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November 1946

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The Thrill of New Groups

I am what they call an "Old Timer". That is, I came in when there were only a few groups and we were numbered in the hundreds. So I got a real thrill out of attending the first open meeting of the Brooklyn Park Slope Group recently. The hall seated one hundred, but when we arrived, there was "Standing Room Only". The meeting was good, the free refreshments were good, but the best of all was the feeling of intimacy and friendliness that a group of 400 of 500 cannot have.

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