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NE\flS AND NOTES FROM THE GENERÂLSERVICEOFFICEOF Â. À.
Oct.-Nov.1971
Vo l . 1 6 N o. 6
NEW A.A. SERVANTS ATTEND
HISTORIC BOARD MEETING
The first 2l -member General
ServiceBoard in A.A. history held
meetingsin New York thë Wêékènd
of July 29-August 2.
Nine memberselected in April
bring the Board for the first time
to the 14 A.A.-7 non-4.4. ratio,
completing the Board rcorganization started by the Conferencein
1966. Until then, the Board had
alwayshad a majority of nonalcoholics. All trusteesservewithout
pay,
Eight A.A.'s fill "regional" trusteeships.Newly namedare:
ROBERT R., Hull, Quebec,for
Eastern Canada. Bob has been
sober nearly 12 years,is bilingual,
was a co-founderof Ia Vigne,and
a Panel 14 Conferencedelegate.
Activein the QuebecG.S.committee for years,and wassecretaryof
Montreal Intergroup. Now a member of the G.S. Board's Policy,
Nominating, and Literature Committees.
DONALD A., Chappel Flill,
Texas,for Southweststates.Sober
since 1953,he has beenactivein
Gulf Coast Intergronp, Flouston
Centraland S.W.TexasG.S. committees before Chappel l-lill and
Brenham groups, a local couucil
ancl state commissionon alcohol
isrn,Boarclassignments:
Policy,Finance,anclProfessional
Relations.
GEORGEG., Phoenix,Arizona,
for Pacific states.Sober 20 years,
activein ChicagoA.A. both asConference clelegateand with Interglolrp, before moving to Arizona,
wherc he is active in institutional
A.A. and P.l. work for area G.S.
Hazel R. Dies at Home
After Surgery
York Intergroupoffice.Sheworked
hard in the JacksonHeights and
Lenox Hill Groups in New York
before movingto Connecticut.
Her husband,Dudley, died suddenly in December,1969, while
Hazel was laboring on convention
plansfor 1970in Miami Beach,
But no one who saw her there,
or at the l97l General Service
Conference this April, saw her
grief interfereat all with mountains
of A.A. work she accomplished
with serenityand grace,
Hazel spoke at A.A. gatherings
all over North America. She rememberedthe namesand facesof
more A.A. membersthan anyone
elsein the world, most Conference
delegates would probably agree.
Her first Conferencewas the Third
Legacyone in St^Louis (1955.).
She improved evety single service she undertook at G.S.O.-including Box 4-5-9, Loners, lnterDenver, Colo., will be the
nationalists,
Public Information,
site of the 40th anniversaryinDirectories,
Institutions,
our literternational A.A. convention
ature,policy, finance,planningand
July 4-6,1975,theG.S.Board
personnel committee work, the
hasannounced.
Conferencesand much more.
a
She almost never looked harcommittee. Assignments:Policy
rassed.Petiteand attractive,Hazel's
and Literature.
upturned, cheerful face nearly alMichigan,
JACK M., Kalamazoo,
ways
seemedrelaxed and trusting.
for East Central states.Sober 2l
She could be as firm as granite
years, was Conference delegate,
participated in Michigan confer- in devotion to her A.A. ideals,and
ences and area assemblies,active more than once she helped us all
ex officio G.S. committeeman. avoid hasty mistakes.
Our Hazel died Friday, September 10, at her Southport,Conn.,
home. Assistantmanagerof A.A,'s
GeneralServiceOffice in New York
sinceJanuary,1970,shehad been
on leave of absencesinceMay 15
this year.
She had undergone surgery in
Bridgeport Hospital August 12.
Death was attributed to cancer.
Burial was in Westport, Conn.,
13.
September
Every active member leavesat
leastone thumb print on the shape
of A.A. In Hazel'scase,the future
A.A. will forever show the strong
imprint of two of the most loving
and busy hands that ever served
our, and her, cherishedfellowship.
