A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit

On October 17 the Danville, Ill., Group held a public forum with guest speakers from Indianapolis, Ind. This is a part of the community activities of the Group which recently sent members to speak before a civic group at Sawville, Ill., to disseminate knowledge of A.A. Members have also been calling on patients at the local Veterans Hospital, where one of the chaplains has been conducting meetings for patients. Two patients now out of the hospital are attending the Danville meetings. In addition the members were recently asked to participate in an open meeting before some 60 people to help start a group in the Champaign-Urbana area. Officially organized in September, 1946, with three members, the Danville Group now numbers 24 and meets Saturday nights at the YWCA at 8 with the women meeting in an adjoining room. Out of the present active members only three have had slips. All are back on the plan and doing well.