Evening star., 1937-04-02
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Roosevelt's second appointment OF a
woman to the diplomatic corps, the
| first having been Mrs. Ruth Bryan
| Owen, who had been Representative
from Florida. After serving several
years as Minister to Denmark she
resigned last September shortly after
her marriage to Capt. Boerge Rohde
of the Danish Kings Royal Life
Guards.
Biddle Now Has Post.
The Norwegian post at present Is
held by Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr.,
of Philadelphia, who is slated to be
transferred to some other European
post, probably that of Ambassador to
Poland.
In New York today, according to
the Associated Press, Mrs. Hartman
said she would feel greatly honored'
if reports she would be named Min
ister to Norway turn out to be true.
But" she added, I've had absolutely
no information about it
She said there had been some talk
about her being appointed to for
eign post, but she had received no
word on the matter from the Presi-
dent or the State Department..
Under the circumstances" she
said, Il have nothing further to say"
Mrs. Hartman long has been ac-
tive in District affairs and for num-
Der of years has been active in ma
tional as we'll as local politics. She
has attended Democratic national con-
ventions as delegate from this city
and for number of years has been
national committeewoman. She also
has been prominent in social affairs of
the Capital has maintained an inter-
est in charitable and philanthropic
work and has been active in indus
trial and sociological movements.
Friend Of Roosevelts.
Mrs. Hartman is close friend Of
the Roosevelt family and has been an
ardent supporter of the New Deal.
She was actively engaged last Fall in
campaigning for Mr.. Roosevelt and
recently came out publicly in support
Of the Presidents Supreme Court pro-
posals as "the least painful and least
radical alternative to delay that
might stretch into years"
Mrs. Harriman's home in WASH
ington, known as Uplands, on Foxhall
road, has long been gathering place
for her friends, many Of them leaders
in political, governmental, diplomatic,
social and philanthropic circles. They
refer to her Sunday night salons as
Mrs. Harriman's "teacup chancellery.
Although Mrs Hartman has been a
resident of Washington for many
years, she is native of New York,
having been born there in 1870, the
daughter of Francis William Jones
and Caroline Elsie (Jaf1ray) Hurst
and named Florence Jaf1ray Jones.
She was educated in private schools in
New York At the time of her mar
riage in 1889 to j. Borden Hartman,
New York banker, she was regarded
as one of the beauties of New York
and was considered one of the most
popular debutantes in the late 90s
Mrs Hartman has one daughter, who
is now Mrs. Hartman Russell, an
actress, who is a frequent visitor to
Washington. Mr. Hartman died in
1914.
Honored by Wilson
Mrs. Hartman holds the distinc-
ton of being appointed by President
Wilson as the only woman member of
the Commission on Industrial Rela-
tions. This was In June, 1913, and
brought about the Harrimans' taking
up their residence in Washington. Mrs.
Hartman was chairman of the Com
mittee on Women in Industry of the
Council of National Defense during
the World War. She also was one Of
the organizers of the uniform motor
corps of the American Red Cross,
which attained such fame for out
standing service.
One of Mrs. Harriman's first ac-
tivities in connection with social prob
lens, was in 1906, when she was made
manager of the New York State Re-
formatory for Women at Bedford,
N. Y. She served in that capacity for
yaore NErc ,,,o- rro.;