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Troop, ages 4 to 12, who put on various dances. Several members of the Britten Group, started by three former Aberdeen members, attended. The group meets every Wednesday and Sunday night in the Milwaukee Women's clubrooms."... "Building on the foundation laid some months ago by J. M., Sioux Falls, S. D., attorney, a group has been formed in the South Dakota State Penitentiary at Sioux Falls. J. M. was aided by F. 0., an inmate of the prison. Address is the South Dakota Penitentiary Chapter of A.A., Box 911, Sioux Falls, S. D."
Gayville, Martin, Sioux Falls. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5966. . . . . . . . . . . . From the Grapevine: Montana From: t . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/20/2009 9:34:00 AM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Montana GV Apr46, in the New Groups column mentions- Helena, Mont. GV Jly46, in the New Groups column mentions- MONTANA—Fort Missoula. GV Oct46, in the New Groups column mentions- MONTANA—Missoula. GV Dec46, in the New Groups column mentions- MONTANA—Conrad. GV Jan47, in the News Circuit column: Billings Keeps Trying. — After a former Atlanta, Ga., member brought A.A. to Billings, Mont., the Group enjoyed a growth for a while, only to dwindle to two, who kept trying until now there are six or seven members with about half a dozen others listed as dependables and about as many more who may make the grade. The Rotary Club invited the secretary to speak on A.A. at a recent luncheon and the reaction was favorable.
In spite of a small membership the Butte, Mont., Group found a good place with a kitchen adequate to prepare much coffee. A good many members are reported familiar with the surroundings, (formerly a speakeasy) but redecorated considerably, from new wall paper out. The ambition is to have the club open every night and that goal is being approached. GV Aug47, in the News Circuit column: Patients Make Good Record—A.A. groups have been started in the Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs and the State Prison at Deer Lodge with gratifying results. Of approximately 15 patients released from the hospital only one so far has been known to slip, while many others are active in groups in their home towns, and at least two groups are being formed in Montana by former patients who joined A.A. while at the hospital. Members of the Butte, Montana, Group have attended all the Saturday meetings since the group was founded, and members have also attended from the capital city, Helena. GV Oct47, in the News Circuit column: Prison Group Grows—The first session of the A.A. Group at Montana Sate Hospital, Warm Springs, Mont., had only three members but there are now 40. The hospital secretary who conducted the first meetings reports he has now turned the programs over to the inmates themselves and that they are as "sincere a bunch of fellows as I've met from Chicago to San Francisco at A.A. meetings." GV Feb48, in the New Groups column mentions- MONTANA—Anaconda GV Apr48, in the New Groups column mentions- MONTANA—Great Falls. GV May48, in the New Groups column mentions- MONTANA—Livingston.
From: t . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/20/2009 4:18:00 PM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Mississippi GV Jly45, in the News Circuit column mentions: Mississippi has a brand new group in Greenwood. The flourishing Jackson group was formed five months ago . GV Oct45, in the News Circuit column mentions: A Greenwood, Miss., member reports that for a year he and another man made the 95-mile trip to Memphis meetings, as did others from the neighboring countryside, until they banded together in March 1945 and formed the Greenwood Group, which now has 28 members scattered over a range of 50 miles, coming from Coffeeville, Drew, Cleveland, Marigold, Charleston, Leland, Indianola, Winona, Kosouisko, Vaiden, and Craig.
mentions Mississippi as being among states represented at the first regional AA convention in Birmingham Ala.
The Jackson, Miss., Group, organized in January, 1945, turned over the clubrooms at 416½ George Street for a meeting conducted by Memphis A.A.s. The rapidly growing Jackson Group now totals forty-five men and women.
The New Orleans, La., Group, started March 30, 1943, has grown to an active membership of almost 200. They have been instrumental in assisting to organize groups in Covington, Abbeville, and Pollack, La.; and Tylertown, Miss. The latest one started on the Mississippi Gulf Coast includes members from Gulfport, Biloxi, and other towns in the vicinity. This group was suggested by the major in charge of the Veterans Hospital at Gulfport, who is interested in A.A. work. The same applies to the Marine Hospital in New Orleans, where the chief psychiatrist is a friend of A.A. and has made some several talks before the group.
