The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-17
TO PROMOTE MATRIMONY
OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE OF EDUCA-
TORS OF CHICAGO.
Benefits of the Society Mature at Mar
riage--Literature Tickles At
tOrney General.

Say, this is one of the best jokes I ever
heard on Captain Hart" declared Attorney
General Taylor. yesterday, at the same
| time laughing uproariously. Mr.. Taylor had
| just finished reading a letter from the sec
rotary of the League of Educators of Chi
| cago, addressed 10 State Auditor Hart.
The auditor had written to the Chicago Of
flee of the organization to find out about
its mode of operation. 1t claims TO be a CO.
operative concern. and the circulars issued
| by it indicate that its chief object is TO
promote marriages by promising 'endow-
ments' or marriage portions TO both young
men and young women as soon as they are
married.
The letter to Auditor Hart said in part:
IF you will carefully read our literature it
will discipline your mind along cooperative
lines, thereby giving you good under
! standing of the value of purely mutual CO.
| operation-what people can accomplish by
cooperating with one another in this pure
ly mutual way" The secretary of the asso-
citation declared positively that there can be
no constitutional laws in any State that
will prevent the members of the league
from cooperating together. He added that
the league has a large membership in In
diana, composed of the States very best
people, and he expressed surprise that the
State Auditor should even question the
leagues right TO carry on its operations
Texas were once benighted as to Ques
ton this authority, but changed their minds
when they read some Of the leagues liter
allure.
Mr. Taylor examined with interest the
large collection of circulars OF the league
accompanying the letter TO Captain Hart
He found that the members OF the league
will reap its benefits for faithful co-opera-
ton for educational purposes or at mar
riage. Members must be OF good moral
character and possess a belief In a supreme
being Provision is made for an endow-
ment cali on all members in the United
States and Canada in favor of any mem
bership expires or when he or she becomes
married Instead OF death maturing the
certificates in this league, said the attor
ney general. smiling. lit seems that mar
riage does the trick.
Mr.. TAYLOR says he has seen literature
OF this league containing pictures OF young
men and women who are alleged TO have
become married through its kindly minis
trations. and this literature contains glow
ing testimonials from the parties in ques-
ton stating that they not only received
their "endowments." but husband or vile
in the bargain. as the case may be.
When the attorney general came across
the statement that the League OF Educa-
tors publishes magazine called The
Eligible NigilaDt he gave vent 10 another
burst of hearty merriment, which was in
tensihed by discovering further that the
local branches of the league are styled
eligible gatherings The emblem of the
league Is decidedly romantic. being
beautiful heart-shaped badge with an
arrow piercing il. engraved in blue en-
amel 4" I'D Ike 10 have one OF those
pretty badges 10 wear on my coat lapel.
observed the attorney general after read
ing this vivid description of it's charms
The papers relating 10 the league were
sent 10 the attorney general by the state
auditor with a letter from the latter re-
questing the former Ito hold A post-mortem
or the league and decide what will happen
TO me auditor HART II | tell its represen-
tatives that they cannot transact business
in Indiana Mr.. Taylor was not prepared
yesterday 10 express opinion as to the
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