“That night Meredith, with great thoughtlessness, kept Baba up till after one o'clock arguing about Kimco. Adi and the boys were so angry.

The next day, Thursday, Baba announced he would not go to San Francisco. It would have meant motoring all night, having interviews all Friday, and motoring back Friday night to Hollywood. We were leaving Saturday night for Honolulu with Meredith, Margaret, and the Schloss's.

"There was a great deal of `juggling-around' on Thursday. The general plan was that Baba was to break his silence in June somewhere in California. It was thought that possibly the Hollywood Bowl, which is used for outdoor concerts, might be a suitable place. Before breaking his silence, Baba said it was necessary for him to go to China and then return to California. Passages were then booked on the S. S. Monterey of the Matson Line (a boat making her maiden trip) which would take us to Honolulu. Two days were to be spent there and then Baba and his party were to embark upon the Empress of Japan (Japanese Line) for China.

In the meantime, everyone was seeking for a suitable boy whom Baba was anxious to take with him to link the West with the East for spiritual reasons. A frantic search was made which resulted in a cataract of candidates appearing at the Jones' house to be interviewed by Baba. The final choice was a boy called Carl Phillips. Then came the difficulty of passports, permits, etc., and it was found impossible to get his passport in time from Washington to enable him to go to China, but he could go to Honolulu, it being American territory. Both the parents gave their full consent in writing and were delighted the boy should have such a holiday in company with Baba.

“The remainder of the time was spent in film studios, Cook's, and passport offices. That day, Thursday, Mary Pickford came in the afternoon to have a talk with Baba. In the evening, he and I went to dinner at Tallulah Bankhead's, ostensibly to meet Garbo. At the last moment Garbo telephoned to say she was not well enough to come. It appears that she had sat up the whole of the preceding night, had not slept a wink, had drunk champagne and coffee, which she never touches habitually, and was 'all in.'

"Baba was greatly disappointed at not meeting her, as he had always considered her the most spiritual of all the stars of Hollywood, having a quality that no one else possesses. Tallulah left her studio for two hours, keeping everyone waiting on the set and costing the Company a fair amount of money; but she was determined not to miss any chance of seeing Baba. She asked him a good many questions to do with her private life and also his advice on many subjects. Before leaving, she gave him three beautiful photographs which he took with him to India. After Tallulah returned to her studio, Baba and I took a short drive, but we did not tell anyone where we had been. Friday, June 3rd, was taken up with interviews.