{"id":26071,"date":"2025-11-25T17:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/?page_id=26071"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:04:42","slug":"archives-newspaper-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/es\/archives-newspaper-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives-Newspaper Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26071\" class=\"elementor elementor-26071\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-793b028a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"793b028a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f27350a\" data-id=\"f27350a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2236a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2236a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARCHIVES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d30c35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2d30c35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c5b896\" data-id=\"14c5b896\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9becc1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9becc1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-938a8a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"938a8a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-feb2f61\" data-id=\"feb2f61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36de3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36de3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ARCHIVE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6798976 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6798976\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c66cd1\" data-id=\"3c66cd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f654a0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f654a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our collection of newspaper articles chronicling the beginnings and development of AA in the Reading-Berks area have been digitally uploaded and transcribed for all who wish to read them.<\/p><p>Feel free to scroll through the collection in chronological order or choose a specific year from the menu.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32101d8\" data-id=\"32101d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fbf055 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fbf055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>VIEW ARTICLES FROM:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef33737 hfe-nav-menu__align-center hfe-nav-menu__breakpoint-none hfe-submenu-icon-arrow hfe-submenu-animation-none hfe-link-redirect-child elementor-widget elementor-widget-navigation-menu\" data-id=\"ef33737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"navigation-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfe-nav-menu hfe-layout-horizontal hfe-nav-menu-layout horizontal hfe-pointer__none\" data-layout=\"horizontal\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"button\" class=\"hfe-nav-menu__toggle elementor-clickable\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Men\u00fa<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfe-nav-menu-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"hfe-nav-menu__layout-horizontal hfe-nav-menu__submenu-arrow\" data-toggle-icon=\"\" data-close-icon=\"\" data-full-width=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-ef33737\" class=\"hfe-nav-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-26097\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom parent hfe-creative-menu\"><a href=\"#Articles1946\" class = \"hfe-menu-item\">1946<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-26098\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom parent hfe-creative-menu\"><a href=\"#Articles1947\" class = \"hfe-menu-item\">1947<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-26099\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom parent hfe-creative-menu\"><a href=\"#Articles1949\" class = \"hfe-menu-item\">1949<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-26100\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom parent hfe-creative-menu\"><a href=\"#Articles1950\" class = \"hfe-menu-item\">1950<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-26101\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom parent hfe-creative-menu\"><a href=\"#Articles1952\" class = \"hfe-menu-item\">1952<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-26102\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom parent hfe-creative-menu\"><a href=\"#Articles1954\" class = \"hfe-menu-item\">1954<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca3fd3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ca3fd3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fb1185\" data-id=\"2fb1185\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f17a2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a4f17a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b70e48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2b70e48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12d6fa4\" data-id=\"12d6fa4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f0a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"34f0a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Articles1946\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469807f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"469807f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1946<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef46e2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ef46e2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-787fff2\" data-id=\"787fff2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da7525 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6da7525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a6d0d3 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0a6d0d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d56883a\" data-id=\"d56883a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f068a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15f068a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_7_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x472.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26049\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_7_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_7_46_ReadingEagleArchives-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_7_46_ReadingEagleArchives-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_7_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x707.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_7_46_ReadingEagleArchives-2048x943.png 2048w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_7_46_ReadingEagleArchives-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Thursday, March 7, 1946 - Alcoholics Anonymous to Conduct Interviews<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ea07eb\" data-id=\"9ea07eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f7761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6f7761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Thursday, March 7, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 28<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Alcoholics Anonymous t<\/i><i>o Conduct Interviews<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All interested persons are invited to discuss their problems at the Reading branch of Alcoholics Anonymous on the second floor of 619 Penn St., during the hours of 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. every Saturday and Sunday. Weekly meetings will be held each Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;There are no dues, no officers and no requirements for membership other than a sincere desire to stop drinking.&#8221; a spokesman said. The first open meeting of the local unit will be held Tuesday, March 19, at 8:30 p. m., in the ballroom of the Abraham Lincoln Hotel. Physicians, clergymen and others have been invited to discuss various aspects of alcoholism.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac93700 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ac93700\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab7de99\" data-id=\"ab7de99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5249f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af5249f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Tuesday, March 19, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 15<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Thursday, May 2, Set as Youth Day<br \/><\/i><i>Council of Civic Clubs Plans for Event<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youth Day, In connection with the nation-wide observance of Boys and Girls Week, has been designated as Thursday, May 2, members of the Council of Civic Clubs were informed yesterday at their meeting In the Abraham Lincoln Hotel.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Henry D. Klohs chairman of the observance, reported that the annual luncheon which highlights the day when students of the city and county schools take over the government of the community, will be held that noon in the Abraham Lincoln Hotel.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrence S. Weber, chairman for the annual dinner of the Council of Civic Clubs on Tuesday, March 28, at 6:30 o&#8217;clock in the Berkshire Hotel, reported on plans for the event at which Harry Meixell, state director for the Air Transport Association in Washington, D. C., will be the speaker.<\/span><\/p><h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Alcoh\u00f3licos An\u00f3nimos<\/b><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Announcement of the first public meeting of the Reading branch of Alcoholics Anonymous was also made at the meeting. It will be held tonight at 8:30 o&#8217;clock in the Abraham Lincoln Hotel. Mayor J. Henry Stump, members of city council, the county commissioners, judges, clergymen, social workers and other leaders in civic projects have been invited to the meeting to be addressed by local members of the branch, as well as by leaders in the Philadelphia group.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b123892\" data-id=\"b123892\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e149d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e149d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_19_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x785.