The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-07
JAMES STOKES, TOO, TO MARRY
UNCLE or y. g. p. IS no LEAD MISS
CHATFIELD TO THE Altar.
4 Dinner al Ills House Last Evening In
Honor or Ills FIancee-she Is an Ae-
complls Harp Player VINO Has
Appeared Often At Charity Concerts

Appeared Often AZ Charity Concerts
The spring Of 1905 promises 10 be season
remembered in the chronicles Of the Stokes
family. Following by one day the an
nounoement that James q. Phelps Stokes
Of the University Settlement is TO marry
Miss Rose Harriet Pastor comes news Of the
engagement Of his uncle, James Stokes, the
founder Of the Paris and the 81. Petersburg
Y. NJ. G. A., TO Miss Florence Brooks Chat
field Of Brooklyn. II came to The SUN
first in the following shape
Miss Florence Brooks Chatfield, daugh-
ter Of Henry w. Chatfeld OF Brooklyn,
announces her engagement TO Mr.. James
Stokes. Mr.. Stokes Is known in connection
with philanthropic work, especially the
Young Mems Christian Association, In
America and Europe. He Is an uncle Of DR..
j. Graham Phelps Stokes, whose engage
ment to one Of the Settlement workers on
the East Side has just been announced.
Miss Chatfeld comes from an old New
England family and IL descended from Com
modore and General Hull, and 10 distanuy
related TO Mr.. Stokes through the Phelpses
and the old Stephen Whitney family. Her
country residence is at Brooksdale' Conn.,
the town being named after her mothers
family. She j. an accomplished player on
the harp, and has often given her services
for charities in which, as an earnest Chris
tian womaA she is deeply interested.
"She will be married in a short time and
sail for Europe, where Mr.. Stokes has 20
attend worlds conference in Paris Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
At the home of MIR. Stokes, IS Park ave-
nue, Mr.. Stokes gave dinner party last
night in honor Of his fancee, at which the
guests, besides Miss Chatfeld and her
father, were Mr.. and Mrs. J.N. V. Thayer,
Mrs. Gillespie, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ.
Giles pie, Mrs. Samuel Duryea, Mrs. Louis
Slade, w. L. ID. Stokes and Thomas
Stokes.
At the dinner 1t was announced that the
wedding would take place on April is at
the home OF Miss Chatfeld's sister, Mrs.
J.V.V. Thayer, at s4IMonroe place, Brook
Ign. Bishop Potter will perform the oere-
mony and will be assisted by Dr.. Hills
Of Plymouth Church. Mr.. Stokes and his
bride will sail for Europe on April IS.
II was said last night that Mr. Stokes had
known Miss ChAtfield for three or four years.
Their interest In charitable work brought
them together. Miss hatfield has played on
the harp several times at meetings OF the
Y. NJ c. A., in which Mr.. Stokes is one Of
the leading spirits. In this way they have
met frequently, Mr.. Stokes has been a
widower for ten years.
Mlss ChAthsld and her father live in an
apartment at le4 Clinton street, Brooklyn.
Mr. Chatfeld was formerly broker down
10 wn.
James Stokes Il about 90 years old. His
ia Their James, Sr., died in 1881, leaving an
estate valued at about Ss,O0O,00O. James
Stokes has de voted much time and money
TO philan thro pic and religious work and for
many years has been actively engaged in
Y. NJ. c. A. work, both here and abroad.
He was the initiator OF the active work
OF the organization in Paris, and through
his efforts branches Of the asso citation we're
founded in many Of the cities Of Europe
and Asia. Because of this activity ie
was invested In 1902 with the cross Of an
officer in the Legion Of Honor and was re-
oeived by the Kaiser. A year later the Car
conferred on Mr.. Stokes the order Of st.
Stanislaus Of the first class, in recognition Of
the success Of the st. Petersburg Y. VI. c. A.,
known there as the Society for the Moral
Improvement Of Young Men, which Mr..
Stokes founded seven years ago.
Mr.. Stokes Is a member Of the Union
Lea que, University. Riding, City, Down.
town and Ardsley clubs. He was grad
uRted from New York University in 1888.