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Show CARE8 LITTLE FOR 80CIETY. Mr. George Bruce Cortelyou Emphatically Emphat-ically a Home Lover. When Ooorgo Ilruce Cortelyou becomes be-comes sec.Btnry of the treasury his wifo becomes In Washington parlance "the second lady of tho cabinet." Mrs. Cortelyou Is a woman of domestic tastos. She Is devoted to homo and to church llfo. She Is active In all tho works connected with St. Margaret's Marga-ret's Protestant Episcopal church and was ono of the lending figures In a bazaar given by tho women of tho Ilcc-tor's Ilcc-tor's Aid society or tho benefit of a special parleli fund. Mrs. Cortelyou Is tho daughter of tho president of tho Hempstead (L. I.) Institute, of which school her husband Is a gradual". Sho novor has cared paitlculurly for tho Glamor of society, but In obeditnco to tho dictates of tho duties which her husband's position Imposes, s- roccntly has undertaken S0w.it responsibilities In connection with her other occupations. As tho wlfo of tho secretary of tho treasury mora duties as a liostoss will bo Incumbent upon her nnd sho will bear them well, for 3ho Is a woman of graco nnd charm and, whnt Is more, intellectuality. Mr. nnd Mrs. Cortelyou Cortel-you have four children, nnd as Mrs. Cortelyou bus tho older American idea that tho mother should bo nil in all, tho reason lor former reluctance to enter en-ter into nil Washington gayoty may bo understood readily. |