HISTORY OF A.A.’S THREE LEGACIES COMBINED VITH

LANDMARKS IN QUEBEC A.A. HISTORY

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the Quebec Southwest Area – Area 87 started a perrnanent erirr<-=tion !a!'{}(rE= !T! ir..”” A .A ?r’rrctori Sqr”vqeic Th+ monthly French Seminars and quarterly English Segai=srs hav– been +–g+i=g an{i .”i+esta:rti;. 9.,r3!r.,i11g since their inception. A team of qualified servants has been ass–=bie.i in +rder i+ lesd a ,,,=ricty +f ‘=asi’-i topi+s ir: a week-end seminar. The marn subjects are: Historyo the iErrs-Er Crnorrn –ir, Treslitil-tns , E-+nr.q+iq -r, Sqr.=,icq -r –n–ij Sponsorship, A.A. Literature and A.A. Grapevine, the i=r!s-t!’!4t e!!r! Ar’4q ih+ E lq+qlqi i-qrrrrr.q i lonierqnee ihe General Service Board and its Service Corporations. An*-. .A- A- rner-“rhqr is urq!r-4!”!”!q f..ee t v- r–f ur r:h-.ar-tre sil.6 6e, =!tho-.rcrh -r-,

these sessions are especially valuable to trusted servants qir”<‘:zri., inrrnirreri <:-s :rh+rrt i<.- !.=ecs’!!Eq inr.ni.rqri in o-<‘r”.-.icq The main objective is to create a spirit and develop a o=rrir-itr-,=i +r!.=.+ h=ee{i +r! the E- A= r.=”hi!osn!-=h-=, t ihrro= .ii-i

prompting our members to serve with humility according to f!1q ‘!’*-gs!r:r4 ‘!’r.e4!iic!!!e anri t+ ri,^r’::onqtrrqte -.-: rr..:n+nq:hie *-a il;;.,i” r””a”*ii;; ;;;;”Ji” ir,””i*”i”- Concepts.

I_ — 1 I:n!ar{c J\t!1a)T1lJ1tar lnart\_,Ttaiat : – Tt{y!!?ara 1n ntl!J.ya,i ‘.-.- “r–…-“. ..D”. ?ar.a!t i/\ 4 n._!{ra} – r;D! of Alcoholic-s Anonvmolr-s Comes of A-ge” a i^!tr+.iai!+*< !^i^h.!”i4!a; ‘-rri.i” *^*-i<oi^* +i n,i -i-ii^”iri

Ser’,.riees. Ine. . Landmarks in Quebec A.A. history are based on the -501h -\r!r!lrpnrr ‘ I l: : !i 1 Ann-!!.rerqMv -i! i-!:- n:!i1ir.ih9{i tn iiiii4 h…, !ha.

Quebec Southwest Area (87).

THE DYNAMICS OF]NEE.D

“I'{obodtt invented Alcoholics Anon,vmous. It 9yew” (A.A. Tradition –How it DeJ. eloped, p= 5)

-i-;.. l.’,,– .’h,.’,’ ,i ,\ ‘.. …–“. ii.t..-.-r .in ihr. ii { qnri.r,…iri.*,i.i- : i;L -,–….,,’ i;;Ji a ,, , .,E. J -‘h,’r,’ – t’h.. -=..-,. r*,,’ are expo-sed to striking evidence .”. The birth and development of A.A. obeyed imperious needs. Here i-s how I see the dvnamics of’need. in the birth and srowth of A.A.

L – A Ai. rrrac ;1.- !1Lj-J f^rr-rlor{ hcnqr,sa p-;ll \JtrpnllT) tn ^r/pr.nmp elnnhnlism

-* i’irs: i:ig=be:s lril f r-‘f r-‘ ii: yn3-^i r.:,,!ii.ii- :: rl-.u:-. li) :t!’::’.i{j ih,:ir ,::-:-tri,:n,.:r:strength and hope. .’ T,-. *Chie..,S::i:-ii:i..,- ,,”^^–J :,!ii:-r:!i.::: i’]trtrC’F,i-i ? i-3Cii’..r1i.:r iiiiii:i:i:-:”:: t’h+’i”.r..j+!1r.’.:r,.-.j r!’^:vrrvr-!v – “-,r*t

our First l-egacy. i t\ /rh. t,-.r ,,F!i’ ihr. i.r,iirr.-.- uhrn irr i- i- i ii- ! ! lh., i 1r..:rilrrr i rl!/i!i!JlnL r\!!r \p..ilnr! – .'””J’ “”,””‘r T,esacy.

t)-‘-“””-” inherited our Third I-egacy: a service structure, a service manual and the Twelve Concents.

,-* :*r.j::.:r. i’jFE-lrS -ii 3ii::; ii: -ii:’..,i.j? “!! !)!!!::t:::.::.:i !.:ii,;.+::.: i):r t:/1 ,yi,.,.i.,,1i,..-..;,in,, in the ege-r oheod, con find in A.A. thot rebirtlt vthich brought us ho.ck to life”

Ja-cques F., Archives, Area 87

!; Lt-+:-..i .n.A. 1840Forrndinsofthewu,hi,g–tn,,T.-..o.*n.”SocietyofBaltimore(The Washingtonians). The rise and fall of an organtzat-ion. l Aill A.rr-.ir.rr- -i.i!r.=rr-h-. l.I-‘,-iiiirr+ i,,rt,-” -,rhii..i.,-.. Tho’ \r.,.ir-ii-.. ,.i P-ii,rirrr’.. F.xperience- a book that will have a orofollnd influence on Bill W.