GV Nov46, in the New Groups column mentions- MISSISSIPPI-—Philadelphia. GV Dec46, in the New Groups column mentions- MISSISSIPPI—Mt. Olive. GV Jan47, in the New Groups column mentions- MISSISSIPPI: Lucedale, Box 281. GV Mar47, in the New Groups column mentions- MISSISSIPPI—Amory; Houston.
A high attendance record with only three slips and a growth from eight to 15 members in a few months is reported by Indianola, Miss., with some members in Greenville.
An A.A. Group has been formed at Grenada, Miss., with ten at the first meeting, some of them coming from Greenwood. The Grenada address is P.O. Box 1010.
GV Nov47, in the New Groups column mentions- MISSISSIPPI—Columbus GV Dec47, in the News Circuit column: Mississippians Meet — One of the largest and most enthusiastic A.A. meetings ever held in the state of Mississippi was staged at Philadelphia, Miss., recently when members of the Columbus, Jackson, Louisville and Meridian groups convened for a big barbecue and open meeting. The feature speaker of the four-city joint session was Maryan H. of Memphis, chairman of the southeastern regional meeting held in the Tennessee city in September.
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Mississippians Meet—The first annual Mississippi A.A. Conclave was held at Allison Wells, Miss, on May 8 and 9. Founders of the first A.A. Group in Mississippi were invited as guest speakers. ... Growing Up — After nine months of steady growth, the Philadelphia, Miss., Group has moved into a large and modern club room. The room is equipped with chrome furniture, an electric coffee urn and game tables. Besides the regular weekly meeting a study group for beginners is held each Monday evening. GV June48, in the New Groups column mentions-MISSISSIPPI—Yazoo City. GV June48, in the News Circuit column: Don't Spare the Rod— Mississippi, one of the three "dry" states, has been going through a stormy session of the state legislature because of a bill which will legalize the sale of liquor. One state senator, a temperance leader, has prescribed for "drunks" a sentence in the state penitentiary including the use of the whipping post four times a day as a reward for the crime of drunkenness. It is reported that the press and intelligent citizens of Mississippi took the senator strongly to task for such an expression. A.A. took no part in the controversy but could not fail to note some of the fine things said about that organization by friends and the public press.
++++Message 5968. . . . . . . . . . . . From the Grapevine: Nebraska From: t . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/20/2009 11:23:00 PM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Nebraska GV May46, the New Groups column notes -NEBRASKA—Grand Island. GV June46, the New Groups column notes -NEBRASKA—Wakefield-Pender. GV Jly, the New Groups column notes -NEBRASKA—Auburn.
"Near Supply Source. — Since June the Omaha, Nebr., Group has had a "skid row" Group going right across the street from Omaha's famous Hobo Park. For another dramatic touch they had an artist make a seven-foot, well dressed, domino-masked man to peddle a booklet on A.A. in the lobby of theatres showing "March of Time Problem Drinkers" and late showings of "Lost Weekend." About 1,500 pamphlets were put into circulation and phone calls at the club kept members hopping. Then, The A.A. Grapevine correspondent goes on, "outstate members . . . are organizing their own local groups and this work needs a hand. Even if all of us didn't want to do 12th Step work, we'd be in it up to the eyebrows." The Group celebrated its fourth annual Fall Festival with a banquet at the Elks club with more than 100 hearing talks by Judge John Tinley and a member of the Foundation from New York. Present were members from North Platte, Grand Island, Blair, Auburn and Fremont, Nebr., and Council Bluffs, Ia. For more than two years two members met regularly in North Platte and remote control members have been driving the 600-mile round trip to attend Omaha meetings. Now they have organized the Western Nebraska Group with 10 members from North Platte, Kearney and surrounding towns. At Grand Island a six-man Group was organized by an Omaha member. Recently 25 Omaha A.A.s drove to Lincoln to meet with a new group. Just to keep things bubbling more than champagne at the Alano club, Omaha, an experiment is being made with a set of recordings, 18 sides, which explain basic principles to prospects seeking information during the day when no member is present. The data recorded is being mimeographed in pamphlet form, pocket size, for 12th Step purposes." GV Mar47, the New Groups column notes -NEBRASKA—Scotts Bluff; Hastings; Hastings
