ous sister in 'Abdu'l-Baha:_

_I was so glad to hear from you directly and learn of your improved health
and meeting with the English Baha'is. I need not assure you of my ardent
prayers for your happiness, good health and continued success in the
service of the Cause. I hope and pray you will be enabled by the guiding
spirit of the Master not only to stimulate the interest of your friends
and relations in this Cause but to make of some of them earnest and
whole-hearted believers and supporters of the Faith._

_Shoghi_

(3) May 9th, 1925

Allah-u-abha

Dear Baha'i Sister,

The Greatest Holy Leaf and Shoghi Effendi have asked me to answer on their
behalf your kind letters of Apr. 2nd from Port Said and April 14th from
London.

We were sorry to hear that Mrs Blundell got a chill on the steamer and was
laid up for a few days after her arrival in London. We hope that by this
time she is all right again. We had a note from her from Bournemouth.

You will be glad to hear that the Greatest Holy Leaf and the Holy Mother
were able to motor to Bahji and Ridvan one day during the Feast of Ridvan,
and that yesterday the Greatest Holy Leaf motored to the Shrine of
'Abdu'l-Baha and saw the new Gardens in which Shoghi Effendi has been
taking so much interest.

Yesterday a Dutchman arrived here from Port Said, the first Dutch Baha'i,
so far as we know. He has been a sincere and earnest truth-seeker for
years. About 9 months ago he left his home at the Hague and walked on foot
through Belgium, France and Italy. Then he felt some inward urge to go to
Egypt, and travelled thither by a Dutch Cargo Steamer. When the steamer
arrived at Port Said Mahmood Effendi, one of the Port Said Baha'is came on
board and was introduced to Mesdag (the Dutchman). They struck up a
friendship at once and after 2 days Mesdag went to live in Mahmood's
house. There he met Martha Root, Mr Schopflocher and various other
Baha'is, read my book and became thoroughly interested and seems now
already a firm believer. He has already, since his arrival yesterday
morning, translated our 8-page folder into Dutch and we hope he will be
able to do much to make the Cause known in Holland and win adherents
there.

I have quite recovered from my pleurisy now and am feeling almost as
vigorous as before the attack. Azizullah Bahadur is now in Stuttgart.
There is as yet no improvement in his hand, but he is having skilled
treatment now and we hope it will be s