1921 Four-rdins of the Oxford Grouo-q bv Frank- Buchman.

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. American Rowland H. soes to Eurooe to enter into theraov with the famous \:irr.:.: ne1la’hrlrin.ri i .-!ri :!!n!r ! lrrlrrn,!i ihc qirrrrrrn \-r:.”‘!i?,,.r ..f i !r!4i!.!! i=r!!r’rra.,r?? – ^’tr”- ‘- o-“‘ ” .”’ -‘ .-l . R-owland H. meets Edwin T. (Ebbv) in the Oxford Grouo-s and Ebbv carries !,1: i’,r 5:!: r,?. =it:s3gt . Bill later on credited the followins for the oriqin of A.A.: .:i Oxford Grouns. Carl irtro,, [i*t-iiii.,*. i.rr..r,.-‘tt.”ri i”i.. qtttttt ti’ttr.!q:t -ii.iiiiint*. i-i liiirrr,rrriin “-“”o,’ . Temperance lJeagues in Qr,rebec.

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Ausust- thank-s to Oxford Grouos. Ebbv T”. a friend of Bill- sobers un. ln !\i!\\/rrmilpr F iai:\I mrrari! rrlriil Hr i i qi hJw.. 4nai -errv ir.iic n:m …i.. h1.l Ja-; ;;;J Lia:rl/j. An . Ji aia’rlha\ir.’ *.-v,.\.^v

sharing with another alcoholic is credible. L,ater on- F.bby will become an A.A. 1 I r-..1:a :-t I .:: : :. | 1. -ii” ?1t!i ,-,i!n.-, 1 4.!q!11n+!- ltnl! F!!!! L: (:n1!n(:(!I f nn.. ‘.t !ii n4t|r. /irpq {/!i1/’r !n itih-i-

iri”.”*a, n l”rtt*at?^ o.r”.J d..rrr; *”.,i”;. i -:.-. :– ! l-!–. I-:— .t- t ‘ I ; ;;. I a*i_ a. r i”, .i il’ ; .r u{rvv ugttr,,r. trcaiill-irt. —} v iritr -.:^:… itiur ^+ <ra aiia iiosiritai aiiG SUililicriiZe S riis- “nea-t/We fbrmr_tla- “. Yalu ::+mli ),,r’.: :’.is iici.-ga; )ri-)u gil ii{-!t,-‘st .,,ltr;l } c.’-tisell; ),,iu ,.::ll: ii c.ui .lriiil] i. :

-“omebody el-se: yoLI make restitution to the people you have harmed: vou try to .’i..- ,.4 ‘,”‘r,”.oii..r.riii:^::i .:i’ini .r-,iih -.r ,i.*.-ri i.. .o.rr,r..i- .,rn:i ‘.:r::: n?4a/ irl D^’-“.J”*i:-*J whatever God vou think there is… ” (62-63)

l- i ‘-!\,Y+S –osni!’.ti —i-^-*^, Riii ii”r-” r, “^i.iir:,ri ,— -r–.i-*r.– –^r–^- h-..,,—ri-.*.-ri -.-1r .-.-;:r irrrn.: ;:.. hi.: will over to a Higher Power. He is relea*sed from hi-s alcoholism and Dr. Silkworth confirrns: “No- Bill- vor-l are not crazv” (63)

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n; ;i, ;ii,h”;;;i;; ;’r-‘. ;;;iJ;- ri.i’ F; D”;;#”;1ev;l,r^”1,16; ;; s!_iiJ!gss. l:s :: :ll::t:r:ti ,ii i::,il, iitt L!-“-^iiii.j -i,’rltps – i,_ri it::\,::tg l:Ll!t+ in itrts ii:l+ had advised to “forget about alcoholics”. f65) – On Sundav. Mav 12- Brl! meets ‘-: ! !i- — i. j’. !.rriiii a- i- l\’i..rt. E,.^’i-t.,i:: :errii-ie hrr-,r-,..r*. rr-ri .r.,iri ‘h*,’r.r,i.i .i:: -‘:i-:’-‘1:. Ltu- —- “ir,r, =-i!:only about fifteen minutes.

! n<. !I1.4’i.!!1.r rr.r<-4! ,\n !.!T q!}. n{-!!lte i rrt ihc’ i!7.ri ilmar i<:ii r}rii^rrr,.ri !lr ra^v_ !^ri:i, 1i_* L_.

Silkworth’s sugge-stton” “l had quit preachinq”- (70) – He just sharerl!

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i ii ir’i-!k-\-: i hi !at Y’Y-l ! i’-‘!-< Y ^ r%-i o.; R;”””; p;;;”;, *,. t*.tr” Steps. .,as developed during the period from i!rrJ;{ ic.i!-<r– ir,-.m’.-::ii’+r,i Gl,-‘i:ps’principies. U-:ii Sep:crn’bei, E-iii a-+ ts,:’= went into action helpinq alcoholics at the Akron Citv Hospital. Member number ii..-^.- ,.i.i i.-i-“‘.i i1^;’, il-i1i j!-:;;l-. – Vrr::nrr ,*i.’ ‘111.1″,s.o1..”!”-*?.,’.:-,ttn:hi:i il,trlr- i]-i.., r’–v:: -1

‘-* \,’-l’ ^ “*^^c) –ii, more member-s added during that whole sllmmer and Bill went back to New York^ in September. (73).

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started in Rob’s and Bill’s homes and. later on= elsewhere.

1!35 T*= gc-i-:’-ln’j::= ‘i.::T)i 1-rr1 -l–== ”’,’itiii. G:.’.:ps 1-1pp3::.r:::”rlln’j Ai’-r’-r- isyj ]’]g””,, York- but the -sllccess rate is verv lo\tu’r) !: 1 ‘: ‘1 ‘-” i5,.. -id1’117 V.-..L ^ li 1’-‘: i ‘ :lli!^i ‘r!,r+ii.-l:lg ::ic-gsi’-yi i-3 i-rrr.i ilr::r:-q !.-!)i—- – r+irr.irlnl!’., part with these friends. The Akron and Midwest A.A do so in 1939- making A.A. autonomolls. Whv?

i ! ]-t.ttz:*r,” arh,:ar!7!it, /,!ra.2!tLrn!.: 1\r /.rn{lr!7!!!-, n-1!rr’!i1, a!!\,:!ri1t!1,, la!r21!-,.:il)

obsolute l-mselfi-shness an(l absolute lot,e – were frequentlv too much /or tlte drunks” (75) : -i in i.-:c’,,.i1-3=^:, Biii 3-{:: -. -“.:: {,r+u-l ‘:i:e !- .r.’r r=^sulis: 4U ! =:ci;i:ti:ts i :ii3 sji53i. A.:a. ‘::c3: =t}s There i-s a need for a book- to carry the message. To not move fast or far enouqh. publish a book^. money is a must. A.A. needs benefactors.

