Later, during a lull, Baba called in the four women, Adele, Bili, Beryl and Filis, and asked them to read their joint letter to Mehera. He admonished Adele and Beryl for their portions and asked them to rewrite them. He dictated the following to Adele for her section:
"Baba is the Soul of souls, The Beloved of the Gods, He is the slave of his dear ones."
But Adele, instead of making this part of her own composition as Baba wanted, quoted him. Again Baba had her rewrite it.
Adele looked very downcast, but Baba said, "Don't you know why I am doing all this? So that you all have more chance to be near me!"
The next time the four ladies were called, Sylvia De Long was called in with them.
At eleven o'clock, Baba came out on the porch. Filis slipped a garland over his head, saying, "The mayor was supposed to put this on you, but he will not come because he is out of town." However, reporters from the Myrtle Beach Sun, the Myrtle Beach News and the Charleston News & Courier had arrived, and each interviewed and photographed him.
Baba returned to the Barn, and a few more came in before all adjourned for lunch. One hundred and sixty-one persons had taken darshan that morning.
After lunch, at 1:30 everyone gathered in the compound outside the Guest House as Baba sat in the shade of the rose-covered fence. He asked for Ben Hayman. Mike Loftus, who had been tape-recording Baba's conversations in the Barn and elsewhere on the Center, was crouched before Baba as usual with his tape recorder. He volunteered to look for Ben, but he was anxious about leaving his machine.
He asked Dick Galor to watch it; then Baba joked to Dick, "What about me? If you are not watchful, I will pinch it. I am the Universal Thief! I steal the hearts of all!"
When Ben appeared, Eruch said to him, "Baba wanted you three times this morning."
Baba commented, "All those who love me have gone crazy! No doubt, the sun is affecting the brain!
"Margaret [Craske] was there at the Barn requesting all the visitors not to waste time by asking me questions. So after she must have said this to about two or three hundred people, I just warned her, saying, 'Margaret, if you continue to say six sentences to them, you will have a sore throat — so try to keep lozenges just to soothe your throat.' " Bili must have heard this and thought I had a sore throat, and she had better get me some lozenges. So she informed Kitty and Energy."