Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
2006.08.29
Pubication Date:
1922/03
Object ID:
PA—0243
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
CURRENT EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY
BY D. J. RICHARDS
March 1922
February, 1922, "Will Be Remembered with. Pleasure by Those Who Visited our Industrial Exhibit
WE CLOSED our remarks last month with the "doings" of the Industrial and Art Exhibit that was held here from the loth to the 25th of February. But since the half has not been told, it is but natural that we continue the subject in this issue. To give an idea of what was on exhibition, the items having been so well enumerated in The American Eagle of Feb. 23, we will quote from it as follows: "Collection of sea shells; specimen of inlaid woodwork; pine needle baskets and novelties; embroidery and fancy work of all kinds; display of homemade candies of many varieties; rustic lanterns of curious and novel designs; carved coconuts (one representing the head of a high caste Hindu); artificial flowers; table made of euca-lyptus wood (resembles finest mahogany); marine view, with big steamer in foreground, surrounded by torpedo boat, seaplane and motor boats, with miniature village in distance (all carved out of wood); large collection of jams, jellies, marmalades, pickles, etc., all most attractively labeled.
"Quite a variety of relics and curios is shown, includ-ing piece of flag raised over the Marshall House in Alex-andria, Va., immediately after Col. Ellsworth was shot there during the Civil War; piece of Washington's first coffin; book from Washington's library; piece of Napoleon's coach lining (coach captured on the field of Waterloo); piece of Washington's old medicine chest; key of ancient cathedral at Tucson, Ariz.; Aztec pottery; whale's tooth; Indian doll; Eskimo fish hook; bowlus for killing birds and small game (c.arved from ivory); brick from Pohick church (first Quaker church in America, and sometimes visited by Washington); lock from old Custis mansion near Mount Vernon; fragments of stone from Washington's old mill, etc.
"In small booths across from the Art Hall are other curios and novelties, including Chilian blankets, coconut novelties, fish scale flowers, bamboo novelties; citrus fruits; vegetables; homemade preparations,—as vinegar, catsup, chowchow; large collection of native and cultivated grasses, etc.
"A refreshment stand is near by, containing a large assortment of homemade bakery goods. Here may be obtained hot coffee, cocoa, sandwiches, doughnuts, pies, etc.; lunches and souvenirs being the only things for which any charge is made on the grounds."
There were no entertainments given at the Art Hall the first three evenings the County Fair was on at Fort Myers, but Friday evening Feb. 17, opened with an excellent program which was as follows:
1 March "Our National Honor" Brooks
Koreshan Unity Orchestra
2 Flute Solo "Junita" Popp
Floyd Moreland
3 Piano Solo Selected
Prof. F. A. Schoedler
4 Farce "HANGING UP THE WASH"
Onyx Johnson . . Mrs. E. Trebell
Dill White . . Miss E. Schwindel
Ephraim Johnson . . Mr. A. Christensen
Mike O'Flannigan . Mr. R. Campbell
5 Rag "Black and White" Botsford
Koreshan Unity Orchestra
6 Farce ' 'The Shades of a Pseudo-Science'' A. H. Andrews
Doctor , . . Dr. J. R. Price
Copernicus . . .A. Christensen
Newton . . . D. J. Richards
Galileo . . . . E. J. Moreland
7 Selection * "Madame Modiste" Herbert
Koreshan Unity Orchestra
8 Character Impersonations . . . Selected
Mr. Rube Allyn
9 March "Jersey Shore" Pryor
Koreshan Unity Orchestra
"Hanging Up the Wash" is a darky sketch of a very amusing nature, woven around a colored mammy who makes her living by taking in washing, with the usual "lazy, good-for-nothing" man around the house. One of the characteristics of colored people is that they will "butcher" the English language most unmercifully by using irrelevant terms. The dialogue in this respect was ludicrously funny, interspersed with which were the witticisms of a humorous Irishman whose avocation was that of a salesman, his specialty being washing machines. The parts were excellently played, and the audience was kept on the alert as to what to look for next, each movement in its turn producing a round of applause.