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A.A. from llrofessionalism and forces self-support. Bill must then forget hi*s (rr.f,nr.ii.1.r4′ ri”.’r*”. +r: ,i zi hn=”niirrl. nl: A A : r.ql il.t-l’1″ -.. -.,.irl r.y1!tr.ir:-.-rri:..: i.. preach around the world-

T,: r=ise =,-.!rlt”/ =-,i ==-:’,.s A.A.- iir= ::i’:’-;:ttii:: F’-,r-rl’i=ii+il is ::i=+iisitc’-ireoortins to a maioritv of non alcoholic trr:stees. This bodv wil! become the G=l:r::i Sei’.’i’:: B’::::’i i:r i95+. Ti:=’-‘ri:Ji-::! ir:=::’-riln ,,i!-:-”-ii-iisi f —r ” — Fr:’-trri:ri!r>r: i:: then. abandoned. Since 1966- a-lcoholics are a two-third maioritv on the Board.

1}-11!Ll j-! i-*iir,.- ,-r-r-j ii..’ i..}.,!Lt!!.r–r .ri- ri.- i–r.,r-.1.-riilrn .l,& ,..-..-J mr.-r,rr-r.-.i..i-,, -*;J::;6 i{rn{-rr:ii<:n PLi;.;ri. remained emntv. Bill then took Henrv P. as partner to -start a rrublishing companv. ‘lhis’=eca=e {r.,,il’,:.i,i Servicss i-c. in i9;:9. Tn.j,-rriti-:ri ci.===r.’,:'”,,,u, caiie+ “..D…’..-“…r–..J Work-s Puhlishing lnc.. but Henry neglected to incorporate it. Shares were S25 each. Enollgh money was raised to start the Big Book project.

iii De.Jsmbcr i9–.8, Biii ‘,,.,riics ihs ‘f:’,”ii’.’e =ieps i= i’iss th3ii 3* =iir-ligs. Tni) Steps are the Recoverv Program of A.A. and Recovery is ollr First I.egacv. The ti-1’q tq1s. i’ho ir,,rr,’..-.i..- sri:,r si=.i.i:i iiir: i<:r zi.. ir.. 41i::-.!inr:r:: itr:i! ‘..*-r11 i1 cgii ‘-r.r’rr:1! :’!!-! individual responsibility throu-uh our Twelfth Step: ” To carry the message”. The

:- :–^:^ (1:^– 1w’viilrl rrup :^is +!-^ ‘:..-..-^ial!- -.!-i–: riie Giitc; -:– -‘ – cailJiitg Lu beivicc. siilce -_, ‘l^-_-_i^^ ^’ ‘-1–,__- aiig iliarb.LB\, — rr ‘i-ttru u.tJrv t!_ ^

ieiviee cf A.A.

i9-:! A.l:. ij::s iC* =e==eis, i=:’:ll)/ ,:i !-:i:I:l =iiitisi: a:i’j =3:l’-;:;ries. ::i: h:LYt :::i opportunity to play apart in the prepa-ration of the Bie Book authored by Bill. 1939. Sale-s price: S3’50’ Other Alcoholics Anon-vmo,-rs is p,-r-blished in April ‘!’i:z riii-.. i-… ii:1, -Er:r-,k: ih-^ ;i6 l:r-.’ i’*”n4′ il!4”; – !i12 ii1′:1f i.itt! i’t:l::!r:r.r:r – 1′”- L;;’f -rr.-r…..,i —^=: i’-‘; :ii! -J’–‘ L’; ) .i; J;”‘-; ‘J -‘!'”r

Wilson,s Mottemen! – The Namele-cs Societv became Alcoholics Anonymous.

S^gn*”n…hin .:ir:r!r’li i4 *–. f; =a+r.’–; :l’ie’.,3!-i-,i -;1 -r- -_a’i”l i'”!i4’*.ri:-:g 1! i’.–::’-‘_;;iiii ..eiig:’ “i ‘rrii”ieq in il-“‘ –it””‘i ; ;-1–r –^ ‘i”:ii” ‘ **-^J

in institution; (Rockland the cleveland Plain Dea-ler’ First A’A’ group a mental state Ho_spital)”

YE::rF-:.S CF TF=iAr alll-] FFj’-OF’- The period from 1940 to 1946 wa-s marked by successes and failures that were reported in letteis to A.A. headquarters. It wa-s al-qo marked by the birth of A.A- in Quebec’

|i ezit:i -‘-‘J E*Ei.ri.rrr.. i”‘or.!q-‘.- -“1- r^ i–:;:-:- 11-niilr.r- .n-5^- -” First World Service Office at Vesey Street- New York’ Fir:i :r-^— Ci’.:E:h’.:-se , )+i:: Strt=l, ii:t”’ Yi’:i”‘ Rockefeller’-s Dinner chaired by Albert Scott – to support A-A-. Founder-s hooe to r=i:e a i+r,-riifl,-‘!t:),. T-t;,g:t = gu,:,j =:=i…’5i:-,,:’: -r’,t-s)/: ‘J:l i-:’.-ti-ilsi il=-‘j, the event has caught media attention and carried the message to the financial communitlr-

i -i4: J..ji.- A!r:-=,jeit= =rii,:i= i:r ..i:+ S::=t-::4=5.’ E’-‘s+i::g F+=E. Gr::t- irnp=’:i: membership rises Irom 2.000 to 8.000 in 9 months. Ori gin of Self-,support ggoup contri bution-s : $ 1 /yearlmember.

