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