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26050\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_19_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x785.png 1024w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_19_46_ReadingEagleArchives-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_19_46_ReadingEagleArchives-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_19_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x1178.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_19_46_ReadingEagleArchives-2048x1570.png 2048w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_19_46_ReadingEagleArchives-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tuesday, Mar 19, 1946 - Thursday, May 2, Set as Youth Day<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e8e772 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7e8e772\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-617aa93\" data-id=\"617aa93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f2991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95f2991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_20_1946_ReadingEagleArchives-728x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26051\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_20_1946_ReadingEagleArchives-728x1024.png 728w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_20_1946_ReadingEagleArchives-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_20_1946_ReadingEagleArchives-768x1080.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_20_1946_ReadingEagleArchives-1092x1536.png 1092w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_20_1946_ReadingEagleArchives-1457x2048.png 1457w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_20_1946_ReadingEagleArchives-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3_20_1946_ReadingEagleArchives-scaled.png 1821w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Wednesday, Mar 20, 1946 - Treat Alcoholism as Disease,\nGroup Advised During Forum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9327bcc\" data-id=\"9327bcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d112f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d112f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Wednesday, March 20, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 10<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Treat Alcoholism as Disease, <\/i><i>Group Advised During Forum<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the first public meeting held by the Reading group of Alcoholics Anonymous in the ballroom of the Abraham Lincoln, several hundred guests were informed last night that 3,000 alcoholics live in the city of Reading and of that number 1,000 have taken hospital treatment for the disease.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speakers from Philadelphia, all members of that city&#8217;s branch of &#8220;A. A.&#8221; and all self-admitted former victims of alcoholism, gave personal accounts of their experiences as alcoholics and of the way In which they have been cured by the Alcoholics Anonymous method.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The alcoholic is always just one drink away from his disease,&#8221;. Dr. C. Nelson Davis, only speaker on the program who was not a member of the &#8220;A. A&#8221; told the audience. Doctor Davis is staff psychiatrist at the Philadelphia General, St. Luke&#8217;s and Presbyterian hospitals in Philadelphia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The physician pointed out several danger signals for drinkers who may wonder whether they have reached the alcoholic stage. Among these are: Wanting a drink in the morning after a tough night; starting to drink &#8220;double-headers&#8221; because &#8220;single shots&#8221; don&#8217;t have the kick; when one cannot &#8216;eat or does not eat while drinking.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Represented in the group of speakers, in addition to Doctor Davis, were a doctor, a minister&#8217;s son, a society matron and several Philadelphia businessmen.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One former alcoholic said 3,000,000 cases of alcoholism are recognized in this country and that the medical profession unofficially admits that the disease is the third serious in America, being surpassed only by cancer and syphilis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;No medical cure exists.&#8221; asserted one speaker, &#8220;but Alcoholic Anonymous has cured 75 per cent of the people who have come to us.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At present 750 groups are operating in the United States and number approximately 30,000 members. The movement is completely self-supporting and has no religious, political or medical affiliations. The Reading group, in operation less than sear, has a membership of 20 and recently opened a clubroom at 619 Penn St. Interested persons are invited to visit it on Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday and Sunday nights after 7:30 o&#8217;clock. Open meetings are held each Tuesday at 8:15 a.m.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c667029 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c667029\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b9b406\" data-id=\"8b9b406\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1034fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1034fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Wednesday, April 24, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 13<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Work of Alcoholic Group Explained <\/i><i>Methods of Treating Patients Explained<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work of the Reading branch of Alcoholics Anonymous was described for members of the Exchange Club at their luncheon meeting in the Berkshire Hotel this noon by a member of the local group.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduced by Morris D. Brown, chairman of the day, the speaker explained the philosophy underlying the organization of &#8220;A. A.,&#8221; as it is frequently known. Describing the methods used by alcoholics to conquer their problem, he said that only one who has been an alcoholic and has been able to get a grip on himself again can really understand the desperate situation in which the alcoholic finds himself. It is because of this genuine understanding of the problem, that &#8220;A. A.,&#8221; which is composed of former alcoholics and of those who are trying to return to normalcy, has been so successful in its efforts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahlon M. Goelz, club president, welcomed Frank W. Floyd and J. Randolph Mink who were guests at today&#8217;s meeting and extended birthday greetings, on behalf of the club, to W. Clifford Minier.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next Monday night a delegation from the Reading club will go to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lebanon to attend charter night of the new Exchange Club, sponsored <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the Reading club. William Marr, of the sponsoring group, will be toastmaster.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98fdb9e\" data-id=\"98fdb9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5213b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5213b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_24_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x849.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26052\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_24_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x849.png 1024w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_24_46_ReadingEagleArchives-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_24_46_ReadingEagleArchives-768x637.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_24_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x1274.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_24_46_ReadingEagleArchives-2048x1699.png 2048w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_24_46_ReadingEagleArchives-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Wednesday, Apr 24, 1946 - Work of Alcoholic Group Explained Methods of Treating Patients Explained<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52a15a4 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"52a15a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0668c7c\" data-id=\"0668c7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41ef30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d41ef30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x665.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26063\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x665.png 1024w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x997.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives.png 2020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Monday, Nov 18, 1946 - Plans Announced For Public Meeting\nAlcoholics Anonymous To Sponsor Program<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e2ac33\" data-id=\"4e2ac33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c78572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c78572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Monday, November 18, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 13<\/b><\/h5><h6><b><\/b><b><\/b><strong><i>Plans Announced For Public Meeting<br \/><\/i><i>Alcoholics Anonymous To Sponsor Program<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second annual public meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous will be held Thursday evening at 8:30 o&#8217;clock in the auditorium of the Central Y.M.C.A., Washington and Reed Streets, officials of the organization announced today.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invitations have been sent to all clergy of the community, to lawyers and judges of the Berks County courts, to physicians, social workers, leaders in education and either interested persons to attend the session. Speakers from &#8220;A.A.&#8221; will explain the principles guiding the operation of the organization, will show why alcoholism is a community problem and will try to disprove some of the prevailing popular misconceptions of Alcoholics Anonymous which now has branches of the original New York organization in all parts of the United States. Yesterday, many clergymen of Reading and Berks County announced the coming meeting from their pulpits, and also called attention to it in their church publications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reading group has its headquarters in the second floor, rear of 619 Penn St., and meets twice a week on Tuesday and Sunday evenings. at 8:30 o&#8217;clock.