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Two members of the San Antonio, Texas, Group responded to a call from the City Health Nurses to make talks before that group. The San Antonio Group, now numbering 140. finds increasing support for its activities from city officials and law enforcement agencies, it reports. During the past few weeks, San Antonians have entertained visitors from Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Chattanooga, Mexico City and several other Texas groups in the new clubrooms in the heart of the business district. One of the members has organized a Thursday night discussion group for men on various aspects of the program and pertinent reading. The first book read and discussed was Alcohol--One Man's Meat. Another new venture in San Antonio has been the inauguration of a meeting for wives of members, at the same time the members hold closed meetings. Two copies of Alcoholics Anonymous have been placed in wards of the State Hospital and two others in the San Antonio Public Library.