A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit

When it comes to achieving new club rooms or quarters, A.A.s still don't seem to let the housing shortage bother them. North Hollywood, Cal., recently held a housewarming at the new clubhouse at 4343 Radford Avenue, the group having outgrown its original building on Chandler Boulevard. The celebration was old time Western style. . . The Tacoma, Wash., group now is quartered in attractive rooms on Pacific Avenue. Many hours of scrubbing, painting and other work went into the conversion of an old bootleg joint. On opening night main addresses were given by one of the founders of the Salem, Ore., Group and Chuck Y. This group has continued to grow with an average attendance of 50 to 60 instead of the 15 to 20 of a year ago. Influence in the community is demonstrated by opinions expressed by a member of the police department who was impressed to see a number of his old "regulars" sober. A Methodist minister recently requested one of the group to occupy his pulpit and talk on the principles of A.A. Twelve members of the group have blue chips representing a year of sobriety.