Baba enumerated those 50 persons who "must come," accentuating this by hitting his palm with his fist.
"If I make this sign of 'must come' [punching his fist into his palm], it will be no good for that person if he doesn't come. If he doesn't come, it will mean trouble for that person."
Baba continued: "Elizabeth without question ... Mrs. [Ruth] White, even if she is about to drop her body ... If Harry [Mickey] Florsheim does not die, he must come ... For Frank [Hendrick] it will be a real effort. Ben Hayman ... "
Ben answered, "It wouldn't be official if I weren't there!"
Baba concluded:
Those who are in this room are already invited and will not receive any other invitation, only instructions. Group heads should make out a list of other lovers who will fill my conditions of obedience and love, and who can afford to come.
It will never be a picnic for you all. This meeting is so great. After I return to India, in five months there will be a lot of suffering for me, hard work [to be done] for the world. Therefore I say, no one should send their contributions before February 15. No one even knows what is going to happen before February 15.
Bea Dimpfl took the Shaw family to Muir Woods that afternoon. When they returned, Jeanne asked and was granted permission to give Baba a small eggcup made of redwood she had purchased at the gift shop. Enthusiastically she began telling Baba about Muir Woods and a tree which is the largest, oldest and tallest redwood there. In the end, she remarked, "The Ancient One should sit under the Ancient Tree we saw at Muir Woods." The next morning, Baba announced that the group would go there with him.
Around 6:30 P.M., Baba called Filis, Adele, Beryl, Bili and Sylvia to read him their letters to Mehera and Mani for his approval.
Baba remarked to them: "When I heard about the Australian program arranged for me, I felt tired. I have no relaxation. My only relaxation is making my lovers feel my love. You must not feel sad about my leaving. We will be together in India. Think about the meeting in India."
That evening, Baba went to see a puppet show of Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in the Lilliput Theater, on Fillmore Street near Union Street, one of the smallest in the world.