She joined the G.S.O.staff in
1955, after two yearsin the New
(cont'd on p. 4)
(cont'd on p. 6)
New Nonalcoholic Trustees
Milton A. Maxwell, Ph.D.
At the RutgersCenter of Alcohol Studies(formerly at Yale), Dr.
Maxwellis executivedirectorof the
Summer School,and Professorof
Sociology.
After seeinga friend helped by
A.A. in Chicagoover 20 yearsago,
Milton (once a clergyman)did his
doctoral studies at the University
of Texason the A.A. programand
has been our friend ever since.He
joined the WashingtonState University faculty in 1945, and in
195?-58wasseniorresearchfellow
aT the Yale School of Alcohol
Studies. It moved to Rutgers in
1962, and Milton took his present
positiontherein 1965.
His researchpublications have
been on relations between A.A.
and professionals,problem drinkers in industry, alcoholicsin private hospitals, Washingtondrinking behavior.Skid Row, the Washingtonian movementand A.A.
He serveson the G.S. Board's
Policy and ProfessionalRelations
committees.Having servedon the
Grapevinecorporateboard several
years, Milton will continue to do
so-now as its chairman. (Other
GV directorsare nonalcoholictrustee Austin MacCormick, editors
Jack M. and PaulaC., plus George
G., CharlesE., PeteS. and trustees
Robert P. and RalphA,)
Milton is married and father of
two sons,and lives in Piscataway,
N.J.
John D. Beoler,M.D.
Assistant medical director of
BethlehemSteelCorporationsince
1967, Dr. Bealerhas been an industrial physiciansince 1954. Befbre that he spent four years as a
Navy doctor.
He did his medical studies at
JeffersonMedical Collegein Philadelphia and intemed there at St.
Luke's hospital.He alsostudiedat
the Menninger Foundation and
holds an M.P.H.degreefrom Univ.
of Pittsburgh.
Supposed to write a company
program on alcoholismyears ago,
Dr. Johnknew nothing aboutit, he
says,until an A.A. membershowed
him certainemployeesducking out
for a nip of dog's hair at I I a.m.
.His "sponsor"then took him to
his first A.A. meetingand there he
saw-sober-an alcoholic he had
treated 17 years before while a
hospital intern. "Looking back
now, I know it's a wonderI clidn't
kill him," Dr. John commentson
education about alcoholism in
(cont'd on p.4)
thosedays.
Box 4-5-9 is published6 timesa year by
the GeneralSemice Office of Alcoholics
Anonymous,468 Park Ave. So.,N.Y.C.,
N.Y. 10016.
SUBSCRIPTIONS:Individual, $ 1.00 per
yr.: Group $2.50 for eachunit of lO per
yr. (Check should accompany order.)
Singlecopies:104each,
Checkspayable to A.A. l|orld Services,
Inc., Box 459, Grand Cenlral Post Office,
N.Y.C..N.Y. 10017.
TO GROUPS
Many visitors to G.S.O. point
out to us incorrect listings in the
World Directory. Reasons?The
G.R.S.'sor contactshave moved,
no longeractive,etc.
are deceased,
Thesecomplaintsalsocome in the
mail. The time to do something
about these listings is before the
deadline for the World Directory,
which is DECEMBER I of each
year.
As you know, General Service
Conference delegateshave asked
that eachgroup do its best to have
a G.S.R. The mail is to go to the
G.S.R.,either at his home address
or the group'sBox number.
When you know the problem,
we are sure you'll do something
about it.
TO CONFERENCE AREAS
The same deadline for listing
in the World Directory-DECEMBER I -applies to new delegates
and new chairmen.At presentthere
are 90 delegatesand 78 committee
chairmen. When these figures are
added to the current statisticsof
11,208 A,A, groupsin the U.S.
and Canada,they should give you
some idea of the work involved
for G.S.O,'sRccordDepartment.
We hope it will be possiblefor
you to schedule your election
assembliesand advise G.S.O, of
your newly elected "trusted servants" early enough to meet the
Directorydeadline.
CONTRIBUTIONS
The deadline for listing contributions in the current year'sDirectory is - DECEMBER3l of each
year.
