1965 : Douglas at East-West Gathering at Guruprasad, India. Courtesy of Martin Cook. Image trimmed & rendered by Anthony Zois.
1965 : Douglas at East-West Gathering at Guruprasad, India. Courtesy of Martin Cook. Image trimmed & rendered by Anthony Zois.

Born :

Died : July 1968

Married : Molly

Children : Ann and Anthony

 

Occupation : Insurance broker

ENGLISH

 

Both Douglas & Eve attended the 1962 East-West Gathering at Guruprasad in Poona, India.

The 2 featured photos of them both was during their time in Guruprasad, Poona, India.

 

1965 : Douglas & his wife Molly at East-West Gathering at Guruprasad, India. Courtesy of Martin Cook.
1965 : Douglas & his wife Molly at East-West Gathering at Guruprasad, India. Courtesy of Martin Cook.

 

( friend of Charles Purdom in London since the 1930s )

 

AUGUST 3, 1952

 

On the 3rd and 4th of August, (1952)  Baba met people in the mornings and afternoons in Room 46 of the Charing Cross Hotel, London. Besides his old British lovers, almost two hundred new seekers came into his contact, including Douglas and Mollie Eve and Fred Marks.

 

Lord Meher, 1st. ed., Bhau Kalchuri, Vol. 11, pp. 3885 – 3886.

 

Douglas Eve, Delia DeLeon, Jean Shepherd, Fred Marks, Adi S. Irani; front row, Freni Irani, Shireen Irani, Doris Leveson and Molly Eve - London 1966 ; taken by the author at the Poetry Society room - Courtesy of Kevin Shepherd
Douglas Eve, Delia DeLeon, Jean Shepherd, Fred Marks, Adi S. Irani; front row, Freni Irani, Shireen Irani, Doris Leveson and Molly Eve - London 1966 ; taken by the author at the Poetry Society room - Courtesy of Kevin Shepherd

 

 

Sunday and Monday, 3rd and 4th of August 1952

Room 46 of the Charing Cross Hotel, London, UK.

 

Douglas H. Eve, who was in the insurance business, was a seeker and had found out about Baba during the 1930s from Charles Purdom and Will Backett. After his private interview with Baba, he brought his wife, Mollie, 41, and daughter, Ann, 16. Mollie was, at this time, not wholly committed to Baba.

 

He asked her, "Do you know about me?"

"Yes, a little," she said.

"Well, do you know about God?"

"Oh yes."

"Then you know about me, don't you?"

 

Lord Meher on-line  p. 3122

Courtesy of Lord Meher book - p.3888

 

Mollie Eve. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.
Mollie Eve. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.

1956

 

The same evening at 8 P.M., another reception for the public was held at the Rubens Hotel, London, and almost one hundred seventy-five people attended. Among the crowd included Kathleen Pritchard, Mollie and Douglas Eve, Stephanie Haggard, the Lawtons, Mr. and Mrs. Imai (the Japanese photographer who had taken Baba's portraits in 1931), and several friends of Irene Conybeare. Each person was allowed half a minute to meet Baba and receive prasad. Tom Hopkinson brought each person to Baba. Will and Delia were seated on either side of him. Baba looked resplendent seated on a purple satin-covered settee with velvet cushions, purple hangings in the background and a huge canopy of flowers on either side arranged by Dorothy Hopkinson. Baba looked absolutely regal and glowing the whole evening. Refreshments of tea, cakes and sandwiches were served and again entertainment was performed.

 

Courtesy of Lord Meher p.4948

 

 

1956 : London Airport - departure lounge, before flying to the USA & Australia.

1956 : London Airport - Meher Baba with his men Mandali waiting to get the contecting plane to go to New York. The English Meher Baba group came to be with Baba whilst he waited. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.
1956 : London Airport - Meher Baba with his men Mandali waiting to get the contecting plane to go to New York. The English Meher Baba group came to be with Baba whilst he waited. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.

