A.A.'s Country-wide News Circuit

The Boston banquet celebrating the seventh anniversary of A.A. there drew a capacity attendance--800--at the Hotel Copley Plaza on Wednesday evening, Nov. 19. This sellout of banquet tickets was an indication of the strides A.A. itself has made. In the same hotel, 510 attended last year and 225 in 1945. A.A. co-founder, Bill W., discussed the 12 Points of Tradition. He told his audience "we will avoid any exclusiveness, material wealth, tempting alliances, controversy, professionalism, promotion and public pressure. We are weaker than the average and we need not take such risks. You and I, as alcoholics, can sit down and talk over our problems with our brothers and sisters--and that's all. The less we have to do with organization and prestige, the better."