The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17

same State and Arthur I. Hadley, now
president Of Yale.
During vacations he studied law in
the offices Of Senator Francis Herman
and Of John T. and Horatio Seymour
in Utica. and after being admitted TO
the bar in both Connecticut and New
York and practicing as an attorney Tor
two years in Utica he came to Callfor-
MIA in 1879 for a trip. He returned TO
Utica charmed with the Golden state,
and his health at that time not being
of the most robust he again came to
California in 1850, and in the following
year located in Oakland, forming
law partnership with George d. Met
calf. also a Yale man, but no relative
His career as a lawyer, in which he has
represented many important interests,
has probab bly, but served to sharpen and
develop his executive ability. He re-
organized what is now known as the
Central Bank OF Oakland and is now
director in the First National Bank
and Of the Masonic Temple Association.
Politics did not attract Secretary
elect Metcalf until 1888, when he con-
tested. as nominee from the Third Dis
T..
Since then he has served as Represen-
tative continually and would doubtless
have again succeeded himself this
fan had not the Cabinet appointment
intelvered. He served in his first term
On the Committee of Naval Affairs and
in. his second term was appointed TO the
Committee on Ways and Means, in it
self an honor equal to the chairmanship
~
NOT Been known as a frequent or great
speechrnaker, but ii may be said OF
him that for some time he has succeed
ed in coming into exceptionally close
touch with President Roosevelt. whom
he never met until after the death of
the late President Mckinley. This of
itself wifi serve him in good stead in
his new office.
About % years ago he married Miss
Corinne Nicholson, the daughter of
pioneer citizen of Oakland, and their
home life has been since passed with
the exception of the time during the
last five years spent at the Arlington
Hotel in Washington. in the homelike
residence on Harrison street, Oakland,
where they first began housekeeping.
Apropos Of his charming wife, the Sec
retary is fond of telling how at lunch
eon one day with five public men, three
OF them Representatives from New
York. it was found that of the party
Of six fcur had married California
girls. the ladies in question having been
the Misses Crocker, Miss Childs of Los
Angeles and Miss Nicholon.
Mrs. Metcalf is d woman OF most win
ming ways and magnetic presence. and
well fitted for the greater duties which
viii now devolve upon her as a hostess
Of the Cabinet circle. She has spent
the past FIVE winters in Washington
and mas made many friends there.
Among other accomplishments she is
exceedingly clever in photography,
work which she thoroughly enjoys, and
TO which she deyOtes much of her spare
time, being especially good in artistic
composition and finish. The one great
grief which has entered the pleasant
home in Oakland was the passing
away four years since Of the daughter
of the house, Corinne, at the age of IL
years. The little girl was taken i'll
while her parents were in the East.
The Secretary-elect enjoys the books
and pictures and thoroughly homelike
atmosphere which surrounds him at
his after-dinner cigar in the snug
smoking-room at home. perhaps bet
ter than the clubs at which he is al
ways a welcome and popular guest,
from his culture and geniality. Among