Chronology: Date 1911-10-0

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date	event	tags	firsts
1911 6 Oct 191-	'Abdu'l-Bahá invited a number of Persian students then in Paris to His apartment. [ABF63-65]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Paris, France; France
1911 5 Oct 191-	'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at 46, avenue de Malakoff (today avenue Raymond Poincaré) at the home of Edith Sanderson and her mother Margaret Sanderson. [ABF62; The Holy Spirit is the source of Life]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Edith Sanderson; Paris, France; France
1911 4 Oct 191-	The start of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's third stay in France. It lasted 2 month and 9 days. It is quite probable that 'Abdu'l-Bahá stayed with Hippolyte and Laura Dreyfus-Barney at 15, rue Greuze for a couple of nights before moving to the apartment at 4, avenue de Camoēns which had been prepared for Him by them. The apartment was in a building that was relatively new having been built in 1910. It was one block away from the Trocadéro Gardens and the Eiffel Tower stood just across the River Seine. It had a drawing room that could easily accommodate 75-100 people and came with a French maid who performed the domestic functions and who answered the bell. The apartment was purchase by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of France in 1996. [ABF62, 65, 68-71, 85 Sur les pas de 'Abdu'l-Bahá à Paris by Paul Hakim, SoW Vol 2 No 14 p3-4] Some members of His entourage stayed at the Grand Hötel de Passy (now Hötel Passy-Eiffel) some ten minutes walk away. [ABF84]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Avenue de Camoens; Paris, France; France
1911 3 Oct 191-	`Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk that has been entitled, "Eleven essentials: the Bahai principles as taught by Abdu'l-Baha in London". ['Abdu'l-Bahá Speaks] He left London for Paris. [AB154; SBR25, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p22] See ABL113 for details of His last day in London. He left from Victoria Station. He was accompanied by many Bahá'ís from England who attended many of the public meeting at which He spoke in Paris. This group included Marion Jack, Ethel Rosenberg, Lady Bloomfield and her two daughters. [NBAD47, SYH42] He remained in Paris for nine weeks. [AB159; GPB280] For details of His visit see AB159–68. For `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks given in Paris see PT.	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Marion Jack; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; London, England; United Kingdom; Paris, France; France
1911 2 Oct 191-	Abdu'l-Bahá breakfasted with the Lord Mayor of London at the Mansion House, City of London. The Lord Major of London at the time of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visit was Sir Thomas Vezey Strong (1858-1920). He was a teetotaler and a temperance advocate. He traded in paper and was the holder of a number of honours. [In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p.20; SoW Vol 2 No 12 October 16, 1911 p4]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Mayor of London; Mayors; London, England; United Kingdom
1911 1 Oct 191-	A young Persian couple asked 'Abdu'l-Bahá to marry them. The union was blessed at the Higher Thought Centre, 10 Cheniston Gardens, Kensington. The bride, Regina Núr Mahal Khánum, had travelled from Baghdad to meet and marry her bridegroom, Mírzá Yuhanna Dáwud. [AB:77, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p.20]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; London, England; United Kingdom


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