it;i i Iir’.i +ri*rr+ !r!-!r!!t! !:+rr il-:::e.-riif. Cttiii=rrrr!:: i-ii:r’ fli il,- ilt,'”‘i*t’t li”:=tr9n T– =i::’-; pioneered A.A. in industrY. (90)-

1944 The A.A. Grapevine e-stabli-shed-

RIRTH OF A.A.. IN QI]EREC

iili;ia A A ir. i.”,,-h,’t..1i.-1.’-iq.qi Jl;;l;;’-‘ii_iPr11 r.a All!l ;,1 1-‘ltiiia t-t-riien rrr^’^^ f).,.-,i”t ii’-:”‘1’!. ht)i-‘:l-“”‘i'”‘ !ii1 iv*^^ivr’ rrv <*-Ull -;

Dave wa-s a hor-reless drunk who had been deorived of his civil rights. ftequently .,,-ni iil’Jiril;ii;li._,ilerl *^^- h1-..-ii.,,li=,’1i i– -“r=rili!2ii!.. i-.’tituii.’i* 1-1 iJi !;i;;iii; a iir.r ri:::<li-,’ ,’h- i’-t.’L –

Alera,nder’s article in the Post. his si-ster had offered him the Big Book that he rea,i *i:he -+ugi=s H.:spi:ai ir: ii’ii’iu-. Cl Ci;’:+ itiiiia;. ‘:i :,i’4+, –l’3t’3′,’.’i’i’-3 up in a- Montreal Jai! cell. now hitting his bottom. He convinced the ludue to sive hin a-r.,’iiier ch-ncs. He phc-s.-i a.a. cii’:’is i- i’-lc’+.’ Y’:ll’- i+i i:eip an’i :::’egui::r corre-spondence was established. After a while. Bill sent Dave some 400 enqr,riq’ letter-q from Quebec and the Ma-ritime-s. thlls giving credence to the saying that

‘iirci /’ i- ii,,,.hr’r..r-,.-,.. “41r!.i i-hrr.qlii rnr.oii!1{rs’.rliti{t he!<i !:: Li””hr.*r’..- ^ Victoria St. The group \ryas meetino twice a’lveek: Mondays and Thursdays-

A.A.ii3ij i:ilt-rr,i..r..rrr:-!et! -__J-;;]:rJ_\.-”..,.D^-‘.i i.’: Tt’1rt-‘n!.i: iiC4i’i ?!1i:es,’-‘i i-“””ii”‘ {‘rJ}!!n h::’j 1r:l-1r e-stablished in Windsor (1941). Then ltrllowed Briti-sh Colr-rmbia. the Prairie-s and rho \lnritlnroq

1945 First meeting room rented flor $10 a month a,t the Montreal Forum. There are 26 : i-= : : -‘ irie irrir:nirr”-ti in i’-ir:-i.,’.i I:lenll.,i:-s. ur.:.-,:iini sLliils il’i llrsl gil.iup c’r’.liiu;.’.;L’i:ri!-r: iii:’.i!’….,-. -, =. bilingr:a-l grollp’

OI-]P. SECC}.]D I,F,GASY; T.!T]ITY

i?4i T:: T.,*”si’,’: Tr-‘,iili’:-s i:si itrrr-ir!:ri::’-! :’.r:’-r ru-iisir=g. tsiii ‘,i,’ii:.3s: “!x=!i:!: ”.^_r..’.r-.-.. {hrottghotrt A.A. ‘s Tra.ditions is the conJb-c-cion tltat our.,fe, llowshiyt hus its sins. We ,.rrrn{r,rg iittt! tttt, “inrrr,r” r’-irrrr-rr1it-,v tlsfr,r’iy ttr: rt cttt’iait, rttoti iht:! iizL.:t, l/l,i’+’t:!r: iitt”t,qt!t,tt – *’J -‘us continuoll’;,.” {96\ – Whv the Traditions? Bill answers: ” ln the eorlv davs we .,,.,.oJ “‘ -.J- t.r,il , i ia4, a1″ri1i1,s7, ,rit ;; htti .’.- i;.r;rr, –. r. ” ., ‘.,.o and v,orking together was something else.” (.79)

‘i iliti ,,,i Eie..-rrirrrrqris..j ,-:.i Jtrl\!ln.: alr.rro in i !ho.. .r-,*.. r!n r!r’riril!i1a., ,-i.’..”.r-.*11a7!a.n1.1- rrvr! D’vt’rr

submittins nroblems liom all over the colrntrv. Bil! exolains “Th.e ho”sic ideas for _–_-_-__–_- !- !

!hg 1::,,:i’r”: Tri:di!!t::’t3 t:i-.+itvl!t::!!11; .ii.til1it-:i2.4li.i!’: .:!1i??!: iiirei:i!’,’ r)1!! r.ti !i’i” “.””-” correspondence.” (.2A-7) – ” In reali4t I hud not been the author o{ the Trad.itions o-t ,rii i!.r-,rno ,rrn fr/!f!)1, izt ,:;rt’it., /! i iorrri ru.r-,r.r-,itt ,-.J ntt! r.;. ;,.-.,. -,. r-.y -. ,ltt!!1t ,”, r’ytl”it’lcini<rg -,) tt,: i* neivv-.t, llrini!”in

