The Ladies of The Cabinet in Early 1900s Politics
Washington gossip notes that Mrs Taft helped shape the mood around appointments including Attorney General Moody. Her influence aimed at shaping the role of the first lady, with Mrs Taft known for domestic tastes and Philippine hosting. Oscar S Straus is cited as the first Jewish cabinet member and secretary of commerce.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Taft
Moody
Supreme Bench
Supreme Court
Helen Herron
Cincinnati
Philippines
Oscar S. Straus
New York
Washington Cabinet Wives and Homes Highlight City Palaces
The piece profiles spouses of U S leaders including Mrs Corinne Nicholson Metcalf wife of the new navy secretary and Mrs George B Cortelyou wife of the postmaster general future treasury secretary. It notes fashionable clubs and social influence as they assist in the new administration.
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Merce and Labor
Victor H. Metcalf
Navy Department
Washington
Capital
Upper Sixteenth Street
John B. Henderson
Straus
Lavenberg
Bosporus
James R. Garfield
Corporations
Interior
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Helen Newell
John Newell
Lake Shore Road
Garfield
Corinne Nicholson
California
George B. Cortelyou
Secretary of the Treasury
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Metcalf
MOBS
James Rudolph Garfield
MUBS
Oscar
Ij Ro Aneteidateinl RA
Potter Bros
Cambridge, Ohio
Cambridge
Segard
Silkalines
Eer
Shpiss
Smyrna
Ittingham “E Ae
Esate
Berwick Block