A thought:If "Communication"
is the key to A.A. growth, let us
all use this "key" for better communication regardingA.A.'s World
Directory.
THE TWELVE CONCEFTS_
SHORTFORM
traditional " Right of Appeal" ought
to prevailso that minority opinion
will be heard and personal grievancesreceivecareful consideration.
6- The Conference recognizes
that the chief initiative and active
responsibilityin most World Service matters should be exercisedby
the Trustee members of the Conference acting as the GeneralService Board.
7. The Charter and Bylaws of
the GeneralServiceBoard are legal
instruments,empoweringthe Trusteesto manageand conductWorld
Service affairs. The Conference
Charteris not a legaldocument;it
relies upon tradition and the A.A.
purse for final effectiveness,
8. The Trustees are the principal plannersand administrators
of
overall policy and finance. They
have custodial oversight of the
separately incorporated and constantly active services,exercising
this thlough their ability to elect
all the directorsof theseentities.
9. Good service leadershipat
O,,"1
:ï,t:ï';
","t:îî'n#,'i""?il'T1î
shouldalwaysresidein the
Services
collective conscienceof our whole
Fellowship.
2. The GeneralServiceConference of A.A. hasbecome,for nearly every practical purpose,the active voice and the effective conscjenceof our whole Societyin its
world affairs.
3. To insure effective leadership, we should endow each element of A.A.-the Conference,
the
General ServiceBoard and its service corporations, staffs, committees,and executives- with a tradi
tional "Right of Decision."
4. At all responsiblelevels,we
ought to maintain a traditional
"Right of Participation"allowing a
voting representationin reasonable
proportion to the responsibility
that eachmust discharge.
5. Throughoutour structure,a
Do Internationalists Have
BestA.A.?
Upon readingtheir Round Robin, or upon hearingone of the Internationalists' rare talks at an A.A. meeting,many of us are deeplyimpressed
by the inspiringquality of the A.A. lives these"loners-at-sea"live.
(To seea free copy ol the InternationalistsRound Robin, composedof
Iettersfrom world-faringA.A,'s, write to G.S.O. lile send it to the 400plus Internationalistssix timesa year.)
"It's the best A.A. of all," one memberwrote. "And yet they cango
to only a few meetingsa year while I go twice a week.How do they do it?"
Maybe it is their 12th step work, carrying the messagearound the
world. They have started A.A. in many places.Maybe they meditate,
pray, and study A.A.literature more than somelandlubbersdo,
Perhapsthey basetheir A.A. more on principlesthan on personalities,
difficult when you are surroundedby lively A.A. members.
What do you think?
Here's a samplefrom their May-Juneissue:"The spirit of the program
is out herewith me aswe now steamwest toward Midway, then to Guam,
the Philippinesand Vietnam. It will be with me there, too, as long as I
maintain my daily spiritual fitness.. . .
"After a Pearl Harbor stop, I got back to the ship feeling great and
ready for the trip. Again I thank my God, our beautiful fellowship, and
its wonderfulmembersfor another24 hourswithout a drink."
, That's A.A.-by-letters.What about it? Write us if you'd like a bigger
sharingof it.
all levels is indispensablefor our
future functioning and safety. Primary World Serviceleadership
once exercised by the founders
must necessarily
be assumedby the
trustees.
10. Every serviceresponsibility
should be matched by an equal
serviceauthority with the scopeof
such authority well defined.
I l. The Trusteesshould always
have the best possiblecommittees,
corporate servicedirectors,executives,staffsand consultants.
Composition, qualifications, induction
procedures,and rights and duties
will always be matters of serious
concern.
12.The Conferenceshallobserve
the spirit of A.A. tradition, taking
care that it neverbecomesthe seat
of perilouswealth or power; that
sufficient operatingfunds and reservebe its prudent financial principle; that it place none of its
membersin a position of unqualified authority over others;that it
reach all important decisions by
,discussion
vote and wheneverpossible, by substantial unanimity;
that its actionsneverbe personally
punitive nor an incitement to public controversy;that it never perform actsof government,that, like
the Society it serves,it will always
remain democraticin thought and
actron.
