Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-16
BRILLIANT CAREER
RUINED BY "AFFINITY"
Downfall of DR.. George D. Heron Re-
called by Case of Artist Earle.
Lecturer Now an
Exile

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Exiled by the
contumely of his fellow men, crushed ir
health and spirit by his failure to re-
form society and religion, and cheered
only by the ministration of his affinity
for whom he abandoned wife and chill
dren and sacrificed public respect, DR..
George d. Heron, the most noted of
modern men to set the example followed
by the eccentric artist, Ferdinand Pin
merry Earle, is living in seclusion In a
suburb of Florence Italy.
George d. Heron married Mary Ever
hard, sweetheart of his college days at
Ripon, Wis, In 1888. The affinity did
not enter into their lives for ten years.
DR.. Heron from boyhood thought and
spoke fearlessly. His socialistic ideas did
not suit his Congregational charge at
Burlington, Iowa, and he resigned to fill
chair of applied Christianity in Iowa
college at Grinnell, endowed especially
for his occupancy by Mrs. Caroline Rand,
widow of Burlington lumber king.
Mrs. Rand and her one daughter, Car
rie, were members of the Burlington
church, and Carrie Rand was most en-
thusiastic student of the iconoclastic min
ister's socialism. The Rands followed
Heron and his family to Grinnell and
professors family. Carrie Rand went
gossip quiet for several years.
Abandons Wife for affinity"
The public breach came In 1900, when
DIR. Heron went travelling through Eu-
rope with Mrs. Rand and i. r daughter
and left his family at home. His resig-
nation from the college faculty followed
on his return. DR.. Heron then went to
Chicago, and IN January, 1901, launched
"the next social apostolate, or a school
of applied Christianity, which should
teach religion as he saw 1t. In March,
1901, Mrs. Heron procured her divorce in
Algona, Iowa, charging desertion for five
years. The complaint was suppressed,
but friends of the deserted wife asserted
that Mrs. Heron had been forced by her
husband to take the step in order that
he might marry Carrie Rand.
DR.. Heron and Miss Rand went
through form of taking each other for
a Companion" which he had prepared,
and then went to live on farm at Pump
town, N. j., present from Mrs. Rand.
DR.. Herron's brilliant career as pub
lie lecturer ended with his marriage to
Carrie Rand. He continued to write of
the predicted social revolution, but wnen
he sought to make addresses he was re-
pulsed on every hand, and even many
of his socialstic friends abandoned him.
A year and half ago, DR.. Herron's
health having broken down under the
strain of criticism the family went to
Italy, and purchased a villa near Flor
ence, which may be the home of the
Companions until the end.
At Pumptown 1t is said that DR.. Her
ron will not come home before next sum-
mer, IL at all. 1t is reported there are
now three babies in the household and
that DR.. Heron and Carrie Rand live
together in perfect harmony and love.
Gets Fortune from Mother
Before their going Mrs. Herron's'
mother, Mrs. Rand. died. The daughter
was left 100000. and was made trustee OF
the residue of the Rand estate. of which,
part went to found the Rand School of
Socialism in East Nineteenth street DR..
Heron was to be its first apostle" but
it is announced that his health will not
permit.
DR.. Herrons abandoned wife took her
four children and the alimony, which at
the time was said to have been 100000, |
by the mother of Miss Carrie |
Rand and hid herself in North Carolina
village.