ha.d qlreadt, heen develope(l in A.A. grou.p e.rgerience.” (:204.\

ifir..,,, ‘,’,,gi. i:r: i::,..iii,-:r5 ree.ji\,g,j? “i;:,-!:::,: fir:i ::::b!!::j’i,:ii ii”,-, T,-::’iiii,,t-.-‘<‘!?! !! ‘.-‘-J..o”.’. mixed reception. Onl.v groults in dire trouble took them seriou,elv. But in some :r:.-…- !!-a!!trtur-\, i!4!t!.rr 1at!r.: !! lttr.ll!,la! t-!,t!!’!1/l4.rr!r!!14.-‘t …, ,-t ,11t,t11 o{rl!t’t/r!tr1 {t!’f11!41′!!1!r!…-.. !1!r/t …c,.”..r” –,-,..J 711 ..-.-. long lists of “protectit)e” rules and regulations. At the other extreme. there utas tal1!!.4 -.!!!!tnlttt/, tn/!.a!!r-t !.’!!tr ! rlPn H] !! (t!1:r!eHgi.+I!.’:n1t 1n\/1!i!!r!!nq !:se “‘-‘- ‘ -‘r ‘ “‘-“J.t – -“o –‘

this one: ” Bill, we would” lotte to ltatte ltott come o-nd” speak. Tell us wllere yolt used i. ioiri., ,,tttty ht>!!it,, trrnr! itii ttt t:ittttri iiarti iotti-i:1.-,i1 ,-,a|y|1rrrri .,vlr!,!.;!,a!.r, 1r{ 7irr;’r-.-

But pleo-se don’t to”lk {uly Tnors o.bout tho.ge dsmned Traditions” (204,\

lMata-t !!1u ! t4/) !lrn/) .-t{!-t144 rra7./-,;,!! /r44!!a-,.: !ll !la!-t ;,,1t! !) !a47!t’t – ,,.r,v. lt4a-,11 “”-J a,!-,!,a;.r!la nvrn/!tfil/)t1 r, .,.-.t-. ,, -“.. -.rr,

group itself. {lnless there is approximote conformitu to A.A. ‘s Tv,elt,e Traditions, iinr., rrr,tr”rn r/\/t ../t!4 titic,tnirtt tt!:-, rlr”,.t’ riir, {‘rr .r,r: +!- i i ,irr rri.rrv qalv”!i.”1711 nrniro.inirr,. -J ‘r “‘- 6’,-.,r ‘”” first beco.tt-se u)e mttst o.nd ultimo-tel-y beco.t-se we lo1,e the kind of lifu such o.n t\i\!-t-.i!!,aa,,,, hrinttr i –t.r,,tt: ,-,tt!!tt.tttt: ..!n!! irt.!t..!! i!r1,!, !r,.,,, :i j :! -‘!”1.-,!.!n!!!7..!!-!!rt.a!’ rt.tz “‘uJ -‘ ” ‘r ” “-” have no others.” (119-120)

“+1:::. T:”,_t,-i!!!C::: i::,.: a! !rz!!ai!: !:3 i..,:!!’:r.-..i,i,i..,.,; y,{ y.1,41y|!y,’ 4111yi iil’.ii7,., ,,,.,.i 1i1e-.1 i1y.q, also o-n antidote for our tutriolts molotlie.s. ” (96)

iL L \i^1 Li C’-i j- i”,!:L-+lri L-i ” Desgile most reTtorts to lLte contrary. lhere is a grouting recognition of certain common 1… – 7 1 1 ‘ ! 1 1- ,- -i I i .^ | -.r-.!-/riritr\- 1tlia!1,i1 ‘ ar!.a, !.a)(11rirtr.i11 nl,!-t.:!-talt 111 /r!a,lt11at!!!,.: !-tYa,a-r4!r!4!/ f11!r\’/-, lAMll t4/!1;/-t 1l Tr’/!ta*

underlving mentol condition. (.’lta”racteristics of the so-ca”llsfl \tpical alcoholic is cr ;…i ein,i-,,..- ” “,,.,-.r” .”-“”,.”,.o -J at al! costs its inner integrily. While tltese characteristics are found in other iitr:tt.!4n!-,/!!. wrl!’rt.,liztsinttzti,:’.-‘ .’.-) ,_._j;i;..-y .;rr–,, jr z”oirtiit:oitt 41!?1-‘ 114!44yq-, itn rtir’r.i.rriir’11i1yr’1′ .,-.) r.., .’ -y.- rri4’r.inrriir i,.. r, corefiil sturht of a series of coses.

structure among problem drinkers o,nd tlto”t tl.rc best terrns he could -find. {or the group qf aia:a:;;aa-‘j —J—… “f -‘-.”,.,

y)ere o”ccurotelv chosen. Inu,a-rdbt. the alcoholic brooks no control -t ow- man or God. He. iht, rrir.rrinrriir. i,-, rr,.rt’tzrttr:! hq !ior-, ttztt.:it,t tti’i,ti,. tit,.-:!itct’ iit’ r.t,iii ff<rit! tct iir.’ r,rori’!!! tt!,!,\:aj!\i!) .,”J,__,,,…”t.6,.”r-_*-._ tltat rtosition.” (.p.31 1-Tiehout-l 943)

i Li/i I :._-; ai/irrmia{!r{-.h1n :i;!ii;ariJi..r rn i ir!.rh.rr- r*!ep.i irr rii i. ir i,*<y!r.:h ‘,rn.i a irr.rnlrh ffpmi1..re r! ii “.^D..”.. meetinqs-Lr are held in Ensli-sh” The creation of the first French-slleakinq srolrn in I\4ontreal to meet in Preston Hall” on Sherbrooke St.

