston, has made steady advance in his business and holds an enviable position in the commercial life of the city and surrounding territory. He has shown himself to be well versed in the details of the enterprise in which he has taken part, is a man of attractive personality, friendly and courte- ous, honorable, and industrious. His patriot- ism has been tested and found sound, while his citizenship meets with the approval of those with whom he has come in contact in business and private life. Young in years, old in ex- perience, it is unlikely that Mr. Davis will be satisfied with less than the topmost rung of the ladder of success, which his many friends be- lieve quite within his early reach.
He was born in New London, New Hamp- shire, March 10, 1889, a son of Frank H. and Maria Jane (Stone) Davis, his father having been a hotel proprietor in New Hampshire and New York City. Acquiring his education in the public schools of Brooklyn, New York, and in business college in that city, he entered business in association with the C. T. Silver Company of Brooklyn, automobile dealers, as local salesman of Overland cars, at which he worked with such success that within two years he was made manager of the Brooklyn office. Ambitious to enlarge his sphere of ac- tivity, he withdrew from this and established himself independently in White Plains, New York, where he has the agency for the Marion and American cars. He later took up sales- manship for the Westinghouse Air Spring Company, and in August, 1913, was made man- ager of the Boston branch of that company in which he continued until January 1, 1927, when he founded the present and prosperous firm known as H. G. Davis, Incorporated, dealers in automobile accessories and dis- tributors for Westinghouse Air Brake (auto- motive type), located at No. 96 Cummington Street. On August 15, 1924, Mr. Davis, to-
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gether with his brother, Benjamin Davis, formed the Commonwealth Tire Company, distributors for the Boston district of the Seiberling tires and located at No. 1104 Com- monwealth Avenue. In 1926 the firm name was changed to Davis Brothers, Incorporated, and on June 2, 1928, the organization moved to its present location, No. 1286 Boylston Street, where the corporation had erected one of the finest service and supply stations in New Eng- land.
During the World War, Mr. Davis served in the Air Corps as a second lieutenant, stationed at Kelly Field, Texas, and Mineola, Long Is- land, where he was mustered out December 20, 1919. He is prominent in Masonic circles, having attained the thirty-second degree, is a member of Massachusetts Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Boston Athletic Association, and of the Belmont Springs Coun- try Club. His religious preference is given to the Protestant Episcopal faith. What time he can spare from his ever-increasing business affairs he devotes in large part to his favorite recreation which is golf.
In Lynn, Massachusetts, February 7, 1918, Howard G. Davis married Helen G. Sheerin, daughter of Thomas and Ellen Sheerin. Mr. and Mrs. Davis are the parents of three chil- dren: Howard G., Jr., born September 18, 1919; Virginia, born January 29, 1921; and Rob- ert H., born September 22, 1924.
CHARLES P. HOWARD-Among the well- known men who are engaged in the important business of representing their fellow-citizens in the State government is Senator Charles P. Howard, chairman of the Commission on Ad- ministration and Finance, whose offices are lo- cated in the State House. Mr. Howard is a
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