Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1935/02/00
Object ID:
PA—0123
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Community Current Events -- February 1935
by L.W. Bubbett
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SINCE the freeze of last month, Nature seems to have striven to make amends. The weather has been wonderful—warm skies and balmy breezes, such as Florida alone of the forty-eight states can boast of in the height of winter. Some plant life that seemed to have been irreparably damaged surprised us by putting forth signs of revivification—a sprig of green here and there, new buds breaking forth on many of the citrus trees, and broad, green leaves shooting up from the hearts of dead-looking banana plants; indications that things were not so badly hurt as at first appeared. But two kinds of our mosit prized fruit trees, mangoes and avocados, so far have given no indications of returning life. Mrs. Marie McConnell of Tampa was a welcome arrival on Sunday, December 30, for a few days' visit with friends and relatives at the Unity. She remained until the second of January. On Monday evening a party was given for her at tho Lewis cottage by Sister Emily Bessemer. On New Year's Eve Brother Frank Wilson returned from the Dr. Nichols Sanatorium at Savannah, Missouri, where he underwent successful treatment for a cancer of the ear. Brother Frank took the occasion to visit old friends in Denver and Boulder, Colorado, while so near them. They made the extension of his trip possible by furnishing the maans therefor. We are glad to welcome Brother Frank home relieved of his affliction; and we take this opportunity to heartily thank each and every one who contributed to -make his trip and cure possible. In addition we wish to state that undoubtedly the Dr. Nichols Sanatorium at Savannah, Missouri, is the best of its kind in the country; and we feel impelled to spread the good word that, if taken in time, the majority of cases of external cancer can be cured at this institution.On New Year's Day Mrs. A. L. Camphausen and Miss Elin Lindberg, with their guest, Mrs. Edith Johnson, drove to Miami for a day's outing. They returned late the same night. On Friday the fourth Mr. George M. Bassett arrived from Chicago to spend the remainder of the winter at the Unity. Brother Franklin Jacke took time out from storekeeping to make a trip to Tampa with L'eroy Lamoreaux of Estero Island. They left on Tuesday the eighth and returned the following day. A. H. Andrews left on a motor trip to Miami and other points Friday the eleventh. He returned the following 'Monday. On Friday the eleventh our kitchen gardener, Daniel McNamara, returned from his annual few days' visit to St. Petersburg. He well deserves the outing. Another old institution has passed. The Koreshan Unity sawmill has be'en disposed of. Idle many years, it was sold because of lack of man-power to procure timber and operate it. On Saturday the twelfth we had as visitors our old friends from LaBelle, Mrs. Cora Newcomb and daughters, Olive and Margaret. Mrs. Ruth Thomas, with her young son Brooks, arrived on the thirteenth from her home in Philadelphia for a visit with her mother and sister, Mrs. Berthaldine Boomer and Miss Bertha Boomer, at Mirasol Grove. Mrs. Thomas has a host of friends here who are always glad to welcome her on her occasional returns to Estero. Fortunately our kitchen garden suffered comparatively small damage by the recent freeze, and owing to the untiring efforts of Daniel McNamara, who presides over much of that domain, we enjoy winter vegetables frequently. "Mac's" garden consists of lettuce, carrots, beets and "greens," such as chard, collards, turnip and beet tops, all of which do well here throughout the winter months. Also green onions have been supplied recently from Albert Jacobs' garden. Later he expects to have plenty of cabbage. We hope there will be sufficient so that our kraut maker, Brother William Fischer, can put down a barrel or so of that fine sauerkraut he knows so well how to make! Mrs. Camphausen and Miss Lindberg had a banner day at the Rustic Tea Garden Monday the fourteenth. One party alone consisted of some 20 persons, guests of Mrs. Nelson R. Perry, who spends the winter on Sanibel Island. On the fifteenth a party consisting of Sisters Etta Silverfriend and Emily Bessemer and Brothers Frank Wilson, Henry Silverfriend and Claude Rahn enjoyed a picnic dinner at Bonita Beach. Wednesday the sixteenth Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rahn of Winnetka, Illinois, arrived for a short visit with Mr. Rahn's brother, Brother Claude Rahn. Mr. Walter Rahn is connected with the Chicago office of the Commercial Credit Company of Baltimore. This year he took his vacation in Florida, and while motoring from Miami to St. Petersburg he stopped at Estero to visit his brother at the Unity. Brother Claude laments the fact that after extolling for years the beauties of the Koreshan Unity grounds, with the colorful crotons, artistic bamboo clumps, and other attractive plant life, his folks would come right after the disastrous freeze of last month had almost entirely wiped out the work and growth of some seventeen years—since the last devastating freeze! However, the visitors were well entertained, and they seemed to greatly enjoy their visit. They continued their journey north on the eighteenth. Brother Theodore Nasaelius has built a greenhouse in back of the old "log house" to accommodate some of his choicest plants, where he can keep them under lock and key. Unfortunately, however, the latter devices are powerless to prevent that old depredator Cold from entering and destroying what it wills! Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Woods of Sidney, Illinois, were guests of the Unity the seventeenth and eighteenth; but they seemed to do the entertaining! They are spending the winter in St. Petersburg. On the evening of the seventeenth a large party was held at Bonita Beach to entertain Brother Claude Rahn's guests, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rahn. The moon was full (as also were the picnickers after a wiener roast about a huge fire on the beach!), the old Gulf was calm and the night was gorgeous, so the following participants enjoyed the affair immensely: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rahn, Mrs. Ruth Thomas, Mrs. Edith Johnson, Sisters Cora Stephens, Florence Graham, Vesta Newcomb, Bella Armour, and Brothers Claude Rahn, David Richards, Lou Staton, Alfred Chrisitensen, Jesse Putnam, Max Arendt and Laurence Bubbett. Miss M'eta Monsees of Fort Myers spent Sunday the twentieth at the Unity. Miss Monsees recently purchased a fine looking Chevrolet coupe, so we presume her visits will be more frequent in the future. It is with deep regret we learn of the death of Miss Eleanore Banks in Denver, Colorado, on January 1. Miss Banks was a devoted friend of the Master's and a loyal supporter of the Unity. It may have rained some time in the dim, distant past, but so long ago we've forgotten about it. It's really a marvel that anything at all grows, for we haven't had a good robust rainfall since Hector was a pup! Along with the lack of rain, the freeze killed the grass in the woods, and so with everything as dry as tinder, our fire hazards are quite serious. And speaking of fires, "the woods are full of them!"
by L.W. Bubbett
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SINCE the freeze of last month, Nature seems to have striven to make amends. The weather has been wonderful—warm skies and balmy breezes, such as Florida alone of the forty-eight states can boast of in the height of winter. Some plant life that seemed to have been irreparably damaged surprised us by putting forth signs of revivification—a sprig of green here and there, new buds breaking forth on many of the citrus trees, and broad, green leaves shooting up from the hearts of dead-looking banana plants; indications that things were not so badly hurt as at first appeared. But two kinds of our mosit prized fruit trees, mangoes and avocados, so far have given no indications of returning life. Mrs. Marie McConnell of Tampa was a welcome arrival on Sunday, December 30, for a few days' visit with friends and relatives at the Unity. She remained until the second of January. On Monday evening a party was given for her at tho Lewis cottage by Sister Emily Bessemer. On New Year's Eve Brother Frank Wilson returned from the Dr. Nichols Sanatorium at Savannah, Missouri, where he underwent successful treatment for a cancer of the ear. Brother Frank took the occasion to visit old friends in Denver and Boulder, Colorado, while so near them. They made the extension of his trip possible by furnishing the maans therefor. We are glad to welcome Brother Frank home relieved of his affliction; and we take this opportunity to heartily thank each and every one who contributed to -make his trip and cure possible. In addition we wish to state that undoubtedly the Dr. Nichols Sanatorium at Savannah, Missouri, is the best of its kind in the country; and we feel impelled to spread the good word that, if taken in time, the majority of cases of external cancer can be cured at this institution.On New Year's Day Mrs. A. L. Camphausen and Miss Elin Lindberg, with their guest, Mrs. Edith Johnson, drove to Miami for a day's outing. They returned late the same night. On Friday the fourth Mr. George M. Bassett arrived from Chicago to spend the remainder of the winter at the Unity. Brother Franklin Jacke took time out from storekeeping to make a trip to Tampa with L'eroy Lamoreaux of Estero Island. They left on Tuesday the eighth and returned the following day. A. H. Andrews left on a motor trip to Miami and other points Friday the eleventh. He returned the following 'Monday. On Friday the eleventh our kitchen gardener, Daniel McNamara, returned from his annual few days' visit to St. Petersburg. He well deserves the outing. Another old institution has passed. The Koreshan Unity sawmill has be'en disposed of. Idle many years, it was sold because of lack of man-power to procure timber and operate it. On Saturday the twelfth we had as visitors