New Britain herald., 1928-03-13

 this age of feminism. steel manufac- turing is supposed to be a job for men. But scan the list of stockhold- CTS in the Corrigan-McKinney Steel Company of Cleveland. ono of the largest independent plants in the country, and you'll find 1t is owned, lock, stock and barrel. by women.
 owned. but not operated. For these five women. who possess in their own rights every share of vot- ing stock in a property worth some- thing iess than two hundred million dollars. can afford to hire vice pres- idents as well a. iron-puddlers.
 Tragedies of the most unexpected sort have had a part in forming this uniquely feminine picture of Corrigan- n-McKinney. The last one came when James w. Corrigan. president of the concern. dropped dead in his club recently. His widow was informed that she controlled 53E per cent of the stock.
 Other Women Held Remainder
 Mrs. Price Mckinney. wife of an- other late president Of the company. already held 30 per cent of the stock. Mrs. Stevenson Burke. wife of the late Judge Burke, who was the first head of the organization. shared the remaining 1tL per cent with her granddaughter. Mrs. Parthenia Burke Ross, and another , woman relative.
 From Tapping pancakes for the Prince of Wales to sitting in on sol- emn meetings of directors must have been quite change for Mrs. Jimmy" Corrigan, whose breakfast parties to royalty have been the high spot of London'S social life for sev- cral seasons now.
 When she married Jimmy Corrtgan In 1917 she was just a midwest widow. Mrs. Laura Mae Martin of Chicago. Since then she has been called the most beautiful, the most charming. the most gra- cious and the most successful hostess in the world.
 There are two stories about her rise to social heights in London in- stead of New York. The best known version Is that New York's zoo couldn't sec why the wife of a west ern steel millionaire should dangle her Bird of Paradise plumes over them.
 The other story, told by Mrs "Jimmy's" associates. is that she never had any desire to enter SC prosaic q circle as Manhattan so- ciety.
 { Social Success In London.
 She went to London, became al intimate friend of Mrs. George kep. pei, whom King Edward had pro- nounced "the best hostess in the world" and whose parties in hel Mayfair home had caught the most elusive social lights of several con- tinents.
 But King Edward was dead. Mrs Keppel was not too young. Besides the war had done strange things tt fortunes. It took an American mil. uonaires wife to entertain properl, in those days. SO Mrs. Ksppel rented her house in Grosyernor street t her dear friend Laura Mae.
 OtheFs We'll Known.
 MrA stevenson Burke and Mrs Price Mckinney are not 50 inter nationally socially known, perhaps but their names 60 down in extrs black type in all the blue books ant social registers.
 Mrs. Stevenson Burke is know' as Cievelands fairy godmother. being | generous patron to all in digent causes of the city's life. Sh' has donated thousands to tho city, art school and to various art ant musical causes.
 Mn. Price Mckinney iS an out standing sportswoman of social cir cIes. No riding to hounds from an, of the most exclusive hunt clubs i without the chic figure of Mrs. Nc Kinney on any of several of he blooded mountA.
 In 1900 the paiatial yacht of tn elder Corrigan sank on Lake Erie drowning Jimmy Corrigan's mother his three sisters, and two babies 0 . sister.
 Depnudod o0 e0n.
 "Old Man Corrigan," as the presi dent of the Corrigan Steel Cou,pan. was known, banked his all h Jim