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Date 1957-04-26, sorted by events, ascending

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1957 26 - 29 Apr
195-		 The National Convention was held at the new Haziratu'l-Quds at 274 Huron Street. It was attended by about 100 visitors as well as seventeen delegates who voted in person and two who voted by mail. Those elected were: Hart Bowsfield, Peggy Ross, Winnifred Harvey, Audrey Westheuser, Allan Raynor, Lloyd Gardner, Rowland Estall, Fred Graham, and Harold Moscrop.
  • The Public Congress was held in the Royal Ontario Museum Theatre. About 300 persons attended. [CBN No 89 June, 1957 p3-4]
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  • There were 17 Local Spiritual Assemblies in Canada at this point, a drop from 19 two years earlier. [Bloodworth, Grains of Wheat p20]
    		•  Allan Raynor; Audrey Westheuser; Fred Graham; Harold Moscrop; Hart Bowsfield; Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Lloyd Gardner; National Convention; National Spiritual Assembly, election of; Peggy Ross; Rowland Estall; Toronto, ON; Winnifred Harvey
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