( L-R ) Unknowns, Anita De Caro ( white coat ),?, Fred Marks, Meher Baba, Eruch Jessawala ( behind Baba ), Ann Powell, Adi K. Irani, William Backett, Mary Backett, Molly Eve ( dark glasses ), ?, Delia De Leon ( front ), Huma "Homa" Dadachanji ( holding bag ).

 

Mollie Eve. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.
Mollie Eve. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.

1968 - July

 

In separate telegrams sent, Baba stated: "Beryl was and is mine forever;" "Warren's love for me was unique;" and "Douglas is eternally blessed. Douglas is with me and is happy. I don't want you [his wife Mollie] or the family to be sad, but to rejoice in his happiness."

 

Douglas Eve had been ill with cancer for a year prior to his death. In a letter to Mollie in December 1967, Mani had conveyed this message from Baba: "Douglas is very dear to me. And because of his deep love for me, his suffering is a blessing for him as it shares in mine. Tell Douglas to remember me constantly, and tell Mollie I am very proud of her. I am with them always."

 

Lord Meher on-line  p. 5341

Mollie Eve. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.
Mollie Eve. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.

DARA & AMRIT'S MARRIAGE - December 1968

 

MEANWHILE, Baba had given his consent to hold the wedding of his brother Adi Jr.'s son, Dara, age twenty-four, to Kumar's daughter Amrit, age eighteen, in Meherazad. For several days, Pendu, Eruch and Mani were kept busy making arrangements for the two-day affair. Sarosh, Viloo and Adi Sr. were also actively engaged in these arrangements as well.

Kumar, Subhadra and Amrit arrived on December 19th, and were accommodated in Meherazad in Bhau's room. Bhau moved in with Eruch.

Adi Jr. and family arrived from London the following day. With them was a close family friend, Ann Eve, age thirty-two, who was the daughter of Douglas and Mollie Eve. Adi stayed at Meherazad for a few days and afterwards in Ahmednagar; Freni and Shireen stayed with Freni's mother and brother at their family home in Bhingar, and Dara and Ann Eve at Sarosh and Viloo's. At first the wedding date had been fixed for November, but Adi had written to say that June would be more convenient, as Shireen would have a school vacation break then. Baba did not agree to this, but agreed it could be held in December when Shireen had a shorter Christmas holiday. Although Baba agreed to the postponement he remarked, "I will have to adjust my work."

A shamiana (cloth canopy) was erected in the garden at Meherazad opposite the main house, shading about three hundred chairs. Everything was done splendidly, including arrangements for a luncheon. Close lovers from Bombay, Poona, Ahmednagar and Meherabad were invited for two days, coming in the morning and returning in the evening. Nariman and Arnavaz were staying in Meherazad, as were Katie and Khorshed.

Although Baba's health was quite poor, he had agreed to these festivities and indeed desired that they take place. It was his compassion to give darshan to his close lovers one final time, since he knew that for most of those present it would be their last opportunity to see him.

The next day, December 21st, Adi Jr.'s family and Ann Eve came to see Baba. This was also to be the first meeting between bride and groom; but upon reaching Meherazad, Amrit had fallen ill, and so no meeting between her and Dara occurred that day.

Sunday, December 22nd, was the first day of celebrations, a triple occasion in honor of Mehera's birthday, the betrothal of Dara and Amrit, and also the navjote ceremony of four children.

 

Courtesy of Lord Meher p.6689

 

Douglas & Mollie's daughter Annie Eve at Dara & Amrit's Wedding at Meherazad, India in Dec.1968. Image courtesy of Martin Cook. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.
Douglas & Mollie's daughter Annie Eve at Dara & Amrit's Wedding at Meherazad, India in Dec.1968. Image courtesy of Martin Cook. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.
Ann Eve. Image rendered by Anthony Zois
Ann Eve. Image rendered by Anthony Zois

Ann Eve gave a talk at the Meher Center Meeting Place, Myrtle Beach, May 31, 1996

 

 

https://www.mehercenter.org/programs/online-videos/page/31/