The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-12

and l intend 20 stick TO il
50 long as l have health and money
Co carry on my work. Ny two boys will
never marry-they are both studying for
the priesthood Much investigation is not
made about the records OF the charter
members. but what comes after them is
thoroughly lnvestiga' ed, aud, il it is found
that the wife was divorced from the ma 4
he cannot join the ORDER OF il his wife de-
serted him, and il is found that he was re-
soonsible for il, then he caunot Join, but il
1t can be proved that the ife left and went
away with another man, then he can Join.
when a member hears of young man
who contemplates marriage 1t is bis dufy TO
Approach the young man and endeavor,
mrs: OF all. TO gainhis friendship After this
Is done every hing connectsd with marriage
is explained to him, instances OF MISPLACED
love repeated to him, aud finally the request
that he give no his engagement and refuse TO
marry. IL ne refuses TO do this his name is
placed on the black book, and his future ca
reer is watched If at any time there is trou-
ble in his household, and be is contemplating
leaving his wife. the members who a9-
preached him before go to him again and
offer to help him. They will act as de-
tee ives aud witnesses to assist him TO Sc
cure evldeace IN the cas-. and after this
has been accomplished he is elected NOM
her of the society, and it is expected of him
that he will, as soon as possible, put hac. in
the treasury the money the society laid out
in helping him. On the other hand. If the
young fellow listens the advicA and gives
up his engagement. he is elected an hon
orary member, and Is not allowed admit
tance to the secret meetings.
Our organization has no one name, but
each society names itself. Out in st. Louis
they call themselves The Me4'S Pr tective
Society," in Newark they are The Never
Again Club and the JERSEY City branch
calls itself The Kreutzer Sonatas.' Your
society here start d Off very flourlshiugly,
and expect to hear great things from it,
The seven men who joined were all very
enthusiastic. OF them four had papers 60
show that they had been divorced from
their wives and two of them had wives who
had eloped from them, while the other bad
left his wife because she was too lazy to
cook his meals OF clean the house.
"a receive letters from time to time from
the secretaries of different societies asking
for advice as 10 people who are eligible TO
membership One case is a man who ap-
piled for admission into the Secret Service
CluE' % Philadelphia. His wife eloped with
young man, but it was proved that he
had treated her shamefuliy while she did
live with him, and there was no
one she could go to for help. and
as she was in very delicate health
she could not provide living for
herself, nor did she have sufficient money
to get a divorce from him, 50 there was
nothing for her tt do but go with the
man. l advised them not to let the fellow
toto the society" The reporter promised
MIR. Howell that he would break Off his
engagement, and that gentleman shook
hands with him warmly, congratulated him
on the step he had taken, and
gave him a cigar Then he took
bis name, promised to send it to the
"kreutzer Sonata Club" for honorary
membership. and went away, saying he had
to attend an organization Of the order in
Brooklyn the next night. 1t is an unique
order, to say the leas5, aud the names of
some of the members would doubtless be
interesting, but Mr.. Howell positively re.
fused to furnish them. saying it vas one OF
the s0clety's most sacred secrets not to dis
close names, and that they were bound I'M
der oath not to mention them.