our old friends from LaBelle, Mrs. Cora Newcomb and daughters, Olive and Margaret. Mrs. Ruth Thomas, with her young son Brooks, arrived on the thirteenth from her home in Philadelphia for a visit with her mother and sister, Mrs. Berthaldine Boomer and Miss Bertha Boomer, at Mirasol Grove. Mrs. Thomas has a host of friends here who are always glad to welcome her on her occasional returns to Estero. Fortunately our kitchen garden suffered comparatively small damage by the recent freeze, and owing to the untiring efforts of Daniel McNamara, who presides over much of that domain, we enjoy winter vegetables frequently. "Mac's" garden consists of lettuce, carrots, beets and "greens," such as chard, collards, turnip and beet tops, all of which do well here throughout the winter months. Also green onions have been supplied recently from Albert Jacobs' garden. Later he expects to have plenty of cabbage. We hope there will be sufficient so that our kraut maker, Brother William Fischer, can put down a barrel or so of that fine sauerkraut he knows so well how to make! Mrs. Camphausen and Miss Lindberg had a banner day at the Rustic Tea Garden Monday the fourteenth. One party alone consisted of some 20 persons, guests of Mrs. Nelson R. Perry, who spends the winter on Sanibel Island. On the fifteenth a party consisting of Sisters Etta Silverfriend and Emily Bessemer and Brothers Frank Wilson, Henry Silverfriend and Claude Rahn enjoyed a picnic dinner at Bonita Beach. Wednesday the sixteenth Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rahn of Winnetka, Illinois, arrived for a short visit with Mr. Rahn's brother, Brother Claude Rahn. Mr. Walter Rahn is connected with the Chicago office of the Commercial Credit Company of Baltimore. This year he took his vacation in Florida, and while motoring from Miami to St. Petersburg he stopped at Estero to visit his brother at the Unity. Brother Claude laments the fact that after extolling for years the beauties of the Koreshan Unity grounds, with the colorful crotons, artistic bamboo clumps, and other attractive plant life, his folks would come right after the disastrous freeze of last month had almost entirely wiped out the work and growth of some seventeen years—since the last devastating freeze! However, the visitors were well entertained, and they seemed to greatly enjoy their visit. They continued their journey north on the eighteenth. Brother Theodore Nasaelius has built a greenhouse in back of the old "log house" to accommodate some of his choicest plants, where he can keep them under lock and key. Unfortunately, however, the latter devices are powerless to prevent that old depredator Cold from entering and destroying what it wills! Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Woods of Sidney, Illinois, were guests of the Unity the seventeenth and eighteenth; but they seemed to do the entertaining! They are spending the winter in St. Petersburg. On the evening of the seventeenth a large party was held at Bonita Beach to entertain Brother Claude Rahn's guests, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rahn. The moon was full (as also were the picnickers after a wiener roast about a huge fire on the beach!), the old Gulf was calm and the night was gorgeous, so the following participants enjoyed the affair immensely: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rahn, Mrs. Ruth Thomas, Mrs. Edith Johnson, Sisters Cora Stephens, Florence Graham, Vesta Newcomb, Bella Armour, and Brothers Claude Rahn, David Richards, Lou Staton, Alfred Chrisitensen, Jesse Putnam, Max Arendt and Laurence Bubbett. Miss M'eta Monsees of Fort Myers spent Sunday the twentieth at the Unity. Miss Monsees recently purchased a fine looking Chevrolet coupe, so we presume her visits will be more frequent in the future. It is with deep regret we learn of the death of Miss Eleanore Banks in Denver, Colorado, on January 1. Miss Banks was a devoted friend of the Master's and a loyal supporter of the Unity. It may have rained some time in the dim, distant past, but so long ago we've forgotten about it. It's really a marvel that anything at all grows, for we haven't had a good robust rainfall since Hector was a pup! Along with the lack of rain, the freeze killed the grass in the woods, and so with everything as dry as tinder, our fire hazards are quite serious. And speaking of fires, "the woods are full of them!"
Summary:
Contents:
The ultimate of human development —— The True cause of catastrophe —— Archetype of the New Kingdom —— The Mission of Jesus —— There shall yet be light —— Scientifics of Life and of Physics —— Open Court of Inquiry —— Community Current Events —— Publisher's Department.
The ultimate of human development —— The True cause of catastrophe —— Archetype of the New Kingdom —— The Mission of Jesus —— There shall yet be light —— Scientifics of Life and of Physics —— Open Court of Inquiry —— Community Current Events —— Publisher's Department.
Notes:
See originals in Archives building. Most issues have been photocopied and are bound. These copies are located on the Public Shelf