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68c4b87 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"68c4b87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e53b4a\" data-id=\"3e53b4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad98e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad98e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Friday, November 22, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 12<\/b><\/h5><h6><em><strong>Speakers Discuss Activities of &#8216;A. A.&#8217;<br \/>Treatment Methods Are Described Here<\/strong><\/em><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describing their search for an escape and a recovery from the effects of alcoholism and an effort to regain self-respect, guest speakers who are members of the Philadelphia branch of Alcoholics Anonymous presented a picture of the systematic program of &#8220;A. A.&#8221; at an open meeting sponsored by the Reading chapter last night in the Central &#8220;Y&#8221; auditorium.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They pointed out that an alcoholic is a very sick person whose indulgence in alcohol continuously or periodically results in behavior or which disrupts normal relations to his or her work, family and society.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alcoholics Anonymous, they further explained, comprises a group of men and women for whom alcohol has become a major problem in their lives and who, admitting it, have decided to do something about it. More than 361 groups of such persons are now located in the United States and Canada, they disclosed. Surveys show that at the present time 750,000 alcoholics are to be found in this country, in addition to 2,250,000 excessive drinkers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alcoholism is an illness which must be treated and cured by a daily schedule and not by a long-range abstinence from drink, said the speakers. Most of those on the program declared that through their alcoholism they had endangered themselves and their families economically, socially and emotionally.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The local chapter, which was organized following the program presented by a group of speakers from the Philadelphia branch of A. A. at a Council of Civic Clubs meeting, is located on the second floor of 619 Penn St. Open Sunday and Tuesday evenings, its membership is free and visitors are welcome.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c09ab8\" data-id=\"4c09ab8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e0720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20e0720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_22_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x823.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26064\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_22_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x823.png 1024w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_22_46_ReadingEagleArchives-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_22_46_ReadingEagleArchives-768x617.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_22_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x1235.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_22_46_ReadingEagleArchives-2048x1646.png 2048w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_22_46_ReadingEagleArchives-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Friday, Nov 22, 1946 - Speakers Discuss Activities of 'A. A.'\nTreatment Methods Are Described Here<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd5e8ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"dd5e8ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7ed5a9\" data-id=\"f7ed5a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecfe5f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ecfe5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4d65e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d4d65e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f9b869\" data-id=\"5f9b869\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998d831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"998d831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><i>From July 11, 1946 through September 26, 1946, Alcoholics Anonymous presented a 15-minute program <\/i><i>on radio station WRAW, Thursday evenings from 9:30-9:45. This is a collection of those advertisements and radio time tables.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9efa32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e9efa32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559606b\" data-id=\"559606b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55abdc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d55abdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06b85a9 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"06b85a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bba11f\" data-id=\"2bba11f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b4664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09b4664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_11_and_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-839x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26055\" alt=\"Two newspaper advertisement clippings from 1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_11_and_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-839x1024.png 839w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_11_and_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_11_and_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-768x937.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_11_and_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1259x1536.png 1259w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_11_and_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-1679x2048.png 1679w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_11_and_18_46_ReadingEagleArchives-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">July 11 and 18, 1946 - WRAW Radio Advertisements<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99a8fd7\" data-id=\"99a8fd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfaa95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dfaa95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Thursday, July 11, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 18<\/b><\/h5><h6><em><strong>ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS TONIGHT AT 9:30 O&#8217;CLOCK<\/strong><\/em><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">present their new and dramatic radio program over Reading&#8217;s most popular station<\/span><\/p><p>WRAW<br \/>1340 ON YOUR DIAL<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about this tremendously successful treatment of a shattering sickness: Inquiries will be treated in utmost confidence and will be deeply appreciated by the local A. A. group-address<\/span><\/p><p>ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS<br \/>619 PENN STREET, READING, PENNA.<\/p><h5><b>READING EAGLE | Thursday, July 18, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 21<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>FOUND!..<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help for the fellow&#8217;who is having trouble with his drinking and wants to do something about it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (Reading, Pa., 619 Penn St.) an organization of former two-fisted drinkers, who are now leading normal and happy lives without alcohol invite you to listen to their new radio program_over<\/span><\/p><p><i>&#8230;WRAW&#8230;.<br \/><\/i>1340 ON YOUR DIAL<br \/>TONIGHT AT 9:30 O&#8217;CLOCK<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrile to above address in COMPLETE CONFIDENCE for additional information if you have a problem. A. A. can and wants to help you?<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a6ae4b elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4a6ae4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3c416f\" data-id=\"e3c416f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f857910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f857910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Thursday, July 18, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 23<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Radio Time Table &#8211; Eastern Daylight Time<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday, July 18 (Evening)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9:00-Music Hall.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9:30-Alcoholics Anonymous<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9:45-Music.<\/span><\/p><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><b>READING EAGLE | Thursday, Sep 26, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 31<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Radio Time Table &#8211; Eastern Daylight Time<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday, September 26 (Evening)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9:00-Music Hall<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9:30-Alcoholics Anonymous<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9:45-Treasury Salute<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0332fc2\" data-id=\"0332fc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3327a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d3327a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_18_and_9_26_46_radio_ReadingEagleArchives-758x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26056\" alt=\"2 Newspaper clippings of radio schedules\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_18_and_9_26_46_radio_ReadingEagleArchives-758x1024.png 758w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_18_and_9_26_46_radio_ReadingEagleArchives-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_18_and_9_26_46_radio_ReadingEagleArchives-768x1038.