The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
CARRIE GRAND HEBRON
NOTED AFFINITY, DIES
Mate for Whom Socialist Pro-
: fessOr Put Aside Wife Ex-
pires in Florence.
BOTH WERE OSTRACISED
He Was Forced to Quit College
Chair. Ministry and Lee
ture Platform.

The sudden death Of Mrs. Carrie Rand
Heron In Florence. Italy. on Sunday
night ended an affinity" story which was
the talk Of this country more that dec.
ade ago.
Because he put away his first wife per-
suaded her to divorce him and then mar
rled in an unconventional way q young
woman who had replaced her IN his affec-
lions Prof. George u. Heron was deposed
from the college professionally and the
Congregational ministry. Stunned by his
friends. furiously attacked. kept OF the
lecture platform, prevented from estab-
fishing socialist colony in Metuchen,
n. j.. and finally driven TO seek home
for himself and his new family IN Italy.
There they stayed, though the hard feel
Ing abated 20 such an extent that when
the Herrons visited Metuchen last year
they were received with open arms.
In the sos Heron was pastor OF a Con-
gregational church In Burlington. Ia. He
was an eloquent socialist who had "ad-
vanced ideas as TO marriage. Prof. Her
ron and Miss Sarrie Rand. a member OF
hts church. found out that they were ideal
companions.
Her Mother Favored Union.
Miss Rands mother, widow of a Michi-
gan lumber merchant, liked Heron and
his viows. She established a chair OF
Christian socialism for him at Iowa Col
lege and he was made professor. In 1900
DR.. Heron went travelling through
Europe with the Rands, leaving Lis
wife and children at home. When he got
back he told his wife he no longer loved
.er. She agreed to divorce him. and Mrs
uand settled $4,000 on her as aimony
She got a decree after charging Heron
with five years desertion.
The State of Iowa was terribly excited
and Herron's chair in the college was de-
clared vacant. Heron travelled about
delivering philipplcs against established
society. but audiences refused TO hear him.
Or Josiah Strong his friend for sixteen
years the Rev. Newell Dwight Hills and
the late Mayor Gaynor. then "A Justice,
declined 20 attend II dinner OF the Get To-
gether Club In this city which had been
arranged in Horizons honor.
Had Socialist wedding.
In May. 1901. Miss Rand and Or. Her
ron were married In a New York apart
ment house by the Rev William T Brown
"A Socialist and pastor Of Plymouth Church
at Rochester. Several radical thinkers
who were loyal to Dr. Heron. among
them Edward Markham and Richard lie
Caffeine. Were present
DIR. Heron and Miss Rand each declared
We intend to live together as man and
WIFE The Rev. Mr.. Brown said Just
enough TO make the marriage legal. He
announced instead Of pronounced"
them man and wife.
Inaccurate accounts OF the ceremony
were circulated which again hurt Or.
Heron. Metuchen people heard that the
colony which the Herrons purposed to
found In that town was to free love"
They had no such intention. but after Mrs.
Rand had purchased 235 acres AS a site
the colony project was killed by oppos!-
ton.
Then Mrs. Rand. who died in 1905, !
founded the Rand School OF Social Science
in this city. Or. Heron was to have been !
the head OF Il, but his health broke under
the storm OF criticism and he took his wife |
to Italy, where they decided to stay.
Mrs. Heron was ~ years old. She died |
Df cancer. She leaves two sons. aged 10 !
and I.