On eve of opening of Holy Year announce to Baha'i communities of East and
West joyful tidings of conclusion of over ten thousand dollar contract
with Utrecht firm for the fabrication of twelve thousand gilded tiles to
cover an area of two hundred and fifty square meters of dome of Bab's
Sepulcher. Eighteen stained glass windows of drum and twenty-four windows
of octagon delivered to Mount Carmel. Stones required for construction of
drum and ribs and brim and lantern of dome nearing completion, heralding
the early commencement of the erection of the last remaining unit of
rapidly rising edifice. Eastward extension of terrace adjoining Sepulcher
virtually terminated raising the total length of horizontal area fronting
the Shrine to about six hundred feet, adding greatly to the beauty and
stateliness of the approaches to the magnificent structure, already
enhanced through recent extension of terraces linking Haifa's oldest and
most imposing avenue with Bab's resting place majestically rising in the
bosom of Carmel.
[October 14, 1952]