SPECIALGIFTS TO G.S.O.
25.00
10.00
150.00
8.87
87.00
8s0.00
193.00
r 51.32
58.80
A.A. SERVANTS kont'dfromp. t)
SurvevTells of A.A.
tn Institutions
a
Once chairmanof localcommittee
on alcoholism.
Boardjobs: Policy
and Finance.
for
TOM M,, Pulaski,Tennessee,
Southeaststates.Sober nearly 2 |
years, Tom servedhis state G,S.
committeeeight years,six as treasurer, and is current chairman.
Panel l8 delegate.Board jobs:
Policy and Nominating.
Newly elected"service"trustee
for Canada-at-largeis TOM G.,
Boniface,Manitoba,Panel l8 dclegate,soberabout I 1 years,G.S.R.
for Winnipegand Tiger groups,active in intergroup and hospital
work, sponsoredRainbow jail,
group. ManitobaP.I.C. chairman.
Jobs:Policy,Finance.
Newly elected "service" trustee
from N.Y. region is RALPH 4.,
Glen Head,N.Y. Now coffee maker for his group, Ralph was Panel
13 delegate,chairedhis areaG.S.
committee, N.Y, Intergroup and
its Advisory Committee.Member
Grapevinecorporate board. G,S.
Board jobs: Nominating, Policy,
and Literature.
a
Notice to ProgramCommittees:
when regional trustees travel to
state or regional conferencesand
conventions as speakers,one-half
their expenses(up to $250 per annum) are underwritten by the
Board.
BEALER pontdfromp.2)
A directorof the National Council on Alcoholism, member of the
AmericanMedicalSocietyon Alcoholism and five other professional
societies, for the G.S. Board he
works on Policy and Finance.
in
MostInstitutionsCommittees
A.A. are composed of elected
members,and about one-thirdof
thesemembersdo not rotate, according to the 22 committees
which respondedto a G.S.O,surveyearlythis year,
An equal number of hospital
and prison groupsare servicedby
most committees,and about half
of the committeesalsoservicerehab centers.Except in largemetropolitanareas,
eachcommitteeservicesan averageof I 2 groups.
About two-thirdsof theresponding committeesare part of an area
G.S. Committee,but the rest are
affiliatedwith local centraloffices.
Most sharetheir activitieswith the
G.S.Committeein somewav.
When starting a new group in
an institution, committeesuseour
Institutions Guidelines.The need
for the group is first discussedwith
the institution officials,who then
make arrangementsfor the meetings. Wardens, chaplains, social
workers,nurses,and both outside
and insideA.A. membersserveas
sponsors.
TRUSTEE CANDIDATE
ELECTIONS
esota,Iowa, Missouri,Wisconsin.
Speakersand Sponsors
There seemsto be no problem
in coveringA,A. meetingsin institutions. Committeesask for cooperationfrom outsideA.A.groups
in the vicinity of the facility, and
arrange for speakers. They are
asked to use trusted volunteers
chosenby the sponsoror committee chairman.
Literature Pleases
Wheninmatesleavcinstitutions,
Everybodyreportedsatisfaction some committeesmcet them and
with the institutions literature, takethemto meetings."Bie Broth
!
which is provided by the commiters,"ex-inmates,
andother individ- teesthemselves,
G.S.R.'sand spon- ual A.A.'smay sponsorthe released
sors. Most take advantageof the
inmate,who is sometimes"adoptdiscount and Grapevinepackages. ed" by a local"ïo
The survey results,reported to
the 1971 G.S. Confcrence,show
that the Third Tradition (only A.A.
membershiprequirement)is folP.S. TO INSTITUTIONSCOMlowed in most, but not all, A.A.
MITTEES:Please
be sureto notify
groupsbehind walls.In most instithe G.S.O.of any new groupstarttutions. authorities "screen" ined behind walls so we can send
mates for A.A. rnembership,but
them their free"starter" packctof
literature.
meetingattendanceis optiorral.