:t49 There i:ii)–.(l i:: I’.4i:-::,::ti : ‘i + ijnsiis:h :*ri 2 Fi’i::e- ici =:i:i:’i r:i ilC i2-b^”-r”””^.c)^^”^^ “r” To ma.rk Dave’-s 5th anniversarv of sobrietv- a first Regiona! members. {-::-:,i::gir-r- i:: i:i.=.izec. F-ii! -::rj I-t.’.1:: irlti.jit,j tit3 ,-l’:/rjiti i’n,-i f9[i11,1,’y i-==!!!!,:- Houde offers A.A” a civic reception at Chalet de !a Montagne. For the first time. E-iii he-:s the ! ::i=t:; !;i=:”:i -J -^ in fr’:::,:h :,::’-i is ::ii’.:ci h’.’ ine itie:t it-::tr ^ I {:ir!l ^^^ become international. Also in attendance is Ka-v” one of the fir-st w.omen in A.A. “r—“. ::h,j f,l.j3jlS: in::] :::.e:t!iq:tijr,, r.r=ri11s 1′.-.u!y- iji:r:ii-^t:: i..n4ri.\n i- i.r4,;ii,,ig11i. In l’:.:f ::-,:,:.-:h- Ftillum St-. at the women’s jail. “After being fot.r-vearc soher, I om now..” his gue$!tl

Am erican Psvchiatrie A-ssociation reco qnizes A. A.

1t,i+ Filsr Ce-tr=E Crrm=i:tee sei i- i’.,i,*’::i-:sai ‘,vi:ii Da..,.:’ i.’-‘-^^*’-:h.:’ie. D-‘ Sh=.:,’i-!l’=- s.i:!l^r:: a group in Februarv- A few weeks later. a group appear-s in l,a Tuque and, on Sentemlrer f. in Ouebec Citv.

Fiis: Inre:iia:i.:nai C..:n-‘,eiilii-i: ai i i e’.,eianii. The Twelve Tra-ditions oficiallv adopted. Dr. Bob dies of eaneer. November 15.

1951 First Genera.l Service Conference. This event had been Llreceded bv Sgii’J:-1S ‘Jlll:.j!-:ill9s. 5r-!l 9\’3:l:’-1311)/ :f ill, =’-!= :i-/-: ‘::13 i I’:i:i:35 ‘i::i]i: i+ :iagreement and the Clonference was called. In preparation- Bill had canva-ssed the colrntry and distributed to groups 50.000 copie-s of a document entitled The Third

i g.gr.)…- i1i1t i rior i-‘!1ilr.r.rn ‘.rq ii.l’ T+!r:i i r:s’:t.=:v ^r^-r^q-rt 1v.!’ra1;’r!- 1l!i1 ‘…,:,..; il,t hr:il:=g -1b;rJ. \–, – The A.A. Service Manua!” In 1962. Bill published the Twelve Concepts for 1 ‘:-: .r-a. ,_.,.-i’,.-..-,.,, t.c::i!,i;: – :’:ll/i nall,Y {j’jili}lll’j’j ‘r’r lill iii3 I”‘l::l’.:::i. i ng i }’-1 I Lu:ii:r:i:r- =ci–‘:l:g annroved a five-vear exnerimental olan- linkins A.A- Trustee-s with the entire *i-i’_’-j—–_-i___–‘_i-‘=:

fellowship” To succeed pioneers, a new service -structlre would be tried.

f i/}ii!’:!i:: :i”: hiii! :* git i::!’: !!:!!ci’: – i’; -fi::ii!!c:’: iis gilJiip: – :t”: .f-‘ii::i! li:i:: -,’,’! ha:ii lc become a democract)” (22-1) – “Perltnlts it is something neu, for a soc:ietlt to i”rrr”r”rt .r, i,rrro” ,.r, t 11rt4t1 !)rnroo,-‘ .ri- i.rrr.orr- qttl<1qt4!4tq!44’: *-tti t’it-‘r:r”il, .’r.rrrrrri. a!’;;J,;J;att,,’e-”””b’ ,-r-r4, ii41r,4-1

borrou,ed f.rom anarcltl,, democroclt. lhe refittblic. the ltierarclty a.nd rl”ictatorship. i:i-i-t-, r; itnnr-, !itrti -;aa’iat.:r: ittt,-tr-, rtr,ttirir-,ri -;ia iirri”iiirir-,,: tinr,, ti;;;.;….J Jjrt!’r-,rt.i’r .-i’,.. lyrt/ -i;’!. lttqt q-,,1aL,r’irrlil, “”f !.n41nq yhqyl – “‘-” ‘J we hatte inherited most of th”e osset-r of eoch.” {2?5-226)

r::1 ‘-,>+ ,] ‘ !j:gf: i:: li.ii!!,:!ii:+) !2t-)’!!gli, ittt’o t’t1t-tttt17, ii::!:;_,!!:2!:!’!l:?i:’i! in,Li:4I, !:!i ,,ii!j?Aii! any /1717nnn heing cltftclting the hundles of povter.” f 106)

!-l !r)1!! -iiis! i::: l!.:!i !!!j?! i_t;,:’!!a’lt _:.-:.:::’J::’!C!Jt’!S p.:.v:C:.:!!! SC!!!1j!)’, SC-!:,:! i:!:?: services is to hring sobrietv within tlte reach of all vtho v)ant it. ” ( 1 20)

I i-i. ; i i.,..- +i -rrr:i !ipiA.!.-!is ir!lrn i !!!Fha’!’ i ,n i!! iiln i i i!leiael’ !(r “J !lne -r-‘”—— ?a\’ renr+tPniI’ri “‘– J.i””,t” “,1”.,r,.,i,ii,; ;;d;;i,”ri’i ;;i;’;;,.; i aiii I- ir,i., -ri-ii;a ,i nni.-rr.rs.!n i^4q4rrs.aiicrn li \li i l’llli.. ili’iiiinm l- ‘illl!1.-r itl!.,r , -v–

3. the Three Lega-cie-s of Recovery” [-Inity and Service are turned over to the -ali ;!;-* ial!-r-rantn n1,, !rq /\!1r!rmafvq Hl ! ! rnaf,n .fr.-lr,rqr n !rrr {!a\ !pr ! y4!a! 4 lrr(\nJ!111.(l “-…r “J Anonymous was at last safe – even 1}om me” (48)

AI .-r-\Iffll Iaq A\l(^lNM\/tnTIq TIJtrNI aAl..,!tr lr-!p ACIl

1ii55 Tir::e =re ?*i D^ “‘-r” iri i..ul,::ri::=i- 1-i ,-tr:Lsi+: i,:i:..ii:t,, -i,.,j,i::::=i-.=ts- Ehg Ct-ar::i iii,-i:-i-:i Committee becomes the Montreal Intercroun” The fir-st -service office oDens at The. Catacom.hs= at 1647 Sherh!’ooke -st. West.

