Places And Things In AA History
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St. Johnsbury scales manufacturing company
Dr. Bob worked young man 1902-1904 (D 24)
St. Thomas Cocktail
mixture alcohol & sedative [paraldehyde] (S 96,104)
St. Thomas Hospital Guild
hosted annual May Ball (D 63)
St. Vincent’s Charity Hospital
became home Rosary Hall, took alcoholic patients single rooms, Sister Victorine established ward there (A 8) (G 24) (H 204)
Stan Hywet Hall
Welsh name meaning “Rock found here”, name Frank Seiberling’s madison (P 138)
Statesman
individual who discriminate when & when not get people what they want, recognizes large majorities can be dead wrong (H 288)
Steam Club
speakeasy (P 96)
Stepping Stones
name Wilson’s house New Bedford New York, location Bill’s studio; name acquired house Wilson’s saw (C 8) (G 11) (P 260)
Suggested Code Traditions A.A. General Headquarters
memo Bill sent Alcoholic Foundation trustees, proposal change makeup General Service Office (P 326)
Surrender Versus Compliance Therapy
Dr. Tiebout paper 1953 (A 319)
Susie
rubber doll Bill had when child, tried to cut head off (L 74)
Taking a tunk
Vermont expression for taking a walk (P 136)
Taylor Bates & Company
Gardner Swentzel firm; husband Lois Wilson’s younger sister Kitty (P 90)
Teaneck New Jersey
home Hank & Kathleen P. (P 162)
Term treatment
Sister Ignatia’s constant reinforcement alcoholism treated not cured began custom referring hospitalization portion recovery process “treatment”, used to dispel myth of cure cause it said treatment (S 91-92)
The Ark
Dr. Bob’s car The Pierce Arrow (D 99)
This Believing World
book Bill valued, Lewis Browne (G 22)
Tobey & Kirk
stockbroker firm Bill associated with (P 82)
Towns-Lambert Treatment
belladonna treatment; hourly dosage mixture belladonna, hyoscyamus, xanthoxylum 50 hours, about 3 hours vigorous catharsis C.C. pills & blue mass, end treatment abundant bilious stools castor oil given thoroughly clean intestinal tract (W 164)
Trustees
no body authority, act general service committee, guardians A.A. funds, custodians A.A. Traditions & general policy, mediators, represent collective A.A. conscience (H 388)
Tugboat Annie
movie, Wallace Berry hid bottles booze stocking tops (D 42)
Twelve Suggested Points for A.A. Tradition
Fellowship’s accumulated experience, now long form Twelve Traditions (H 2) (N 113)
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
Bill worked 1919 (P 64)
Uniquely American Phenomenon
Fortune magazine article published February 1951, helped A.A. grow (H 135)
Upper Room
meditation book (D 151)
Upper Siberia
2nd story room farm house belonging Bob & Bag V. Bog Hollow Monsey New York; so cold called Upper Siberia (A 11) (L 122) (P 218)
Uriah Heep
Bill expression humility, wearing cloak false humility called force feeding humble pie (G 44)
Vagrant types
Charlie Towns believed lack occupation greatest destroyer men, called them vagrant types (W 163)
Varieties Religious Experience
book written William James, published 1902; not popular Akron A.A.’s, Dr.s Bob’s favorite (A 64) (D 306) (H 197,279,298) (N 20,23,33-34) (P 124) (W 172)
Vox populi
voice of people (P 321)
Washington Society
started Baltimore, organization flourished 1840’s, helped alcoholics, quickly failed due lose singleness purpose (A 124) (L 158) (P 366)
What’s on your mind
briefing session given April 1951 delegates (MS 18)
We The People
popular radio program 1939 (P 208)
Welcome Guest
poem written Emily Wilson while pregnant with Bill (P 13)
West Hill group
Oxford Group, Dr. Bob & Anne regular attenders, Thursday nights (D 56)
Westchester Country Airport White Plains New York
Bill departed to Miami January 24, 1971 (G 2)
Westchester hospital
Bill was before going Miami Heart Clinic January 24 1971 (G 2)
When pupil ready teacher appears
saying Bill latched on to after leaving Towns Hospital last time (B 226)
William James & Alcoholics Anonymous
Robert J. Roth wrote based discussions & sharing 30th University Convention Alcoholics Anonymous Toronto Canada 1965 (G 21)
Wit’s End
small cement-block studio near Stepping Stones, Bill spent lot time writing (P 304)
Works Publishing Inc
A.A.’s 1st publishing company; Bill & Hank P. formed early 1939 publish Big Book, incorporated June 30 1940; dispute naming, some say for Akronites’ favorite quotation James [Faith without works dead], others say favorite slogan fellowship [It works!]; 600 shares, par value $25, 49 subscribers, 1/3 Bill, 1/3 Hank P.; major condition turning interest Alcoholic Foundation 1940 Dr. Bob & wife receive royalties Big Book life retroactive 1940;, became A.A. Publishing, Inc 1953 (A 157) (E 18) (G 70-71,79) (H 144) (L 129,198) (MS 10) (N 68) (P 194-195) (W 160)
Yale School Alcohol Studies
Dr. Haggard & Dr. Jellinek organized 1943 (H 188)
Ye Old Illegal Bar
speakeasy (P 96)
X factor
what Dr. Foster Kennedy referred to what is inside alcoholics that make them quit drinking, what we call God (A 45)