Three Regions will be electing
trustee candidatesthis fall. They
are the West Central and North
East (U.S.) Region, and Western
Canada.
The statesincluded are:
West Central Region
Montana,Wyoming,NorthDakota, South Dakota,Nebraska,Minn-
North East Region t
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut,
Rhode Island,New York, Pennsylvania,New Jersey,Maryland,DelD,C.
aware,Washington,
WesternCanada
N.W.T./Yukon,British ColumUla,O
Alberta, Saskatchewan and
toba.
Thrills
a
ln
"Ours is the only businessoffice
in the world where the daily mail
is a spiritual experience,"one of
clairns.
our staff mernbers
Onereasonis that A.A. members
gratitudefor sobrikeepexpressing
ety in wonderfulwayswhich never
fail to thrill us.
Here are four recent mailbae
samples:
Birthday Celebration
-
"We spend too much time in
meetingson how bad thingswere,
not enoughon how good they have
become.
"Everybody in this town wrote
me off. I wasthe town drunk, but
six yearslater I 1,622peoplein the
sametown votedfor me. The same
policemenwho had pouredme into my housecampaigned
for mea tremendoustribute. Not to me,
but to A.A.!
"I apologizefor not sendingin
my birthday contributionon time,
but have been trying to find the
time to sendthis little note along
withit...."
-H.M., New York
'Tragedy,Disease,Heartaches'
^
J
"How great the capacity of a
heart for gratitudesinceA.A. cntered!
"Two yearsago I was operated
on for cancer.I truly learnedwhat
it meansto live one day at a time.
Each day brought flowers, cards,
letters and phone calls from my
wonderfulA.A. 'family' in distant
places.Mcdicalreportsareall O.K.
now.
"This year my older daughter
had a nervousbreakdown.Once
againI let go and let God. It was
not easy,but with what A.A. has
taughtme I facedthis stormy time.
My daughteris now fine.
"After Bill's death, we had a
Memorial Supper at my house,
with a specialnreeting,with l.he
collection going to G.S.O. for
NEWSPAPERREPORTS
ON A.A. WOMEN
the Mail
One absenceat a two-day women'sconventionin Wichita,Kansas,
this year caught a local reporter's
eye.
"It was the usual convention
format speakers,workshops,panels-with one major difference,"
wrote Carol Dunlap in the Sunday
Eagle and Beacon (circulation:
His 'Debt' of Gratitude
l7 I ,019)."There wasno 'hospital"Wlten I started this program I
ity room' where drinks were
didn't havea crying dime and if I
served."
haveanythingnow it's becauseof
The occasion was the seventh
our program.
annual national gatheringof wom"In the '50's I startedmaking en in A.A., "that least critical of
my birthday contribution, and in
organizations,"
the newspaper
said.
1963 madeit $100 underthe imWithout revealing any names,
pression this was all you'd take
the story reported on an interview
eachyear.
with a local member who said she
"Now I learn from a pamphlet "went from satin sheetsto Skid
that you take $200 from a mem- Row" before turning to A.A. for
ber in one year, I am embarrassed help.
for owing you somemoney,and I
"If it wasn't for A.A., by now
hope to God you will take it.
I'd be either dead or in a mental
Please let me know how many
institution."
yeals this is and I will ship yolt a
She said Wichita female A.A.
checkfor the difference.It's God's membershiphas risen to about 25
money,not mine,and in my ignor- in the pastfew years.
anceI havebeen cheatingyou. Or
Shedeclaredthat women find it
cheatingGod,or cheatingthe alco- easierthan men to hide alcoholism
holic who still suffers."
becausethey remain at home be-P.J.W., California hind closed curtains and blame
their problemson nerves.She asHappy Bossand Families
sertedthat women find it harder
"We want to expressour grati- to admit they have a drinking
tude for 'Alcoholismis a Manage- problem.
"It's awfully hard to tell your
ment Problem - A.A. Suggestsa
husband and family that your
Solution.'It will be of good use.
problem comesout of that insig"Every alcoholic who showsinterest, or is sent by the Medical nificant little jug of booze," the
paper quoted its namelessA.A.