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_18_and_9_26_46_radio_ReadingEagleArchives-1137x1536.png 1137w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_18_and_9_26_46_radio_ReadingEagleArchives-1516x2048.png 1516w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_18_and_9_26_46_radio_ReadingEagleArchives-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_18_and_9_26_46_radio_ReadingEagleArchives-scaled.png 1895w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Thursday, Jul 18, 1946 and Thursday, Sep 26, 1946 - Radio Schedules ft. Alcoholics Anonymous<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a13cee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a13cee7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e836082\" data-id=\"e836082\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ed9ed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"20ed9ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c68f31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4c68f31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2b956\" data-id=\"6f2b956\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c6bcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"99c6bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Articles1947\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c132a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3c132a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1947<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ecfd99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0ecfd99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1be069\" data-id=\"b1be069\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fee2b0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3fee2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a3bcf0 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9a3bcf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-055d786\" data-id=\"055d786\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee4e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cee4e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-800x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26047\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-800x1024.png 800w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-768x983.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-1200x1536.png 1200w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-1600x2048.png 1600w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-scaled.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Monday, Feb 3, 1947 - Federation to Hear Prominent Speakers<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3684bbf\" data-id=\"3684bbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3970b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3970b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Monday, February 3, 1947 | Reading. PA | Page: 8<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Federation to Hear <\/i><i>Prominent Speakers<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public welfare, education and art are the main subjects of general interest to be discussed by prominent speakers at the winter stated meeting of the Berks County Federation of Women&#8217;s Clubs on Friday, February 7, in the ballroom of the Abraham Lincoln Hotel.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Public Health Problem No. &#8216;4&#8221; will be the subject of Mrs. Marty Mann&#8217;s important m\u00e9ssage or alcoholism as a disease.&#8217;Mrs. Mann was scheduled to be a speaker at last spring&#8217;s federation meeting, but due to illness was unable to be present. She became the first woman member of Alcoholics Anonymous and is now the executive director of the newly established, National Committee for Education on Alcoholism, sponsored by the Yale plan, project of Yale University.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. Mann has written numerous articles on the subject, and has spoken from lecture platforms all over the country. Mrs. Mann will be introduced by Mrs. F. Charles McKenna, county federation president.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Georg Jensen and His Silver&#8221; is the topic that will be discussed by Miss Elsie Cane, an artist who has exhibited her watercolors in various galleries in the Bast. A display of silver from the Georg Jensen collection will illustrate her talk. Miss Cane will be presented by Mrs. Stewart F. Becker, county federation vice president.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education will be represented by the divisions of radio and motion pictures. Mrs. Henry R. Christman, county and state chairman of radio, has secured Mrs, Frances Farmer Wilder who is the Columbia Broadcasting System&#8217;s consultant on daytime programs. For six years before assuming her present &#8216;post, Mrs. Wilder served as director of education for the Columbia Pacific Network, in which capacity she originated and gathered all the material which was presented on &#8220;These Are Americans,&#8221; a series dedicated to bettering relationships of Mexican-Americans with their neighbors&#8217; on the West coast. This series of radio broadcasts was so effective that it led to another series of six programs designed to improve Negro relations. The war writers board selected a script from this series for its release and retitled it &#8220;Is Fair Play Controversial?&#8221; Mrs. Wilder received her arts degree from the University of California and then studied sociology at Columbia University. Sol spent five years in China followed by a trans-Siberian journey to Russia and then to the other major countries of continental Europe. Mrs. Wilder will speak on the subject &#8220;Education in Radio.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;What I Find in Motion Pictures&#8221; will be the title of a talk by Mrs. Edna R. Carroll, of Philadelphia County, who is the chairman of the Pennsylvania State Board of Motion Picture Censors. Mrs. Carroll is a member of the Frankford Women\u2019s Club, a member of the Nation Federation Business and Profes- <em>(Turn to Page 9, Col. 4)<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sional Women&#8217;s Clubs, and a group chairman of the Community Chest. She is also a member of the United Nations Council and honorary president of the Philadelphia County Congress of Councils. Mrs. Carroll will be presented by Miss Grace M. Frame, Berks County Chairman of\u00a0 motion pictures.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An added feature on the day&#8217;s program will be short youth panel discussion on the subject &#8220;Shall Our State Lower the Voting Age to 18,&#8221; which was a recent radio broadcast on station WRAW by the Berks County Junior Town Meeting of the Air, Participants will be eight high school students, as follows:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Margaret Sprague, Birdsboro High; Lee Henry, Boyertown High; Susan Donaldson, Central Catholic High; Ronald Noll, Fleetwood High; Eugene Rightmyer, Hamburg; Raymond Schlegel, Muhlenberg; Ethel Wartluft, Wernersville, and Marjorle Dowd, Wyomissing. Alton P. Gery, of the Bell Telephone Company, will be the moderator. This feature will be introduced by Mrs Elmer H. Adams, who is youth cooperation chairman in the county federation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hostess clubs will be: Muhlenberg, Mrs. William G. Snyder, president, and Shillington, Mrs. Gordon M. Jones, president. &#8220;The Lord&#8217;s Prayer&#8221; will be sung by the ShillIngton Chorus, directed by Mrs, Edwin Bowen.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The Pledge to the Flag&#8221; will be led by Lieut. Commander Frank Brandenburg, whose appearance is being sponsored by the Muhlenberg Club.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. F. Charles McKenna, County Federation president, will preside at a brief business session which <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will start promptly at 10 a.m. Registration will begin at 9:15, and reservations for the luncheon at noon are being received by Mrs Edwin B. Strohecker by Tuesday night, February 4. Members of the Berks County Bar Association, members of the Council of Social Agencies and members of the Ministerial Association have received an Invitation to hear the program on Friday,<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3694ea9 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3694ea9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a16c577\" data-id=\"a16c577\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10856e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10856e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Sunday, February 9, 1947 | Reading, PA | Page: 16<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>As Seen by Her<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><h6><strong><i>By Lilly March<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><h6><strong><i>Outstanding Women Dept.:<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don&#8217;t know why I must always get to the Berks County Federation of Women&#8217;s Clubs meetings just in time to hear the last few minutes of a speaker I immediately regret not having been there to hear introduced, but that has been my involuntary procedure for the past two years, and I hope after this I will be able to arrange to do something about it. I hope this because on Friday, as last year, the speaker whose concluding remarks I managed to be present for turned out to be another of those attractive, gifted women whom I could have listened to for hours. She was Mrs. Frances Farmer Wilder, radio program consultant, and quite a person in every way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because I am one of those unfortunates who has never been able to steel herself merely to second a motion, I am probably more impressed with better-than-average public speakers than are the people who are as at home on their feet addressing groups of more than five or six, as they are talking casually from a chair in someone&#8217;s living room. To me, at any rate, it is a fascinating and phenomenal thing, of which I am acutely aware whenever I am exposed to really good examples of it. And both Mrs. Wilder and Mrs. Marty Mann, who followed her on the program, were outstanding examples of it. Each of them, to be fair, was speaking on a subject of vital interest to al-inost anyone who cares about the problems which beset the world today, and each of them knew her subject thoroughly, It wouldn&#8217;t have much mattered, however, if they&#8217;d elected to deal with the monetary system in Siam or the love life of a starfish. They had such attractive personalities and such excellent delivery you&#8217;d have listened just the same. I am always very, very pleased to be a woman when I am faced with such representatives of my sex.