In the department for "Younger Minds" of this issue will be found "The Shades of a Pseudo-Science," by Brother Alien Andrews. We consider this an effective way of presenting Koreshan Cosmogony, as it places all pseudo-scientists where they rightfully belong. The audience was captivated from the beginning, and the play was a decided hit.
The main attraction of the evening was Rube Allyn, one of Florida's best known newspaper men and a character impersonator of the first magnitude. Mr. Allyn came to us on the invitation of Brother Alien Andrews, and he certainly was a whole show in himself. We kept no record of the numbers he gave, but they ran the whole gamut of human emotion, and for about an hour he kept the audience very much amused.
A miscellaneous program was given Saturday evening, Feb. 18. Besides the orchestra numbers, Robert Camp- bell, dressed in Scotch kilties, took part in a musical dialogue with Prof. Schoedler; an illustrated recitation about "Granny's Stars" was given by Dr. Price; piano selection by Prof. Schoedler, with Rube Allyn for the closing number. It was truly an all-star cast. The musical dialogue was particularly refreshing, ending with a Scotch dance that was well received. Robert Campbell is certainly an artist, and proficient along many lines. Dr. Price's work was heartily received; the room was darkened while he recited "Granny's Stars," the same being illustrated with light behind a perforated board, the stars and constellations, as well as the moon, appearing as he described them. Prof. Schoedler was at his best; he played Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody" with wonderful expression. The hit of the evening, however, was Rube Allyn, who simply took the house by storm. Brother Alien described him as follows:
"Rube could only be with us on Friday and Saturday nights. Had he stayed longer, some of us might have died from laughing; and as it was, several complained of their sides feeling sore for some days afterward from the convul- sions which he evoked. As a dialect comedian he is a scream, being equally good in Norwegian, Swedish, French, German, Italian, Irish, Scotch, or Yiddish, and can look and act the part of any of them almost to perfection. There is only one inimitable Rube Allyn, and any one who has failed to hear him has^missed a great opportunity."
The attraction for Monday night, Feb. 20, was "Kismet," with Otis Skinner as the principal actor. We are indebted to Mr. L. M. Boomer, of New York City, for this fine entertainment. A number of people from Fort Myers were in attendance, among them Mr. Coffey, a newcomer to Fort Myers, who has one of the finest bakery establish- ments in the state. Mr. Coffey entertained us with song and recitation before the pictures were thrown on the screen, much to the enjoyment of all. Between reels Dr. Price sandwiched in several of his own amusing poems. The Doctor has upward of a thousand poems of his own 'composition, which he hopes some day to have published.
The following program was given at our entertainment of Tuesday evening, Feb. 21:
1 March--"Aeroplane"--Braham--Koreshan Unity Orchestra
2 Son's (a) "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" Butterfield
(b) "Love's Old Sweet Song" Mzilloy
(c) "Afterwards" Mtillen
Mrs. J. Guy Smith
3 Waltz "Polaire" Belcher
Koreshan Unity Orchestra
4 Farce "RISING OF THE MOON" Lady Gregory
The Ragged Man , Dr. D. J. Richards
Sergeant . . . Robert Campbell
Policeman B . . , Charles Hunt
Policeman X . , John Watson 5 Piano Solo Selected
Prof. F. A. Schoedler
6 Impromptu "INSIDE INN"
CHARACTERS:
Innkeeper . . H. D. Silverfriend
Lecturer . . .Dr. J. R. Price
Scotchman . . Robert Campbell
„ m • . f H. Moreland
Auto Tourists . . ^ j Moreland fMrs. Cora Stephens
• Guests . . j Mrs- Ida Fischer
' Floyd Moreland
I^Alex Wyka
Hungarian . . Prof. F. A. Schoedler
Chinaman (Woo-Hoo-Ling) Alfred Christensen 7 Piano Solo Selected
Prof. F. A, Schoedler
We commented in our last issue on "The Inside Inn." Some new features were introduced that improved it very much, particularly the darky songs with banjo accompani-ment by Brother Jesse Putnam. The Lecturer and Auto Tourists presented the Cellular Cosmogony in a most convincing manner. Mrs. Smith's group of songs was most acceptable, and the farce, "The Rising of the Moon," was well received. Lady Gregory, the author, comments on it as follows:
"When I was a child and came with my elders to Galway for their salmon fishing in the river that rushes past the gaol, I used to look with awe at the window where men were hung, and the dark, closed gate. I used to wonder if ever a prisoner might by some means climb the high, buttressed wall and slip away in the darkness by the canal to the quays and find friends to hide him under a load of kelp in a fishing boat,—as happens to my ballad-singing man.
