Gifts in the Parsons Home
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Washington, D.C. (today: Washington, D.C., USA)
Agnes Parsons, at whose home in Washington ‘Abdu’l-Bahá stayed in April 1912, wrote in her diary for April 22:
Before He went for His drive He gave Jeffrey Boy [Agnes Parsons’ son] a very handsome Persian ink well. At lunch He presented Mr. Parsons with a manuscript book of Bahá’u’lláh done by one of the best Persian writers. It contains very interesting illuminations. Just before or after lunch (I cannot recall the exact time) ‘Abdu’l-Bahá handed me a pair of glasses, asking me to try them on, which I did but was obliged to tell Him they did not suit me, so I gave them back to Him, but He put them in the case and handed them to me. Of course, I shall keep them and try them again. It was Mr. Parsons to whom the glasses were given first.
Source: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in America: Agnes Parsons’ Diary (ed. Richard Hollinger), entry for April 22, 1912.
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