A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit

After admitting "it is possible that no other group has remained dormant as long as Miami (six years)," a correspondent reports considerable activity. The delayed growth is reported as "probably due to failure to recognize the importance of the new member--the consequences being that our turnover has been tremendous." However, four neighborhood groups as well as the downtown group are now operating under an inter-group steering committee made up from a representative of each group. This provides Greater Miami with three open and three closed meetings a week as well as a women's auxiliary club. A hospitalization fund set up to underwrite the expenses of new members has been operating two months with 23 patients receiving benefits; all are meeting their obligations. Along with the expansion has come The Anona News, a mimeographed publication.