People In AA’s History
that begin with the letter:
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* M., Dr. – 1 of 1st, if not 1st drunk Bill & Dr. Bob tried help, disappeared A.A. history (P 144)
* M., Mrs. – wife of Alex (D 147)
* Mac, ‘Poor‘ – early New York A.A., members didn’t think he’d make it -he did (P 227, 228)
* McCarthy, Ray – 1st administrator Yale School Alcohol Studies (H 189)
* MacCormick, Austin – Commissioner of Corrections New York, Professor Criminology University California, penologist; served 2 terms trustee; nonalcoholic, spoke 2nd Intentional Convention St. Louis 1955 (A 6) (L 57) (P 358)
* Madeline V. – early Akron A.A. (D 283-5)
* Maeve – 1 of original group publishing Grapevine (A 201)
* Madonna – Felicia dreamed of having the putity of (BB3 400)
* Mag V. – wife Bob V.; farm house Wilson’s stayed fall 1939 with rooms called Upper & Lower Siberia, located Bog Hollow Monsey New York (A 11,179) (B 291) (L 122,127) (P 214,218)
* Main, Florence – Oxford Group leader in Akron (D 157)
* Manders, Dennis – long time non-alcoholic controller General Service Office; co-worker Nell Wing; prophesied at St. Louis Convention Bill’s final stepping down from A.A. leadership would take years; in charge taping April 1970 Conference where Bill couldn’t finish speech (G 50, 60, 76, 96) (H 157) (P 372-3, 393, 399)
* Margaret D. – wife Herb D., attended Tuesday night meetings Bill’s house (P 162)
* Margaret McP. – husband Mickey, ran drying out farm Ballston Spa New York, Ebby Thatcher stayed there in 60’s, cared for by Margaret (L 118)
* Marian – Tom P’s aunt whose table was refinished (P 280)
* Marie B. – husband Walter B. Cleveland A.A.; (Akron records state wrote chapter in Big Book ‘To Wives’); story “An Alcoholic’s Wife” 1st edition Big Book story section (A 164) (D 152) (S 122) (BB1 378-379)
* Markey, Morris – writer, “Alcoholics & God” article Liberty magazine September 1939 (A 17, 87, 176-177) (H 145, 180) (L 116) (SM 11) (N 90) (P 223, 224)
* Marshall B. – early Los Angeles A.A. helped by Johnny Howe & Kaye M. (A 92)
* Martin, Sarah – name in Jack Alexander’s March ’41 Saturday Evening Post article used for Marty M.
* Marty M. – 1 of 1st A.A. women achieve lasting sobriety, came meetings Bill & Lois’s; Dr. Tiebout gave Multilith copy Big Book to her at Blythewood Sanitarium Greenwich Connecticut; started Greenwich group 1939; sponsored Nona W.; introduced Bill to Dr. Harry Tiebout chief psychiatrist Blythewood; with original group publishing Grapevine; founded National Committee Education Alcoholism [N.C.E.A.] October 2 1944, later became National Council Alcoholism then National Council Alcoholism & Drug Dependence; Bill & Dr. Bob publicly endorsed NCEA, were named in letter head, 1946 solicitation letter for funds looked like A.A. & N.C.E.A. were linked together -impact 7th Tradition; 1943 attended newly founded Yale School Alcohol Studies, country’s 1st such educational program; broke anonymity & Bill supported; Time magazine article 1944 on NCEA told her AA background; present 25th Anniversary 1960 Long Beach California, her story “Women Suffer Too” in 2nd & 3rd edition (A 3, 18, 181, 201) (B 302-303) (E 72) (G 12-13, 66) (H 100-1, 189, 369) (L 124, 127, 146) (N 118, 126, 417) (P 210-213, 216, 244, 248, 293, 295, 310-1, 319-20, 401) (S ix) (BB2 222-229u) (BB3 222-229u, 413-4)
* Mary M. – wife of Dr. Earle M. (BB3 351u)
* Max – A.A.’s 1st German member (E 52)
* Max O. – Dr. Paul O.’s wife (BB3 439-40, 444-52)
* Max R. – Dick S. drove trucks for (BB3 200)
