Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-04
STOKES FAMILY ROMANCES.
Latest is That of James, Graham
PheIps Stakes

elusive clubs and society circles of
New York recently of the engage
ment of James Graham Phelps Stokes,
son of Arson Phelps Stokes, multi
millionaire, of 229 Madison avenue.
and descendent of four colonial gov
ernors of Massachusetts, to Miss Rose
Harriet Pastor, child of the ghetto,
reared in direst poverty, whom he met
in mission sum work, attracts atten-
ton at the moment to two of the most
interesting multi-millionaire members
of the Stokes family, whose romantic
lives read like a novel,
James Graham Phelps Stokes, many
times millionaire in his own right,
together with his brother, the Rev.
Arson P. Stokes, Jr., who is heir to
millions, are the most talked of men
in social and religious life in the Unit
ed States today.
The Stokes family is large and has
always been recognized as extremely
clever. Mr.. and Mrs. Arson Phelps
Stokes, who for many years resided
at Madison avenue and Thirty-seventh
street New York, had - children of
which 10 are living. With one ex-
cepton, those who have married have
made excellent alliances. The head
of the family is we'll known bank
er. whose wealth is estimated at many
millions.
Although born to the purple, J. G..
P. Stokes is by choice an earnest
worker on the east side of New York
City, and it was there that he met
his bride-tO-be. He is member Of
the University Settlement. organized
for the purpose of alternating the suf-
ferings and misery of the poor peo-
pie who live in the congested part
of the Empire state.
Mr.. Stokes is very tall represent
ing six feet of thorough democracy,
a thoroughbred gentleman, a scholar
and a son of a millionaire he is a
man of the common people, even as
Lincoln was He is a plain man. and
makes one feel perfectly at ease with
him; nor does he possess that one
great fault that men of his kind gen.
orally possess-the pride of humility.
He does not flaunt his democracy in
ones face; but when his democracy
is mentioned to him, he appears as
glad as child who is told by an ap-
preciative parent. "You have been a
good boy today"
"Mr. Stokes can accomplish more
with the poor people than any person
with whom l have ever come in con-
tact"
This statement was made recently
by Kellogg Durland, assistant head
worker of the university settlement
on Eldridge street, New York, where
Mr.. Stokes makes his home Mr.. Dur.
land has had a wide experience in
business activities in this country and
abroad in which he has met many
active men. He is one of a few friends
who know the tremendous amount of
work which J. G.. Phelps Stokes, who
is to marry Miss Rose Harriet Pas
tor. talented young Jewess, accom-
plishes each day.
Circumstances have brought it about
that Mr.. Stokes is more widely known
to the popular mind as rich young
man devoting his life and means fol-
the good of the ignorant poor. and
drawing out somewhat lackadisical
existence because he was born with
a golden spoon in his mouth.
The facts are that Mr.. Stokes is a
young man of unbOunded energy, and
an abundance of good "horse sense
such as David Harum possessed, and
is administering daily business inter
ests in which thousands of dollars OF
his own and other peoples money is
invested. He is heart and soul in his
philanthropic work on the east side
but is able to devote only part of his
time to it. Because of the necessity
of utilizing every minute of the day
he lives in Eldridge street instead oil
on Fifth avenue, in order that he may
be constantly in touch with his phil
anthropy.
Mr.. Stokes fortune has been esti
mated at about S5.0O0,0OO. With un
usual business acumen he is increas
ing this fortune Some day it may
be applied exclusively to charitable