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1944 19 - 25 May |
An international celebration of the Centenary of the founding of the Faith was held at the House of Worship in Wilmette.
For a description of this event see BW10:158–61.
For the programme see BW10:162–70.
For a list of the countries participating in the conference see BW10:168.
This event was attended by a number of Canadian Bahá'ís. iiiii
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Centenaries; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; Chicago, IL |
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1944 Ridván |
Canada's tenth and eleventh spiritual assemblies formed in Charlottetown, PE and Regina, SK. [OBCC178, 180] |
Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Regina, SK |
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1944 Ridván |
Completion of the Seven-Year Plan with 9 spiritual assemblies and 39 localities. (OBCC308] |
First Seven Year Plan; Statistics |
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1944 Ridván |
Those elected to serve the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada were: George 0. Latimer (Chairman), Allen B. McDaniel (Vice), Horace Holley (Secretary), Louis G. Gregory (Recording Secretary), Roy C. Wilhelm (Treasurer), Dorothy Baker. Amelia E. Collins, Philip G. Sprague, Leroy loss. The Assembly appointed Siegfried Schopflocher to serve as the Treasurer of the Canadian Bahá'í Fund. [BN No 169 July 1944 p2]
Prior to 1944 delegates to the National Convention were chosen from local communities by proportional representation. [BN No 16 March 1927 p1 refers] After this point delegates no longer represented Local Assemblies but were chosen on a provincial (or state) basis. [MA70-71; OBCC157, 174n2]
In 1944 there were 35 delegates to the National Convention. iiiii
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National Convention; National Spiritual Assembly, election of; Horace Holley; Louis G. Gregory; Roy C. Wilhelm; Dorothy Baker; Amelia Collins; Philip G. Sprague; Leroy Ioas; Siegfried Schopflocher; North America |
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