December 1 in A.A. History

In 1940, Illinois’ Chicago Daily Tribune (now know as the Chicago Tribune) began a four-part series by Nall Hamilton on Alcoholics Anonymous. The first article was titled “Weekly meetings help ex-alcoholics to shun barrooms” [left]. This series would generate hundreds of inquiries and attract many new members.

In 1941, the Columbus Group of Columbus, Ohio, moved from the basement of the Columbus Y.M.C.A. [near right, c. 1933] to the Southern Hotel [far right]. It had grown to 21 members, having been started with just six alcoholics only 28 days earlier.