The following is the public meeting that was held in Brooklyn while we were down with you folks in Houston. I'll put as much as I can on this track on side one, and it will continue on track one, side two. Reverend Purdy, guests, fellow AA members, the Brooklyn groups of Alcoholics Anonymous wish to welcome you to our first special events meeting of 1967. My name is Jerry T. I'm a definite alcoholic, and I'm a member of the Flatbush Beverly group. To start off, I would like to voice the profound gratitude that the Brooklyn groups feel toward Monsignor Genover of Holy Family Church for providing these magnificent facilities for this meeting. He's a very, very fine friend of the AA program. Initially, there was a basketball game, a high school basketball game scheduled for this date, but he was kind enough to have it switched elsewhere. Now, the purpose of this meeting is to present an enlarged picture of the disease of alcoholism. And it's a cancerous effect on all phases of society. And most important, AA's role in arresting this insidious disease and enabling hundreds of thousands to assume their roles, constructive roles, in their communities once again. We earnestly wish to impress upon you the availability of the AA program for anyone who may need help. Now, Alcoholics Anonymous is best described by our preamble. That is, Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve our common problem. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership. We are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization, or institution. It does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety. And that's it in a nutshell. The success stories that have resulted from a stay in Mount Carmel Hospital would fill volumes. For our first speaker, I would like to give you the medical director of Mount Carmel Hospital, Dr. Canavan. Thank you. First of all, I'd like to thank you for inviting me to come to the meeting this afternoon. It's always a pleasure to see so many familiar faces in an…