Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1934/12/00
Object ID:
PA—0121
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Community Current Events - December 1934
by L.W. Bubbett
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IT LOOKS as though we have been left high and dry by old Mother Nature. During the "hurricane period" of September and October this year no rainstorms occurred at all. It was one of the mildest .seasons we've had in many years. All vegetation is sadly in need of water to restore it to its green freshness. We are getting our share of the drought that desolated some parts of the country last summer. On November the sixth the people of the nation exercised their right of expression and voted the country "wet"; but it really doesn't seem to have benefited us at all, for we are as dry as ever. In the recent election, however, Estero went "dry"; one of the few voting precincts that did, 'owing to the Koreshan vote. Somehow the return of "prosperity" seems to be^linked up with the idea of the necessity of freedom to consume all the liquor people want! But common sense would dictate that the automobile age and liquor simply won't mix. On the sixth Sister Adah Price, the assistant postmistress, returned from a four months' visit to Chicago and other points. She reports having had a fine time. We a.re glad to see her back looking so well. Immediately following the Birthday festival, the Sunday evening services were resumed at the Koreshan Unity Art Hall. Mrs. F. S. Lewis of Everglades vis'.ted the Unity on the eighth. Sister Rose Gilbert returned with her to Everglades on the ninth for a short visit. George Dore and A. H. Andrews drove to Buckingham on the eleventh, where they called on Mr. Edwi.n Peace. We have lost another good baker in tho person of Sister Carrie Peterson—as well as a likeable personality. But she did bake g-ood bread! The Peterson family, Mr. a.nd Mrs. Peterson and son Dale, have moved to Fort Myer,s. We regret that circumstances necessitated the move, for the Institution sadly needs a.ble workers. Claude Rahn and Peter Blem are officiating in the bakery now, and we wish 'em the best of luck. Brother Peter has been on the semi-invalid list for quite some time, but he seems to be gradually getting back to a normal condition. On Sunday the tenth we had visitors from Miami in the persons of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Phillips and daughter, Florence Ma,rie, and Robert and Lloyd Graham. Lloyd has acquired a fine new car, a Pontiac, in which they rolled over the hundred and thirty-five miles from Miami in short time. We are always glad to see such good old friends, and we wish they'd make their visits more frequent. Monday night, the eleventh, a celebration was held in honor of the eightyfourth birthday anniversary of Mrs. B. S. Boomer at her home, Mirasol Grove, just across the river from the Unity. Sister Berthaldine, as we know her, has done a great deal to further the Koreshan Cause and has been most loyal in its support. We take this occasion to offer our hearty, if belated, congratulations. Among those present were: Sisters Ella Graham, Barbara Ehrisman, Florence Graham, Vesta. Newcomb and Brother Jesse Putnam. Brothers David Richards and Alfred Christensen motored to Arcadia on business the thirteenth. Miss Genevieve Bisbing and a party of friends were Estero visitors on the thirteenth. They went down. to the bay on a fishing trip, along with Harry Irwin, George Dore and Max Arendt. While the fish weren't very good biters that day, we understand the "poling" was excellent, for the tide was low and the sandbar's were plentiful. Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Lewis of Everglades were welcome dinner guests of the Unity on Sunday the eighteenth. On Monday the nineteenth A. H. Andrews made a trip of inspection to the Lake Okeechobea .section whare a, great deal of reclamation work is in progress. This region bids fair to become one of the largest winter trucking areas "of this country. The winter hunting season opened on the twentieth and a continuous stream of Nimrods ha,s been rushing into the woods "back of beyond" in search of the game of the region—turkey and deer mainly. There was a time when such game was plentiful within a half mile of the Unity grounds. But each season has brought increasing swarms of hunters and a decreasing amount of game. The Everglades National Park project, which has been. endorsed by Congress, will offer sanctuary to the wild life of the region; and who knows but that we may see even the beautiful flamingo breeding again as •of yore in some sections of the lower West Coast. On Wednesday the twenty-first we