Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1928/01/00
Object ID:
PA—0082
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Community Current Events - January 1928
by D.J. Richards
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THE UNITY WAS pleasantly reminded that Christmas was approaching when, on Saturday -evening, December 17, Mrs. J. M. Ahrano and her oldest son, J ean, and Mrs. F. McConnel1 and her son, motored from Tampa with some good things for the people here. The above ladies are the daughters of; Sister Abbie and Brother William Wc- Cready, who 'for the last thirty years or so have lived in the Home, both here and in Chicago, and in which their daughters were brought up. It goes without saying that their attraction and love for the people. and the home of their youth have notdimi'nished, and needless to say, it is reciprocal by all who have known them from the.ir childhood. On Friday, December 16, Brother Lauritz Pederson passed from our midst. He was among the first brothers to ariive in Estero, and no one has been more faithful than he in the pioneering" work of the Unity, it is with a note of regret that we record his passing. However, we know that everything works according to law. KORESH says: "Those of us who pass out, in this faith pass over into the other world and become teachers and lead those spirits into a recognition of the Divine Humanity. ..there." Mr. Richard Berry, a student from the state uni- versity at Gainesville, Florida, was a guest at the Unity for two weeks. He came with the purpose of writing a thesis on the Koreshan Unity for his Alma Mater, and was quite diligent in his investigations while here. We have llotas yet seen the results of his labor, but he was a most fikable y?ung man and made friends readily. Brother George Hunt made a trip to Tampa on business. He was accompanied by Walter Spooner , who proceeded from there to California. Brother Walter, as he was familiarly known to us, made him- self very useful in the Unity store where he was en- gaged, and in his genial way made a host of friends, and we, as well as Patrons of the store, miss him very much. We have as guests at the present writing Messrs. George Main and Lin Davis of Gloversville, New York, and Mr. Fred Lang M New York City. We also had Mr. and Mrs. Pulcifer of Warwick, Massachusetts, for . about a week, until a house in the neighborhood w-as -j made ready for them to occupy. This is the .third or fourth season.for Mr. and Mrs. Pulcifer to visit Estefo ., and they are on the most friendly terms with all of our people. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goldstein of Punta Gorda have made several visits to Estero within the last month in the interest of orchestra music. Mr. Gold- stein plays the violin, having graduated from a con- servatory in Germany While he doesn't follow music as a profession, he plays well on this wond~rful instru- lllent. Mrs. Goldstein also plays the cello very nicely. She is also very active with the woman's organization at Punta Gorda, being its chairman, Their obj~ct in coming was to get the Unity orchestra to-assist with an entertainment, given-by the ladies of the above city, Friday evening, December 9. Mr. Goldstein brought with him a very fine selection of orchestra music, and for the above occasion led the orchestra; needless to say, our musicians enjoyed the experience immensely, and they were treated most royally by the Goldsteins while in the above city. We were pleased-to have a call from Mr. Grosve- nor Dawe, with his traveling ,companion, Mr. Johnson, of Tallahassee, our state capital, accompanied by Secretary A. A. Coult of the Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, recently, Mr. Dawe was making an industrial survey tour of the state, for the purpose of taking an inventory of conditions, as it were, the idea -having been conceived by Ron. Nathan Mayo, Secre-. tary of Agriculture. Re had covered about half of the councties when here. Mr. Dawe spoke that samec~en~ ing at the court house in Fort Myers, and it was -our great pleasure to be present, as it was one of the best addresses we have ever heard. Florida, as the world knows, had a boom, and like most booms a period of reaction followed from which the state still }feels the effects of the wild orgy of speculation that went on at that time. But if anyone came to the meeting with the idea that the state was going to the dogs, Mr. Da~e soon dispelled that idea with his armamentari- um of facts; he also gave an illuminating account of , th~ money that was being spent by northern capi- talists, and the marvelous developments now going on throughout the state. Space does not permit, however, of a recital of the fact~ he gave us, but suffice to say that the data he is now compiling will be put into book form, and when off the press will be a most interesting docu!llent of the true ~tate of things in Florida. Sisters Abbie McCready, Emma Norton -- (our Matron), Etta Silverfriend, and Brother George Hunt, motored to Tampa over the Christmas holidays to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ahrano, and. while they -have not returned as this is being written, it is needless to ask if they had a good time because that goes without saying when one is with the Ahranos. Brother John Grier, who has been on a visit to his folks in Iowa, has returned to Estero. He says the climate there is not nearly so agreeable as in Flor- ida. At the present writing we are having a cold snap, but we have the consolation of knowing that it is not produced here; however, it rarely lasts more than a few days, thank goodness !