* Maxwell, Dr. Milton – chairman Emeriti with Dr. John (Jack) L. Norris International Convention Montreal 1985; member 1st Trustees’ Archives Committee; non alcoholics trustee, chairman board; died 1988 (G 112,127) (N 273)
* Maybelle ‘May B’ L. – wife Tom L., her and husband’s story in 1st edition “My Wife and I” (D 120) (BB1 287-95)
* Maynard B. – his story “Join the Tribe!” in 3rd edition (BB3 474-7u)
* ‘Mayor Houde’ – Montreal’s major, supported A.A., threw party maybe 1st official reception any A.A. group received (A 85)
* McC. – met Stewart’s cafeteria after Oxford Group meetings (B 229-230)
* McCormick, Robert – Felicia G.’s cousin in Chicago (BB3 414u)
* McKinnon, Arch – aided Dr. S.L. Minogue & Father Dunlea at Rydalmere Mental Hospital, Sydney (A 86)
* Mel B. – Michigan A.A. (P 348)
* Merced, Sister – looked after 2 bed ward St. John’s Hospital Cleveland (A 20) (H 204)
* Merle H. – wife Doctor Forest H., Los Angeles A.A. (P 287-288)
* Mickey McP. – wife Margaret; had rest farm Ballston Spa near Schenectady New York; Ebby T. spent last 2 years life (G 99)
* Midge M. – Bob H.’s administrative assistant; helped Nell Wing with archives; secretary Trustees’ Archives Committee (G 126-127)
* Mielcarek, Henry – corporate personnel expert; engaged Allis-Chalmers look after alcoholic problem; nonalcoholic, spoke 2nd Intentional Convention St. Louis 1955 (A 5) (P 358)
* Mike – early Detroit A.A. Archie T. helped, assisted A.A. growth Detroit (A 24)
* Mike R. – pioneer A.A. Oklahoma; chairman Trustee’s Archives Committee; initiated Markings On Journey 1979 (G 109-110,131)
* Miles N., Dr. – 1 1st A.A.’s doctor members, prodigious A.A. worker & national authority on chemistry of drunks (A 95)
* Millay, Edna St Vincent – poet (BB3 534)
* Millie – Emily Wilson’s sister (P 13)
* Milotte, Mary – had influence Bill’s boyhood, his teacher (B 42) (L 19,33)
* Minogue, S. J. – Australian psychiatrist with Rydalmere Mental Hospital Sydney, late 1942 wrote G.S.O. (A 85)
* Miriam – wife of Akron AA member, She and Annabelle G. took Ethel M. under their wing (BB3 269)
* Money, Francis – boyhood acquaintance Bill’s (P 47)
* Montjoy, Mr. & Mrs. – vice president hotel organization (P 288)
* Morgan, J.P. – very rich Wall Street man, Bill’s hero (P 81)
* Morgan R. – Irish Catholic, ex-ad man; came A.A. early January 1939; had friend on Catholic Committee Publications New York Archdiocese, delivered mimeograph copy Big Book to committee, they approved; spoke popular radio program ‘We The People’ April 1939 shortly after release Greystone institution; attended John D. Rockefeller’s A.A. dinner Feb 1940; Wilson’s stayed his apartment about 2 months (A 168-169,174-175,183) (B 286,295) (H 62) (L 115,127) (N 47,75,90, 93) (P 201,207,208,209,215,221,232-233)
* Morris – Jewish A.A. St. Thomas Hospital alcoholic ward with Sister Ignatia, Irish cop sponsor (D 194)
* Morris B. – his story “A Five-Time Loser Wins” in 3rd edition (BB3 457-463u)
* Morrow, David – a spook (P 276-7,278)
* Mort J. – wife Francis; early A.A., book convert, came Los Angeles March 1940 from Denver & helped faltering group; hired meeting place Cecil Hotel; insisted reading Chapter 5 Big Book start every meeting (A 93-94) (P 266,288)
* ‘Mother AA‘ – see “Smith, Anne Ripley”
* ‘Mother G.’ – mother of Ernie G -Akron, Oxford Group matron (D 147,149,151) (N 55)
* Muriel – Lois embroidered stockings for her (P 239)
* ‘My friend postman’ – see “Whalon, Mark”
* Myron W. – (name often spelled “Myrow”) his story “Hindsight” in 1st edition, from NY (BB1 370-4)