were pleased to have Mrs. Edith M. Johnson of Minneapolis in our midst again. She has .returned to visit Mrs. Camphausen and Miss Lindberg, the "Tea Garden. ladies", for the winter. Having spent two winters here, Mrs. Johnson is a most welcome visitor to the Estero community. We don't care if she never goes back! Wade Stephens proved a successful hunter, for he returned from the woods after several days' camping with a fine turkey which his mother, Sister Cora, transformed into a delicious dish for the whole family. And later Brother Franklin Jacke, our storekeeper, was presented with a quarter of venison which served the family another fine treat. Mr. and Mrs. Pulcifer of Massachusetts have returned to spend the winter in sunny Florida. They are staying at Fort Myers Beach—which is simply Estero Island to oldtimers. A party from the Unity composed of Sisters Adah Price, Florence Graham and Barbara Ehrisman, and Brother Jesse Putnam and Wilmot Cleaves motored to the island to pay them a visit recently. Mr. L. M. Boomer, president of the Waldorf-Astoria Company, arrived in Estero on the twenty-third for a visit with his mother and sister at Mirasol Grove. Mr. Boomer came from New York to Miami by airplane and then drove to Estero over the Tamiami Trail. The flight from New York to Miami was made in eight hours—a mere commonplace nowadays, with air travel a well established condition of modern life. But what a breath-taking contemplation such a trip would have occasioned, say thirty years ago, when it sometimes required eight hours to make the trip between Estero and Fort Myers—a distance of some sixteen miles—over the heavy sand roads via mule team! Times have changed! Mr. Boomer left the following Monday. On Sunday the twenty-fifth Brothers David Richards and A. H. Andrews motored to Treasure Island, near Sarasota. Brother Franklin Jacke took time off from his confining duties in the store to make a trip to Tampa with Leroy Lamoreaux of Estero Island. They left Monday the twenty-sixth and returned the following day. Leroy Lamoreaux raises papayas on Estero Island which he disposes of in the Tampa market. This "tree melon" seems to be growing in popularity, and deservedly so, for it is really a delicious fruit. Sister Cora Stephens left Tuesday the twenty-seventh to visit relatives in Tampa. She expects to be away for a couple of weeks.
by L.W. Bubbett
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IT LOOKS as though we have been left high and dry by old Mother Nature. During the "hurricane period" of September and October this year no rainstorms occurred at all. It was one of the mildest .seasons we've had in many years. All vegetation is sadly in need of water to restore it to its green freshness. We are getting our share of the drought that desolated some parts of the country last summer. On November the sixth the people of the nation exercised their right of expression and voted the country "wet"; but it really doesn't seem to have benefited us at all, for we are as dry as ever. In the recent election, however, Estero went "dry"; one of the few voting precincts that did, 'owing to the Koreshan vote. Somehow the return of "prosperity" seems to be^linked up with the idea of the necessity of freedom to consume all the liquor people want! But common sense would dictate that the automobile age and liquor simply won't mix. On the sixth Sister Adah Price, the assistant postmistress, returned from a four months' visit to Chicago and other points. She reports having had a fine time. We a.re glad to see her back looking so well. Immediately following the Birthday festival, the Sunday evening services were resumed at the Koreshan Unity Art Hall. Mrs. F. S. Lewis of Everglades vis'.ted the Unity on the eighth. Sister Rose Gilbert returned with her to Everglades on the ninth for a short visit. George Dore and A. H. Andrews drove to Buckingham on the eleventh, where they called on Mr. Edwi.n Peace. We have lost another good baker in tho person of Sister Carrie Peterson—as well as a likeable personality. But she did bake g-ood bread! The Peterson family, Mr. a.nd Mrs. Peterson and son Dale, have moved to Fort Myer,s. We regret that circumstances necessitated the move, for the Institution sadly needs a.ble workers. Claude Rahn and Peter Blem are officiating in the bakery now, and we wish 'em the best of luck. Brother Peter has been on the semi-invalid list for quite some time, but he seems to be gradually getting back to a normal condition. On Sunday the tenth we had visitors from Miami in the persons of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Phillips and daughter, Florence Ma,rie, and Robert and Lloyd Graham. Lloyd has