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unreasonably I take on some small part of the credit for all of us girls, when in actuality it should be confined to the individuals who have inspired it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the brief time that I was able to listen to her, Mrs. Wilder touched on the research being done in radio on listener reaction generally, and the possibilities and means of program improvement. She explained very clearly that there is little that is not deeply thought out in the field of radio, and nothing hit or miss about the general type of program. She did all this interestingly and authoritatively, with a minimum of gesture and in a perfectly lovely speaking voice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exactly the same thing may be said about Mrs. Mann, the only un-anonymous woman member of Alcoholics Anonymous, and director of the newly established National Committee for Education on Alcoholism. She speaks clearly and distinctly in a low, cultured &#8216;(much as I hate that word) voice, with great sincerity, Like Mrs. Wilder, too, she is extremely good-looking and well-dressed, and has one of those wide and varied vocabularies that is as vital a part of this type of good speaking as a set of vocal cords. I could have listened to both of them for hours.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrs. Mann was scheduled to appear at the counterpart of this meeting last year, but was ill and sent, instead, another representative of the organization, who did a wonderful job in her place.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Mrs. Mann did not want to duplicate her address, however, she did not, as I believe she quite often does, describe her own case of alcoholism, nor did she go into the symptoms of the potential alcoholic or many of the other things covered so excellently last year.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead she stressed the need\u2013-the really crying need\u2014to educate the public to the fact that alcoholism is a disease, that it must be treated, not punished or censured and that facilities for the treatment of a conservatively estimated 3,000,000 alcoholics in this country alone, is every bit as necessary, if not more so, than hospitalizations of other diseases. She did not proselytize for Alcoholics Anonymous as a means of rehabilitation of alcoholics alone, citing three other possible means of treatment that have proven effective in many cases; but she did bring out the fact that AA has a larger percentage of cures than any one of the others. In a world which still largely regards excessive drinking as a disgrace rather than a disease, everything she said should be cried from the housetops again and again until the truth of the matter gets through to the public; and she must be highly commended for having accomplished miracles of enlightenment in the short time in which she has been working at it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Berks County Federation of Women&#8217;s Club: must be commended, too, for the intelligence to invite speakers of this caliber to do what they can toward the education, or re-education of their members. It cann help but lend to a more understanding and learned community in general.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa2b9bd\" data-id=\"aa2b9bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00ca85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b00ca85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_9_47_ReadingEagleArchives-871x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26048\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_9_47_ReadingEagleArchives-871x1024.png 871w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_9_47_ReadingEagleArchives-255x300.png 255w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_9_47_ReadingEagleArchives-768x903.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_9_47_ReadingEagleArchives-1306x1536.png 1306w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_9_47_ReadingEagleArchives-1742x2048.png 1742w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_9_47_ReadingEagleArchives-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sunday, Feb 9, 1947 - As Seen by Her\nBy Lilly March<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f422de elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6f422de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36b743b\" data-id=\"36b743b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87add0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d87add0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_20_47_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x801.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26060\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_20_47_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x801.png 1024w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_20_47_ReadingEagleArchives-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_20_47_ReadingEagleArchives-768x601.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_20_47_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x1202.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_20_47_ReadingEagleArchives-2048x1603.png 2048w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_20_47_ReadingEagleArchives-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Monday, Oct 20, 1947 | Reading, PA - Council of Civic Clubs To Aid Chest Campaign<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8551008\" data-id=\"8551008\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3619436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3619436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Monday, October 20, 1947 | Reading, PA | Page: 11<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Council of Civic Clubs <\/i><i>To Aid Chest Campaign<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Representatives of clubs in the Council of Civic Clubs reported today at the council&#8217;s noon meeting that their organizations will name teams to work on the Community Chest drive. The council met at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel and was in charge of Karl Schwemmer, first vice president.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progress of the Reading branch of Alcoholics Anonymous, which had its inception at a council meeting two years ago when a member of the New York organization told the council of the need for a branch in every city, was reported by a representative of the local group. The Reading unit now has 62 members and is constantly adding to its enrollment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A health institute sponsored by the Woman&#8217;s Club of Reading and the Woman&#8217;s Auxiliary to the Berks County Medical Society, will be held at the Woman&#8217;s Club on the afternoon and evening of November 10. The institute will be open to the public without charge and will feature addresses by guest speakers from the University of Pennsylvania faculty, the state medical society and the local medical society. Motion pictures will also be shown and question and answer periods conducted.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af6b7a6 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"af6b7a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8405ce6\" data-id=\"8405ce6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912166e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"912166e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Monday, November 3, 1947 | Reading, PA | Page: 2<\/b><\/h5><h6><em><strong>Alcoholics Anonymous To Meet in New York<\/strong><\/em><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven members and five wives of members of Alcoholics Anonymous from Reading will attend the annual dinner of the national organization in the Commodore Hotel, New York, Thursday, November 6. Addresses will be made by prominent persons, including a well-known radio announcer and a former New York stock broker, who founded the organization.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reading chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous maintains clubrooms at 619 Penn St., second<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">floor. The quarters are open four evenings each week after 8 o&#8217;clock. A get-together is held each Sunday night. Regular meetings are held Tuesday evening and on Wednesday and Thursday nights the quarters are open for those seeking information or aid.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reading group may be contacted by telephoning 3-5238 every day from 8 a.m. until 10 a. M., between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communications are held in strictest confidence.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5645b4\" data-id=\"d5645b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626c203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"626c203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x629.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26062\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x944.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-2048x1259.png 2048w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11_3_47_ReadingEagleArchives-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Monday, Nov 03, 1947 - Alcoholics Anonymous to Meet in New York<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e19b3cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e19b3cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75a893d\" data-id=\"75a893d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d26a39 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d26a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b97faa5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b97faa5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a47c8b\" data-id=\"6a47c8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b66155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2b66155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Articles1949\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5891d71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5891d71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1949<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-579d9bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"579d9bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59bc5c3\" data-id=\"59bc5c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f1cf4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a9f1cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a83cab elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9a83cab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b739652\" data-id=\"b739652\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9a8e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e9a8e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_30_49_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x824.