Later that afternoon, because he had called the women, men and boys to his house, Baba sent for any girls who happened to be on the Center. Five or six came and were ushered onto the porch of his house by Adi. They sat on the floor before Baba, and after a few minutes he kissed and embraced each one and gave them a small gift. With the last girl to be called forward, Baba slipped two tiny bracelets on her wrist and kissed her goodbye. Afterwards, her mother had to soak off the bracelets — they were much too small for her arm.
Baba woke up at 3:00 A.M. on Friday, 30 May 1958. Kitty, Delia and Margaret went to Baba's house early that morning for a final goodbye. Baba was alone. For a few seconds, he gestured for the three faithful gopis to stand before him, and he put his hand to his heart, pointing to each of them. The three had been with him since 1931.
After saturating every particle of the Meher Center with Wine, Baba left Myrtle Beach with Kitty, Eruch and Don in Elizabeth's Ford at 5:30 A.M., just as dawn was breaking. (Adi and Nariman rode in Harry Hartshorne's Buick.) He stopped at the Lagoon Cabin and bid his lovers farewell. Muriel Houston was waiting at the Briarcliffe gate, and Baba stopped to embrace her. Jane and Ruth White followed in a second car. The main party of the sahavas group had gone ahead to Wilmington in three buses.
Age noted, "Although this was Baba's last visit to Meher Center, his presence there will be experienced for centuries to come! The Center will be a beacon light for seekers for ages, because the light of his love is shimmering on every leaf of every plant and tree. The Garden of Meher Center has been rendered verdant for his lovers, so that his birds may always taste sweet fruit there and listen to the echo of his own sweet Song."
Baba and the mandali arrived at the Wilmington airport at about 7:30 A.M. At the airport, the entire group encircled Baba's car.
He embraced one person and teasingly gestured, "Don't tell anyone you embraced me this morning."
Inside the airport, all crowded around Baba as he was seated in a canvas chair at the base of a pillar. Even some of the airport staff were intrigued by his personality and lingered nearby or watched from a distance. Baba asked about the health and sleep of some and how they were returning home. To one or two with mournful faces, he signaled to smile and be cheerful. He joked again with Ben Hayman and Mickey Florsheim. Mickey said, "At 3:00 A.M. this morning, Ben blew the whistle at me!"