Department,is interviewedby a
spokeswoman.
socialworker who prepares
him to
She also informed the newsacceptthe A.A. programandintropaper
that the objective of the
duceshim to its activities.
group is to "convince
women's
results
are
shown by
"Good
happyparents,husbandsand wives womcn alcoholicsthey can be useful membersof their communities
who visit us to tell about thcir alif they stop hiding their problems
coholic relatives recovery. Also
and attemptto dealwith them."
those who work in the plant. . . .
"We hope we have a constant
a
flow of informatior-rand suggestions from you."
-Jorge da Silva, Mafra Filho,
Next year's distaff get-together
gratitude.Guestsfrom seyentowns
came, and here's $35 from the
bucket. We'll make it an annual
affair. We are so very grateful that
we do feelresponsible.
. . ."
-J.A., Texas
Director, r ersoy;
|usyrli#,)
will be at the Hilton Inn, Oklahoma C i ty, Feb.25-27 .
A. A. Calendarof Bvents
SEPTEMBER
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Glenwood, Mich., Peters Resort AIIGal Minn. fuea 2nd Annu. "Renewal." Write: Chm., Box I I l, Morris.
Minn.
Grand Forks,N.D., State Roundup,
Write: Co{hm., 612 N. 7th Grand
Forks.
ltlinchester, Va., Four State & D.CGet-Together. Write: Chm., Éox
651, Winchester.
9-11
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15-17 -
15-17 O C T O B ER
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Dumfries, Scotland, lSth Anniv.
Blue BonnetGathering.Write : Chm.,
184 \ilythensharve Rd,, Northendcn, ManchesterM230PF, England,
l- 3 - Amarillo,Tx.,Top O"TexasRoundu p . W r i t e : C h m ., Bo x 1 0 1 5 , Am a r illo, Tx.
1- 3 - Scottsdole,Az,,2lsl Arizona State
Conf. Write: Chm.,StateConf.6102
\{, Pinchot Ave., Phoenix, Ariz.
1- 3 - Marcy, /V,y,, Fall Roundup. Write:
Chm., 425 Winton St., Syracuse,
N.Y,
l- 3 - Hyannr's,Ma,, Northeastern Regional Conf. Write: Chm., Box 444,
Kenmore Sta., Boston, Ma.
1- 3 Vancouver,Woshington,Washinglon
State Assembly.Write: Chm., Wash.
Area Assembly I t2 E. 6th St.,
Vancouver. lVa,
8-10 - Sault Ste, Marte, OnL, Can., Northl
Northeast Conf. Write: Chm., Box
805, Sault Ste. Marie.
8-10
Monffea| Canada, Quebec Provincial Bilinqual Conf. Write: Conf.
Chm., Box 53, Como, Quebec.
8-10 St, Johns, Newfoundland, Canada,
7th Annu. Atlantic Assoc,, A.A.,
Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia. Writc: Chm., P.O. Box 5264.
St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.
8-10 - Salt Loke City, Utoh, llth Bi-annual Skyline Conf. Write: Conf. Sec.,
1465 W. 2250 South, Salt Lake
City.
8-10 - KansasCity, Missouri, Missouri Western Area Conf. Write: Conv. Chm..
5215 N.F..39th St-, KansasCity.
9
- New York, N.Y., N.Y. Intergoup
Association Annual Dinner Mtg. in
honor of Bill W, Write: Dinner Comm i t t e e , I n t e r g o r p ,2 4 E.2 2 n d St.,
5th floor, New York,
9-10
Atlantic City, N.J,, South Jersey
7th Annu. A.A. Conv. Write: AlAron Club,76l CassSt., Trenton,
N.J.
9-I 0 - Powell River, British Columbia,Can.
24th Thanksgiving Conf, Write: Sec.
Suite 3,5548 Arbutus, Powell River,
B.C.
9-10 Watertown, S.r., S.D. State Fall
Conf. Write: Chm.,717 North Park,
Watertown, S.D.
