1 9 ; ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁University ▁S ett lement ▁House , ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 ; ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁to ▁investigate ▁public ▁schools ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ; ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Cost ▁of ▁Public ▁Education , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ; ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁for ▁Political ▁Education , ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁T aft ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations , ▁and ▁wrote ▁several ▁articles ▁on ▁the ▁organisation ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁for ▁other ▁newsp apers , ▁including ▁The ▁Times . ▁ ▁T aft ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁of ▁The ▁Salv ation ▁Army ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Death ▁T aft ▁died ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Luke ' s ▁Hospital ▁for ▁four teen ▁weeks ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁hip ▁injury ▁received ▁after ▁a ▁fall . ▁ ▁M embers hips ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of