About 70 people followed Baba through the pine forest to the Barn, the large rectangular building where Baba had given darshan in 1952. Baba showed the Barn to Marion Florsheim and others who had not been to the Center before, and then he sat down in the same high-backed chair he used during his previous visit.
Baba said, "All should return here to the Barn and keep silence with me on the evening of Saturday, 28 July 1956, at 7:00 P.M. Be sure to be present."
Someone asked, "Should the local people who come for darshan also be asked?"
Baba decided that those who had traveled with him should be present and also named a few others who lived nearby. Baba asked where Lud Dimpfl and his wife Bea from California were staying. Finding out that they were in a hotel, he invited them to stay on the Center.
Baba then mentioned snakes.
"Be careful and wear the right shoes — no open toes — for the woods on the Center have poisonous snakes. If you do see a snake, say 'Baba' and it will not harm you. But if you wear open-toed shoes, even if you say 'Baba' it will not go away." He added humorously, "If you do not pay heed, and a snake does bite you, I will have you dropped into the lake!"
Baba asked Kitty to tell the story about her days in India, when the Eastern women had decided to tease her. Mani created a fake snake out of dough and paint, and when Kitty saw it, she dashed bravely out to kill it, kitchen knife in hand, to the merriment of all.
After this, the group followed Baba outside. Baba sat down under a pine tree while Eruch held the umbrella over him. He called first one person and then another over to him, discussing problems or giving each one a little personal advice, while the rest stood a short distance away, feasting their eyes on his beloved presence. Charmian and others with cameras, such as Andrew Muir, took full advantage of Baba's repose.
Baba was driven back to his house by Elizabeth in her cream-colored Plymouth station wagon. Later one of the mandali came and gave Filis and Adele some of Baba's clothes to wash. In each place Baba stayed on the tour, he gave this privilege to a few devotees, both men and women. In New York, Baba had allowed Jeanne Shaw this opportunity.
"Do you know why I give you these?" he asked her.
"Because you love me," she replied. He nodded.