The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-22
HOW WOMEN SHOULD LIVE AND
WED.
Lady Cook Tells About the Scheme
to Establish Unique Home in Phil
adelphia.
From the Philadelphia Press.

FROM HS ftItIuetpItd fTeSS.
New YORK, Feb. 15-It has been re-
ported that Mr.. John Buddulph Martin and
his wife, once known here as Mrs. Victoria
Woodruff, are about to visit America for
the purpose of founding an institution here
for the benefit of American women. To
substantIate this report a correspondent
yesterday visited Mrs. Martins sister, Lady
Cook, formerly Miss Tennie C. Clafiin, who
has recently arrived from London. Lady
Cook said:
'Mr. and Mrs. Martin mean to found an
institution in America for the benefit of
women. 1t will be built and maintained at
less than S. 900, 900. The institution will be
called Know Thyself.' Experienced
women. mothers, will be employed to teach
the girls of America how they should live
and marry in order that the world may be
populated with men and women of healthy
bodies and brainsn
Lady Cook then made the statement that
the large proportion of the inmates in our
prisons, insane aSylums and homes for in
ebriates were the products of mismated
marriages. Speaking on this point she said
Mrs. Woodruff and myself have been
charged with being 'Free-lovers.' We are
charged with attempting to set the marriage
ceremony at defiance These are not our
principles. We believe the marriage cere
mony to be essential, but first there must
be union of hearts. We have the same
respect for the woman who sells her purity
for dollars as we have for the woman who
sells herself at the altar for money and
title. An alliance where there is not love
is unholy, and the chiliren from such
marriage are tated to some unhappy end
THE institution Lady Cook continued,
Twill instruct women as to whether they
are fitted to become mothers and women
who are not so fitted, or who do not find
their suitable affinity will be enabled to find
employment that will save them from the
horrors of an unhappy marriage
LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA
When asked where it was proposed to
locate this institution, Lady Cook replied:
at will undoubtedly be located in Philadel-
phia. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin visited that
city a few years ago. and Mr. Martin was
most favorably impressed. think / can
say with confidence that Philadelphia will
be decided upon. Mr. and Mrs Martin will
arrive in America in about three weeks.
Plans for the structure have already been
prepared, and they will not return until the
cornerstone is laid"
Mrs Martin has another place in view,
Lady Cook said. This is 10 hold a conven-
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June, when this subject Of marriage accord
ing TO Gods laws will be discussed. IL is
the plan TO organize a political party on
some such platform as that, and candidates
for President and Vice President Of the
United States will be nominated. Mrs
Martin says that there must be a man and
woman on the ticket, and that IL no other
woman comes 20 the front she will take the
head or the tail.
Mr.. Martin is the head Of tire banking
house Of Martin 70 Co, No. 6s Lombard
street, London. and IL said ~ be worth
many millions. Sir Francis Cook, Tennie
&. Clalins husband, h also worth several
millions. Sir Francis founded al an OK.
Denss Of 45yO.0DO the Alexander House. OPP
poste Hyde Park, London, where women
are intfuctei Ia the arts, music, ETC., and
are thus saved from marrying for money
Both gentlemen. Lazy Cox says, are
enthusiasts uDDu the subjeet ~ Developing
ans spreading thSir wiyesi pfincipiss
sad have lad the.f wealth A. tbs ladies az
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