Chronology: Date 1912-08

date	event	tags	firsts
1912 30 Aug	`Abdu'l-Bahá left Malden for Boston. He left Boston by train for Montreal, arriving at midnight. [239D:132; AB132; BW8:637] He stayed in Montreal for ten days, living for four nights at the Maxwell residence. [239D:132] See also `Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada.	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Trains; Maxwell residence; Montreal Shrine; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Montreal; May Maxwell (Bolles); Sutherland Maxwell; Malden, MA; Boston, MA; Montreal, QC; Canada
1912 29 Aug	Talk at Home of Madame Beale Morey, 34 Hillside Avenue, Malden, Massachusetts. He spoke on "Religions of the World". [239Dp132, PUP289]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; Boston, MA; Massachusetts, USA; USA
1912 27 Aug	Talk at Metaphysical Club, Boston, Massachusetts. [PUP284]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; Boston, MA; Massachusetts, USA; USA
1912 26 Aug	Talk at Franklin Square House, Boston, Massachusetts. [PUP280]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; Boston, MA; Massachusetts, USA; USA
1912 25 Aug	Talk at the New Thought Forum, Metaphysical Club, Boston, Massachusetts about women's rights. [PUP276, 239Dp131]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; Boston, MA; Massachusetts, USA; USA
1912 23 Aug	`Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in Malden, Massachusetts, for a week-long stay, making trips to Boston and Cambridge. He stayed in the home of Miss Marie P. Wilson [239D:131; AB251–2; BW5p84; Abdu'l-Bahá in America 1912-2012] 'Abdu'l-Bahá spent a total of 10 days in the house of Miss Wilson. Upon her passing in 1930 she willed the house to Shoghi Effendi and he asked the National Assembly to manage the property on his behalf. On the 27th of September, 1935 he executed a deed of trust transferring the property to the Trustees for the benefit of the NSA. [BW7p84] At some point during the visit He attended the wedding of Ruby Breed, the younger sister of Florence Breed. The wedding was held in the Breed home and was presided over by an Episcopalian minister. [AY96]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Weddings; Malden, MA; Massachusetts, USA; Boston, MA; Cambridge, England; USA
1912 22-27 Aug	The International Moral Education Congress was an international academic conference held in Europe six times between 1908 and 1934. It convened because of an interest in moral education by many countries beginning a decade before the inaugural event. The Second Congress was held at The Hague, August 22–27, 1912. Twenty-three countries sent official government delegates. Over 1,000 members were officially enrolled for the congress. Over 200 papers of some 2,000 words each were contributed and appeared in the five published volumes of more than 1,200 pages. [Wikipedia] From Alexandria, Egypt, 'Abdu'l-Bahá sent a paper called Universal Education.	Peace; Education; Moral education; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Life of (chronology); The Hague; Netherlands; Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt
1912 17 Aug	Talk at Green Acre, Eliot, Maine. [PUP261] Talk at Green Acre, Eliot, Maine. [PUP263] Talk at Green Acre, Eliot, Maine. [PUP264] Talk at Green Acre, Eliot, Maine. [PUP270] See a photo of Eirenion Hall, built in 1897, where 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a number of talks. It was lost in a fire in 1924	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Green Acre, Eliot, ME; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; Eliot, ME; Maine, USA; USA
1912 16 Aug	`Abdu'l-Bahá journeyed to Green Acre by car, arriving the same day. [239D:123; AB240] Talk at Green Acre, Eliot, Maine. [PUP253] For `Abdu'l-Bahá's activities while in Green Acre see AB240–51. For the story of Fred Mortensen see 239D:126–9 and AB247–51. See also Green Acre on the Piscataqua.	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Cars; Fred Mortensen; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; Green Acre, Eliot, ME; Eliot, ME; Maine, USA; USA
1912 11 Aug	Howard Colby Ives visited 'Abdu'l-Bahá at an inn where He was staying in the mountain summer resort of Dublin, New Hampshire. At this time he was still the preacher of the Brotherhood Church and was studying all available literature on the Faith. Subsequent to the visit he received his first tablet from 'Abdu'l-Baha dated the 26th of August. [PtF124-131; SEBW144]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Howard Colby Ives; Dublin, Ireland; New Hampshire, USA
1912 6 Aug	Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons, Dublin, New Hampshire. [PUP247]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; Arthur Parsons; Dublin, Ireland; New Hampshire, USA; USA
1912 5 Aug	Talk at Dublin Inn, Dublin, New Hampshire. [PUP245]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; Dublin, Ireland; New Hampshire, USA; USA
1912 4 Aug	'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke to a group of 28 black people on the importance of unity and friendship between the races and announced that Louise Mathew and Louis Gregory were to be married. [SYH71] Mahmúd, page 189-190 stated that this event took place on the 2nd of August.	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Life of (chronology); - Basic timeline, Expanded; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; Louise Mathew; Louis G. Gregory; Louise Gregory; Dublin, Ireland; New Hampshire, USA; USA
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