Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1937/02/00
Object ID:
PA—0147
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Community Current Events - February 1937
By D.J. Richards
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MR AND MRS. PAUL C. WARREN of Lakeside, Michigan, were supper guests of the Unity on Friday, January 22. That same evening, at the Unity Art Hall, Mr. Warren gave an Estero audience an intellectual feast with his talk on Labrador and Greenland. The speaker was one of the party on the Donald MicMillan expedition to Greenland and Labrador a few years ago. His address was illustrated with motion pictures of his own taking. Preliminary to the pictures the speaker gave a graphic description of the expedition and its object; the life and habits of the people of the countries traversed; those who constituted its personnel, etc. Space allotted to this department, however, will permit of but a limited account and we shall have to content ourself with simply a few of the high spots. Of great interest to us were the pictures of the Eskimos flashed on the screen and the account of thenlife and habits. Mr. Warren said the Eskimos bear every mark of being of Mongolian origin; that they are a very highly intelligent and resourceful people, and necessarily so, for life at best in this wild country is an arduous one in order to exist at all. Fishing is the Eskimo's principal source of livelihood, with some trapping. The many glacial icebergs portrayed were truly awe inspiring, some extending upright into the air about 275 feet, while the submerged parts, Mr. Warren said, were eight times and more that much in size. Navigating in these waters is naturally a precarious business. The speaker said he had never seen richer shades of green and blue than those to be seen about the icebergs. Of all things to survive in this cold north country, one would think mosquitoes, would be the last, but Mr. Warren informed his audience that in the summer time they were worse here than any place he had ever seen. The speaker paid Donald McMillan a wonderful tribute as a man and navigator. He said that Mr. McMillan was with the Peary expedition when Commodore Peary made his last and successful dash to the North Pole in the year 1907. The McMillan expedition was financed by the Field Museum of Chicago. One may see at the above museum a wonderful collection of marine as well as bird life of Greenland and Labrador brought back by the McMillan expedition. The evening's entertainment was brought to a close with the exhibit of a. film of Mr. and Mrs. Warren's home place in Lakeside. We have seldom seen more beautiful shrubbery than that shown in the above picture; Nature was most lavish with her colors on the Warren estate, not to mention the wealth of flowers of every hue and description. Here the work of Mrs. Warren was much in evidence. She is a cultured lady, Louisianian by birth, and naturally takes great pride in the esthetic things on the Warren estate. At the close of the entertainment, a rising vote of thanks was extended our guests by a most appreciative audience. The Fort Myers Garden Club, consisting of upward of eighty members and headed by Col. Gilmore, president of the organization, visited the Unity gardens on Friday, January 8. They were personally conducted through the grounds by Brother Alien I-I. Andrews, and much interest was evinced by all in the wealth of tropical plants to be seen at the Unity. There were some twenty-odd cars in the motorcade. On their way to Estero, the party stopped at Mulock Creek to visit the cajeput grove. The cajeput tree was introduced into Lee County from Australia by Alien Andrews, who later gave a talk on this interesting tree to the above group at the Unity Art Hall. We had the pleasure of motoring to Miami on Monday, January 11, to meet our friend Harold M. Thomas of London, England. As soon. as we reached Miami, we phoned Mr. Robert Graham the object of our visit, and Robert very cordially said: "I shall be at the dock also to greet Mr. Thomas," a most mutual and agreeable arrangement all round. Mr. Thomas has valuable citrus and avocado grove properties at Bonita Springs, the adjoining village eight miles south of Estero. The Unity regards Mr. Thomas as a true and valued friend and it is a pleasure to have him back in Florida once more. Mr. John Miller of Miami arrived in Estero on January 12 with Brother Alien Andrews. John was in the Unity about eleven years ago and at that. time assisted on the linotype machine in our publishinghouse. At. present he is engaged at our gasoline station, a position he is filling in a most satisfactory manner and we are much pleased to have John with us again. Other dear friends of the Unity who have visited us during the month are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Everglades; Mrs. James Newcomb of LaBelle, Fla., and Miss Meta Mionsees of Fort Myers. Brother Lou Staton visited Sarasota during the holidays. He had not seen the Ringling Museum, prior to this visit; needless to say he enjoyed greatly the pictures of this, the South's, most famous art gallery. Mrs. Marie McConnell of Tampa, Fla., with her son Duane, visited the Unity about the first of the year. We take this opportunity to thank Mrs. McConnell for the delicious box of apples she sent the Unity during the holidays. Both Mrs. McConnell and Mrs. Ahrano, also of Tampa, are very devoted to their parents here in the Unity, and their visits are always welcome.
