Baba also gave each man a number such as Mahar Number 1, Mahar Number 2, and so forth.
The next day, the school was given another holiday in celebration of Zoroaster's birthday. The boys happily played games in the morning, and at 10:30 Baba's feet were washed. Pendu, Padri, and Pesu were Baba's attendants, but during the washing of his feet, they were absent and this displeased Baba.
Later Baba also reproved Vishnu and Shahane for some negligence, "Why are you people harassing me in this way? Even though I agree to this ceremony because you wish it, you fail to make the proper arrangements."
At the evening program, Dhake and Dastur delivered speeches — the former's talk was in a comical vein and the latter's quite serious, causing Baba to quip, "Dhake's was very humorous and Dastur's very high."
Ramjoo's sister, Amina Jaffer, who stayed with the women in Toka, contracted cholera and on 15 August appeared critically ill. Showing special concern, Baba visited her even in the middle of the night and personally gave her medicine to make certain that she recovered.
Meanwhile, Aga Ali's father had not found much help at the police station in Ahmednagar. He was informed that his complaint was not a matter for the police but for the courts.
When this was reported to Baba, he surprisingly remarked, "It is good if he takes us to court. Let the court decide one way or the other so that we will not be disturbed any more."
Principal Dhake was late again for school that day. When Baba found out, he scolded him and gave him an unusual punishment, making him give a humorous lecture for half an hour.
A Ping-Pong table was kept in the dining hall, and that evening Baba played Ping-Pong for one hour with Jalbhai, Beheram, and Gustadji's nephew Dara.
Meredith Starr was staying aloof and meditating during the day, and at night also. He was having mere glimpses, yet every day he would narrate his experiences to Baba as if they were extraordinary. He was naïvely convinced that he was now ready for Realization. On Thursday, 16 August 1928, when Starr described his most recent "brush with the Infinite," saying that he had experienced bliss during his meditation, Baba seemingly expressed his pleasure.
However, he wanted Starr to be humble and turned to Dara, advising him, "Don't think of Union or Realization, only love. Try to love me by meditating on me. Leave all other thoughts behind. There is a saying in Persian: 'A thousand kings and emperors like Jamshed and Kaikhushru are like slaves before a Qutub.' "