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| 1939 Oct |
Antonio Roca, the first Bahá'í in Honduras, entered the country. |
First Bahá'ís by country or area; Honduras |
first Bahá’í in Honduras |
| 1939 1 Oct |
The national Bahá'í office of the United States was established at 536 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, Illinois. [BW10:181]
Horace Holley, the full-time secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, transfered his office from New York to the Hazíratu'l-Quds in Wilmette. [SBR238]
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Horace Holley; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Wilmette, IL; USA |
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| 1939 25 Oct |
John Eichenauer, the first pioneer to El Salvador, arrived in San Salvador from Phoenix, Arizona.
He was just 17 years old, the youngest pioneer sent out in the First Seven Year Plan.
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John Eichenauer; San Salvador, El Savador; El Salvador; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona, USA; USA |
first pioneer to El Salvador |
| 1939 Nov |
F. Ferrari became a Bahá'í, the first to accept the Faith in Honduras. |
First Bahá'ís by country or area; Honduras |
first to accept Faith in Honduras |
| 1939 1 Nov |
Mathew Kaszab, arrived in Nicaragua, the first Bahá'í pioneer to that country.
In March 1942 he was arrested and imprisoned for 23 days; he was again arrested in September 1942; he was sent back to the United States very ill, where he died in January 1943 from the effects of his imprisonment. [BW9:614–16] |
Mathew Kaszab; Nicaragua |
first pioneer to Nicaragua |
| 1939 2 Nov |
The first people to become Bahá'ís in El Salvador, Luis O. Pérez, Emilio Bermudez and José Manuel Vela, accepted the Faith in San Salvador. |
First Bahá'ís by country or area; San Salvador, El Savador; El Salvador |
first to become Bahá’ís in El Salvador |
| 1939 4 Nov |
The first Nineteen Day Feast was held in San Salvador with four Bahá'ís in attendance. |
Nineteen Day Feast; San Salvador, El Savador; El Salvador |
first Nineteen Day Feast in San Salvador |
| 1939 (Late in the year) |
Sr. Perfecto Perez Toledo, the first Cuban Bahá'í, accepted the Faith. |
First Bahá'ís by country or area; Cuba |
first Cuban Bahá’í |
| 1939 3 Dec |
Shoghi Effendi obtained permission from the British authorities in Palestine to reinter the bodies of Navváb and the Purest Branch on Mount Carmel. [DH162; PP260]
For the report of the Haifa District Commissioner see BBR460–1.
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Navvab (Asiyih Khanum); Mírzá Mihdi (Purest Branch); Mount Carmel, Israel; Monument Gardens; Shoghi Effendi, Life of; Mount Carmel MERGE; - Bahá'í World Centre |
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| 1939 5 Dec |
Shoghi Effendi disintered the remains of Navváb and the Purest Branch. [DH162; PP260]
He went to the 'Akká cemetery at daybreak to and removed the remains of Navváb to a new coffin. [DH162; PP260]
He then went to the Nabí Sálib cemetery and transfered the remains of the Purest Branch to a second new coffin. [DH162; PP260]
He transported them both to Mount Carmel, near the grave of the Greatest Holy Leaf. [DH162; PP260]
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Navvab (Asiyih Khanum); Mírzá Mihdi (Purest Branch); Monument Gardens; Cemeteries and graves; Shoghi Effendi, Life of; Akka, Israel; Mount Carmel MERGE |
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| 1939 8 Dec |
Margaret Lentz, a German stenographer, arrived in the Dominican Republic from Geneva, the first Bahá'í to settle in that country. |
Margaret Lentz; Dominican Republic |
first Bahá’í to settle in Dominican Republic |
| 1939 12 Dec |
The Bahá'ís of Caracas, Venezuela, held their first Nineteen Day Feast and afterwards elected a 'Provisional Assembly'. |
Local Spiritual Assembly; Caracas, Venezuela; Venezuela |
first Nineteen Day Feast in Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1939 24 Dec |
Shoghi Effendi reinterred the remains of Navváb and the Purest Branch. [DH162; GBF116; GPB347–8]
Two vaults were cut into the solid rock in the garden area near the monument of the Greatest Holy Leaf. [DH162]
For Shoghi Effendi's cable announcing this see DH162 and PP262.
For Shoghi Effendi's letters and cables concerning this see BW8:245–53, DH162 and PP261.
For a description of the reinterment see BW8:253–8.
For the prayer of visitation to the resting place of Navváb see BW8:251 and DH166. |
Navvab (Asiyih Khanum); Mírzá Mihdi (Purest Branch); Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); Tablets of Visitation; Monument Gardens; - Bahá'í World Centre; Cemeteries and graves; Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Shoghi Effendi, Life of; Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Shoghi Effendi, Works of; Mount Carmel MERGE; - Bahá'í World Centre |
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| 1939 30 Dec |
The passing of Grace Crossman Krug (b. 1870 Brooklyn, d. 30 December 1939 Chester, NY). [Find a Grave]
She had been predeceased by her husband, Dr Florian Drug in 1924. ["Abdu'l-Bahá in America 1912-1912]
After speaking in the Krug home 'Abdu'l-Bahá summoned their son Carl Krug to ride home with Him. Seated in the taxicab, He instructed Carl to write what He was about to say. Then 'Abdu'l-Bahá said: "You must be very grateful to your mother—you must appreciate her greatly—you do not realize her station now or what a great honour she has bestowed on your household. She will be one of the famous women of America. You must appreciate and love her very much. All will know of her servitude." [BW8p676]
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In Memoriam; Grace Krug; Florian Krug; Carl Krug; Brooklyn, NY; New York, USA; Chester, NY |
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| 1939 31 Dec |
Lady Sara Louisa Blomfield, entitled Sitárih Khánum, (b. 1859) passed away in London. She was buried in Hampstead Cemetery, Borough of Camden, London. [BW8:651; SEBW109]
For details of her life see SEBW101–110, Daily Note from Bahá'í History and Bahá'í Chronicles.
For her obituary see BW8:651–6.
See Wikipedia.
See First Obligation-Lady Blomfield and the Save the Children Fund by Rob Weinberg on the UK Bahá'í Heritage site.
Find a grave. |
Mary Basil Hall (Mary Blomfield); In Memoriam; London, England; United Kingdom |
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