State Hospital at Ingleside. GV Mar47, the News Circuit column notes - "Visiting with Australia. — Father Dunlea, sponsor of A.A. in Australia, and founder of its Boys' Town, recently spoke to the Omaha, Nebr., Group and said that he wished those attending might visit his group "down under." As a result a recording machine was set up, a special program was recorded during a regular meeting and talks and greetings were sent to the Australian group. Getting together through the columns of the A.A. Grapevine the Balboa (Canal Zone) and Omaha Groups plan to exchange letters and ideas on a regular basis. Members of a neighborhood unit of the Omaha Group met last month at a suburban district fire station at the request of the firemen." ... " Council Bluffs, la., with the cooperation of the parent Omaha, Nebr., Group celebrated its first year recently with several hundred members and guests from Iowa and Nebraska attending the banquet at the Hotel Chieftain to hear three Iowa A.A'.s. A breakfast in the clubrooms and a two-day open house followed." ... " E. K., a member from Hastings, Nebr., who made the program the hard way out on the lone prairie, conducted the first meeting of the Hastings Group at the Clarke Hotel there.recently. Thirtyfour attended including many who have pioneered different groups in the Middle West, with speakers from North Platte, Nebr., Jefferson City, Mo., Grand Island, Nebr., Des Moines, Ia., Fremont, Nebr., and Ord, Nebr. A short time ago a North Platte contingent of two members started a series of district visits which called for much travel and long hours, but which paid off with groups now operating in Fremont, North Platte, Grand Island, Hastings, Lincoln and other cities. " ... "The Northeast Nebraska Group got going at Norfolk recently with a dinner at a hotel attended by 30 members including three from Sioux City, Ia., and four from Yankton, S.D. Dr. Charlton of the Norfolk State hospital allowed four patients to attend and has given his permission to hold meetings in the hospital. A doctor from the hospital staff spoke briefly as did Father Robert Byrnes. " GV Apr47, the News Circuit column notes - "Omaha Keeps Stepping. — The Omaha, Nebr. Group continues to throw off sparks of activity, the latest being what is described as a "new hopped-up group bulletin to be printed on our old mimeo" and called The Twelve Stepper, according to the newly elected secretary. The publication will reprint articles from The A.A. Grapevine and other group publications each week. A new hospitalization set-up has made considerable progress with the medical centers and Omaha A.A.s now feel that the next step is public, education on alcoholism. The group has been asked for material to publish in The magazine section of the World- Herald and members' articles will also be printed. On the lighter side the group recently had a big bingo party plus a floor show and refreshments."
"GI's Group -Ex-GI members of the Omaha, Nebr., Group have organized a group within the group, open to all ex-servicemen, which meets each Wednesday evening to discuss servicemen's problems as well as servicemen's alcoholism, which are often mixed together. Local veterans' organizations have been contacted. World War I veterans are also attending. " ... "In Omaha, Nebr., a drive for the building fund closed last month. About $2500 was put into the clubroom, including; a kitchen with modern, complete equipment for social activities. Redecoration, remodeling, lighting and modern furniture were included in improvements. The recreation room in the basement is not complete, but the final drive is expected to take care of this." ... "From Omaha, Nebr., it is reported that The Twelve has grown up and become a bi-monthly publication, being mailed on the first and fifteenth of each month. Its purpose is to give a more complete report of local and national A.A. activities, to publish excerpts from other publications and to feature articles and news from members of the Omaha groups, including those in neighboring towns and cities." GV Oct47, had a short article, "Omaha Holds Festival" Two big days of a fall festival were staged by Omaha, Nebr. A.A. Groups Sept. 27 and 28, with programs both Saturday and Sunday. Registrations were made for hotel or residence reservations, sightseeing tours and church services. There was a dinner and floor show, with no speeches, at the Elks club. Sunday began with a breakfast at the Alano club and the sightseeing tours included a visit to Boys' Town. An A.A. meeting was held Sunday afternoon with speakers from North Platte, Fremont and Grand Island, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Ia.
