main living room of the house, built in 1952 according to specifications Baba had outlined previously in India. All present followed Him inside. What were His thoughts? None could tell, but Kitty said she felt that Baba seemed to feel "at home”. She said that the long four years' absence seemed to vanish completely for her, and she found Baba looking as always, radiant and full of vitality. She left to get His lunch ready at the Guest House some distance away.

Soon the cream-colored Plymouth with Baba and His party drove up to the gates of the Guest House, on which side we were staying. Baba went straight to the edge of the bluff to show Eruch, who had not been with Him in 1952, the wonderful view of fresh-water lake and Atlantic Ocean just beyond. After His simple meal at the Guest House, Baba went first to see Norina Matchabelli, His disciple of long standing, who had not been well and had been resting in her little cabin near by. Then He walked across the long narrow wooden bridge over the lagoon to the cluster of cabins and the dining terrace on the other side.

Here the New York group had arrived and were having lunch or were waiting to catch a glimpse of Him. Only about half of the party were staying at the Center; the other half, due to lack of space for such a large number, were staying at the various hotels and motels in town. Baba gave a loving greeting to those who had not been on the air trip with us, and bade all those staying in town to return at 3 p.m. for a trip to the reception "barn”.

Meanwhile, most of us went to our various cabins to unpack. Ours was the Lantern Cabin in back of the Guest House, overlooking a cove of the lake. We noticed many signs of the months of painstaking preparation for our stay put in by Elizabeth, Kitty, and previously Norina when she had been well. Everything had been arranged for our comfort, although the Center is largely woodland. Most important, each guest had a good bed, for Elizabeth had said, "How could one be fresh each day if one had not slept well the night before? And you know how Baba likes one to be fresh and full of energy for His work!" How true!

In 1952, on the Master's first visit to the large property dedicated to Him and His spiritual work by his long-time disciple, Elizabeth Patterson, and called "Meher-Center-on-the-Lakes," about 22 persons were supposed to stay there, but the number stretched to 30, including the 16 in Baba's