1992: Dr. C. Nelson Davis [near
right: from his obituary], 88, died at his home in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the benefits of a 12-step program for recovering alcoholics, Dr. Davis and Dr. C. Dudley Saul [far right] became early advocates of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) and lectured together on its behalf. In 1946, Dr. Saul had helped establish one of the first A.A. clubhouses, the 4021 Clubhouse
[left]
at 4021 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. That same year, the two doctors had
opened the C. Dudley Saul Clinic in Philadelphia, the first private
treatment center for alcoholism in the United States, with Dr. Davis serving
as Physician-in-Charge. The clinic is known today as the
Malvern Institute.
Recognizing the benefits of a 12-step program for recovering alcoholics, Dr. Davis and Dr. C. Dudley Saul [far right] became early advocates of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) and lectured together on its behalf. In 1946, Dr. Saul had helped establish one of the first A.A. clubhouses, the 4021 Clubhouse
[left]
at 4021 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. That same year, the two doctors had
opened the C. Dudley Saul Clinic in Philadelphia, the first private
treatment center for alcoholism in the United States, with Dr. Davis serving
as Physician-in-Charge. The clinic is known today as the
Malvern Institute.
Other significant events in March
(no specific date known)
(no specific date known)
1940:The third and fourth meetings of the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Group of
A.A. were held at the homes of Dr. A. Wiese Hammer
[near right] at 323 S. 17th St. [far left, Nov 2018] and R. H. Bayard B., Jr at 1710 Walnut St. [near left, Jul 2011], respectively. At the latter meeting, Dr. C. Dudley Saul [far right] became the first medical advisor to A.A. Both doctors’ names were mentioned
in Jack Alexander’s March 1941 article about Alcoholics Anonymous in
The Saturday Evening Post, making them the first medical doctors
publicly associated with A.A.
1941: The second printing of Alcoholics Anonymous, included two notable revisions. First, an Appendix II, titled “Spiritual Experience,” was added. Second, Step 12 was reworded to replace “spiritual experience” with “spiritual awakening.” These two changes addressed the common misapprehension that members needed a dramatic, sudden spiritual experience akin to that of Bill W, as described in his account in Chapter 1, “Bill's Story,” at Charles B. Towns Hospital. In addition to these content changes, a misprint on page 234, where the second and third lines from the bottom were duplicated, was corrected.
1941: The original Alcoholics Anonymous group in Baltimore, Maryland, was forced to leave its meeting place in the basement of the Altamont Hotel, 1215 Eutaw Street
[left, 1930s], to accommodate World War II draftee processing.
The group then found a run-down, second-floor mail-order house at 857 Eutaw
Street [right: interior views]. With only $6 in their treasury, four members signed a two-year lease for
$45 per month. Several members, some still newly sober, worked to remove
shelving, paint, and lay a new floor. An employer, pleased that one of his
employees had gotten sober, donated 50 chairs.
In early 1941, the group moved into what became known as “857” and remained
there until 1987, when they relocated to 123 N. Clinton St. in
Highlandtown [left, Nov 2007]. After 53 years, the 857 Club—also called the Rebos Club—continues to
reach alcoholics at 100 S. Haven Street [right, Jul 2024] after 53 years, hosting 13 meetings a week, including 2 hybrid
meetings.
1941: In Jacksonville, Florida, the Alcoholics Anonymous group reported a
membership of five. The previous fall, Cmdr. Junius C., Jr [left], a naval officer stationed at the nearby Air Force base, had introduced
Tom S. [right]
to A.A. Soon after, the two men began working together to carry the A.A.
message to other alcoholics.
1941: The second printing of Alcoholics Anonymous, included two notable revisions. First, an Appendix II, titled “Spiritual Experience,” was added. Second, Step 12 was reworded to replace “spiritual experience” with “spiritual awakening.” These two changes addressed the common misapprehension that members needed a dramatic, sudden spiritual experience akin to that of Bill W, as described in his account in Chapter 1, “Bill's Story,” at Charles B. Towns Hospital. In addition to these content changes, a misprint on page 234, where the second and third lines from the bottom were duplicated, was corrected.
1941: The original Alcoholics Anonymous group in Baltimore, Maryland, was forced to leave its meeting place in the basement of the Altamont Hotel, 1215 Eutaw Street
[left, 1930s], to accommodate World War II draftee processing.
The group then found a run-down, second-floor mail-order house at 857 Eutaw
Street [right: interior views]. With only $6 in their treasury, four members signed a two-year lease for
$45 per month. Several members, some still newly sober, worked to remove
shelving, paint, and lay a new floor. An employer, pleased that one of his
employees had gotten sober, donated 50 chairs.
In early 1941, the group moved into what became known as “857” and remained
there until 1987, when they relocated to 123 N. Clinton St. in
Highlandtown [left, Nov 2007]. After 53 years, the 857 Club—also called the Rebos Club—continues to
reach alcoholics at 100 S. Haven Street [right, Jul 2024] after 53 years, hosting 13 meetings a week, including 2 hybrid
meetings.
1941: In Jacksonville, Florida, the Alcoholics Anonymous group reported a
membership of five. The previous fall, Cmdr. Junius C., Jr [left], a naval officer stationed at the nearby Air Force base, had introduced
Tom S. [right]
to A.A. Soon after, the two men began working together to carry the A.A.
message to other alcoholics.
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