Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1934/08/00
Object ID:
PA—0118
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Community Current Events - August 1934
by "A. Substitute"
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The first thing of importance, to us, this month is the fact that our regular contributor of community events, Alafae Stephens, who so ably has conducted this department in the past, has gone and taken herself to cooler climes on a vacation. While we regret Alafae's departure for one reason in particular amongothers, namely, because the task of supplyingitems for this department has devolved upon us, which necessitates the use of more "gray matter" than we are ordinarily accustomed to employ, we are giad .that s,he had the opportunity of takingthis vacation, and we hope she will enjoy to the fullest all the pleasant experiences in store for her. We take this occasion to thank her for the fine work she has done for The Sword in this department. Friday evening, June 29, a farewell party was held at the home of Miss Meta Monsees and Geneviev'e Bisbing in Fort Myers in honor of Alafae Stephens and Frank Rahn. Those attending were: Sister Cora Stephens, Alafae Stephens, Brothers Lou Staton, Claude Rahn, Max A'rendt, Frank Rahn and Laurence Bubbett. A pleasant evening was passed, thanks to the genial hospitality of thu two hostesses. Saturday, June 30, Sister Emily Bessemer and Brother Frank Rahn left for the East, Sister Emily to visit her children in Washing-ton, D. C., while Brother Frank continued to Baltimore to visit his mother, Mrs. Henry N. Rahn, who, by the way, has hospitably 'entertained many Koreshans who at various times have happened to be in the city by the Chesapeake. Sister Emily is one of our trio of cooks, and we hope she will g'et some good recipes while away. Brother Frank was a mighty handy man in a number of departments, performing his duties always with a willing spirit. He has been in poor health for some time, and we hope the trip and change will benefit him greatly. On the thirtieth Mr. and Mrs. Fred McConnell and son Duane of Tampa motored to Estero to visit relatives and friends at the Unity over the week-end. Sunday, July 1, Sister Tacey Weaver and Carrie Peterson and Brothers Linnius Peterson, Harry Irwin. and Dale Peterson spent a pleasant day as guests of Miss M'eta Monsees in Fort Myers. July 4, Independence Day—but little celebration. In the South it is not the custom to indulge in much of a display of fireworks on this day. Instead, the natives "shoot the works" on Christmas, the reason for which we have never heard .explained. Alafae Stephens departed on the fourth for a visit of several months to relatives in Detroit. Upon arrival at her destination she reported having had a fine trip, and that she is enjoyingherself in the big city. Sister Cora Stephens, who accompanied her daughter to Fort Myers, remained there a few days as a guest of Miss Pierce. She returned the following Sunday, and all were glad to have her resume her duties in the kitchen for she is one of our popular cooks, due mainly to her constant willingness to do the utmost in preparingthe food in a palatable manner. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Jones, Miss Edith Jones and Mr. Lamar Graham of Bradenton, Fla., and Miss Evelyn Dueguid of Lynchburg, Va., were recent callers. Mr. Jones is secretary of the Bradenton Chamber of Commerce. Rahnold and Norman Bond of Philadelphia arrived in Estero July 6 for a stay of several weeks. They are nephews of Brother Claude Rahn and are two very likeable chaps. We hope they will have the time of their lives—if the "mollgharkies" don't get ithem! But they ?ppear to be able to give a good account of themselves in any encounter. Miss Genevieve Bisbing spent a few days at the Unity during the past month. Sunday the eighth a party went down the Estero River in the rejuvenated motor boat "Cracker Boy," in which in its younger days many enjoyable outing's have been had. The aforesaid rejuvenation was effected by Brother Harry Irwin who, when it comes to tinkeringwith engines, acknowledges no difficulties, and Brother George Dore, a recent arrival in our midst and a fine carpenter. So, due to the effort of these two, the flagship of our fleet has been floated agaJn, powered by a five-horsepower Campbell engine. Th& party consisted of Brothers Lou Stato'n, Claude Rahn, Harry Irwin, George Dore, Rahnold and Norman Bond and Dale Peterson. Duringthe trip all points of interest between Estero and Estero Island were touched, including some that weren't of interest, namely, various sandbars the pilot overlooked. When those were "touched," the old pastime of getting overboard and "pushing'er off" was indulged in; which recalls one of Mark Twain's stories about a famous Mississippi