!\!rn hrrq! !rrr!!!+(tq e!!,lT!(i !al eq!1ln!rqaI ! reneIlMel\/ta.e yIJ!nPeT(l !nen ,.alna’Pr!!ri!!P a!n

opening new group-s.

i iiaii i,rrqi .-r’-:nrrqi i i!!!ri!glgt ij:.r:rsr*.ri iirirnrsrr.ri i rrnirryrrnr.!. H!itn(r!!,,ti ITrrtnh!i’…f eiqri

translating literature and a few French namohlets are made available.

‘: -C}{-t j–t=..,g beir=ss Ti-:i:e ii’r C.::=,j:,,. Montreal Intergroup publishes a Meeting List and a Monthly Newsletter. Public . : r : : a I 1 .-!n!! : *- * Y- – !nlrlPml!T!!t4 a-a!q!lE t ,lmmlEggt (l!:Ir! !iltgtlE E s(i!4i! 4err!n9r r\r- 4/’!!/rlr!111!’

Francaise- writes hi-s fomou-s Avec les Alcooliques anonvmes. French groups –:!i -. rI–.. L…!. …. !-…:.. i-. !I!-7 ! — i-:!.. !!- !!-.- !!…i. :.. L.:–.vvlll UJL tlllJ Lr\rLrN (rJ udJlu tltuldtull uP tU I /uJ !vllllu trr! ur6 uuuN rJ LrultlB translated.

ilist ! iirtir::i!-:r.j’-+i=miiig3. i::s 1-aiiipci:::.j/i:ill.j {jp’-:il: ::n trricc in i)J=+. ii’iili :i:i* :.-iai .1969 to 1971. beca,-rse of -serio,-r=s problem-s with New York-. the agreement is Ec i-‘+-sai! r n^. li”i’ii++ti+eq {yq+++iqqq <irr i\I..!u!a !::aile+ in+ “.i!! ne ^oo.^oii=r’i !iii!!ii!u. -1i i ur.rv-.iuiii ii -n1-i iii-.

ereateci in 1979. A reserl,e of $q.000..^rill he saved at the last minr-tte in 1980.

-iir.:i rri !’lre T.-*,-!*r- g-‘!!!!r’!.ai.l *.inii*,, ^^D…”-.–r-*.^^^-*”..–r”r..^–._._^^_ Tho. .:-rr-r’-n;.r lrre r, qri.< rri..-iti!,t:ri ,r-ri ‘ri;A} management principles applicable to our variolls -service entitie-s.

i.el’s s’.:::ii:i:iiiz{i rr{i C+r:eept:. -4.-4. be!’-.::g: !’::!:s gi’.t::ps. Th’: g:”‘:t:p:!t!tg::i’:s re,snon,sibilitie.s – ond auth-oriht – 1o its reoresento”tittes o.nd to the Generrtl -\ervice .t1:1:a’ i4.!1t,-, r.:,.ri4i!’ nt4″ilt’l*/!it!rr1 .:?!-a!!< r !r!.!/-,!,l-,ra/.!-‘ i 4/?!]!.!ah4!’,: I 4! – 1tltv!1{ !41 !!.!?!! lnrlniai “_,1/-‘,..)’..’..,.6′-.”Jr’.,..-.r-.”-“‘.”r—,—‘.-vote – and right of appeal. We nav t,er1-, special attention to the minorit-1t opinion. ;,.,,,,i,,.i .,tt,r1!rtt!t-, itlll,t, .t t.rtrilt tti -.!lt!,r!!!r11 i.i-.t /t..r.,,iItr\, !,i1/t!rL,!, r\!!!. i!t/!..i!)r.t rr.i:zr ..i-,r ::lli.;:i,”.’i. i,_ I ::i.’L,_:i

;;,”;r;-;;;”‘ w;” iqii”,’;;;;;:,;p;,”.iiirt,t’i’-,,i *,”;r;;;’,iu* ,,,,r,, rtttiintttiitt I i-“:t, “;;”;,,,ii !ico ! ‘rr-q,4ntt’ lit-,t-r.t”iitt-, iitr-, t,tti-nrinyto:inin *i- ii17-, i.”r14{‘v44q,qt ti,tt,

Boo”rd. and its sen)ice coroorations o”nd hou, thev work tosetller. Finollv. Conceot 1.i i nyogr-,rnic th!-, ‘i,i;r!t,!./tnrio,-, ,:i*: ‘hrr<‘ir ttt”ittrinloc iitrti ,.rr”rirr’ i-r, ,-‘rrr-,tn /r.-: /r1!!’ ‘! F:iii tti’ ,r;; -,-.- r, P;.r…,- —- “J R-ishts”.

illC-1 F:isE l:gglg- r -::1i!- ill ‘-!:3 :1:g 5++:i. !-!1iiCi:ii i3i3::S4i ::i ‘:li3 -!!:!i!::’! 5!L:!!:1:!.ii-1!! de Montreal in J,-rlv.

i:,v-Yi-*-, Ciiri iirrohr’.. :r..i.: r! iirri<‘gr.r*r’ -{rnm i l-iA.i trr i {‘i;i* f-irrphr.r. i.. .-,iir..r-,.’.i i.r-,.. “.’r…-r’i delesate-s: one trnsli-sh. one French. In 1969- Ouebec starts to elect three ai

zioiorr.-ri.,c. rr*.. i,.r =ri.l-“.–i-nrrii”h i-!rri’hc’r’ arnr. i-grr’ri-r’r’si-i-te.nr.i. ii,,,’hr’.’ I,t.’-ri:, bilingual one for the Northeast Area. As of 1974″ Quebec has foul {sleoeres — ro r–^– o/. .,a (‘r; (,r! ()O. =tV. :— ^–;-.;-” (J-i diiU -;, —–.t*-..—–.’-:-i”l,^-;-^:-. -; lLpr!Jllrr 11’rLaJ ,)UurirwL.fa. JUuLlrL.lJr. r\uri.irUa.)i. dliu \Inrfh::-rncf

i!55 Fir:i. is:’-lt,-riE.- :iis:rc it-e- -D^^- —^^’ General Service Office oDens on Bleurv St.

