▁the ▁App ell ate ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁T aft ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁noted ▁law y ers ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁annual ▁convention ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁made ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Boh em ian ▁Gro ve . ▁T aft ▁who ▁was ▁among ▁them ▁said , ▁' There ▁among ▁the ▁giant ▁red wood s ▁the ▁spirit ▁that ▁is ▁San ▁Francisco ▁was ▁revealed ▁to ▁the ▁visitors . ▁The ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Society ▁through ▁its ▁love ▁of ▁beauty , ▁through ▁it ▁cultural ▁purpose ▁has ▁no ▁duplicate ▁in ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁Club ▁which ▁un ites ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁big ▁business ▁and ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁fine ▁art , ▁literature ▁and ▁cultural ▁ide als ▁could ▁only ▁exist ▁in ▁a ▁community ▁such ▁as ▁this .' ▁T aft ▁said ▁his ▁brother , ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft , ▁was ▁also ▁very ▁fond ▁of ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁Club . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Mut ual ▁Life ▁In sur ance ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Sav ings ▁Bank . ▁ ▁T aft ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Board ▁of ▁Education , ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 0 ; ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 5 ; ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library , ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9