Chronology: Date 1924

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1924 24 Dec 192-	The first Bahá'í News Letter, forerunner of Bahá'í News, was published in New York by the National Assembly of the United States and Canada with Horace Holley as the editor. [BBRSM122; BW10:180; BW13:856; SBR232] For links to the publications see entry at 1990-10-00.	- Newsletters; Bahá'í News; Horace Holley; * Publications; - First publications; - Periodicals; New York, USA; United States (USA)
1924 Dec 192-	Martha Root gave the first African radio broadcast about the Bahá'í Faith, in Capetown.	Martha Root; Radio; Cape Town, South Africa; - Africa	first African radio broadcast about the Bahá'í Faith, in Cape Town.
1924 21 Nov 192-	Dr John E. Esslemont arrived in Haifa to help Shoghi Effendi with his work. [DJEE31; SBR233]	Esslemont; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Haifa, Israel
1924 Nov 192-	The Supreme Court of Iraq decided against the Bahá'ís in the dispute over the House of Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdád. [UD37-8; BN No 9 Dec 1925/Jan 1926 p1]	Court cases; House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Persecution, Iraq; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Iraq
1924 22 - 23 Oct 192-	The fourth Race Amity Convention was held in Philadelphia. Because there were few Bahá'ís in the city at that time it required assistance from other communities. Roy Williams played a key role as he had in Springfield. Louis Gregory spent one month writing articles for the newspapers, speaking and serving in other ways. The first session was attended by some 600 people, and, thanks to the excellent press coverage, 900 were present the second day. The following day, on the 24th of October, the Bahá'í supported a Conference on Inter-racial Justice organized by the Quakers. Followup meetings were held on the 25th and the 26th of October. [SYD147-149]	Race amity; Roy Williams; Louis G. Gregory; Philadelphia, PA; United States (USA)
1924 (Latter part) 192-	In the latter part of 1924, Shoghi Effendi began the process of recording the recollection of the believers who had witnessed the early years of the Bábí and Bahá'í Dispensations. He called for a systematic campaign to assemble such narratives. In the Holy Land, companions of Bahá'u'lláh such as Áqá Husayn-i-Áshchí were interviewed for what they remembered of the days of Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá. Sometimes, as in the case of Áshchí, this happened literally on the person's deathbed. In addition, during the next two decades, the Guardian wrote to the Bahá'ís of Iran urging them to prepare detailed histories of each local community. He further called upon believers who had witnessed the unfolding of the Heroic Age to commit their experiences to writing. In the 19 February 1925 issue of the Baha'i News in Persian, Akhbar-i-Amri, there is an item indicating that the Central Assembly in Tehran had "recently" sent a circular letter to localities in Iran and abroad and appointed a committee to compile the history of the Faith. One such narrative by Mírzá Habíb Afnán was entitled (Khátirát-i-Hayát) Memories of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá. It is available in the English translation by Ahang Rabbani.	Mírzá Habib Afnan; Ahang Rabbani; - Memoirs and chronicles; Bábí history; Bahá'í history
1924 22 Sep - 3 Oct 192-	The conference `Some Living Religions within the British Empire' was held in London. [BW2:225; ER233; GPB342] For details of the planning of the conference and its outcome see ER231-5. For Shoghi Effendi's attitude to the conference see UD17, 19, 21-2, 245. Two papers about the Bahá'í Faith were read at the conference, one by Horace Holley read by Mountfort Mills and the other by Rúhí Afnán. [BW2:225; ER232-3; SBR73] For texts of the papers see BW2:227-42. Note that a paper was delivered by Richard St. Barbe Baker. As a result of attending the conference he met a Bahá'í and dedicated the rest of his life in service to the Cause. [Bahá'í Chronicles]	Conferences, Other; * Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Horace Holley; Mountfort Mills; Ruhi Afnan; Afnan; Richard St. Barbe Baker; Interfaith dialogue; London, England; United Kingdom
1924 Sep 192-	Shoghi Effendi returned to the Holy Land after an absence of some six months. [BA65-7; BBRSM117; UD279]	* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; Haifa, Israel