1969 Service Manua-l available in Fren-ch. Concepts will be tran-sla-ted in 1970.

1971 Bill dies of pneumonia on January 24. in Miami Beach. !U/L! l! A rr\ara.iirraalia.ailnii!!a!hara.rlnri.la’r!r!a.rr(j.-!rarrr-:arii a!r{r,,!nr’rrrri niihr-ii’rirn<rrr.:! *—–b— “^D””‘”- Convention- member-s celebrate Dave’s 35th anniversarv of -sobrietv a-s well as his 50th wedding anniversary.

1984 Dave die-s on December f. in full anonvmitv. 1985 A.A. 50th Anniversarv International Convention. in Montreal.

1991 February – Implementation of the Education Program.

-ri+–i ,!*rii i – ii+iiii.:-rti:i+ sli;+=!=*ie-.!!!e: t ‘-I-‘^” b-*-l- Cli= “i-=a Setting up of the Archive-s Service.

1993 A.A. in Canada celelrrates its 50th Anniversary. : r!r!l s g ;- E EE!!rr=!,J. E’i:!i!nr.:-!:’:{ EEt -!!,iE r!-+!!- i:rtiEr= ,a 11! ! ,’ , J – ^ ^r^^^ The historical Souvenir Album is Oubli,shed in both Enelish and French. i’-‘:cii”:i==:=’-s-l- ‘-* — *^^^l- Quebec: 33.607 members – 1.617 groufrs ”1i’.:4 V I’ ! A I r laa=ra-.r_””‘.- !1i! :-,1i’j_li:ir–_ vuJ brvefr

World: over ?-=!00.000 mcmhers in 141 eo’.rntries. T.EF-rtiFi-,l ia i,-::i i-ii Ci.:,,r. ” ln conclt.sion. it is mv belief tho,t tlte tlterapeutic value of the Ak’oholic-c Anonvmott’^ I _ _ ” !iiin!-!!!!!’!:1ii,i\./,(- Ji’irilf !if, !!.-‘;! !l! !i !-!,!!aii!i!i’. !t!’\’n!!’:!i!!:! !!r!’!’!’!!, !!!!!!!’! !li!, r!tt1!r!r!!rlt!1!!!!

narcis-ci-cm of’ the olcoholic. With tlte uprooting of tlto”t com.ponent. the individual – ; ,.’ ‘– ‘J .-‘*-‘O’-‘” -‘-‘-‘J–“-O ‘ -” – “J -‘r”””‘ ancl which imrtel him in the d.irection of groutth ond mo.turitv. In other v)ords. this grotttt !”!,;;!,”-, 1!ri?rt4 !!a2 ,’r.”rrrirrrorri i)rr,ri’ar ,.-‘,iirrirrr. ttt it;’i=it,t:t, ,rn ,,u”1rr!irrrni:i r<‘r:rrir ttrttttt,.i-.’ ,;;r,

overthrov)ing of the nego-tive, hostile set of emotions o.nd -ctq?plonting thent u,ith e po-ritive :ii !::::,it!,-‘ii ih: !v::i!:,!:i::::i:’:,: i:::t::r ::tti!:::::ii::::::!:: hi: iiiit::t: !:iii!-.’:ti::i::::’;, i:::i :::::i’::ii ‘-‘-“.-o_..,.-..-J.-”..-.-.-.-..J con live in peace o.nd harmonv wit!’! o.nd in his u,orld. sharing and participuting freel,v.” (pp. -3 17-318 – Tiebout – 1 943) L :r P F F-S-,_:,1j.iAi_ F,-.-PE F.j ts i\ a n ” l have been a trusted servanl for more thon 20 veo-rs. Sinc’e I retired. u few veer-r {tso. ,, ‘:,’,,;; ,;,…, ;,,L ‘iir,,”ir, ,! ,i, i-.,.. -,,iii-,,”,; ^,,-,i:: ii”,i -^i-ii”,,,i ,.,,,”,,,,”,;..

i tir,ln *i”tr, i; ii;;;’ii.r”rir” ,ii a’ii* strr” rr;*,iiii:itilr ,nrn,,n,r,, ^,,..,,,–,,

yI lrEI ultt, tIt( a , Uuall,Utt) UI ( tt,! DtrvantJ t (VU VC, ! Pt UEI ulIat atltu L)cI vLLc LJ Itry LIt L- STYLE.” Jacoues F.. Pointe-Claire (Ouebec) Canada

The o”im is sobriet,v fi.rst. and ultimo”telv. emotiono”l -cobrietu. By the end of his life. Bill r!r!n!_r(lnpr! !ne !{!t!,!!tttltlt ,.n1ir! In !naf, 4 ! yr:lne1/In9 !Jl J!ernltnrt:r1M-r !n4′ narareq(l!!\/ !!! ^

workin-o with the Three Legacies to achieve EMOTIONAL SOBRIETY.

A A- nY T!:7.^. t=r—–C ]a.A. !l’-{ ! t^itJ \,l,/!v-rI<J=tJ>

“Humilit,v and Responsibilit,v” (Bilt W.) “Love and Service” (Dr. Bob)