Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad

This year, during the National Convention of the American Legion in New York City, I went to an A.A. meeting of the Lenox Hill Group. As I entered, I was greeted by several A.A.s at the door. At once I became a part of the group and no longer felt a stranger. One introduced me to another and the evening stands out as a gem in my memory. This idea of a welcoming committee is a great thing and worth adoption by all groups because so many strangers, or newcomers, are reticent about talking to people and their shyness seems to create in them a sort of isolation, which, although self-imposed, is there, nevertheless. A friendly greeting goes a great way in combatting this attitude.