St. Louis, Missouri on October 30, 1940

Per our Eastern Missouri District 51 Archivist,
Renee, "From Golden Moments of Reflection:
1st AA meeting in Missouri at Gibson Hotel on
Enright October 30, 1940."

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From G.C. the moderator: there is more about
this in Bob Pearson's unpublished history of AA,
which describes Father Ed Dowling's trip to
New York City to see Bill Wilson, and then says:

"After Father Ed returned to St.Louis, he was contacted by F., who said his
son-in-law had a drinking problem. Of course, it was F. himself who had the
drinking problem and was seeking help. With Father Ed’s aid and encouragement,
F. rounded up four other prospects and held the first A.A. meeting in St. Louis
(and in the state of Missouri) on October 30, 1940, at the Gibson Hotel, 5883
Enright Avenue."