"The play was considered offensive to some extreme Nationalists before it was acted, because it showed the police in too favorable a light, and a Unionist paper attacked it after it was acted because the policeman was represented 'as a coward and a traitor'; but after the Belfast police strike, that same paper praised its 'insight into Irish character.' After all these ups and downs it passes unchallenged on both sides of the Irish Sea."
On Washington's birthday our big family had a picnic dinner on the exhibit grounds, an excellent repast having been provided. Every one enjoyed the novelty of it, and no doubt our matron, Sister Emma Norton, will want to repeat it again some day for the benefit of all. After satisfying, the "inner man" we all met in the Art Hall, where Dr. Price entertained us with several humorous recitations that were most enjoyable. No entertainments were given on the evenings of Feb. 22 and 23.
On Friday evening, Feb. 24, our entertainment com-mittee decided to repeat the comedy "Rosalie" (which we reported in the February SWORD), and "The Shades of a Pseudo-Science" for the benefit of those who had not seen them, and the audiences were most lavish in their praise. Sisters Florence Graham and Bertie Boomer, and Brother Alfred Christensen did themselves proud in "Rosalie;" their acting was worthy of those who make their living at the profession. As for "The Shades of a Pseudo-Science," the rendition of it was more effective than on the previous occasion, and it was truly a work of art. Dr. Price gave a number of readings, and recited Trowbridge's "Darius Green and His Flying Machine," in which the Doctor was at his best.
Feb. 25 was the last day of our exhibit, which closed with a fine concert in the evening. In addition to the excellent numbers given by the orchestra, Brother Alien Andrews gave De Beriot's "Scene de Ballet" on the violin, and for an encore played "Souvenir," by Franz Drdia, both numbers being heartily applauded. Mrs. Guy Smith sang a group of songs: "Kathleen Mavourneen," by Crouch; "Mammy," and "Look for the Silver Lining," both by Kern, in a most delightful manner. She sang "Daddy Long Legs" for an encore.
Dr. Price, during the intermission, gave a rousing talk on why he was here, and what Koreshanity had meant to him. Having been a devout follower as well as a teacher of the Copernican system for thirty years, he explained how he came to accept Koreshanity after KORESH showed him where he was in error. During the entire exhibit the Doctor was a big factor in our entertainments; we enjoyed his closing remarks, because he spoke with such apprecia-tion fof having been led from darkness into light,—a living testimony for the grand science of Koreshan Universology.
To sum up, our Industrial and Art Exhibit, with its entertaining features, has been a success from start to finish, and unquestionably one of the best things the Koreshan Unity has ever given. We are so encouraged that we are looking forward a year hence, when we can repeat it on a larger scale. It would be hard to tell how much we have accomplished at this writing, but we are satisfied that the hundreds who came here and listened to our speakers have gone away with an entirely different impression of the Koreshan Unity and the work for which we are here assembled. That it will be productive of much good we have no doubt, and it gives us a feeling that the Science of Universology is fast coming into its own, and that if it once gets hold of the hearts of the people it will "go like wildfire."
We are glad to record the return of LeRoy Bubbett with his family to the Unity. Roy is happy to be back with us.
In addition to Mr. Rube Allyn, Dr. and Mrs. Price, we have had as guests Mr. J. Howard Green, of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Alice Miller and Miss C. Hamilton, of Fort Myers, and others whose names we do not now recall.
