- 1922-05-31 —
The communities of London, Manchester and Bournemouth elected a Bahá'í Spiritual Assembly for England. [EJR213; SBR28, 67]
- This was also known as the Spiritual Assembly for London and the All-England Bahá'í Council. [EJR2 13; SBR67]
- See EJR213 and SBR28 for membership.
- The social centre of the London group was Ethel Rosenburg with Mrs Thornburgh-Cropper and later Lady Blomfield also playing significant roles. The group in Manchester came from the working- or lower middle-class background with Edward Hall and other men in leadership positions. The group in Bournemouth developed around Dr. Esslemont. In addition to these centres there were a few scattered isolated believers. [SBBH5p220]
- 1922-06-06 —
The All-England Bahá'í Council met for the first time. [SBR28; UD9, 468]
- EJR2 13 says it first met 17 June.
- The meeting was held in the home of Mrs Thornburgh-Cropper. [SBR28, 67]
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