New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
MARY HARTMAN TO WE'D
Engaged to Charles Cary Rum
sey, of Buffalo.
VERIFIED BY HIS FAMILY
Oldest Daughter of the Late E.
H. Hartman to Marry
Young Sculptor.

Although Mrs. E. Henry Hartman,
when seen yesterday at her home, No.
S74 Fifth avenue, would not deny or
confirm the reported engagement of her
oldest daughter. Miss Mary Hartman.
TO Charles Carey Rumsey, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Laurence D. Rumsey, of Buff
falo. dispatch from that city last night
said the Rumsey family had verified the
enga cement.
Miss Mary Hartman. of all the chill
dren of the late E. H. Hartman. was
the one who was his most constant COM
panion and who entered more fully than
any other into his varied interests. IN
deed. he made her an executrix of MS
will. She was particularly ldentined
with his charities. in addition to which
she has been carrying on for several
wears some philanthropic enterprises OF
her own Among them is the floating
school of instruction for tubercular chill
dren. which she has endowed ana WHICH
she maintains at her own expense on d
former ferryboat which she has adapted
for the purpose.
month after her fathers death she
took personal charge of the operation OF
his vast estate at Arden. She looked
after the Arden Farm Dairy and TOOK
over the management of the fifty thou-
sand acres of the Hartman orange
County farms, and since that time they
have been run under her supervision
Co far as is known Miss Hartman has
no independent fortune OF her own her
father having bequeathed his entire es-
toto 70 his wife in one of the shortest
Wills ever submitted to probate.
Miss Hartman made her debut about
five wears ago. and in the winter OF her
! coming out held Office and was active IN
the Junior League. the exclusive organl-
ration composed of debutantes or the
season. She is fond of outdoor sports,
such as tennis, horseback riding ana au-
| ton,obiIing. and is an expert whip pc
ing member of the Ladies Fourth
Hand Driving Club. She has two sis
tors Mrs. Robert L. Gerry. who was
married in Grace Church little more
than two years ago. and Miss Carol
| Hartman, who made her debut IN the
sooeon of 19OS-'O9 The latter was
president of the Junior League at that
time. and during the winter her mother
! gave a number of small dinner dances
Gov her Miss Hartman has two
hrotbers living. w Averell and Roland
t1orriman. The oldest child of the late
Ar Hartman. Edward H. Hartman. jr..
died in his infancy.
Mrs. Hartman before her marriage
was Miss Mary Averell, of Rochester.
ond her father was a capitalist and rail-
road man Mrs. Hartman is somewhat
r;oid in her views as to how girls should
ha reared. and her daughters have been
brought I'D with the idea that their
names should not appear in print until
! their marriage.
Mr. Rumsey. like his fiancee. is fond of
sports of all kinds, Is crack polo
nIayer, has won many prizes and
trophies at horse shows, and only last
Saturday. at the meeting of the Rock
away Hunting Club, at Cedarhurst, Long
| Island. won two races with the same
horse, w. Gould Brokaw's Live Wire.
He was graduated from Harvard in 1902
and later spent several years in Paris
at the Ecole des Peaux-Arts. studying
modelling and sculpture work.
on his return to this country he
| continued his work. and has had a
number of groups In exhibitions which
have won praise from critics. His fam
ily is wealthy and socially prominent
and has lived in Buffalo for several
| wears Charles Cary Rumsey spends
considerable time in this city. and is now
here for a short time. His mother be-
fore her marriage was Miss JEANNE
! Cary.