BY D. J. RICHARDS
March 1922
February, 1922, "Will Be Remembered with. Pleasure by Those Who Visited our Industrial Exhibit
WE CLOSED our remarks last month with the "doings" of the Industrial and Art Exhibit that was held here from the loth to the 25th of February. But since the half has not been told, it is but natural that we continue the subject in this issue. To give an idea of what was on exhibition, the items having been so well enumerated in The American Eagle of Feb. 23, we will quote from it as follows: "Collection of sea shells; specimen of inlaid woodwork; pine needle baskets and novelties; embroidery and fancy work of all kinds; display of homemade candies of many varieties; rustic lanterns of curious and novel designs; carved coconuts (one representing the head of a high caste Hindu); artificial flowers; table made of euca-lyptus wood (resembles finest mahogany); marine view, with big steamer in foreground, surrounded by torpedo boat, seaplane and motor boats, with miniature village in distance (all carved out of wood); large collection of jams, jellies, marmalades, pickles, etc., all most attractively labeled.
"Quite a variety of relics and curios is shown, includ-ing piece of flag raised over the Marshall House in Alex-andria, Va., immediately after Col. Ellsworth was shot there during the Civil War; piece of Washington's first coffin; book from Washington's library; piece of Napoleon's coach lining (coach captured on the field of Waterloo); piece of Washington's old medicine chest; key of ancient cathedral at Tucson, Ariz.; Aztec pottery; whale's tooth; Indian doll; Eskimo fish hook; bowlus for killing birds and small game (c.arved from ivory); brick from Pohick church (first Quaker church in America, and sometimes visited by Washington); lock from old Custis mansion near Mount Vernon; fragments of stone from Washington's old mill, etc.
"In small booths across from the Art Hall are other curios and novelties, including Chilian blankets, coconut novelties, fish scale flowers, bamboo novelties; citrus fruits; vegetables; homemade preparations,—as vinegar, catsup, chowchow; large collection of native and cultivated grasses, etc.
"A refreshment stand is near by, containing a large assortment of homemade bakery goods. Here may be obtained hot coffee, cocoa, sandwiches, doughnuts, pies, etc.; lunches and souvenirs being the only things for which any charge is made on the grounds."
There were no entertainments given at the Art Hall the first three evenings the County Fair was on at Fort Myers, but Friday evening Feb. 17, opened with an excellent program which was as follows:
1 March "Our National Honor" Brooks
Koreshan Unity Orchestra
2 Flute Solo "Junita" Popp
Floyd Moreland
3 Piano Solo Selected
Prof. F. A. Schoedler
4 Farce "HANGING UP THE WASH"
Onyx Johnson . . Mrs. E. Trebell
Dill White . . Miss E. Schwindel
Ephraim Johnson . . Mr. A. Christensen
Mike O'Flannigan . Mr. R. Campbell
5 Rag "Black and White" Botsford
Koreshan Unity Orchestra
6 Farce ' 'The Shades of a Pseudo-Science'' A. H. Andrews
Doctor , . . Dr. J. R. Price
Copernicus . . .A. Christensen
Newton . . . D. J. Richards
Galileo . . . . E. J. Moreland
7 Selection * "Madame Modiste" Herbert
Koreshan Unity Orchestra
8 Character Impersonations . . . Selected
Mr. Rube Allyn
9 March "Jersey Shore" Pryor
Koreshan Unity Orchestra
"Hanging Up the Wash" is a darky sketch of a very amusing nature, woven around a colored mammy who makes her living by taking in washing, with the usual "lazy, good-for-nothing" man around the house. One of the characteristics of colored people is that they will "butcher" the English language most unmercifully by using irrelevant terms. The dialogue in this respect was ludicrously funny, interspersed with which were the witticisms of a humorous Irishman whose avocation was that of a salesman, his specialty being washing machines. The parts were excellently played, and the audience was kept on the alert as to what to look for next, each movement in its turn producing a round of applause.
