Places And Things In AA History Page 8
Fundamental plank A.A. program power greater then self (S 24)
General Service Board (Committee) A.A.'s board trustees established 1938, Alcoholic Foundation, permanent successor to founders, custodians national A.A. funds (A 151,218) (B 353) (D 126) (H 143,168) (E 20) (N 67)
General Service Conference created 1951 Dr. Bob & Bill, permanent successor founders A.A., guardian A.A.'s Traditions, perpetuators world services A.A., voice group conscience entire Fellowship, consisted 37 delegates (A 217,226) (G 90) (H 31,113,129,306,325) (MS 30,35)
General Service Charter adopted 1955 body principles, relationships through which A.A. functions (MS 25) (TC 1)
General Service offices 44th Street, 305 East 45 Street, 468 Park Avenue South, 475 Riverside Drive (MS 16)
Giant Portland Cement Frank Shaw's firm bought shares based Bill's reports & made money, impressed with Bill (L 46) (P 74)
Gifford Lecture series William James's developed detailed analysis wide number religious or conversion experiences 1901-1902 event Edinburgh (P 124)
Goof Balls slang term sedatives (P 150)
Grateful To Have Been There 1st printing 1992 (G ii)
Great Neck estate Joe Hirshhorn's home (P 95)
Greatest Thing in World [by Henry Drummond] popular book 1930's (D 151)
Green Cross hospital or sanitarium Dr. Bob used (D 177)
Greenshields & Co. brokerage firm Montreal (P 86)
Greybeards nickname oldtimers (H 203)
Grogshop place buy booze (P 92)
Group conscience reference Bill working Charlie Towns, no (A 100-101,115) (B 260) (L 107,197) (N 63-64)
Guggenheim Foundation Bill tried get grant Dr. Bob fall 1939; organization supporting arts, granted money original research creative works arts (D 172,174) (G 80) (P 221-222)
Guidance Oxford Group term, God's direction 1's life (N 28)
Harper & Brothers publishing company, Eugene Exman religious editor, offered publish Big Book before finished (B 279) (E 23) (H 143) (L 111) (N 68) (P 193)
Hazing incident Norwich University February 1916, Bill onlooker, Bill & sophomore class suspended (B 96) (L 18)
Heading border Bill teased Nell Wing going Texas (G 14)
Heidi books children books (P 29)
High Watch Farm owned, operated Joy Farm Kent Connecticut Sister Francis, early New York, Connecticut A.A.'s took over, drying-out place 1940's, renamed High Watch Farm near Kent Connecticut (A 181) (G 23) (L 122,199)
High & low bottoms meaning originally denote times alcoholic drank excess, person drank feeling emotionally low "low bottom" drunk, when high "high bottom" drunk; meaning now associate consequences of drinking (B 293) (S 33)
High Points incomplete tape, manuscript, outline Bill made wanting set record straight A.A. history (B 356,362)
Hold fast 1 Bill's favorite expressions, stay with it, hang in there (G 1,120)
Home group group members accept responsibilities & try sustain friendships, strongest hold A.A. member & Fellowship (MS 49)
Homers homebound folks (E 33)
Honor Dealers organization Hank P. tried put together, cooperative buying organization gasoline dealers (L 101) (P 191)
Hot Flash what Bill W. called his spiritual experience at Towns Hospital 2nd or 3rd night in hospital (W 153,169)
House & Garden magazine Lois sold article about veneers (P 264)
House parties Oxford Group activities attended cross between convention, retreat, people came far & near be with 1 another, worship, meditate, ask God's guidance, gain strength doing together, usually 2 or 3 well-known persons lead meetings inspiring rest (L 103) (P 169)
Houston Press published 6 A.A. articles; Larry J. from Cleveland help start Texas A.A. (D 259)
I am responsible pledge Al S. composed 30th Anniversary Conventions Toronto Convention 1965 (G 89,104)
I Stand By the Door book written by Helen Shoemaker, Sam Shoemakers wife (H 380) I.L.Y. I.L.Y.-Billy
Bill's signature letters Lois, early romance (B 89) Ignatia Hospital
due Sister Ignatia's reputation, A.A.'s New York office received inquiries addressed Ignatia Hospital (S 136)
Illustrators Club became 1st A.A. club house 334 1/2 West 23rd Street 1940 (A 12) (B 304) (L 122,172)
Imitation of Christ Sister Ignatia gave patients upon release hospital personalized copy [by Thomas A Kempis] (S 109)
In All Our Affairs book Bill wanted write summarizing experience, didn't, health (G 28)
Individual sponsorship developed Cleveland (B 321) (H 204) (N 89)
International Convention held every 5 years over 4 day July 4th weekend (G 95)
International journal Alcoholics Anonymous AA Grapevine (H xiii)