acquired a fine new car, a Pontiac, in which they rolled over the hundred and thirty-five miles from Miami in short time. We are always glad to see such good old friends, and we wish they'd make their visits more frequent. Monday night, the eleventh, a celebration was held in honor of the eightyfourth birthday anniversary of Mrs. B. S. Boomer at her home, Mirasol Grove, just across the river from the Unity. Sister Berthaldine, as we know her, has done a great deal to further the Koreshan Cause and has been most loyal in its support. We take this occasion to offer our hearty, if belated, congratulations. Among those present were: Sisters Ella Graham, Barbara Ehrisman, Florence Graham, Vesta. Newcomb and Brother Jesse Putnam. Brothers David Richards and Alfred Christensen motored to Arcadia on business the thirteenth. Miss Genevieve Bisbing and a party of friends were Estero visitors on the thirteenth. They went down. to the bay on a fishing trip, along with Harry Irwin, George Dore and Max Arendt. While the fish weren't very good biters that day, we understand the "poling" was excellent, for the tide was low and the sandbar's were plentiful. Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Lewis of Everglades were welcome dinner guests of the Unity on Sunday the eighteenth. On Monday the nineteenth A. H. Andrews made a trip of inspection to the Lake Okeechobea .section whare a, great deal of reclamation work is in progress. This region bids fair to become one of the largest winter trucking areas "of this country. The winter hunting season opened on the twentieth and a continuous stream of Nimrods ha,s been rushing into the woods "back of beyond" in search of the game of the region—turkey and deer mainly. There was a time when such game was plentiful within a half mile of the Unity grounds. But each season has brought increasing swarms of hunters and a decreasing amount of game. The Everglades National Park project, which has been. endorsed by Congress, will offer sanctuary to the wild life of the region; and who knows but that we may see even the beautiful flamingo breeding again as •of yore in some sections of the lower West Coast. On Wednesday the twenty-first we were pleased to have Mrs. Edith M. Johnson of Minneapolis in our midst again. She has .returned to visit Mrs. Camphausen and Miss Lindberg, the "Tea Garden. ladies", for the winter. Having spent two winters here, Mrs. Johnson is a most welcome visitor to the Estero community. We don't care if she never goes back! Wade Stephens proved a successful hunter, for he returned from the woods after several days' camping with a fine turkey which his mother, Sister Cora, transformed into a delicious dish for the whole family. And later Brother Franklin Jacke, our storekeeper, was presented with a quarter of venison which served the family another fine treat. Mr. and Mrs. Pulcifer of Massachusetts have returned to spend the winter in sunny Florida. They are staying at Fort Myers Beach—which is simply Estero Island to oldtimers. A party from the Unity composed of Sisters Adah Price, Florence Graham and Barbara Ehrisman, and Brother Jesse Putnam and Wilmot Cleaves motored to the island to pay them a visit recently. Mr. L. M. Boomer, president of the Waldorf-Astoria Company, arrived in Estero on the twenty-third for a visit with his mother and sister at Mirasol Grove. Mr. Boomer came from New York to Miami by airplane and then drove to Estero over the Tamiami Trail. The flight from New York to Miami was made in eight hours—a mere commonplace nowadays, with air travel a well established condition of modern life. But what a breath-taking contemplation such a trip would have occasioned, say thirty years ago, when it sometimes required eight hours to make the trip between Estero and Fort Myers—a distance of some sixteen miles—over the heavy sand roads via mule team! Times have changed! Mr. Boomer left the following Monday. On Sunday the twenty-fifth Brothers David Richards and A. H. Andrews motored to Treasure Island, near Sarasota. Brother Franklin Jacke took time off from his confining duties in the store to make a trip to Tampa with Leroy Lamoreaux of Estero Island. They left Monday the twenty-sixth and returned the following day. Leroy Lamoreaux raises papayas on Estero Island which he disposes of in the Tampa market. This "tree melon" seems to be growing in popularity, and deservedly so, for it is really a delicious fruit. Sister Cora Stephens left Tuesday the twenty-seventh to visit relatives in Tampa. She expects to be away for a couple of weeks.
Notes:
See originals in Archives building. Most issues have been photocopied and are bound. These copies are located on the Public Shelf