. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . committeeof the New EnglandAssociated interest in jour-nalism and his popu-larity among news-pa ]> e r men areevidenced by thefact that within afew months after theorganization of theBoston Press Clubhe was elected itspresident, in whichposition he remainedfor three years. Heis at present secre-tary and treasurer ofthe Boston DailyNewspaper Associa-tion, which is com-posed of the man-agers of the Bostondaily papers. M r .OMeara is a trusteeof t
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . committeeof the New EnglandAssociated interest in jour-nalism and his popu-larity among news-pa ]> e r men areevidenced by thefact that within afew months after theorganization of theBoston Press Clubhe was elected itspresident, in whichposition he remainedfor three years. Heis at present secre-tary and treasurer ofthe Boston DailyNewspaper Associa-tion, which is com-posed of the man-agers of the Bostondaily papers. M r .OMeara is a trusteeof the MassachusettsState Library by ap-pointment of Gov-ernor Brackett. Hehas been a memberof the executive committee of the Republican Club ofMassachusetts, and served as member-at-large of theCommittee on Resolutions at the Republican State Con-vention of 1891. In 1888, the honorary degree ofmaster of arts was conferred upon him by DartmouthCollege. Mr. OMeara was married, in 1878, to MissIsabella M. Squire, of Charlestown, where he now resideswith his family of three children. His brother is HenryOMeara, the ])oet and 130 MASSACHUSRTTS OF TO-DAY. THE city of Boston is recognized distinctly as amusical, as well as an art and educational centre,and it is there that the science of manufacturing musi-cal instruments of the highest standard and most subtilemechanical nicety has reached its greatest man whose skill evolves a perfect musical instru-ment deserves proper recognition from the peo|)le of hisday and generation. Henry F. Miller was one of theearly manufacturers of pianofortes in Boston. He wasborn in Providence,R. I., Sept. 4, 1825,and was the son ofEdward F. and Char-lotte Hitchcock Mil-ler. In his youth hereceived a superiorgeneral education,but it was, withoutdoubt, his es])ecialfondness for musicthat determined hissubsequent first business oc-cupation was that of]:)ractical watchmakerin his fathers estab-lishment in Provi-dence,
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