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26053\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_30_49_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x824.png 1024w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_30_49_ReadingEagleArchives-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_30_49_ReadingEagleArchives-768x618.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_30_49_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x1236.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_30_49_ReadingEagleArchives-2048x1649.png 2048w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4_30_49_ReadingEagleArchives-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Saturday, Apr 30, 1949 - Alcoholics Anonymous Move to New Quarters<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64c24bf\" data-id=\"64c24bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ad40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18ad40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Saturday, April 30, 1949 | Reading, PA | Page: 12<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Alcoh\u00f3licos An\u00f3nimos <\/i><i>Move to New Quarters<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading Alcoholics Anonymous will move into new and larger quarters at 24 South Seventh St., it was announced today.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second floor will be devoted to meetings and the third floor is being set up as a recreation room for members and their friends.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meetings are held twice each week. At meetings on Tuesday nights at 8:30 o&#8217;clock friends, relatives, physicians, clergymen and other interested persons may attend. This is known as an open meeting. A closed meeting for members only is held each Friday night.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f1441c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8f1441c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17973e4\" data-id=\"17973e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c1745 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b6c1745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cab0da3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"cab0da3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-829b6ea\" data-id=\"829b6ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e240c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e240c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Articles1950\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e974a74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e974a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1950<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32c6f69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"32c6f69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d22caf0\" data-id=\"d22caf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b20a7f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1b20a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b987d9b elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b987d9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1769561\" data-id=\"1769561\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6536e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de6536e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_2_50_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x600.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26054\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_2_50_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_2_50_ReadingEagleArchives-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_2_50_ReadingEagleArchives-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_2_50_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x900.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_2_50_ReadingEagleArchives-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7_2_50_ReadingEagleArchives.png 2044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">July 2, 1950 - Glimpses of Yesteryear<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d49fa8\" data-id=\"8d49fa8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f5bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9f5bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Sunday, July 2, 1950 | Reading, PA | Page: 10<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Glimpses of Yesteryear<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY &#8211; July 2, 1945. Reading was among 11 of the state&#8217;s leading industrial areas which showed business gains during May over the corresponding month of last year, according to the monthly business survey made by Pennsylvania State College.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A local branch of Alcoholics Anonymous announces it will open headquarters in a Penn Street building.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walter. P. Risley, developer of many championship teams in Berks County, is named athletic director at Kutztown State Teachers College.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-199ea23 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"199ea23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-717a3f0\" data-id=\"717a3f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbeb21a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbeb21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Tuesday, August 29, 1950 | Reading, PA | Page: 13<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Alcoholics Anonymous Hold Annual Picnic<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 60 persons attended the annual family picnic of the Reading branch of Alcoholics Anonymous. Games and contests, with prizes for the children, and swimming were enjoyed. Informal discussion of what Alcoholics Anonymous has meant to some members of the local branch also took place.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reading A. A. group maintains clubrooms on the second and third floors of 24 South Seventh St. Meetings are held each Tuesday and Friday at 8:30 p. m., and every Wednesday at 10 a. m. for those who are employed at night. The headquarters is open every week-day night after 8 o&#8217;clock and on Sunday after 2 p. m. for those seeking information or aid. It may be reached by telephoning 3-5138 or 4-4866.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa98c86\" data-id=\"aa98c86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edef7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5edef7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8_29_50_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x624.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26057\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8_29_50_ReadingEagleArchives-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8_29_50_ReadingEagleArchives-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8_29_50_ReadingEagleArchives-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8_29_50_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x936.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8_29_50_ReadingEagleArchives-2048x1248.png 2048w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8_29_50_ReadingEagleArchives-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">August 29, 1950 - Alcoholics Anonymous Hold Annual Picnic<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8196a38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8196a38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65f150f\" data-id=\"65f150f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93372ee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93372ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba30f1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ba30f1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8591c91\" data-id=\"8591c91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc39a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6dc39a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Articles1952\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa716a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fa716a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1952<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9df386 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b9df386\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfe8069\" data-id=\"cfe8069\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256ddaa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"256ddaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6c439e elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b6c439e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee09481\" data-id=\"ee09481\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f028455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f028455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9_30_52_ReadingEagleArchives-691x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26058\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping from 1952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9_30_52_ReadingEagleArchives-691x1024.png 691w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9_30_52_ReadingEagleArchives-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9_30_52_ReadingEagleArchives-768x1138.