Ed H. — AA Meeting (1950s)

RS-G026 · PIONEER ERA · AA · 1950S

Ed Hudson

AA Meeting · Austin, TX
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SpeakerEd Hudson
EventAA Meeting
LocationAustin, TX
Year1950s
EraPioneer Era
FellowshipAA
Duration18:41
RS NumberRS-G026
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The one member who is here is Ed H. Boston. Would you give us your report, Ed? I'm Ed Hudson from Austin. Last night I accused Joe Moran of being in a state of frantic serenity. Now, I'm in. I am caught short with three of the four delegates not here. As Jim explained, I knew Bob Simpson couldn't get here. His beloved wife, Mildred, is seriously ill. Carl Wright, I believe from Texas City, is probably hung up in his new business. Is that right, Jimmy? Now, Doc Black, I am considerably worried about him. A lot of you know Doc from Palestine. I've been worried about Doc ever since we were in New York because he certainly lost his serenity one night. We went into one of the better-known restaurants in New York to get a bite to eat after the meeting, and Doc decided he wanted a bowl of chili. Well, sure enough, they had it on the menu. Bowl of chili with beans. So far, so good. But over in that right-hand column, it says $2.25. Well, when Doc saw that, he really blew his top. And I'm just kidding about it, of course, but I just wonder about him ever since. That $2.25 for a bowl of chili just knocked him. By way of explanation, this General Service Conference is composed of 77 delegates from the United States and Canada, 70 from the United States and seven from Canada. They are chosen geographically and by AA population. As mentioned before, we have four from Texas, there's four from California, three from Illinois, and on down the line. They meet once a year, the same week in April every year, and in effect, this General Service Conference might be called a national or international steering committee of AA. It is that body which decides the policies and tries to answer all the problems which face the organization. We met that first time, that first meeting. And incidentally, that conference isn't any picnic. I wouldn't have missed it for anything in the world. But you're in session five days there, a meeting every morning, afternoon, and night. And I'm glad to say that the four delegates from Texas did not miss one minute of any meeting, and I believe that all of them listened to every word that was spoken. In other words, they tried to be…

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