A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit

The October 27, 1946, issue of The American Weekly carried a series under "Letters to the Editor" which resulted in what looks like another good member for A.A. An attorney wrote the magazine asking for a cover picture drawn by Percy Crosby several years ago depicting a family on the verge of divorce with the child inquiring how he would explain the situation to his friends. The article accompanying it said the lawyer had shown this picture to several hundred prospective divorce clients with the result that a majority of the cases were dismissed. The magazine sent the picture, asking about the case, to which the attorney responded with a case history, reporting the wife an alcoholic. Letters came to the Austin Group from A.A.s all over the country and the lawyer also received many. A.A.s called on the lawyer but he said the woman had "sworn off" and was trying. Four days later the lawyer reported the woman wanted help, the A.A.s responded, and Austin has another woman who shows every indication of following the program sincerely.