1924 18 Jul 192-	American Vice-Consul Major Robert Imbrie was murdered in Tihrán for being a Bahá'í, which he was not, straining relations between the Persian and American governments. When Washington threatened to sever diplomatic relations, Persia arrested some two hundred mullás, formally apologized to the United States and accepted Washington's terms for full reparations. [BBR462-5; BW18:388, [AY277-279] For a picture of the floral tribute sent to his funeral by the Bahá'ís of Persia and America see BW1:100.	Major Robert Imbrie; * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; Tehran, Iran; Iran; United States (USA)
3 Jul 192-	Louise Gregory embarked from Boston to Liverpool on the SS Winifredian of the Leyland Line. She spent the summer in the north of England and them visited a friend in Liverpool. In September she travelled to Luxembourg where she stayed six months finding accommodations again in the old city centre in the Place d'Armes. She was disappointed that her teaching efforts did not meet with more success. In April of 1925 she travelled to Austria. [SYH123, 130]	Louise Gregory; Teaching; Liverpool, England; United Kingdom; Luxembourg
1924 Jul 192-	The second local spiritual assembly in Australia was formed in Perth.	Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Perth, Australia; Australia
1924 22 Jun 192-	Aqá Husayn-`Alí was martyred in Firúzábád, Fárs, Iran. [BW18:388]	* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Firuzabad, Iran; Fars, Iran; Iran
1924 Ridván 192-	The formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Egypt. It was the first national body in Africa. [BBRSM121; GPB333] It was actually formed in December of 1924 but is listed under this date for uniformity. It was incorporated in 1934, but only as the National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt, and the incorporation document was not amended to include Sudan until 1949. [Baha'i News No 321 November 1957 p4] This community became part of the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of North East Africa in 1956.	National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Egypt	The National Spiritual Assembly of Egypt was formed, the first national body in Africa.
1924 5 Apr 192-	Shaykh `Abdu'l-Majíd was beaten to death in Turshíz, Khurásán, Iran. [BW18:388]	* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Turshíz, Iran; Khurásán, Iran; Iran
1924 2 Apr 192-	Bahá'ís in Turbat-i-Haydarí, Iran, were attacked; some were arrested and imprisoned and others were forced to leave the town permanently. [BW18:388]	* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Turbat-i-Haydari, Iran; Iran
1924 28 - 30 Mar 192-	A public conference devoted to Inter-racial Harmony and Peace, the third Race Amity Convention, was held at the public auditorium of the Community Church of NY on Park Avenue at 34th Street and at the Meeting House of the Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64th Street. Its organization was a collaborative effort with the NAACP, the National Urban League and the Bahá'í community participating. Presenters included Mr. Mountfort Mills, Mr. Franz Boas, Dr. Loro, Taracknath Das, Mr. Stephen S. Wise, Dr. Alain Locke, Mr. James Weldon Johnson, Ms. Ruth Morgan and Mr. John Finley. It was the third Racial Unity conference to be held. [Highlights of the First 40 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in New York, City of the Covenant, 1892-1932 by Hussein Ahdieh p23; BW2:282-3; SBR93; TMW1467; SYH126]	Race amity; Race unity; - Conferences; New York, USA
1924 late Mar 192-	Shoghi Effendi left the Holy Land in an effort to recuperate his health. [BKC200-208]	* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre
1924 9 Mar 192-	Two Bahá'ís were imprisoned for several months in Marághih, Iran, after two mullás stirred up trouble against the Bahá'ís. [BW18:388]	* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Maraghih, Iran; Iran
1924 28 Jan 192-	Isabella Brittingham, Disciple of `Abdu'l-Bahá, passed away at the Revell home in Philadelphia. [SEBW138] For her life see SEBW131-8. See Brittingham, Isabella by Robert Stockman.	Isabella Brittingham; - Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá; - In Memoriam; Philadelphia, PA; United States (USA)