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9_30_52_ReadingEagleArchives-1037x1536.png 1037w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9_30_52_ReadingEagleArchives-1382x2048.png 1382w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9_30_52_ReadingEagleArchives-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9_30_52_ReadingEagleArchives-scaled.png 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">September 30, 1952 - Calling 'Em Straight by Larry McDermott<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da23b58\" data-id=\"da23b58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff546e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ff546e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Tuesday, September 30, 1952 | Reading, PA | Page: 4<\/b><\/h5><h6><i><\/i><strong><i>Calling &#8216;Em Straight<br \/><\/i><i>Larry McDermott<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bunch of the boys were whooping it up at the bar (coffee and soft drinks) in the headquar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ters of the Reading Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, when one of them suggested that they ought to hold an &#8220;open house.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea was approved, and another member (no names, please) was designated to see about getting a piece in the paper. I don&#8217;t know whether the announcement appears here because I <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was the first newsman to be encountered by the publicity chairman after his appointment, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or because I was the first person he met who made him feel that he might need a drink again.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naturally, you don&#8217;t hear much about these men and women with a passion for anonymity, as they battle the craving for booze which formerly threatened or may still threaten to put them <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the skids. I believe it has been a long time since anything appeared in the papers about the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activities of the Reading group, so now I can report on how they&#8217;re getting along.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me first slip in here, however, that the&#8221;open house&#8221; is to be held at 2:30 o&#8217;clock next<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday afternoon, October 5, in the group&#8217;s quarters at 26 North Sixth St. There will be three <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">speakers, including at least one from the general headquarters of Alcoholics Anonymous, which is located in the Grand Central Station Building in New York.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The local AA group now has a roster of 65 men and women. The activities of the movement <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were introduced to Reading in 1943, after a local businessman became interested. The nearest group at that time was in Philadelphia, and the founder of the local chapter made trips to to Philly to attend sessions. In 1944 a small group began to assemble in Reading, holding meetings members. Then a local manufacturer offered to take care of the expense of providing meeting rooms, which were opened at 619 Penn St. In May of 1949, these quarters were no longer adequate, and the group occupied the second and third floors at 24 South Seventh St. Not long ago the transfer was made to the present Sixth Street location, after the group became self-supporting through voluntary contributions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each AA group is autonomous, with its members largely seeking guidance in their fight against the drink habit in their own way. A typical meeting designates a chairman-frequently the presiding officer is not appointed until after all the members have assembled\u2013and this individual selects the subject for discussion. He may open by speaking on the topic himself and then calls upon others to express their views. Such a session, of course, is sprinkled with recitals of personal experiences by the various members.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A group secretary is the extent of the officership in any local AA organization. Some members <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the national staff are paid and others are volunteers. Some are former alcoholics, and some are not. The national organization, like local groups, is supported by voluntary donations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alcoholics Anonymous is in the forefront of the movement which seeks to have alcoholism recognized as a disease, and is one of the organizations which is endeavoring to have some beds in hospitals set aside for the treatment of alcoholics.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the way one of AA&#8217;s own publications <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">describes the movement:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The only requirement for membership an honest desire to stop drinking. AA has no dues or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fees. It is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution, 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.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members believe that much of the success of AA is due to their ability, as ex-drinkers, to win <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the confidence of the new man. No member or prospective member is &#8220;preached to, although <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recognition of the need to rely upon God&#8217;s help is implicit in the &#8220;creed&#8221; of the organization.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We understand,&#8221; a handbook points out, &#8220;how a new man&#8217;s reasoning power has been broken <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">down, when his subconscious desire to drink be comes a controlling factor in his life. No new trick or alibi can escape our understanding because we have indulged in, or experienced, all of these things ourselves.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oddly, no one in AA attempts to tell seeking help that he is, or is not, an alcoholic. This is left for the individual to decide for himself. It&#8217;s interesting to note, however, that Alcoholic Anonymous submits for consideration a few questions which are among 35 test questions used by Johns Hopkins Hospital to help determine whether a person is an alcoholic. Some of these are:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Do you need a drink the morning after?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Do you lose time from work due to drinking?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Is drinking harming your family in any way?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Do you crave a drink at a definite time daily?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Do you get the inner shakes from continuous drinking?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Have you less self-control since drinking?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Do you drink to obtain social ease? (This is<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asked of shy, timid and self-conscious persons.)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Do you drink for self-encouragement? (This <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one applies to persons with a feeling of inferiority.)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Is drinking affecting your peace of mind?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Is drinking making your home life unhappy?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Is drinking jeopardizing your business-your<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Is drinking clouding your reputation?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f986dab elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f986dab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-704a3f1\" data-id=\"704a3f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef82e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ef82e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Monday, December 1, 1952 | Reading, PA | Page: 20<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Alcoholics Anonymous Groups Elects Officers<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delegates representing the 72 groups comprising the Eastern Pennsylvania District of Alcoholics Anonymous met yesterday in the Reading headquarters of the association at 26 North Sixth St., for their bi-annual election of officers. Elected to two-year terms beginning April 1, 1953, were a district delegate to the general service conference in New York, district treasurer and secretary, and nine committeemen, each representing one of the nine provincial zones into which the eastern district is sub-divided. A Reading member was named committeeman for the zone consisting of the Reading, Pottstown, York, Lancaster, Lebanon and Hanover groups.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db7b6b6\" data-id=\"db7b6b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cd040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21cd040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1954<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78f8e8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"78f8e8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c92b6b\" data-id=\"2c92b6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6123dc6 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https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_3_54_ReadingEagleArchives-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_3_54_ReadingEagleArchives-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_3_54_ReadingEagleArchives-1536x983.png 1536w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_3_54_ReadingEagleArchives-2048x1311.png 2048w, https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10_3_54_ReadingEagleArchives-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">October 3, 1954 - Reading AA's Observe 10th Anniversary<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8759e5\" data-id=\"b8759e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848bea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"848bea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>READING EAGLE | Sunday, October 3, 1954 | Reading, PA | Page: 23<\/b><\/h5><h6><strong><i>Reading AA&#8217;s Observe 10th Anniversary<\/i><\/strong><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coffee, coffee, coffee, and more coffee, but no cocktails, not even the smell of a strong drink, such was the regulation at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel last night, when 165 members of alcoholics anonymous, assembled for a dinner in the hotel ballroom, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Reading organization.