Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1931/08/00
Object ID:
PA—0094
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
COMMUNITY CURRENT EVENTS:
August 1931
On JULY 6, Sister Ida Fischer left for Minneapolis, Minn. by train, where she met her daughter, Mildred, her son-in-law, Mr. Barager, and their two children. Mr. and Mrs. Barager had motored from Seattle, Washington. Sister Ida returned with them to Seattle. She enjoyed the scenic beauty of mountains and forests on the way; she will be gone several weeks. TJhe weather is warm now and we notice a decrease in the rainfall usual at this time of the year. However, we were recently treated to ice cream which cooled and pleased us very much. Mr. and Mrs. Fred McConnell and son, Duane, came from Tampa, July 12, to visit old friends as well as Brother William and Sister Abbie McCready. Mr. McConnell returned the same day. Mrs. McConnell and her son remained a few days longer. Mr. Ernest F. Coe, of Miami, chairman of the Tropic Everglades Park Association, visited Dr. and Mrs. Price. Thirty-six big, beautiful blooms on one plant of the night blooming Cereus! Another plant had climbed high in a tree, and had four lovely blooms drooping from its stalk. All this was to be seen late in the evening of July 5 by artificial light in our gardens near the fountain. With the coming of the long days and the rather torrid weather it has been considered advisable to discontinue our Sunday evening service until fall. Our bees have been very industrious for the past two months, giving us a generous supply of excellent honey made from orange blossoms, saw palmetto, and other bloom. Now that the rains have begun the bees will reduce their activities. We procured about two thousand sweet potato slips for planting from Henry Moreland at Alva. Brothers William Fischer and George Bielor have the work in charge. Great interest is being shown in the growth and manifold uses of the Cajeput tree, which BrothelAlien Andrews was instrumental in introducing successfully in the Florida swamps and low lands. Recent visitors from Miami and other points have viewed the specimens on our grounds. Brother Franklin Jacke, in charge of the Unity store, forgot cares of business for one day and went on a fishing trip down in the bay. Among the catch reported was one jewfish. Brothers David Richards, and Theodore Naeselius recently motored to LaBelle to deliver bulbs of our beautiful water lilies at the Tyrell estate in Fort Denaud. The lilies grow profusely on the Unity grounds. Sister Cora Stephens and daughter Alafae have returned from a week's sojourn at Fort Myers Beach, where they enjoyed the sea bathing and gulf breezes. Brothers Walter Spooner, D. J. Richards, and Theodore Naeselius made a trip to Buckingham to visit the interesting home of Mr. and Mrs. Peace. Mrs. Peace is a native of Tahiti and has many novel and interesting specimens of her hand work. Mr. Joseph Peck, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was an interested visitor at the Unity for several days. He was shown many of the places which are of particular interest to Koreshans in this vicinity. On July 4, a number of our people attended the celebration incident to the opening of the new Ban-on Collier bridge at Punta Gorda. The largest crowd ever assembled there was successfully handled in the cordial and hospitable way for which Punta Gorda is noted. Mr. Collier made a graceful and appreciative speech. Gov. Doyle E. Carlton addressed the crowd as also did Congressman Herbert J. Drane. The following is quoted from The American Eagle regardingthis event: "Congressman Herbert J. Drane reminisced concerning the work of former Florida developers, recalling when H. B. Plant was constructing the first railroad from a little town named Kissimmee to a little town of no greater size, named Tampa, on the west coast. When asked by Mr. Drane why he was making so great an expenditure to build a railroad through practically uninhabited country, Mr. Plant replied that the railroad was the necessary forerunner and that its completion would be followed by rapid settlement and development, and so it proved. The same is true of highways. Mr. Drane paid high tribute to Mr. Collier, saying that great developers do not build selfishly, but for the benefit of generations to come. "Following his speech Mr. Collier took his place under the arch, scissors in hand, ready to cut the ribbon that denoted the opening of the big bridge. With a Seminole Indian holding the ribbon on each side of him, he paused for a moment to allowthe photographer to take several snapshots of the scene. "Following the cutting of the ribbon, two cars with Mr. Collier and distinguished guests took the lead, followed by the Tamiami Trail Blazers, in the first motorcade over the new bridge. This bridge is of similar type construction to the Edison Bridge at Fort Myers, except there is but one sidewalk instead of two. The flooring is infinitely smoother than that of the Edison Bridge, which is rough and bumpy, and one rides over the Collier Bridge without a perceptible jolt or jar. Returning, we rode over the old Punta Gorda bridge, probably for the last time. It has served a good purpose, having been in use exactly ten years to a day. The middle portion will be removed and it is said that the two ends will now be used for fishing piers."
