. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . has en-joyed the counte-nance and supportof the best peoplein the feeling was es-pecially shown when,in May, 1882, he wastendered a testimo-nial, in which themayor of the city,the governor of thecommonwealth, ex-mayors, ex-gover-nors, and the mostprominent people inBoston united incordial commenda-tion of his efforts toserve the Tomjikins is anagreeable companionamong those whoknow him well, is amember of leadingclubs of H on
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . has en-joyed the counte-nance and supportof the best peoplein the feeling was es-pecially shown when,in May, 1882, he wastendered a testimo-nial, in which themayor of the city,the governor of thecommonwealth, ex-mayors, ex-gover-nors, and the mostprominent people inBoston united incordial commenda-tion of his efforts toserve the Tomjikins is anagreeable companionamong those whoknow him well, is amember of leadingclubs of H onand New York, andpersonally is a manof great does not makefriends rashly, but his friendship is staunch and true,and his intercourse with business or social acquaint-ances is distinguished by frankness, sincerity and cour-tesy. It is abundant evidence of his rare good qualitiesof character that those who come in contact with himsocially or in business are his most enthusiastic admir-ers. He holds his friends, who are by no means con-fined to the dramatic profession, strongly and closely bythe firmest bonds of EUGENE TOMPKINS. 132 MASSACHUSETTS OF TO-DAY. ..g^- MORE than half a century of an honorable andproperous business career, that is still pursuedin the place where it began, — that is the record ofTheodore Metcalf. His name is almost synonymouswith the pharmaceutical trade of Boston, and he hasmade it stand for reliability and honesty. Mr. Metcalfwas born in Dedham, Mass., Jan. 21, 1812. He comesof old colonial stock, his ancestors having comefrom England and settled in Dedham in 1634, fourteenyears after the land-ing of the 1826, at the ageof f o u r t e e n, M went toHartford, Conn.,and served his ap-prenticeship as drug-gists clerk. He re-mained there tenyears, and in 1837came to Boston,where he started inbusiness for himselfat No. 39 TremontStreet. Here hehas continued eversince. A branchhouse was establishedlater, on the
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