Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. “Shoemaker, stick to thy last”. . .better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition.
Tradition Five
BILL W. LIVES ON
William Griffith Wilson died Jan. 24 1971 at the age of 75. The announcement of his death revealed that he was the Bill W. who was co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. At his bedside was his wife, Lois, who had
The Oxford Group Connection
(Please see bottom of page for credits and details for this article.) This article is an effort to put together in sequence the various events that took place in the years from 1908 to 1935 which made possible the meeting
Tradition Four by Bill W
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. AUTONOMY is a ten-dollar word. But in relation to us, it means very simply that every AA group can manage its affairs exactly as