In the department for "Younger Minds" of this issue will be found "The Shades of a Pseudo-Science," by Brother Alien Andrews. We consider this an effective way of presenting Koreshan Cosmogony, as it places all pseudo-scientists where they rightfully belong. The audience was captivated from the beginning, and the play was a decided hit.
The main attraction of the evening was Rube Allyn, one of Florida's best known newspaper men and a character impersonator of the first magnitude. Mr. Allyn came to us on the invitation of Brother Alien Andrews, and he certainly was a whole show in himself. We kept no record of the numbers he gave, but they ran the whole gamut of human emotion, and for about an hour he kept the audience very much amused.
A miscellaneous program was given Saturday evening, Feb. 18. Besides the orchestra numbers, Robert Camp- bell, dressed in Scotch kilties, took part in a musical dialogue with Prof. Schoedler; an illustrated recitation about "Granny's Stars" was given by Dr. Price; piano selection by Prof. Schoedler, with Rube Allyn for the closing number. It was truly an all-star cast. The musical dialogue was particularly refreshing, ending with a Scotch dance that was well received. Robert Campbell is certainly an artist, and proficient along many lines. Dr. Price's work was heartily received; the room was darkened while he recited "Granny's Stars," the same being illustrated with light behind a perforated board, the stars and constellations, as well as the moon, appearing as he described them. Prof. Schoedler was at his best; he played Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody" with wonderful expression. The hit of the evening, however, was Rube Allyn, who simply took the house by storm. Brother Alien described him as follows:
"Rube could only be with us on Friday and Saturday nights. Had he stayed longer, some of us might have died from laughing; and as it was, several complained of their sides feeling sore for some days afterward from the convul- sions which he evoked. As a dialect comedian he is a scream, being equally good in Norwegian, Swedish, French, German, Italian, Irish, Scotch, or Yiddish, and can look and act the part of any of them almost to perfection. There is only one inimitable Rube Allyn, and any one who has failed to hear him has^missed a great opportunity."
The attraction for Monday night, Feb. 20, was "Kismet," with Otis Skinner as the principal actor. We are indebted to Mr. L. M. Boomer, of New York City, for this fine entertainment. A number of people from Fort Myers were in attendance, among them Mr. Coffey, a newcomer to Fort Myers, who has one of the finest bakery establish- ments in the state. Mr. Coffey entertained us with song and recitation before the pictures were thrown on the screen, much to the enjoyment of all. Between reels Dr. Price sandwiched in several of his own amusing poems. The Doctor has upward of a thousand poems of his own 'composition, which he hopes some day to have published.
The following program was given at our entertainment of Tuesday evening, Feb. 21:
1 March--"Aeroplane"--Braham--Koreshan Unity Orchestra
2 Son's (a) "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" Butterfield
(b) "Love's Old Sweet Song" Mzilloy
(c) "Afterwards" Mtillen
Mrs. J. Guy Smith
3 Waltz "Polaire" Belcher
Koreshan Unity Orchestra
4 Farce "RISING OF THE MOON" Lady Gregory
The Ragged Man , Dr. D. J. Richards
Sergeant . . . Robert Campbell
Policeman B . . , Charles Hunt
Policeman X . , John Watson 5 Piano Solo Selected
Prof. F. A. Schoedler
6 Impromptu "INSIDE INN"
CHARACTERS:
Innkeeper . . H. D. Silverfriend
Lecturer . . .Dr. J. R. Price
Scotchman . . Robert Campbell
„ m • . f H. Moreland
Auto Tourists . . ^ j Moreland fMrs. Cora Stephens
• Guests . . j Mrs- Ida Fischer
' Floyd Moreland
I^Alex Wyka
Hungarian . . Prof. F. A. Schoedler
Chinaman (Woo-Hoo-Ling) Alfred Christensen 7 Piano Solo Selected
Prof. F. A, Schoedler
We commented in our last issue on "The Inside Inn." Some new features were introduced that improved it very much, particularly the darky songs with banjo accompani-ment by Brother Jesse Putnam. The Lecturer and Auto Tourists presented the Cellular Cosmogony in a most convincing manner. Mrs. Smith's group of songs was most acceptable, and the farce, "The Rising of the Moon," was well received. Lady Gregory, the author, comments on it as follows:
"When I was a child and came with my elders to Galway for their salmon fishing in the river that rushes past the gaol, I used to look with awe at the window where men were hung, and the dark, closed gate. I used to wonder if ever a prisoner might by some means climb the high, buttressed wall and slip away in the darkness by the canal to the quays and find friends to hide him under a load of kelp in a fishing boat,—as happens to my ballad-singing man.