August 1931
On JULY 6, Sister Ida Fischer left for Minneapolis, Minn. by train, where she met her daughter, Mildred, her son-in-law, Mr. Barager, and their two children. Mr. and Mrs. Barager had motored from Seattle, Washington. Sister Ida returned with them to Seattle. She enjoyed the scenic beauty of mountains and forests on the way; she will be gone several weeks. TJhe weather is warm now and we notice a decrease in the rainfall usual at this time of the year. However, we were recently treated to ice cream which cooled and pleased us very much. Mr. and Mrs. Fred McConnell and son, Duane, came from Tampa, July 12, to visit old friends as well as Brother William and Sister Abbie McCready. Mr. McConnell returned the same day. Mrs. McConnell and her son remained a few days longer. Mr. Ernest F. Coe, of Miami, chairman of the Tropic Everglades Park Association, visited Dr. and Mrs. Price. Thirty-six big, beautiful blooms on one plant of the night blooming Cereus! Another plant had climbed high in a tree, and had four lovely blooms drooping from its stalk. All this was to be seen late in the evening of July 5 by artificial light in our gardens near the fountain. With the coming of the long days and the rather torrid weather it has been considered advisable to discontinue our Sunday evening service until fall. Our bees have been very industrious for the past two months, giving us a generous supply of excellent honey made from orange blossoms, saw palmetto, and other bloom. Now that the rains have begun the bees will reduce their activities. We procured about two thousand sweet potato slips for planting from Henry Moreland at Alva. Brothers William Fischer and George Bielor have the work in charge. Great interest is being shown in the growth and manifold uses of the Cajeput tree, which BrothelAlien Andrews was instrumental in introducing successfully in the Florida swamps and low lands. Recent visitors from Miami and other points have viewed the specimens on our grounds. Brother Franklin Jacke, in charge of the Unity store, forgot cares of business for one day and went on a fishing trip down in the bay. Among the catch reported was one jewfish. Brothers David Richards, and Theodore Naeselius recently motored to LaBelle to deliver bulbs of our beautiful water lilies at the Tyrell estate in Fort Denaud. The lilies grow profusely on the Unity grounds. Sister Cora Stephens and daughter Alafae have returned from a week's sojourn at Fort Myers Beach, where they enjoyed the sea bathing and gulf breezes. Brothers Walter Spooner, D. J. Richards, and Theodore Naeselius made a trip to Buckingham to visit the interesting home of Mr. and Mrs. Peace. Mrs. Peace is a native of Tahiti and has many novel and interesting specimens of her hand work. Mr. Joseph Peck, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was an interested visitor at the Unity for several days. He was shown many of the places which are of particular interest to Koreshans in this vicinity. On July 4, a number of our people attended the celebration incident to the opening of the new Ban-on Collier bridge at Punta Gorda. The largest crowd ever assembled there was successfully handled in the cordial and hospitable way for which Punta Gorda is noted. Mr. Collier made a graceful and appreciative speech. Gov. Doyle E. Carlton addressed the crowd as also did Congressman Herbert J. Drane. The following is quoted from The American Eagle regardingthis event: "Congressman Herbert J. Drane reminisced concerning the work of former Florida developers, recalling when H. B. Plant was constructing the first railroad from a little town named Kissimmee to a little town of no greater size, named Tampa, on the west coast. When asked by Mr. Drane why he was making so great an expenditure to build a railroad through practically uninhabited country, Mr. Plant replied that the railroad was the necessary forerunner and that its completion would be followed by rapid settlement and development, and so it proved. The same is true of highways. Mr. Drane paid high tribute to Mr. Collier, saying that great developers do not build selfishly, but for the benefit of generations to come. "Following his speech Mr. Collier took his place under the arch, scissors in hand, ready to cut the ribbon that denoted the opening of the big bridge. With a Seminole Indian holding the ribbon on each side of him, he paused for a moment to allowthe photographer to take several snapshots of the scene. "Following the cutting of the ribbon, two cars with Mr. Collier and distinguished guests took the lead, followed by the Tamiami Trail Blazers, in the first motorcade over the new bridge. This bridge is of similar type construction to the Edison Bridge at Fort Myers, except there is but one sidewalk instead of two. The flooring is infinitely smoother than that of the Edison Bridge, which is rough and bumpy, and one rides over the Collier Bridge without a perceptible jolt or jar. Returning, we rode over the old Punta Gorda bridge, probably for the last time. It has served a good purpose, having been in use exactly ten years to a day. The middle portion will be removed and it is said that the two ends will now be used for fishing piers."
Summary:
CONTENTS FOR AUGUST, 1931
Labor Saving Machinery Under Competism, by Koresh, p.1 —— Koreshan Safeguard Against Fallacy, by Koresh, p.3 —— Divine Paternalism the Fulfillment of Prophecy, by Koresh, p.4 —— Search for Immortality, The, by Koresh, p.5 —— Important and Pertinent Consideration, by John S. Sargent, p.6 —— Coming Glass Age, The, by John S. Sargent, p.7 —— Something to Think About, by John S. Sargent, p.7 —— Source and Value of Truth, The, by Garnet Butler, p.8 —— Prof. Piccard's Flight Proves Concavity, by Max E. Arendt, p.9 —— Bread Line, The, by Alice M. Fox Miller, p.10 —— Open Court of Inquiry —— 12 —— Community Current Events —— 13 —— Publishers' Department —— 14
Labor Saving Machinery Under Competism, by Koresh, p.1 —— Koreshan Safeguard Against Fallacy, by Koresh, p.3 —— Divine Paternalism the Fulfillment of Prophecy, by Koresh, p.4 —— Search for Immortality, The, by Koresh, p.5 —— Important and Pertinent Consideration, by John S. Sargent, p.6 —— Coming Glass Age, The, by John S. Sargent, p.7 —— Something to Think About, by John S. Sargent, p.7 —— Source and Value of Truth, The, by Garnet Butler, p.8 —— Prof. Piccard's Flight Proves Concavity, by Max E. Arendt, p.9 —— Bread Line, The, by Alice M. Fox Miller, p.10 —— Open Court of Inquiry —— 12 —— Community Current Events —— 13 —— Publishers' Department —— 14
Notes:
See originals in Archives building. Most issues have been photocopied and are bound. These copies are located on the Public Shelf
People:
John S. Sargent
Garnet Butler
Max E. Arendt
Alice M. Fox Miller
Max E. Arendt
Rose Gilbert
Garnet Butler
Max E. Arendt
Alice M. Fox Miller
Max E. Arendt
Rose Gilbert
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Flaming Sword Cover - August 1
Flaming Sword Cover - August 1