1924 (In the year) 192-	The publication of The Divine Art of Living by Mary M Rabb. It had been serialized in Star of the West from Vol 7 No 16 (Dec 31, 1916) to Vol 8 No 13 (Nov 4, 1917) and later in World Order Vol 1 No 1 April 1940 to Vol 6 No 1 April, 1940. In 1924 was published in a leather bound volume and was reprinted in 1926 by Brentan's of New York. [Collins3.39 - 3.40] The full text of the book is available online.	Divine Art of Living (book); Mary Rabb; New York City, NY
1924 (In the year) 192-	The publication of The Book of Assurance (The Book of Ighan) translated by Ali Kuli Khan with assistance from Howard MacNutt published by Brentano's Publishers for the Bahá'í Publishing Committee in New York. It was published a second time in 1929. [Collins1.10-11]	Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); `Alí Kulí Khán; Howard MacNutt; New York, USA; United States (USA)
1924 (In the year) 192-	The publication of Abdul Baha's First Days in America from the Diary of Juliet Thompson by Juliet Thompson. Note that portions of these extracts differ from The Diary of Juliet Thompson published in 1983 by Kalimat Press.	Pilgrims notes; Diary of Juliet Thompson; Juliet Thompson; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; East Aurora, NY
1924 (In the year) 192-	In 1924 Amelia Collins became the first to visit Iceland when she and her husband had a two-days stopover while on a cruise. During the time spent in Reykjavik she became friends with Hólmfríôur Árnadóttir with whom she corresponded about the Faith for many years. This same lady was then able to open many doors for Martha Root who followed in July of 1935. Hólmfríôur is considered the first believer in Iceland. [Bahá'í News No 417 10 December 1965 p10-11]	Amelia Collins; Martha Root; Travel Teaching; Holmfriour Arnadottir; Reykjavik, Iceland; Iceland	first Baha'i in Iceland
1924 (In the year) 192-	The publication of Episodes in the Life of Moneereh Khanum. Moneereh Khanum translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab by the Persian American Publishing Company. It is a short autobiography by the wife of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. A more complete translation was published in 1986 by Kalimat Press entitled Munirih Khanum, Memoirs and Letters, translation by Sammireh Anwar Smith.	Munirih Khanum; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology)
1924 (In the year) 192-	The passing of Mírzá Mahmúd-i-Zarqání (b. c1875). He was 'Abdu'l-Bahá's secretary on his western trip and is the author of Mahmúd's Diary. In his youth he travelled and taught around Iran and from 1903 he began travelling to and in India, learning Urdu. He also made a pilgrimage to Haifa where he transcribed Tablets and from there accompanied 'Abdu'l-Bahá on His journey to Europe and to America. [Ahmad Sohrab's Diary Edinburgh p.5] He was appointed as one of the Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh.	Mírzá Mahmud-i-Zarqani; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Mahmuds Diary; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; - Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh
1924 (In the year) 192-	Memorials of the Faithful was published in Farsi under the auspices of the Haifa Bahá'í Assembly. [MFxii]	Memorials of the Faithful (book); * Publications; Haifa Spiritual Assembly (1922-1938); Haifa, Israel	first book printed in Haifa under the Guardianship. [MFxi]
1924 (In the year) 192-	Miss Nora Lee, who became a Bahá'í in New Zealand, was the first Bahá'í to travel to Fiji, working as a nanny in Labasa from 1924 to about 1930. Gretta Lamprill became the first Bahá'í in Tasmania in the latter part of the year. [SBR162] In 1924 Clara and Hyde Dunn spent three months in Hobart together with two Melbourne Baha'is. Their visit attracted a small number of individuals to the Bahá'í Faith, the first of whom was a nurse, Gretta Lamprill. She was gradually joined by others in Hobart, Launceston and Devonport. The first Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Hobart was established in 1949, providing the basis for the effective functioning of the Baha'i community since that time. [Australian Baha'i Community site]	- First Bahá'ís by country or area; - First travel teachers and pioneers; Clara Dunn; Hyde Dunn; Fiji; Tasmania, Australia; Hobart, Australia; Launceston, Australia; Devonport, Australia	first Bahá'í to travel to Fiji; first Bahá'í in Tasmania
1924 (In the year) 192-	'Abdu'l-Hamid Khemiri arrived in Haifa from Tunis. He was the first from that country to make a pilgrimage. [BWNW1577]	Pilgrims; - Bahá'í World Centre; Tunis, Tunisia; Tunisia	First pilgrim from Tunisia.


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