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was a toastmaster, a Reading woman, who gave her experiences in her tug-of-war against old John Barleycorn. Two out-of-town speakers identified only by their first names, also related their experiences and told of the more cheerful lives they have enjoyed since they affiliated with the alcoholics anonymous movement.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A member of the group said that practically every person attending was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, or a friend interested in its work. Visitors came from as far as Corning, N.Y., Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D.C, and others from Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Allentown, Bethlehem, York, Lebanon, Lancaster and other cities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program began with a reception at 5 p.m. with cup after cup of coffee being served and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">later at 8 o&#8217;clock the dinner was served.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was called to attention that any persons interested could contact the Reading group on the third floor at 26 N. 6th St., where meetings are held each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evening at 8:15 o&#8217;clock.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10e4894 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"10e4894\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1e0dfc\" data-id=\"e1e0dfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceca087 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ceca087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25aff616 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"25aff616\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35500ace\" data-id=\"35500ace\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-292a7e7a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"292a7e7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79455956\" data-id=\"79455956\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4dee1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c4dee1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>Interested in more AA History from the Reading-Berks Area? View more of our digitalized archive collection through past newspaper clippings and the histories of some of the area&#8217;s homegroups. Have a question or a bit of AA&#8217;s history in the RBI area that we don&#8217;t? Reach out to our archives chairperson at <a href=\"mailto:archives@readingberksintergroup.org\">archives@readingberksintergroup.org<\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f3161ee\" data-id=\"6f3161ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b84dc6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"78b84dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/es\/archives-aa-history-in-reading\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">A.A. HISTORY IN READING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3c975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e3c975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Printed in 1981<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f598b43 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3f598b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/readingberksintergroup.org\/es\/archives-homegroup-histories-under-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">HOMEGROUP HISTORIES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fc2b5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7fc2b5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11cdc97\" data-id=\"11cdc97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5259127 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5259127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fb79ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5fb79ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10b0073\" data-id=\"10b0073\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db591e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"db591e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARCHIVES NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ARCHIVE Our collection of newspaper articles chronicling the beginnings and development of AA in the Reading-Berks area have been digitally uploaded and transcribed for all who wish to read them. Feel free to scroll through the collection in chronological order or choose a specific year from the menu.\u00a0\u00a0 VIEW ARTICLES FROM: Menu 1946 1947 1949 1950 1952 1954 1946 Thursday, March 7, 1946 &#8211; Alcoholics Anonymous to Conduct Interviews READING EAGLE | Thursday, March 7, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 28 Alcoholics Anonymous to Conduct Interviews All interested persons are invited to discuss their problems at the Reading branch of Alcoholics Anonymous on the second floor of 619 Penn St., during the hours of 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. every Saturday and Sunday. Weekly meetings will be held each Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. &#8220;There are no dues, no officers and no requirements for membership other than a sincere desire to stop drinking.&#8221; a spokesman said. The first open meeting of the local unit will be held Tuesday, March 19, at 8:30 p. m., in the ballroom of the Abraham Lincoln Hotel. Physicians, clergymen and others have been invited to discuss various aspects of alcoholism. Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission. READING EAGLE | Tuesday, March 19, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 15 Thursday, May 2, Set as Youth DayCouncil of Civic Clubs Plans for Event Youth Day, In connection with the nation-wide observance of Boys and Girls Week, has been designated as Thursday, May 2, members of the Council of Civic Clubs were informed yesterday at their meeting In the Abraham Lincoln Hotel. Henry D. Klohs chairman of the observance, reported that the annual luncheon which highlights the day when students of the city and county schools take over the government of the community, will be held that noon in the Abraham Lincoln Hotel. Lawrence S. Weber, chairman for the annual dinner of the Council of Civic Clubs on Tuesday, March 28, at 6:30 o&#8217;clock in the Berkshire Hotel, reported on plans for the event at which Harry Meixell, state director for the Air Transport Association in Washington, D. C., will be the speaker. Alcoholics Anonymous Announcement of the first public meeting of the Reading branch of Alcoholics Anonymous was also made at the meeting. It will be held tonight at 8:30 o&#8217;clock in the Abraham Lincoln Hotel. Mayor J. Henry Stump, members of city council, the county commissioners, judges, clergymen, social workers and other leaders in civic projects have been invited to the meeting to be addressed by local members of the branch, as well as by leaders in the Philadelphia group. Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission. Tuesday, Mar 19, 1946 &#8211; Thursday, May 2, Set as Youth Day Wednesday, Mar 20, 1946 &#8211; Treat Alcoholism as Disease, Group Advised During Forum READING EAGLE | Wednesday, March 20, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 10 Treat Alcoholism as Disease, Group Advised During Forum At the first public meeting held by the Reading group of Alcoholics Anonymous in the ballroom of the Abraham Lincoln, several hundred guests were informed last night that 3,000 alcoholics live in the city of Reading and of that number 1,000 have taken hospital treatment for the disease. Speakers from Philadelphia, all members of that city&#8217;s branch of &#8220;A. A.&#8221; and all self-admitted former victims of alcoholism, gave personal accounts of their experiences as alcoholics and of the way In which they have been cured by the Alcoholics Anonymous method. &#8220;The alcoholic is always just one drink away from his disease,&#8221;. Dr. C. Nelson Davis, only speaker on the program who was not a member of the &#8220;A. A&#8221; told the audience. Doctor Davis is staff psychiatrist at the Philadelphia General, St. Luke&#8217;s and Presbyterian hospitals in Philadelphia. The physician pointed out several danger signals for drinkers who may wonder whether they have reached the alcoholic stage. Among these are: Wanting a drink in the morning after a tough night; starting to drink &#8220;double-headers&#8221; because &#8220;single shots&#8221; don&#8217;t have the kick; when one cannot &#8216;eat or does not eat while drinking. Represented in the group of speakers, in addition to Doctor Davis, were a doctor, a minister&#8217;s son, a society matron and several Philadelphia businessmen. One former alcoholic said 3,000,000 cases of alcoholism are recognized in this country and that the medical profession unofficially admits that the disease is the third serious in America, being surpassed only by cancer and syphilis.\u00a0 &#8220;No medical cure exists.&#8221; asserted one speaker, &#8220;but Alcoholic Anonymous has cured 75 per cent of the people who have come to us.&#8221; At present 750 groups are operating in the United States and number approximately 30,000 members. The movement is completely self-supporting and has no religious, political or medical affiliations. The Reading group, in operation less than sear, has a membership of 20 and recently opened a clubroom at 619 Penn St. Interested persons are invited to visit it on Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday and Sunday nights after 7:30 o&#8217;clock. Open meetings are held each Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. Newspaper articles are copyrighted by Reading Eagle and are used with their permission. READING EAGLE | Wednesday, April 24, 1946 | Reading, PA | Page: 13 Work of Alcoholic Group Explained Methods of Treating Patients Explained Work of the Reading branch of Alcoholics Anonymous was described for members of the Exchange Club at their luncheon meeting in the Berkshire Hotel this noon by a member of the local group. Introduced by Morris D. Brown, chairman of the day, the speaker explained the philosophy underlying the organization of &#8220;A. A.,&#8221; as it is frequently known. Describing the methods used by alcoholics to conquer their problem, he said that only one who has been an alcoholic and has been able to get a grip on himself again can really understand the desperate situation in which the alcoholic finds himself. 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