hester on the first National Spiritual Council
in 1922, and was a member of the National Assembly until 1928. He was
entrusted by Shoghi Effendi with part of his early diaries and later
maintained a close correspondence with the Guardian for many years. His
book, "The Baha'i Dawn; Manchester" paints a vivid picture of the early
days of the Faith in Lancashire. Through Mr. Hall's correspondence with
the Editor of the 'John O'Groats Journal' (Mr. R. J. G. Millar) frequent
reviews and letters were published for nineteen years until the Editor's
retirement. He passed away on 5 December 1962 aged 82.

MRS. THORNBURGH-CROPPER

One of the first Baha'is of the West and possibly the first Baha'i
resident in England. Her early Baha'i life is described in "The Chosen
Highway" and in "The Baha'i World", Vol. VIII, pp. 649-51. She was a
member of the National Spiritual Assembly for its first two years and it
was in her house in Westminster that the first meeting of the "All-England
Baha'i Council" was held on 6 June 1922. She passed away on 15 March 1938.

GEORGE PALGRAVE SIMPSON

Was associated with the Administration of the Faith in the British Isles
from its earliest days. Elected as Chairman of the first "Spiritual
Council" and President of the "National Spiritual Assembly" in 1923. He
also served as the Assistant Secretary and the Treasurer for some years.
All the early letters from the Guardian were addressed to him and the file
copies of his letters to the Holy Land, some to the Guardian and others to
the various secretaries, as well as the Minutes in his handwriting, give
us our closest insight into the conditions obtaining in the 1920's. At one
stage he felt obliged to resign from the National Assembly but was still
called upon to remain as its Treasurer and attend the meetings! He served
the Cause with great distinction until his death on 31 August 1934. (See
letter 30 September 1934.)

MISS ETHEL JENNER ROSENBERG

"One of the pioneers of the Baha'i Cause in the Western World". Having
first embraced the Faith in 1899 she soon afterwards went to Akka,
subsequently visiting many times both Akka and Haifa for months at a time,
learning from and assisting the Master in translating and transcribing the
Teachings. Beloved by all the members of the Holy Family, her passing in
November 1930 at the age of 72 evoked a cabled tribute from Shoghi
Effendi, who knew her well in England and welcomed her in Ha