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Date 1944-05-19, sorted by date, descending

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1944 19 - 25 May
194-
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

CANADIAN BAHÁ'Í WHO SIGNED THE 1944 CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION REGISTER

Note: The Register had been made by Charles Mason Remey. Approximately 941-971 Bahá'ís signed the Register out of the 1,484 Bahá'ís who registered for the 1944 Centennial Commemoration in Wilmette and Chicago, IL. Most Bahá'ís signed their name and put their city and state, province or country.

    1. Charles N. Murray, Ottawa, Canada
    2. Madeleine Humbert, Halifax, N.S.
    3. Audrey Robarts, Toronto, Canada
    4. Beulah S. Proctor, Halifax, N.S.
    5. Doris Richardson, Toronto, Canada
    6. Laura Romney Davis, Toronto
    7. Ethel A. Priestly, Toronto
    8. Rena Millie Gordon, Regina, Sask.
    9. Siegfried Schopflocher, Montreal
    10. Theresa Lillywhite, Regina, Sask.
    11. Lotus Peterson, Regina, Sask.
    12. Florence H. Cox, Regina, Sask.
    13. Edna Colpitts, Moncton, New Brunswick
    14. Anna A. McGee, Edmonton, Alta.
    15. Emeric Sala, St. Lambert, Canada
    16. John A. Robarts, Toronto, Canada
    17. Helen Giddin, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
    18. Anita Ioas, Edmonton, Alberta
    19. Winnifred Harvey, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    20. Annie B. Romer, Halifax, N.S., Canada
    21. I.J. Fox, Vancouver, B.C.
    22. Zara B. Phonic, Regina, Sask. [spelling of last name uncertain]
    23. Edna M. Hollaway, Charlottetown, PEI
    24. Muriel Hutchings, Halifax, N.S.
    25. Jean Mosher, St. Lambert, Quebec
    26. Maiaret Laurie (Spelling?), St. Lambert, Quebec
    27. Rowland Estall, Winnipeg, Manitoba
    28. Doris McKay, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
    29. Jean Johnston, Winnipeg, Manitoba
List prepared from the 1944 Centennial Commemoration Register by Roger M. Dahl, National Bahá'í Archives, United States, June 24, 2021. Some of the handwriting was difficult to read so some of the names or addresses may be misspelled.
Centenaries; Chicago, IL; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette
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