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Letter of 9 [May] 1953 9 [May] 1953 To the Montreal Assembly |
1. | Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum
Rabbani (Mary Maxwell)—daughter
of May and Sutherland Maxwell, became the wife of Shoghi Effendi
in 1937, appointed a Hand of the Cause of God in 1952. [![]() |
2. | William Sutherland Maxwell—architect of the Shrine of the Báb,
appointed a Hand of the Cause of God in 1951, died in Montreal in
1952. His “saintly life” is described in The Bahá’í World
Vol. XII,
657–662, In Memoriam. [![]() |
3. | Amelia
Collins—an American believer appointed by the Guardian
as Hand of the Cause in 1951, whose outstanding contributions
and services are described in The Bahá’í World ![]() |