As First Lady , Hayes brought her zeal to the White House and supported her husband 's ban of alcoholic beverages at state functions , excepting only the reception for Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia in 1877 , at which wine was served .
As First Lady , Hayes supported her husband 's ban of alcoholic beverages at state functions , excepting only the reception for Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia in 1877 , at which wine was served .