A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit

The Beloit, Wis., Group, an offspring of the Chicago Group, has grown from one member less than two years ago to 25 at present with one or more newcomers at each meeting. Originally the group included Janesville, but seven months ago the latter group became so large that it was necessary to split, although the two groups get together for the weekly Saturday night social gathering when husbands and wives attend. Beloit membership includes A.A.s from the surrounding towns of Delevan and Elkhorn as well as Rockton, Ill., while recently several summering at Lake Geneva drove down for the mid-week discussion. Chicago A.A.s are frequent visitors and their talks have been inspiring. One of the Chicago members will discuss A.A. before the local Kiwanis club soon. Recently families of the Janesville and Beloit Groups joined in an all-day picnic at Big Hill park with a baseball game between the two groups as a highlight. Much cooperation from representative citizens including the police chief, ministers, doctors and hospital staff and the editor of the Daily News has been received, the latter's publicity bringing in several new members as well as educating the public. One of the moving picture houses ran the movie short, "I Am an Alcoholic."