Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1937/09/00
Object ID:
PA—0154
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Community Current Events - September 1937
By D.J. Richards
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IN THE PAST five months, the writer has had the pleasure of making two visits to New York City. The object of our visit both times was Mr. Hubert Spence Thomas of London, England. It was our good fortune to meet this prince among men when on a visit to Florida last April and to be instrumental in giving him considerable relief (chiropractically speaking) from a spinal ailment that had given him considerable trouble. On Sunday, July 24, we received a cablegram from; Mr. Thomas, 'requesting us to come again to New York; that he would be in the city for six days, so we met the Normandie upon which he arrived on August 2, and spent another very delightful week at the nation's metropolis. For many year's Mr. Thomas has been the active head of the Richard Thomas Company Ltd. (named after his. father), but resigned from active service and the presidency some four years ago in favor of his sons and younger men, after devoting a life time to the manufacturing business. Mr. Richard Thomas was one of the outstanding men of Wales in his, day and a pioneer in the tin plate industry in Great Britain, and the great company now bearing his name employs upwards of 40,000 men. They produce the greater part of the sheet and tin plate made in that country, not to mention the many other steel products manufactured by them. The writer, as a lad, worked in some of the mills in Wales, now merged into the above company. We hadn't been to New York for twenty-six years and the marvelous developments taken place since then are simply amazing. One of the most outstanding we found is Radio City. It is said that an average of 120,000 people visit this mart of trade daily for business and pleasure. The place is so vast, yet so compact, that one gets a better idea of what it's all about by taking the conducted tours. These tours enables, one to get behind the scenes, as it were, and learn at first hand how broadcasting is carried on, etc., etc. In writing about Radio City one must use superlatives for everything is done on such an elaborate scale. Radio City Music Hall is outstanding in this respect, with its marvelous organ, stage and lighting effects; and orchestra, seemingly second to none, with singing and ballet dancing and the first class motion picture shown daily are all extraordinary, but a visit to the lounging room, with its subdued light and exquisite furnishings and appointments are beyond our ability to describe. Mr. Thomas, the world traveler that he is, assured us as we visited this place together, that in all his travels, there was, nothing in the world comparable to this room. It was our pleasure to meet Brother Claude Rahn, the last day we were in the city, Saturday, August 7. Claude, of course, needs no introduction to our readers, for up until May a year ago, he had been conducting, for somie time, this department of Current Events. While he is a busy man, he said that not a day passed but what he thought of the folks here in Estero, and that the fulfilment of the prophecies of KORESH were so pronounced as to leave no doubt as. to the ultimate outcome of Koreshanity. We spent the afternoon and evening together, three hours of which, by the way, were again put in at Radio City Music Hall. On our way home to Estero, we stopped at Washington, D. C., and again it was our good fortune to have Sister Emily Bessemer and her son Alton meet us at the station, and in the latter's car we were soon seeing the wonders of our nation's capital. Space forbids, however, any descriptio'n of the place. But it was a great pleasure to meet Sister Emily and her three boys, Lewis, Alton and Auriel and their families. These boys were practically brought up in the Unity, for they spent twelve years here, and we might say in passing that Auriel, the youngest son has; developed into one of the outstanding artists in the nation's capital. Robert Graham of Miami visited the Unity on Sunday, August 8, returning the same day accompanied by his: mother, Sister Ella Graham, who is vacationing with her own kin folks in Miami. Mrs. J. M. Ahrano of Tampa and her son Jean of Gainesville, and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fritz Ahrano and daughter of Pensacola, Fla., were in Estero for several hours on Friday, August 23, visiting friends and relatives; in the Unity. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Everglades, Fla., were dinner guests of the Unity on Sunday, August 22nd. Brother Alien Andrews motored to Miami on Friday, August 13, and was accompanied by George Dore as far as Pahokee, and Brother William Fischer as far as West Palm Beach, where the latter visited his Sister Marie for several days in said city. Brothers George Hunt and Arthur Moore, motored to Lakeland, Fla., Saturday, August 7, and were guests of Mrs. W. W. Lamb, and where Mrs. Moore has been staying for several months. They returned the following Monday by way of Lake Placid, where they visited Dr. Clemens. Mr. and Mrs. George Hosmer, of Fort Myers, and their daughter Catherine, of Summit, N. J., and Mrs. Ada Magruder and her son Charles of Tampa, were luncheon guests of the Unity on Sunday, August 29. Later Brother Henry Silverfriend gave them a nice talk on the Cellular Cosmogony, which they appreciated very much.
