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March 1947

A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit

Mayor In By Mistake

Syracuse, N. Y., A.A.s have been chuckling since the mayor of that city turned up at a meeting one night--not intentionally, though. He had gone to a local hotel to attend another meeting, originally scheduled for the room turned over later for the A.A. get-together. His error was duly recorded by the Syracuse press. Whether the mayor or the A.A.s were the more surprised by his appearance wasn't explained. The Syracuse Group now boasts attendance of 75 to 100 at closed meetings, and attracts twice as many at open meetings. Three shoots are growing out of this parent group--Liverpool, Cazenovia and Pulaski. The secretary of the recently organized Hollywood, Fla., Group writes that meetings are held Monday nights at St. John's Lutheran Church. A.A.s in Norfolk, Va., marked their first anniversary with a banquet, attended by two members of the Richmond, Va., Group who presided at Norfolk's first open meeting a year ago. Three charter members of the Norfolk Group traced the growth from the start of eight to the present enrollment of nearly 200, about 125 of whom remain active. The principal speaker, a Norfolk minister, highly commended A.A. from his pulpit two days later.

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