by D.J. Richards
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THE UNITY WAS pleasantly reminded that Christmas was approaching when, on Saturday -evening, December 17, Mrs. J. M. Ahrano and her oldest son, J ean, and Mrs. F. McConnel1 and her son, motored from Tampa with some good things for the people here. The above ladies are the daughters of; Sister Abbie and Brother William Wc- Cready, who 'for the last thirty years or so have lived in the Home, both here and in Chicago, and in which their daughters were brought up. It goes without saying that their attraction and love for the people. and the home of their youth have notdimi'nished, and needless to say, it is reciprocal by all who have known them from the.ir childhood. On Friday, December 16, Brother Lauritz Pederson passed from our midst. He was among the first brothers to ariive in Estero, and no one has been more faithful than he in the pioneering" work of the Unity, it is with a note of regret that we record his passing. However, we know that everything works according to law. KORESH says: "Those of us who pass out, in this faith pass over into the other world and become teachers and lead those spirits into a recognition of the Divine Humanity. ..there." Mr. Richard Berry, a student from the state uni- versity at Gainesville, Florida, was a guest at the Unity for two weeks. He came with the purpose of writing a thesis on the Koreshan Unity for his Alma Mater, and was quite diligent in his investigations while here. We have llotas yet seen the results of his labor, but he was a most fikable y?ung man and made friends readily. Brother George Hunt made a trip to Tampa on business. He was accompanied by Walter Spooner , who proceeded from there to California. Brother Walter, as he was familiarly known to us, made him- self very useful in the Unity store where he was en- gaged, and in his genial way made a host of friends, and we, as well as Patrons of the store, miss him very much. We have as guests at the present writing Messrs. George Main and Lin Davis of Gloversville, New York, and Mr. Fred Lang M New York City. We also had Mr. and Mrs. Pulcifer of Warwick, Massachusetts, for . about a week, until a house in the neighborhood w-as -j made ready for them to occupy. This is the .third or fourth season.for Mr. and Mrs. Pulcifer to visit Estefo ., and they are on the most friendly terms with all of our people. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goldstein of Punta Gorda have made several visits to Estero within the last month in the interest of orchestra music. Mr. Gold- stein plays the violin, having graduated from a con- servatory in Germany While he doesn't follow music as a profession, he plays well on this wond~rful instru- lllent. Mrs. Goldstein also plays the cello very nicely. She is also very active with the woman's organization at Punta Gorda, being its chairman, Their obj~ct in coming was to get the Unity orchestra to-assist with an entertainment, given-by the ladies of the above city, Friday evening, December 9. Mr. Goldstein brought with him a very fine selection of orchestra music, and for the above occasion led the orchestra; needless to say, our musicians enjoyed the experience immensely, and they were treated most royally by the Goldsteins while in the above city. We were pleased-to have a call from Mr. Grosve- nor Dawe, with his traveling ,companion, Mr. Johnson, of Tallahassee, our state capital, accompanied by Secretary A. A. Coult of the Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, recently, Mr. Dawe was making an industrial survey tour of the state, for the purpose of taking an inventory of conditions, as it were, the idea -having been conceived by Ron. Nathan Mayo, Secre-. tary of Agriculture. Re had covered about half of the councties when here. Mr. Dawe spoke that samec~en~ ing at the court house in Fort Myers, and it was -our great pleasure to be present, as it was one of the best addresses we have ever heard. Florida, as the world knows, had a boom, and like most booms a period of reaction followed from which the state still }feels the effects of the wild orgy of speculation that went on at that time. But if anyone came to the meeting with the idea that the state was going to the dogs, Mr. Da~e soon dispelled that idea with his armamentari- um of facts; he also gave an illuminating account of , th~ money that was being spent by northern capi- talists, and the marvelous developments now going on throughout the state. Space does not permit, however, of a recital of the fact~ he gave us, but suffice to say that the data he is now compiling will be put into book form, and when off the press will be a most interesting docu!llent of the true ~tate of things in Florida. Sisters Abbie McCready, Emma Norton -- (our Matron), Etta Silverfriend, and Brother George Hunt, motored to Tampa over the Christmas holidays to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ahrano, and. while they -have not returned as this is being written, it is needless to ask if they had a good time because that goes without saying when one is with the Ahranos. Brother John Grier, who has been on a visit to his folks in Iowa, has returned to Estero. He says the climate there is not nearly so agreeable as in Flor- ida. At the present writing we are having a cold snap, but we have the consolation of knowing that it is not produced here; however, it rarely lasts more than a few days, thank goodness !
Notes:
See originals in Archives building. Most issues have been photocopied and are bound. These copies are located on the Public Shelf