Evening star., 1934-12-19
HURTS ARE FATAL
TO MRS. RUMSEY
N. R. A. Consumers Board
Head Was Injured Novem-
Der II While Riding.

Mrs. Mary Hartman Rumsey, chair
man Of the N. r. A. Consumers Board
and socially prominent philanthropist
died last night in Emergency Hospital
of pneumonia, which developed from
injuries received November II when
she was pinned beneath her horse
| during a fox hunt near Middleburg
Va.
Death came after courageous fight
for life. The injuries received in the
accident we're serious, but blood trans
fusions seemed to have prevented COM
plications and a week ago she ap-
! parently was recovering. Then there
was relapse and again she seemed
to improve, but pneumonia developed
and the end came quickly.
Secretary of Labor Perkins and
members of Mrs. Rumsey's family were
at the bedside when she died.
First Lady Plans Tribute.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, when
notified of the death Of Mrs. Rumsey
an intimate friend since debutante
days, Cancelled all plans for the day
to pay her tribute.
She had intended to be present at
a musicale this morning, one of the
outstanding social events Of the year
at which Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs
William Howard Taft and Mrs. Dolly
Gam were scheduled to appear.
A trip to New York this afternoon
| for the First Lady's annual Christmas
appearances at charity events also
went by the board so she could attend
the funeral services.
| The funeral will be held at 4:3C
today at st. Thomas Episcopal Church
Eighteenth and Church streets. Buria
will be- at Arden, N. \, tomorrow al
II am.
| A keen horsewoman throughout hel
active career, Mrs. Rumsey was hunting
with the Piedmont hounds when he
horse struck a fence and fell. Sh'
was mounted side-saddle, as was he
custom, and the animal pinned he
to the ground. fracturing her righ
leg and several ribs.
Friends rushed her to the hospital
DR.. Archibald Cary Randolph, master
| of the Piedmont pack and a clos
+! friend of Mrs. Rumsey's, had ridder
over the fence just before her anc
galloped on in pursuit of the hounds
He was not aware Of the acciden
until he returned home later in th'
day.
Considered Good Rider.
Nationally known as the founder
Of the Junior League, long before sht
came into prominence in connection
with the N. r. A., Mrs. Rumsey hac
| found time to combine love of sport.
and enthusiastic interest in varies
philanthropies during her lifetime
On the day of her fatal accident, shl
remarked to DR.. Randolph that sh'
had worked far past midnight il
Washington the previous evening il
order to be free to attend the hun
meet on Saturday. She was con
sidered one of the best cross-countr!
riders among the women of the fox
hunting set
Mrs. Rumsey was the daughter o
Edward Henry and Mary Averell Har
riman of New York. Although borr
to wealth and social position. she wa!
never content to pass her leisure tim
in social triviaIties. Both through
her philanthropic interest and he
knowledge, she early established her
self as the patroness of the arts, ant
she married Charles Cary Rumsey
the noted American sculptor. HI
died in 1922, leaving her with thre'
children.
Founded League in 1901.
Mrs. Rumsey founded the frs
chapter of the Junior League in New
York in 1901. Since then the or.
ganization has spread to virtually
every large city in the United States
Recently she roundly criticized the
Junior League members Of the coun-
| try for their lack of real interest ir
| social service, reminding them thai
such was the original purpose Of the
league.
At one time or another Mrs. Rum.
sey directed her energies to widely
differentiated enterprises. She once
owned q string Of newspapers in the
Southern States, she was an organ
izer of the Eastern Live Stock Co
operative Association, a developer oi
the Emergency Exchange Association
and director Of the American Farm
Foundation.
Once during her association with
the N. r. A. Consumers Advisory
Unit, Mrs. Rumsey was on the vic.
torious side of a policy tilt with Prof
William F. Ogburn, nationally knowr
economist. She opposed certain re.
concentrations Ogburn made to tht
board and the controversy ended with
the professor turning in his resigna'
ton after Gen. Hugh S. johnson hat
kept him cooling his heels severa
hours in the administrators office ant
then marched OF to the White House
without receiving his caller. Ogburr
refused the offer of q later appoint.
ment and left his written resigna.
tion. effective at once.
Friend of Mrs. Roosevelt.
Mrs. Rumsey was sister of vii.
liam Averell Hartman, chairman o
the board Of the Union Pacific Rail
road and himself. connected with ths
N. R.. A. She was a personal frienf
of Mrs. Roosevelt and widely known
in both Washington and New Yorl
society. Her home here was II
GEORGETOWN and she also maintained
large estate near Middleburg, Va.
and another at Sands Point, Lonl
Island.
She Is survived by one daughter
Mary A. II. Rumsey, and two sons. P
Bronson II. Rumsey and Charles G
Rumsey, who was married q shor
time ago 10 Miss Mary Maloney o
New York