A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit

The Atlanta, Ga., Group recently heard a fine talk by a Red Bank, N. J., member visiting there, who also spoke to the Rome, Ga., Group. Fair Lawn, N. J., recently elected officers by secret ballot with all but one member participating. A secretary, chairman, treasurer, Grapevine correspondent and committee members were chosen. Cards bearing the heading, "Is Alcohol Your Problem?" and another telling of A.A. meetings have been put out by the Dodd Town Group of East Orange, N. J. Meetings for wives have been planned by the Spirit Lake-Milford-Spencer, Ia., Group. A new leader for May, June and July was selected recently by Plainfield, N. J., A.A.s. Both groups in Eau Claire, Wis., are reported growing with good liaison. Many A.A.s take advantage of good roads to attend other meetings in a radius of 100 miles. The Bellflower, Calif., Group is trying out a scheme by which four leaders were elected at once, the one getting the greatest number becoming chairman, while the other three preside in weekly rotation with the chairman in an effort to bring more initiative into the group and promote better 12th Step work. Alcansia Inc., of the South Los Angeles, Calif., Group, held a free gala dance May 31 with many prizes and refreshments. Proceeds went to the building fund. From Charlotte, N. C., The A.A. Grapevine hears that the Myers Park Group held its first meeting in February and has grown fast since that time. Meetings are Monday nights at 8 at the Myers Park Methodist Church. The workings of A.A. were explained at an open meeting sponsored by Cleburne, Tex., A.A.s at the First Baptist Church. A member of the Shawnee, Okla., Group who works for a Wewoka paper has been running A.A. articles there, telling of the program and pointing out that A.A.s from Holdenville, Ada and other towns have been attending the meetings.