Places and Things in AA History

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Fundamental plank A.A. program
power greater then self (S 24)

General Service Board (Committee)
A.A.'s board trustees established 1938, Alcoholic Foundation, permanent successor to founders, custodians national A.A. funds
(A 151,218) (B 353) (D 126) (H 143,168) (E 20) (N 67)

General Service Conference
created 1951 Dr. Bob & Bill, permanent successor founders A.A., guardian A.A.'s Traditions, perpetuators world services A.A., voice group conscience entire Fellowship, consisted 37 delegates (A 217,226) (G 90) (H 31,113,129,306,325) (MS 30,35)

General Service Charter
adopted 1955 body principles, relationships through which A.A. functions (MS 25) (TC 1)

General Service offices
44th Street, 305 East 45 Street, 468 Park Avenue South, 475 Riverside Drive (MS 16)

Giant Portland Cement
Frank Shaw's firm bought shares based Bill's reports & made money, impressed with Bill (L 46) (P 74)

Gifford Lecture series
William James's developed detailed analysis wide number religious or conversion experiences 1901-1902 event Edinburgh (P 124)

Goof Balls
slang term sedatives (P 150)

Grateful To Have Been There
1st printing 1992 (G ii)

Great Neck estate
Joe Hirshhorn's home (P 95)

Greatest Thing in World [by Henry Drummond]
popular book 1930's (D 151)

Green Cross
hospital or sanitarium Dr. Bob used (D 177)

Greenshields & Co.
brokerage firm Montreal (P 86)

Greybeards
nickname oldtimers (H 203)

Grogshop
place buy booze (P 92)

Group conscience
reference Bill working Charlie Towns, no (A 100-101,115) (B 260) (L 107,197) (N 63-64)

Guggenheim Foundation
Bill tried get grant Dr. Bob fall 1939; organization supporting arts, granted money original research creative works arts
(D 172,174) (G 80) (P 221-222)

Guidance
Oxford Group term, God's direction 1's life (N 28)

Harper & Brothers
publishing company, Eugene Exman religious editor, offered publish Big Book before finished (B 279) (E 23) (H 143) (L 111) (N 68) (P 193)

Hazing incident
Norwich University February 1916, Bill onlooker, Bill & sophomore class suspended (B 96) (L 18)

Heading border
Bill teased Nell Wing going Texas (G 14)

Heidi books
children books (P 29)

High Watch Farm
owned, operated Joy Farm Kent Connecticut Sister Francis, early New York, Connecticut A.A.'s took over, drying-out place 1940's, renamed High Watch Farm near Kent Connecticut (A 181) (G 23) (L 122,199)

High & low bottoms
meaning originally denote times alcoholic drank excess, person drank feeling emotionally low "low bottom" drunk, when high "high bottom" drunk; meaning now associate consequences of drinking (B 293) (S 33)

High Points
incomplete tape, manuscript, outline Bill made wanting set record straight A.A. history (B 356,362)

Hold fast
1 Bill's favorite expressions, stay with it, hang in there (G 1,120)

Home group
group members accept responsibilities & try sustain friendships, strongest hold A.A. member & Fellowship (MS 49)

Homers
homebound folks (E 33)

Honor Dealers
organization Hank P. tried put together, cooperative buying organization gasoline dealers (L 101) (P 191)

Hot Flash
what Bill W. called his spiritual experience at Towns Hospital 2nd or 3rd night in hospital (W 153,169)

House & Garden
magazine Lois sold article about veneers (P 264)

House parties
Oxford Group activities attended cross between convention, retreat, people came far & near be with 1 another, worship, meditate, ask God's guidance, gain strength doing together, usually 2 or 3 well-known persons lead meetings inspiring rest
(L 103) (P 169)

Houston Press
published 6 A.A. articles; Larry J. from Cleveland help start Texas A.A. (D 259)

I am responsible pledge
Al S. composed 30th Anniversary Conventions Toronto Convention 1965 (G 89,104)

I Stand By the Door
book written by Helen Shoemaker, Sam Shoemakers wife (H 380)
I.L.Y. I.L.Y.-Billy

Bill's signature letters Lois, early romance (B 89)
Ignatia Hospital

due Sister Ignatia's reputation, A.A.'s New York office received inquiries addressed Ignatia Hospital (S 136)

Illustrators Club
became 1st A.A. club house 334 1/2 West 23rd Street 1940 (A 12) (B 304) (L 122,172)

Imitation of Christ
Sister Ignatia gave patients upon release hospital personalized copy [by Thomas A Kempis] (S 109)

In All Our Affairs
book Bill wanted write summarizing experience, didn't, health (G 28)

Individual sponsorship
developed Cleveland (B 321) (H 204) (N 89)

International Convention
held every 5 years over 4 day July 4th weekend (G 95)

International journal Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Grapevine (H xiii)

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