The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-14
FOR SCIENCE.
That is Why MI. and Mrs.
McGOvern WereMarried.
They Have Founded a Society
TO Improve Human Race.
Will Try to Have Babe Electr0cuted
If Is Born D.fOrmed.

New York, July IL "A man and girl
met last year, married each other tor tho
sake of science, not sentiment and organ
tied society which will. II succe ssful,
accomplish greater changes than any
other modern organization. They declare
that they will ask tho New York board
of health to electrocuto their child II III DO
born idiotic or deformed.
They are not insane persons or cranks
or wild-eyod visionaries. They arc well
bred, we'll educated, with charming,
agreeable manners and great deal OF
rious interest In the betterment OF hu-
manity.
They told their history aud their theo-
ries 10 reporter in their apartments at
S1S briggs avenue, Brooklyn.
The young man and his wife spoke rs
one person. When either halted In the
formation OF a sentenco tho other carried
10 to n conclusion and the first speaker
nodded assent. Absolute harmony exists
between them. They seem to he full of
hope that their plans Will In time do
great deal TO make men and women bet
ter.
Chauncey McGovern came 20 New York
from Canada less than two years ago. lie
is not more than % years old. of medium
height and build, with serious brown eyes
that look straight at you as he speaks.
He is not engaged in business, but, hay
ing an income, he writes articles for mag
azines.
lie happened to meet, early In the
spring of 1896. at the home OF frieud In
New York, Miss Janet H. Montgomery of
Rome, Ga. She Is several years his
junior, tall, fair. of graceful figure ana
remarkably attractive.
A Meeting OF Science.
"Ours was marriage of science, not
sentiment. said Mrs. McGovern, proudly,
though her fond smile and tho glance she
sent at her husband witnessed In this
instance science Is but synonym for sem
timent.
YES" added Mr.. McGovern; "quite a
marriage OF soienc.. It was "a chance re-
mark OF mine that believed all incur
able lunatics should be mercifully cleo
troouted that first awakened Miss Mont
gomery's interest She had long believed
tho same thing We found we had many
ideas In common. After some time We
concluded we might marry each other.
Yes, we wero married within two
months Of the evening we first met, "
said Mrs. McGoyern. 1--WE soon organized
the Society for the Perfection OF the
Human Species. That was May 81. 1896.
Mr.. McGovern was the first president
share everything equally. We have even
united our names into Montgomery
MCGovern. We believe in being equal In
all thiDgs-O, / don't mean woman's
rights or the advanced OF new woman
but that wo should bo really equal
used to write before our marriage and so
did my husband. Now we write our
articles together.
I've expect a magazine to publish one
of our articles within month or so
showing that Christianity will bo extinct
within 700 years" said Mr. Montgomery
MoGovern.
Bet as to our society We seek to
raise the standard OF humanity by obtain
ing the enactment of laws 10 uplft man
kind physically, mentally and socially
tl rough the abolition of OIL existing alb.
surd customs.
The socicty's Platform.
The platform of tho society CONSISTS OF
cignt planss
First-Love Is but the result of certain
circumstances, and Is brought about arti-
hcially as we'll as accidentally.
Marriage 10 be entered on common
sense grouna. THAI is, men and women
should marry their mental physical ana
social complemeDts
Marriage between persons who have
any disease which may be transmitted to
postority or with any strong hereditary
blood taint, TO DO strictly prohiDitd by
law; also the marriage OF immoral men
and women.
All candidates for matrimony must
submit TO mental and physical examina-
tion by state physicians appointed for tho
purpose.
There have been noble mon and wo-
men, said Mrs Montgomery McGoy ern.
"who have refused marriage because Of an
hereditary taint of insanity in their blood.
Such marriages should be forbidden by
law. Some of our friends ask, Can tho
law prevail over sentimontg We think
1t can among people whcso minds have
been properly trained"
Secoud-All badly deformod, idiotlc
and constitutionnliy diseased children
should be peacefully olectrocutod within
three months after said disease or deform-
ity has been by threo state physicians
pronounced incurable
Aren't y ou forgetting the maternal
instinctY asked the reporter.
The mind should 10 stronger than in
stinct. should overcome IL, replied Mrs
Montgomery -McGoyorn,
Would Have IL Elcctrocutcd.
"If our child should be born idiotic or
incurably deformed, p" said Mr.. Montgom.
cry McGovern. 81 would at once write 20
the board OF health and demand that they
eleoirocute It, "
Mrs. McGovern smiled and nodded cor