The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-18
ROMANCE OF NEW Workers.
ELIMINATES IN BRILLIANT
MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
Announcement Of tho Engagement Of
Miss Pastor and Millionaire
Stokes Created Sensation.

STAMFORD, CONN, July 1s.-The
marriage of Millionaire J. G. Phelps
Stokes to Miss Rose Harriet Pastor,
Russian Jewess, took place at st.
Luke's Episcopal church at noon today.
The ceremony was performed by the
rector Rev. Louis French, assisted by
the groom's brother, Rev. Arson Phelps
Stokes, jr. Following the ceremony
was wedding breakfast at the country
residence Of the grooms parents. On
their return from a two months Eu-
ropean trip the couple will continue
their mission work on the lower east
side, New York.
The groom belongs to one Of the
wealthiest and most exclusive families
of Gotham's smart set. He gave up So
ciety for mission work. The bride was
formerly a cigar maker in the ghetto.
She abandoned her trade for newspaper
work and met Mr.. Stokes first when
she was sent to interview him. 1t was
case Of love at first sight.
1t was less than a year ago that an
nouncement Of the engagement of Miss
Pastor and Mr.. Stokes created a YER
liable sensation and became the topic
of discussion throughout the country.
Miss Pastor was born of poverty
stricken parentage in Russian Poland,
| coming to this country while yet a
child found it necessary to seek en-
ployment at an early age. She became
a cigarmaker, working first in Cleve-
land and later in New York and all the
while employed the hours away from
sufferings of the poor early impressed
her mind and all of her verses and
other writings have been around this
one subject.
Mr.. Stokes is regarded as a char
acter quite as unique and apart from
his fellows as is his bride distinguished
from the most of those born to her
station. Though belonging to a family
distinguished for its high social stand
ing as we'll as it's wealth Mr.. Stokes
early in life chose to devote his time
to uplifting the submerged 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 it's prime NOV
ers He took up his residence at the
settlement and has ever since con-
tinued to devote to it almost his entire
time as we'll as a large portion Of mis-
income.
Giving up her trade for newspaper
writing Miss Pastor was sent to in
terview Mr.. Stokes regarding the work
and progress of the social settlement
movement. 1t was a case of love at
first sight All such obstacles as diff
ference in station, fortune and religion
were surmounted by Cupid and in
short time after their first meeting the
engagement of Miss Pastor and Mr.
Stokes was announced. The announce
ment was received with satisfaction
by all of the members of Mr.. Stokes
family and the only discordant note
in the harmony of congratulations was
voiced by the orthodox Jews who Sc
verely censured Miss Pastor for giving
up her own religion 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 philan-
thropic work in the tenement districts.
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