Chronology: Date 1937-03-25

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1937 25 Mar 193-	Shoghi Effendi married Mary Maxwell, Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum. [PP151; UD115; BN No107 April 1937 p1]] For a description of the simple wedding see GBF68–9 and PP151–2. Shoghi Effendi stressed that the marriage drew the Occident and the Orient closer together. [GBF69–70; PP153] The American Bahá'í community sent $19 from each of its 71 Assemblies as a wedding gift. [GBF70; PP153] An extension was built onto Shoghi Effendi's apartment on the roof of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's house in Haifa to accommodate the couple. [BBD107; DH152] See also MA89.	* Shoghi Effendi (chronology); Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Interracial marriage; Gifts; * Shoghi Effendi, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Haifa, Israel


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