in new york he met several japanese as well. on september 12, ʻabdu'l-bahá reached chicago. fujita attempted to connect with ʻabdu'l-bahá at cleveland but caught up with him in chicago. fujita would accompany ʻabdu'l-bahá across many american cities including kenosha, wisconsin, st. paul and minneapolis, minnesota, denver and glenwood springs, colorado, salt lake city, utah, and san francisco and stanford, california - fujita would serve between the world wars first in the household of ʻabdu'l-bahá and then of shoghi effendi. on october 22, ʻabdu'l-bahá reached san francisco where he met yamamoto who arranged for a presentation among a japanese audience in oakland.