By D.J. Richards
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MR AND MRS. PAUL C. WARREN of Lakeside, Michigan, were supper guests of the Unity on Friday, January 22. That same evening, at the Unity Art Hall, Mr. Warren gave an Estero audience an intellectual feast with his talk on Labrador and Greenland. The speaker was one of the party on the Donald MicMillan expedition to Greenland and Labrador a few years ago. His address was illustrated with motion pictures of his own taking. Preliminary to the pictures the speaker gave a graphic description of the expedition and its object; the life and habits of the people of the countries traversed; those who constituted its personnel, etc. Space allotted to this department, however, will permit of but a limited account and we shall have to content ourself with simply a few of the high spots. Of great interest to us were the pictures of the Eskimos flashed on the screen and the account of thenlife and habits. Mr. Warren said the Eskimos bear every mark of being of Mongolian origin; that they are a very highly intelligent and resourceful people, and necessarily so, for life at best in this wild country is an arduous one in order to exist at all. Fishing is the Eskimo's principal source of livelihood, with some trapping. The many glacial icebergs portrayed were truly awe inspiring, some extending upright into the air about 275 feet, while the submerged parts, Mr. Warren said, were eight times and more that much in size. Navigating in these waters is naturally a precarious business. The speaker said he had never seen richer shades of green and blue than those to be seen about the icebergs. Of all things to survive in this cold north country, one would think mosquitoes, would be the last, but Mr. Warren informed his audience that in the summer time they were worse here than any place he had ever seen. The speaker paid Donald McMillan a wonderful tribute as a man and navigator. He said that Mr. McMillan was with the Peary expedition when Commodore Peary made his last and successful dash to the North Pole in the year 1907. The McMillan expedition was financed by the Field Museum of Chicago. One may see at the above museum a wonderful collection of marine as well as bird life of Greenland and Labrador brought back by the McMillan expedition. The evening's entertainment was brought to a close with the exhibit of a. film of Mr. and Mrs. Warren's home place in Lakeside. We have seldom seen more beautiful shrubbery than that shown in the above picture; Nature was most lavish with her colors on the Warren estate, not to mention the wealth of flowers of every hue and description. Here the work of Mrs. Warren was much in evidence. She is a cultured lady, Louisianian by birth, and naturally takes great pride in the esthetic things on the Warren estate. At the close of the entertainment, a rising vote of thanks was extended our guests by a most appreciative audience. The Fort Myers Garden Club, consisting of upward of eighty members and headed by Col. Gilmore, president of the organization, visited the Unity gardens on Friday, January 8. They were personally conducted through the grounds by Brother Alien I-I. Andrews, and much interest was evinced by all in the wealth of tropical plants to be seen at the Unity. There were some twenty-odd cars in the motorcade. On their way to Estero, the party stopped at Mulock Creek to visit the cajeput grove. The cajeput tree was introduced into Lee County from Australia by Alien Andrews, who later gave a talk on this interesting tree to the above group at the Unity Art Hall. We had the pleasure of motoring to Miami on Monday, January 11, to meet our friend Harold M. Thomas of London, England. As soon. as we reached Miami, we phoned Mr. Robert Graham the object of our visit, and Robert very cordially said: "I shall be at the dock also to greet Mr. Thomas," a most mutual and agreeable arrangement all round. Mr. Thomas has valuable citrus and avocado grove properties at Bonita Springs, the adjoining village eight miles south of Estero. The Unity regards Mr. Thomas as a true and valued friend and it is a pleasure to have him back in Florida once more. Mr. John Miller of Miami arrived in Estero on January 12 with Brother Alien Andrews. John was in the Unity about eleven years ago and at that. time assisted on the linotype machine in our publishinghouse. At. present he is engaged at our gasoline station, a position he is filling in a most satisfactory manner and we are much pleased to have John with us again. Other dear friends of the Unity who have visited us during the month are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Everglades; Mrs. James Newcomb of LaBelle, Fla., and Miss Meta Mionsees of Fort Myers. Brother Lou Staton visited Sarasota during the holidays. He had not seen the Ringling Museum, prior to this visit; needless to say he enjoyed greatly the pictures of this, the South's, most famous art gallery. Mrs. Marie McConnell of Tampa, Fla., with her son Duane, visited the Unity about the first of the year. We take this opportunity to thank Mrs. McConnell for the delicious box of apples she sent the Unity during the holidays. Both Mrs. McConnell and Mrs. Ahrano, also of Tampa, are very devoted to their parents here in the Unity, and their visits are always welcome.
Notes:
See originals in Archives building. Most issues have been photocopied and are bound. These copies are located on the Public Shelf