USA Souvenir 1989 — Page 44
Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV at Mosque Baitul Hameed site. lluzra l Khal1fatul Masih IV addresst?s Tuscon's citizens. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV leads co llective prayers after laying foundation of mosque. lfazrat Khalifatul Masih IV with Cul1fornia's ex-Governor. II uzur ayyad Allah performed the ground - breaking ceremony of the national headquarter complex. October 7, 1987 was proclaimed as Ilazral Mirza Tahir Ahmad Day by Washington's Mayor Barry. In Willingboro, New Jersey Iluzur ayyad Allah inspected and inaugurated the finely built "Al Nasr Mosque". He then addressed the civic reception hosted by the Jamaat, which was followed by the welcome address of the special representative of the Mayor of Willingboro township. October 8th was publicly dedicated by the mayor to the inauguration of the Ahmadiyya Mosque. The same evening in Philadelphia lluzur was welcomed by Mayor Goode's representative. liuzur inaugurated the "Nasir Mosque" and the adjacent mission house. An in - depth Press conference followed the public ~eception. 44 On October 10 lluzur ayyad Allah attended a public reception in Dayton held in his honor. Prominent citizens of the town attended. The Mayor of the ciity presented the town's insignia to Huzur. Starting on October 11, lluzur's visit to Chicago included a public reception followed by a question and answer session at the University of Chicago. Another exclusive reception for non - Muslims was also held at the same University Attendees included 150 dignitaries. lluzur ayyad Allah met with the Mayor of the city. On October 13 Huzur ayyad Allah addressed a pub I ic receptions in the cities of Milwaukee and Zion. Later he was interviewed by TV reporters. The Mayor of Zion welcomed lluzur into the city. On October 15 1987 II uzur ayyad Allah held a majlise irfaan in Detroit and met with