Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-07-18
LOVE LAUGHS AT
ALL DIFFERENCES
Millionaire Marries Maiden
Whose Life Has Been one
of Poverty.
BUT GENIUS IS HER BIRTHRlGHT

No, oton, Conn, July 1S.-The ro-
nance of Miss Rose Harriet Pastor,
the Jewish priestess and former ci-
gar maker. and ]. @. Phelps Stokes,
member of the multi-millionaire
Stokes family of New York, culminat-
ed in their wedding today at the home
of the bridegroom's parents near this
city. The wedding was of the sim
plest character, though attended by
large number of guests, including rel
atives of the two families and mutual
friends, among the latter being nearly
all of the prominent social settle
ment workers of New York city. The
ceremony was performed by the bride
groom's brother, the Rev. Anson
Phelps Stokes.
II was less than year ago that the
announcement of the engagement OF
Miss Pastor to Mr.. Stokes created
veritable sensation and became a topic
of discussion throughout the country.
Miss Pastor was born of poverty
stricken parentage in Russian Poland,
and coming to this country while yet
child, found II necessary to seek en-
ployment at an early age. She be-
came a cigar maker, working first in
| Cleveland and later in New York, and
all the while employed her hours
away from her work bench in serious
| study. The sufferings of the poor
early imp essed her mind and all of
her verses and other writings have
been around this subject.
Mr.. Stokes is regarded as a char
| acter quite as unique and apart from
| his fellows as is his bride distin-
guished from the most of those born
4, to her station. Though belonging to
family distinguished for its high
social standing as well as its wealth,
Mr.. Stokes early in life chose to de-
vote his time to uplifting the sub
merged tenth of humanity rather than
enjoying the profitless pleasures of
society. When the social settlement
was established in Rivington street In
the crowded Jewish section of the
lower east side, Mr.. Stokes was one
of its prime movers. He took up his
residence at the settlement and ever
since has continued to devote to 1t al.
most his entire time as well as large
portion of his income.
Giving un her trade for newspaper
writing, Miss Pastor was sent to in
terview Mr. Stokes regarding the
work and progress of the social set
tlement movement. It was a case of
love at first sight. All such objects
as difference in station. fortune and
religion We're surmounted by Cupid,
and In a short time after their first
meeting the engagement of Miss Pas
tor and Mr.. Stokes was announced.
The engagement was received with
satisfaction by all of the members of
the Stokes family, and the only dis
cordant note in the harmony of con-
gratulations was voiced hsr the ortho-
dox Jews, who severely censured Miss
Pastor for giving up her own relig-
ion and embracing that of her future
husband.
Within a few days Mr.. Stokes and
his bride will leave for Europe and
will visit the native town of the bride
in southern Russia, the scene of some
of her girlhood trials. of which she
has written many interesting stories.
On their return to New York they
will resume their charitable and phil
anthropic work in the tenement dis
tricts.