By D.J. Richards
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IN THE PAST five months, the writer has had the pleasure of making two visits to New York City. The object of our visit both times was Mr. Hubert Spence Thomas of London, England. It was our good fortune to meet this prince among men when on a visit to Florida last April and to be instrumental in giving him considerable relief (chiropractically speaking) from a spinal ailment that had given him considerable trouble. On Sunday, July 24, we received a cablegram from; Mr. Thomas, 'requesting us to come again to New York; that he would be in the city for six days, so we met the Normandie upon which he arrived on August 2, and spent another very delightful week at the nation's metropolis. For many year's Mr. Thomas has been the active head of the Richard Thomas Company Ltd. (named after his. father), but resigned from active service and the presidency some four years ago in favor of his sons and younger men, after devoting a life time to the manufacturing business. Mr. Richard Thomas was one of the outstanding men of Wales in his, day and a pioneer in the tin plate industry in Great Britain, and the great company now bearing his name employs upwards of 40,000 men. They produce the greater part of the sheet and tin plate made in that country, not to mention the many other steel products manufactured by them. The writer, as a lad, worked in some of the mills in Wales, now merged into the above company. We hadn't been to New York for twenty-six years and the marvelous developments taken place since then are simply amazing. One of the most outstanding we found is Radio City. It is said that an average of 120,000 people visit this mart of trade daily for business and pleasure. The place is so vast, yet so compact, that one gets a better idea of what it's all about by taking the conducted tours. These tours enables, one to get behind the scenes, as it were, and learn at first hand how broadcasting is carried on, etc., etc. In writing about Radio City one must use superlatives for everything is done on such an elaborate scale. Radio City Music Hall is outstanding in this respect, with its marvelous organ, stage and lighting effects; and orchestra, seemingly second to none, with singing and ballet dancing and the first class motion picture shown daily are all extraordinary, but a visit to the lounging room, with its subdued light and exquisite furnishings and appointments are beyond our ability to describe. Mr. Thomas, the world traveler that he is, assured us as we visited this place together, that in all his travels, there was, nothing in the world comparable to this room. It was our pleasure to meet Brother Claude Rahn, the last day we were in the city, Saturday, August 7. Claude, of course, needs no introduction to our readers, for up until May a year ago, he had been conducting, for somie time, this department of Current Events. While he is a busy man, he said that not a day passed but what he thought of the folks here in Estero, and that the fulfilment of the prophecies of KORESH were so pronounced as to leave no doubt as. to the ultimate outcome of Koreshanity. We spent the afternoon and evening together, three hours of which, by the way, were again put in at Radio City Music Hall. On our way home to Estero, we stopped at Washington, D. C., and again it was our good fortune to have Sister Emily Bessemer and her son Alton meet us at the station, and in the latter's car we were soon seeing the wonders of our nation's capital. Space forbids, however, any descriptio'n of the place. But it was a great pleasure to meet Sister Emily and her three boys, Lewis, Alton and Auriel and their families. These boys were practically brought up in the Unity, for they spent twelve years here, and we might say in passing that Auriel, the youngest son has; developed into one of the outstanding artists in the nation's capital. Robert Graham of Miami visited the Unity on Sunday, August 8, returning the same day accompanied by his: mother, Sister Ella Graham, who is vacationing with her own kin folks in Miami. Mrs. J. M. Ahrano of Tampa and her son Jean of Gainesville, and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fritz Ahrano and daughter of Pensacola, Fla., were in Estero for several hours on Friday, August 23, visiting friends and relatives; in the Unity. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Everglades, Fla., were dinner guests of the Unity on Sunday, August 22nd. Brother Alien Andrews motored to Miami on Friday, August 13, and was accompanied by George Dore as far as Pahokee, and Brother William Fischer as far as West Palm Beach, where the latter visited his Sister Marie for several days in said city. Brothers George Hunt and Arthur Moore, motored to Lakeland, Fla., Saturday, August 7, and were guests of Mrs. W. W. Lamb, and where Mrs. Moore has been staying for several months. They returned the following Monday by way of Lake Placid, where they visited Dr. Clemens. Mr. and Mrs. George Hosmer, of Fort Myers, and their daughter Catherine, of Summit, N. J., and Mrs. Ada Magruder and her son Charles of Tampa, were luncheon guests of the Unity on Sunday, August 29. Later Brother Henry Silverfriend gave them a nice talk on the Cellular Cosmogony, which they appreciated very much.
Notes:
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