River pilot who was boastingon a trip up river that he knew "every snag an' sandbar in th' Ole Mississip—." At that instant his boat came to an abrupt stop as it piled up on an unseen sandbar. "And there's one of 'em now," he hastily added. Nevertheless, an enjoyable time was reported. As customary, owingto the warm and rainy weather, the Sunday night meetings at the Art Hall have been discontinued until fall. Brother Henry Silverfri.end left on the ninth for Chicag-o to attend the Century of Progress Exposition]. He 'expects to be gone for several weeks. On the ninth a woods fire to the southwest of the Unity property got out of control, so various brothers were rushed to the scene and after several hours of vigorous effort the fire was exting-uished with little or no damage. Our young guests from Philadelphia, Rahnold and Norman Bond, eng-aged ini the fray, their first experience in fightingforest fire, which is an old story to most of us; we've had to fight "blue blazes" ever since we settled in Estero some forty years ago. But "de ol' debbil" fire hasn't got us yet! On the ninth Henry Moreland motored from Fort Myers with his daughter-inlaw Thelma and her thrc'e children. He remained for several days at the Unity. Sister Adah Price, the assistant postmistress, departed on the noon bus, the eleventh, for Chicago, where she will stay with her sister for a few months. We hope she will have a pleasant time in the Windy City this summer. July 14 Brothers Alien Andrews and Peter Blem motored to Miami. Brother Alien returned Monday, while Brother Peter remained with Dr. E. L. Rasmussen at Coral Gables. On the fifteenth another Sunday party was held at the home of Miss Meta Monsees and Genevieve Bisbing in Fort Myers. The guests were Sisters Emma Norton, Etta Silverfriend, Ida Fischer, Barbara Ehrisman and Brother David Richards. The dinner was s'o good it influenced the party to stay to supper! Our good friends Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Lewis of Everg-lades called on us the twentieth and stayed several days. They had recently been on vacation and reported having had a fine time in both New Orleans and Miami Beach, Fla. Visitors to the Unity the past month not previously mentioned were: Dr. F. K. Armstrong, Miss Lydia Pierce, Leroy Lamoreaux, Joseph Meyer, Harry Walton.. Father Jerome, Charles D. All'en, Rube Allyn and Dr. Myrtle Seller and party of friends. —A. Substitute.
by "A. Substitute"
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The first thing of importance, to us, this month is the fact that our regular contributor of community events, Alafae Stephens, who so ably has conducted this department in the past, has gone and taken herself to cooler climes on a vacation. While we regret Alafae's departure for one reason in particular amongothers, namely, because the task of supplyingitems for this department has devolved upon us, which necessitates the use of more "gray matter" than we are ordinarily accustomed to employ, we are giad .that s,he had the opportunity of takingthis vacation, and we hope she will enjoy to the fullest all the pleasant experiences in store for her. We take this occasion to thank her for the fine work she has done for The Sword in this department. Friday evening, June 29, a farewell party was held at the home of Miss Meta Monsees and Geneviev'e Bisbing in Fort Myers in honor of Alafae Stephens and Frank Rahn. Those attending were: Sister Cora Stephens, Alafae Stephens, Brothers Lou Staton, Claude Rahn, Max A'rendt, Frank Rahn and Laurence Bubbett. A pleasant evening was passed, thanks to the genial hospitality of thu two hostesses. Saturday, June 30, Sister Emily Bessemer and Brother Frank Rahn left for the East, Sister Emily to visit her children in Washing-ton, D. C., while Brother Frank continued to Baltimore to visit his mother, Mrs. Henry N. Rahn, who, by the way, has hospitably 'entertained many Koreshans who at various times have happened to be in the city by the Chesapeake. Sister Emily is one of our trio of cooks, and we hope she will g'et some good recipes while away. Brother Frank was a mighty handy man in a number of departments, performing his duties always with a willing spirit. He has been in poor health for some time, and we hope the trip and change will benefit him greatly. On the thirtieth Mr. and Mrs. Fred McConnell and son Duane of Tampa motored to Estero to visit relatives and friends at the Unity over the week-end. Sunday, July 1, Sister Tacey Weaver and Carrie Peterson and Brothers Linnius Peterson, Harry Irwin. and Dale Peterson spent a pleasant day as guests of Miss M'eta Monsees in Fort Myers. July 4, Independence Day—but little celebration. In the South it is not the custom to indulge in much of a display of fireworks on this day. Instead, the natives "shoot the works" on Christmas, the reason for which we have never heard .explained. Alafae Stephens departed on the fourth for a visit of several months to relatives in Detroit. Upon arrival at her destination she reported having had a fine trip, and that she is enjoyingherself in the big city. Sister Cora Stephens, who accompanied her daughter to Fort Myers, remained there a few days as a guest of Miss Pierce. She returned the following Sunday, and all were glad to have her resume her duties in the kitchen for she is one of our popular cooks, due mainly to her constant willingness to do the utmost in preparingthe food in a palatable manner. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Jones, Miss Edith Jones and Mr. Lamar Graham of Bradenton, Fla., and Miss Evelyn Dueguid of Lynchburg, Va., were recent callers. Mr. Jones is secretary of the Bradenton Chamber of Commerce. Rahnold and Norman Bond of Philadelphia arrived in Estero July 6 for a stay of several weeks. They are nephews of Brother Claude Rahn and are two very likeable chaps. We hope they will have the time of their lives—if the "mollgharkies" don't get ithem! But they ?ppear to be able to give a good account of themselves in any encounter. Miss Genevieve Bisbing spent a few days at the Unity during the past month. Sunday the eighth a party went down the Estero River in the rejuvenated motor boat "Cracker Boy," in which in its younger days many enjoyable outing's have been had. The aforesaid rejuvenation was effected by Brother Harry Irwin who, when it comes to tinkeringwith engines, acknowledges no difficulties, and Brother George Dore, a recent arrival in our midst and a fine carpenter. So, due to the effort of these two, the flagship of our fleet has been floated agaJn, powered by a five-horsepower Campbell engine. Th& party consisted of Brothers Lou Stato'n, Claude Rahn, Harry Irwin, George Dore, Rahnold and Norman Bond and Dale Peterson. Duringthe trip all points of interest between Estero and Estero Island were touched, including some that weren't of interest, namely, various sandbars the pilot overlooked. When those were "touched," the old pastime of getting overboard and "pushing'er off" was indulged in; which recalls one of Mark Twain's stories about a famous Mississippi River pilot who was boastingon a trip up river that he knew "every snag an' sandbar in th' Ole Mississip—." At that instant his boat came to an abrupt stop as it piled up on an unseen sandbar. "And there's one of 'em now," he hastily added. Nevertheless, an enjoyable time was reported. As customary, owingto the warm and rainy weather, the Sunday night meetings at the Art Hall have been discontinued until fall. Brother Henry Silverfri.end left on the ninth for Chicag-o to attend the Century of Progress Exposition]. He 'expects to be gone for several weeks. On the ninth a woods fire to the southwest of the Unity property got out of control, so various brothers were rushed to the scene and after several hours of vigorous effort the fire was exting-uished with little or no damage. Our young guests from Philadelphia, Rahnold and Norman Bond, eng-aged ini the fray, their first experience in fightingforest fire, which is an old story to most of us; we've had to fight "blue blazes" ever since we settled in Estero some forty years ago. But "de ol' debbil" fire hasn't got us yet! On the ninth Henry Moreland motored from Fort Myers with his daughter-inlaw Thelma and her thrc'e children. He remained for several days at the Unity. Sister Adah Price, the assistant postmistress, departed on the noon bus, the eleventh, for Chicago, where she will stay with her sister for a few months. We hope she will have a pleasant time in the Windy City this summer. July 14 Brothers Alien Andrews and Peter Blem motored to Miami. Brother Alien returned Monday, while Brother Peter remained with Dr. E. L. Rasmussen at Coral Gables. On the fifteenth another Sunday party was held at the home of Miss Meta Monsees and Genevieve Bisbing in Fort Myers. The guests were Sisters Emma Norton, Etta Silverfriend, Ida Fischer, Barbara Ehrisman and Brother David Richards. The dinner was s'o good it influenced the party to stay to supper! Our good friends Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Lewis of Everg-lades called on us the twentieth and stayed several days. They had recently been on vacation and reported having had a fine time in both New Orleans and Miami Beach, Fla. Visitors to the Unity the past month not previously mentioned were: Dr. F. K. Armstrong, Miss Lydia Pierce, Leroy Lamoreaux, Joseph Meyer, Harry Walton.. Father Jerome, Charles D. All'en, Rube Allyn and Dr. Myrtle Seller and party of friends. —A. Substitute.
Notes:
See originals in Archives building. Most issues have been photocopied and are bound. These copies are located on the Public Shelf