"Second Fall Festival -Inaugurated as an annual affair last year to regenerate enthusiasm for the winter season and rededicate combined efforts to A.A. work and study, the second annual Omaha, Nebr., groups' Fall Festival was attended by more than 200 members, many with their wives and families. Saturday evening at the Elks club they attended a banquet with no speeches, but with a program featuring an array of professional talent which starred "Miss Omaha," Madalyn King, whose fast tap dancing won the talent award in the Atlantic City Miss America Beauty Pageant. Song leaders from two Iowa groups competed in leading the community sing with a Council Bluffs member winning over one from Des Moines, Ia., both putting on excellent shows. A free Bingo game with several hundred dollars worth of prizes was followed by dancing, cards and impromptu entertainment. Sunday morning members and guests had breakfast at the Alano club, then visited Father Flanagan's Boys Town and other places in Omaha. The meeting of the day was at the Elks club with Omaha's oldest member as chairman and members in attendance from Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri, Illinois, Colorado and Nebraska. The principal address was delivered by Roy M. of Chicago. The open house session at the club ran into morning hours."
"Omaha Women Organize —A group composed entirely of women has been organized in Omaha, Nebr., and a series of meetings scheduled. While this group retains membership and attendance in their respective groups, members meet each week in a session for women only and discuss their special problems and development of practicable and effective 12th Step activity."
In observance of its second anniversary the Wakefield, Nebr., Group met at the American Legion hall, after which there was a social hour with refreshments. At the evening banquet a steak dinner was served to 89 members, wives and guests, while a nine-piece orchestra provided music."
GV Apr48, the New Groups column notes - NEBRASKA—Ponca. GV May48, the New Groups column notes - NEBRASKA—Nebraska City,
From: bbthumpthump . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/21/2009 12:34:00 AM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII This is what Gerry the Area 40 Archivist sent me. P A C I F I C N O R T H W E S T C O N F E R E N C E O F A. A. The Montana Story Nineteen forty-two. A year which will long be remembered by many, many alcoholics in the state of Montana. It is difficult, from the records available to know, whether it began in Butte or Billings. However, we do know that two men, both beaten by the bottle and ready to do almost anything to win back their
sobriety, living in Butte, Montana, got together, after hearing of A.A. elsewhere. They arranged the first meeting in a doctor's office. This group, from its humble beginning, now has a membership of 45 and has organized its own club. They hold meetings four nights per week with an average attendance of thirty-five.
ber of A.A. in Atlanta, Georgia. He met with considerable dis- appointment at the first. This was in 1942. He tried and tried for a long time to get a group organized, and it was not until February of 1946 that other alcoholics finally "saw the light" and joined with this enthusiastic "loner" in forming a group. This group has steadily expanded and has never looked back. The total membership in Bill- ings is now approximately 75 members. Another "loner" was in- strumental in starting the movement in Helena in July of 1945. In Missoula the first meeting was attended by only three men in 1947. They met first in homes, but now have the YMCA hall. Meetings in Havre are still held in members homes, as were the first meetings which were also started by a "loner" who got out and rustled up another alcoholic in February of 1947. Then came Livingston, Miles City, Cut Bank, Shelby, Glendive, Anaconda, Froid, and so on. Thus from an early pioneer, suffering as only an alcoholic can suffer, came "light" to hundreds of other alcoholics in Montana. From one City to another, from one State to another the Message is taken as a root grows. Alcoholics Anonymous is an organization for GOOD, and so will travel from its roots through members, into towns and cities and countries, giving Life and Hope and Peace. The story of Montana is no different than any other State. Basically, A.A. is the same and Montana offers its thanks to the original two members in Akron, Ohio, for its inception and knows, as we all know, that A.A. will live forever if you but let it live for you! Carry the Message
on and on! A.J.P |22| Andy P. 1st State Delegate IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ++++Message 5970. . . . . . . . . . . . To whom were the letters written in As Bill Sees It? From: nuevenueve@ymail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/21/2009 7:43:00 PM
people to whom the letters were written -- the letters which are quoted in many so paragraphs of "As Bill Sees It"? I.e., a list giving Item No. and then "Letter to name-of-person" and Date. So, for example, Item No. 114 ("No Personal Power") simply says at the bottom "LETTER, 1940," without giving the name of the person to whom Bill W. wrote the letter. Yüklə 11,49 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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