Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . Educational Society. DoBSON, John M., supreme president of theOrder of /Egis, was born in Ijiswich, Mass., in1845. He was fitted with a [jractical educationin the public schools and business colleges, earlyengaged in trade, and followed successfully a variedline of business. He moved to Boston in 1863,and thence to Lynn in 1S67. President Dobson BOSTON OF TO-DAY. was an early student of the principles of thefraternal endowment plan, and was one of
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . Educational Society. DoBSON, John M., supreme president of theOrder of /Egis, was born in Ijiswich, Mass., in1845. He was fitted with a [jractical educationin the public schools and business colleges, earlyengaged in trade, and followed successfully a variedline of business. He moved to Boston in 1863,and thence to Lynn in 1S67. President Dobson BOSTON OF TO-DAY. was an early student of the principles of thefraternal endowment plan, and was one of theoriginators of the Order of ^gis, the first ofMassachusetts fraternities of this class, and wasits first supreme president. As a believer in the-principles of fraternity, he is a member of the OddFellows, the Order of the World, and several otherlong-term orders, in addition to that of which he isthe head. For several years he has devoted hisleisure hours to the gratification of his love forblooded horses. He has been a successful breeilcr the Builders Adjustable Staging Company, the in-vention by which the staging is elevated as the wall. JOHN M. DOBSON. in a moderate way, and he possesses se\eral finespecimens of his own raising. He keeps about himhorses of good pedigree. DoncE, A., was born in Lowell Nov. 6,1848, but has been a citizen of Boston for the pasttwenty-five years. In 1875 he engaged in businessas a mason and builder with W. D. Vinal, under thefirm name of Vinal & Dodge. In 1884 Mr. Vinalwithdrew, and Mr. Dodge succeeded to the busi-ness and has since conducted it alone. He was oneof the original incorporators of the Master BuildersAssociation, and is a member of the National Asso-ciation, also of the Charitable Mechanic is a director of the Allston Cooperative Bank atAUston, his place of residence, a dealer in masonsmaterials, one of the leading master-builders andcontractors of Boston, and treasurer and director of
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