Chronology: Date 1944-04-21

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Date 1944-04-21, descending — sort earliest first

date	event	tags	firsts
1944 Ridván 194-	The thirty-sixth National Convention was held in Wilmette and hosted representatives of the Bahá'í communities of Central and South America. Those elected to serve the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada were: George O. 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 Ioas. The Assembly appointed Siegfried Schopflocher to serve as the Treasurer of the Canadian Bahá'í Fund. [BN No 169 July 1944 p2; BN No285 Nov 1954 p3-4] 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	Conventions, National; George Latimer; Allen McDaniel; Horace Holley; Louis G. Gregory; Roy C. Wilhelm; Dorothy Baker; Amelia Collins; Philip G. Sprague; Leroy Ioas; Siegfried Schopflocher; North America; United States (USA); Canada
1944 Ridván 194-	The first local spiritual assembly in Peru was established in Lima. [Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979 p10]	Local Spiritual Assembly; Lima, Peru	first Local Spiritual Assembly in Peru
1944 Ridván 194-	The first local spiritual assembly in Honduras was established in Tegucigalpa.	Local Spiritual Assembly; Tegucigalpa, Honduras	first Local Spiritual Assembly in Honduras
1944 Ridván 194-	The first local spiritual assembly in Colombia was established in Bogotá.	Local Spiritual Assembly; Bogota, Colombia	first Local Spiritual Assembly in Colombia
1944 Ridván 194-	The first local spiritual assembly in Puerto Rico was established in San Juan.	Local Spiritual Assembly; San Juan, Puerto Rico	first Local Spiritual Assembly in Puerto Rico
1944 Ridván 194-	The first local spiritual assembly in Jamaica was established in Kingston.	Local Spiritual Assembly; Kingston, ON	first Local Spiritual Assembly in Jamaica
1944 Ridván 194-	The Bahá'ís of the British Isles launched a Six Year Plan, the British Six Year Plan (1944-1950). [Ruhi 8.2 p46] The homefront goals were to: To raise to nineteen the number of Local Spiritual Assemblies To double the membership of the community To settle pioneers in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Eire	- Teaching Plans; British Six Year Plan; United Kingdom; British Isles


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