The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15
THE sPARTANs OF THIS ACE
Mir. and Mrs. MontgOmery-McGov
ern Hope TO Better the Race.
ONLY THE STRONG TO MARRY
They Have Formed a Society TO
Carry Out Their Peculiar Ideas.
Lunatics, Idiots and Hopelessly
Dcformed Persons To BE Electro
cuted by the State.

New York. July / "a man and girl
met last yeaI, married each other for the
sake OF science, not sentiment, and organ
SEED a society. which viii, If successful, ae-
conplish greater changes than any other
modern organization. They declare that
they will ask the board OF health TO electro
cute their child II il be born idiotic or
deformed.
They are not insane persons or cranss
or wild-eyed Missionaries. They are We'll
bred, well educated, with charming, gree
able manners. and a great deal OF serious
interest ia the betterment OF humanity
They told their history aud their vheo-
ries yesterday in their apartment, at No.
S7S briggs avenue, Brooklyn.
1t was remarkable interview. The
young man and his wife spoke as ane
person. When either halted in the for
nation Of a sentence the other carried IL
10 a conclusion, and the first speaker
nodded assent Absolute harmony exists
between them. They seem TO be fun OF
hone tnat their plans will In time do
great deal to make men and women bet
Ter.
AIAhnCCN MENONSih W NlAS ivy
from Canada less than two years ago.
He is not More than twenty-eight years
cid, OF medium height and huild. with
serious brown eyes that look straight at
YOU as he speaks. He is not engaged IN
business. but, having an income, lie writes
articles for magazines.
He happened to meet, early in the spring
OF 1899, al the home of friend in New
ID safR
Ga. Size is several years his junior, tall,
fair, Of graceful figure and remarkably At
tractive.
''Ours was a marriage OF science, not
sentiment" said Mrs McGovern, proudly,
though her fond smile and tie glanoes
she sent 10 her husband witnessed that
In this instance science is but synonym
for sentiment.
YES added Mr.. McGovern, quite a
marriage OF scieuce. II was a chance re-
nark CT mine, that / believed all incur
able lunatics should he mercifully electro
cuted, that first awakened Miss Mont eorn-
ery's interest. She had long believed the
same thing. We found we had many IDEAS
in common. After some time We con-
clcded we might marry each other"
yves, we We're married within twOmOnths
OF the evening we first met" said Mrs
NcGovem 1--WE soon organized the So
cIety for the Perfection OF the Hun an
Species. That was May 81, 1886. Mir
McGovern was the first president, and
was the secretary. We decided 10 share
everything equally We have even united
ouruanesinto Montgomery McGovern We
believe In being equal in all thinCs-oh, L
DON'T mean woman rights, or the advanced
orncw woman-butthatwes should be really
equal. ! used TO write before our marriage
ard so did my husband. Now we write
our articles together
1--WE expect a magazine to publish one or
our articles within month or so show
ING that Christianity will be extinct with
IN 700 years." said MFR. Montgonery-Mc-
Govern.
but as to our society We seek to
raise the standard OF humanity by obtain
ing the enactment Of laws to uplift man
kund physically, mentally and socially
through the abolition CT all existing absurd
customs
The platform OF the society consists OF
eight planks:
First-Love is but the results OF certain
circumstance. and is brought about artl-
ficlally as Well accidentally.
Marriage TO he entered on commons sense
ground; That is, men and women should
marry their mental, physical and social
Compliments.
Marriage between persons who have any
disea Sc which may be transmitted to pos
terity, or With any strong hereditary blood
faint, to he strictly prohibited by law; also,
the marriage OF immoral men and women.
All candidates for matrimony must sub
init 70 mental and physical eXamina-
ton by State physicians appointed for the
purpose.
...rt,.ra ba1-e bea3 noble men and Nvorp-
en-" said Mis- ontgomer y-McGovern,
"who have refused marriage because OF a
hereditary tainU OF insanity in their blood.
Such marriages should he forbidden by
law. Some of our friends ask Can the
law prevail over sentiment? We think it
can araong people whose minds have been
properly trained
Second-Au badly deformed, fdiotic and