The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
TOO MUCH FREE LOVE
Wellesley Afraid Happy Colony
viii Corrupt Its Morals.
''The Home Of Spontaneous Love"
at Wellesley, Mass, is About to BE
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lilo nome or Spontaneous Love
at Wellesley, Mass, is About to BE
Broken Up.
The Home Of Spontaneous Love,
at Wellesley, Mass, Is In danger OF n
violent end, with big, burly. We'll
lesley policemen furnishing the vio-
lence. The nominal reason IS tbat
massachusetts cannot very we'll p,ido
itself on its famous old Blue laws
ana at the same time allow this free
owe colony to exist. The real reason
~ Ihat the morals of the girl students
attending Wellesley college are in
grave danger, and the inhabitants of
inc sta1d, old @ England town are
very much shocked over the reputa-
ton which the place has managed to
build up, and have determined to
run the colony out of town. Over
brook, as the free love colony run by
Frederick Reed, a former Wellesley
professor, Is known makes no secret
or It's idea Of liberal morality. ana
as the result Of the startling stories
of strange doings in this community.
Chief of Police Kingsbury, of Wellos-
ley, has decided upon a little inyesti-
CATION, and If certain things are true:
well. goodbye to the Home of Spon-
taneous Love"
Reed has run this free love colony
Tor two years, and his wife, who
strongly belives In his principles. has
helped him conduct it. There has
been absolutely no restrictions at
Overbrook, Reed maintained that
destiny controls everything. While
the marriage contract is not decricd.
1T is not essential. The first protest
against the colony came from the
FACULTY Of Wellesley college when it
was discovered that a number Of the
students, girls, had been visiting the
places for some time. All Of them
were fascinated by the absence Of
restraint that is Overnrook's main
characteristic, and, moveover, they
saw nothing wrong and grew more
attached to the place with each visit.
Then the residents Of the town of
Wellesley began to grow suspicious
when they saw painted women with
glittering diamonds frequent the
place. Wealthy business men Of Bos-
on also made numerous trips to the
colony with women other than their
wives.
Strange tales were told of the
beautiful lake in the center of Reeds
domain, where men and women wore
wont to battle, with or without bath
ing suits, mostly the latter, and of
the secluded walks which seemed to
be always populated. Men and wo-
men who held a high position in So
ciety mingle- freely with the "unde-
sirablo citizens" and, consequently,
Wellesley decided to have the chief
Of police make an investigation.
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the regular female members of the
colony, wear boomers. Reed declar-
cs this was the primitive dress Of the
Greeks and Turks and that it is a
perfectly logical attire. The men go
about in overalls and don't pay any
particular attention as to how they
look. All lead a happy, care-free life
At present there areas members Of
the colony. Twelve Of them are wO-
men and most OF these are pretty. At
times, however, the membership runs
to 100, and then life is indeed gay at
Overlook. The work when they
please, which is not very often with
the most Of them. They spend their
time, eating, sleeping, or lounging
around the building or grounds.
ut is all II glorious family" de-
clares Reed. 81 do not see why any
n seriously objects to our colony.
When the Wellesley college girls be-
thinking hat they had been directed
by fate. I could not see anything
wrong in permitting their visits.
None of them ever became members
OF the colony. Now that the presi-
dent Of the college has objected to
their visits | am perfectly willing
that they rcmain away"