| 2 | I am in receipt of your letter dated September 4th 1932.  
Regarding your question on the subject of holding the usual 
festivals during this year when we are mourning the loss of 
the Greatest Holy Leaf; inasmuch as Shoghi Effendi has not 
yet returned from his summer vacations I cannot put your 
question to him and answer you immediately.  The friends in 
America, however, who were confronted with the same 
problem, put to him the same question by telegram.  I could, 
therefore, do no better than send you a copy of Shoghi 
Effendi's answer.  I believe it will give you the necessary 
guidance in solving your problem.  His cable runs as follows: |