"The play was considered offensive to some extreme Nationalists before it was acted, because it showed the police in too favorable a light, and a Unionist paper attacked it after it was acted because the policeman was represented 'as a coward and a traitor'; but after the Belfast police strike, that same paper praised its 'insight into Irish character.' After all these ups and downs it passes unchallenged on both sides of the Irish Sea."
On Washington's birthday our big family had a picnic dinner on the exhibit grounds, an excellent repast having been provided. Every one enjoyed the novelty of it, and no doubt our matron, Sister Emma Norton, will want to repeat it again some day for the benefit of all. After satisfying, the "inner man" we all met in the Art Hall, where Dr. Price entertained us with several humorous recitations that were most enjoyable. No entertainments were given on the evenings of Feb. 22 and 23.
On Friday evening, Feb. 24, our entertainment com-mittee decided to repeat the comedy "Rosalie" (which we reported in the February SWORD), and "The Shades of a Pseudo-Science" for the benefit of those who had not seen them, and the audiences were most lavish in their praise. Sisters Florence Graham and Bertie Boomer, and Brother Alfred Christensen did themselves proud in "Rosalie;" their acting was worthy of those who make their living at the profession. As for "The Shades of a Pseudo-Science," the rendition of it was more effective than on the previous occasion, and it was truly a work of art. Dr. Price gave a number of readings, and recited Trowbridge's "Darius Green and His Flying Machine," in which the Doctor was at his best.
Feb. 25 was the last day of our exhibit, which closed with a fine concert in the evening. In addition to the excellent numbers given by the orchestra, Brother Alien Andrews gave De Beriot's "Scene de Ballet" on the violin, and for an encore played "Souvenir," by Franz Drdia, both numbers being heartily applauded. Mrs. Guy Smith sang a group of songs: "Kathleen Mavourneen," by Crouch; "Mammy," and "Look for the Silver Lining," both by Kern, in a most delightful manner. She sang "Daddy Long Legs" for an encore.
Dr. Price, during the intermission, gave a rousing talk on why he was here, and what Koreshanity had meant to him. Having been a devout follower as well as a teacher of the Copernican system for thirty years, he explained how he came to accept Koreshanity after KORESH showed him where he was in error. During the entire exhibit the Doctor was a big factor in our entertainments; we enjoyed his closing remarks, because he spoke with such apprecia-tion fof having been led from darkness into light,—a living testimony for the grand science of Koreshan Universology.
To sum up, our Industrial and Art Exhibit, with its entertaining features, has been a success from start to finish, and unquestionably one of the best things the Koreshan Unity has ever given. We are so encouraged that we are looking forward a year hence, when we can repeat it on a larger scale. It would be hard to tell how much we have accomplished at this writing, but we are satisfied that the hundreds who came here and listened to our speakers have gone away with an entirely different impression of the Koreshan Unity and the work for which we are here assembled. That it will be productive of much good we have no doubt, and it gives us a feeling that the Science of Universology is fast coming into its own, and that if it once gets hold of the hearts of the people it will "go like wildfire."
We are glad to record the return of LeRoy Bubbett with his family to the Unity. Roy is happy to be back with us.
In addition to Mr. Rube Allyn, Dr. and Mrs. Price, we have had as guests Mr. J. Howard Green, of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Alice Miller and Miss C. Hamilton, of Fort Myers, and others whose names we do not now recall.
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Category:
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24 p.
Publisher:
Guiding Star Publishing House
Publication Place:
Estero, Fl.
Search Terms:
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