9-10 - hince George, 8.C,, Canada, llth
Annu. Northern Lites Roundup.
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tffrite: Chm., Box 1257, Prince
George.
Caracas, Venezuelt, 7th Congress
of A.A. lVrite: Chairman, 7th A.A.
Congress, Apartado 6681, Caracas
l0l. Venezuela.
htichita,Kansas,KansasState Conf.
Write: KansasState Conf., P.O. Box
13121, West tilichita Sta,, lffichita.
Atlanta, Ga., 18th Ga. State Conv.
Write: Chm., Box 7188, Station C,
Atlanta.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada,2lst Alberta A.A, Conf. Write: Central
ServiceOffices,4ll Bambett Bldg.,
Calgary, Alberta.
London, Ontario, Canada, 18th Annua[ Western Ont, Conv. Write:
Conv, Chm., Western Ont, Conv.,
P.O. Box 725, London, Ontario.
New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada,
5th Annual Round-up. Write: Sec.,
P.O. Box 151, Cobalt, Ontario,
l4)innipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 27th
Annu, Manitoba Conf- Write: Central Office, Room 204, 457 Main
Street, Winnipeg 2, Manitoba,
San Diego, Calif,, So. Calif. 20th
Annu. Conv.Write: Conv.Chairman,
1000 Farnam St., Los Angeles,Ca.
Milwtukee, Msc., Southern Wisc,
Area FaIl Conf. rrVritc: Fall Conf.
Chm., 135 W. Wells St., Milwaukee.
HAZEL ffromp.t)
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PalmBeach,F'\a.,So.Fla.Assembly.
Write:Chm.,P.O.Box 684,Jupiter
Island,Fla.
Evansville,Ind., Tri State Conf.
Write:Chm.,Box 4341,StationA,
Evan.sville.
Buffalo, I/.y., 30th Annu. Buffalo
FallConv.lVrite:Chm.,534Ellicott
Sq.Bldg.,Buffalo.
Mt, Pocono, Penn., 73th Annu.
EasternPa.A.A. Conv,Write: Conf.
Chm.,Box 418, Robesonia.
Paramus,1r'.,1, New Jersey IntergroupDinner,2 :00 p.m.Write:N.J.
Intergroup, P,O. Box 634, MaplecrestStation,Maplewood.
NOVEMBER
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Shreveport,Louisiana,26thAnnu.
Tri-StateA.A, Conv.Write: Conv,
Chm., 708 RobinsonPl., Shreveport,La,
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of stewardesstraining and services
for one of the world's biggestairProdigalin her gratitude and in
praise of others, Hazel probably lines-And alcoholismset in.
She never failed to tell in her
would not careat all for any eulogy
story that she just couldn't stay
of herself. But she was first to fill
our ServiceCoordinator post, cre- soberher first three yearsin A.A.
atedin 1966. And without her, The But then one day in 1950sheread
A.A. Service Manual, The Group in a Grapevinc,"ft isn't how many
Handbook, our "Guidelines," and times you fail that counts,but the
the first l|orld ServiceConference number of times you try." She
in 1969,amongmany other things, nevertook anotherdrink.
Our hearts are full of sympathy
would not havebeenthe same.
She often said,"What getsdone for Hazel'ssisterand five brothers.
in A.A. is more important than who
In her memory, many of us will
does it." So she probably would try evenharderto be sure the hand
protest that the abovelist violates of A.A. is always there when anythe spirit of A.A.'s "principlesbe- one,anywherereachesout for help.
fore personalities"tradition.
It hasbeen suggested
that A.A.'s
Yet it was from Hazel'sperson- who want to do evenmore in tribality that many of uslearnedA.A.'s ute, simply make an in memoriam
principlesof love and service.
donation in her name to whatever
Hazel was born November13,
is dearto Your
1912, in Cincinnati, Ohio. After ::;:"k::r.cause
O
education which included a degree
From us all,Hazeldear: we miss
in nursing,shebecamethe director you so. Vaya con Dios, au revoir.