When their turn came to face him, Baba greeted them. Without consciously knowing why, the girl looked at the radiant Being before her and suddenly knelt at his feet and wept. The young man knelt down, too, no doubt wondering what was happening to them. Baba patted them both and made them sit on the floor beside him throughout the rest of the afternoon.

Two young homosexuals, one a well-known painter and the other a dancer, were also in the queue. Both were good friends of Delia who had persuaded them to come. As they approached Baba they began to have misgivings, wondering if Baba was going to censure them. They considered leaving but decided to stay. As they apprehensively came before him, Baba looked at them, threw up his hands and gestured, "Chums!" They were so relieved, they nearly leapt forward and hugged Baba!

Bill Pitts, 43, had first heard of Baba from Mrs. Gillingham, a psychic healer and medium. But before he came she warned him, "Bill, be very careful. Do not catch Meher Baba's eyes completely because he might blind you!" Consequently, when Bill's turn came to meet Baba, he closed his eyes and looked down! Only after a few moments did curiosity get the better of him. He carefully opened his eyes and quickly stole a glance at Baba. Baba told Will, "Look after him and take him under your care."

Madam Ida Polli also attended the reception. Her first contact with Baba was mystical. She was managing an antique shop in central London in 1931, in the district called Seven Dials. One morning in her shop, she had a vision. She saw what she took to be the face of Christ. He had tears in his eyes. Flabbergasted, she raised her hands to her face, and in so doing, the vision disappeared. The next moment, she glanced through the shop window, and passing along on the far side of the street she noticed the person of her vision with Eastern disciples on either side of him. It was Baba and the mandali out for a stroll.

During the Rubens Hotel darshan, three well-dressed "high society" people came out of the reception, and one of them exclaimed, "You'll never get to the bottom of him! You'll never get to the bottom of him!"

One of the guests was unaccountably depressed when he arrived, but the feeling suddenly and completely vanished when Baba strode by. Another person noticed Baba's vitality seemed to wane as so many passed in succession to receive his touch. After meeting each person, however, there was entertainment and music, and Baba's glowing appearance returned.