Missouri Al-Anon History
The earliest Missouri Group to register with the New York Clearing House, now the World Service Office, was the # 1 Troost Group in Kansas City, although we do not have the actual date it was registered. This information is from a 1962 letter from the World Service Office inviting Missouri to send a Delegate for the first time to the World Service Conference for the coming year. The letter was sent to the oldest registered Missouri group--the Kansas City Troost group. The first group to write to New York for information on how to register their group was from Malden, Missouri in January 1955.
The earliest Missouri Group to register with the New York Clearing House, now the World Service Office, was the # 1 Troost Group in Kansas City, although we do not have the actual date it was registered. This information is from a 1962 letter from the World Service Office inviting Missouri to send a Delegate for the first time to the World Service Conference for the coming year. The letter was sent to the oldest registered Missouri group--the Kansas City Troost group. The first group to write to New York for information on how to register their group was from Malden, Missouri in January 1955.
- By the end of 1955, Missouri had 5 groups listed with the New York Clearing House.
- Our state newsletter, the Round Robin, started in August 1963.
- First Missouri Area Assembly in October 1963 in St. Louis.
- First Delegate to attend the World Service Conference in New York was Eugene M.in 1964.
- First Al-Anon Convention was in March 1968, in Springfield. Conventions were moved around the State until 1997. Since then, it has been held at the Inn at Grand Glaize in Osage Beach.
- No record of first Alateen group but by 1965 there were 5 Missouri groups in the World Directory--two in Kansas City, two in St. Louis, and one in Branson.
- First Missouri Alateen Roundup was in February 1975 at the Columbia Ramada Inn.
- First Missouri Area Alateen workshop (now called Super Sunday) July 1978 Charles Still Hospital in Jefferson City. Twelve Alateen groups attended, and most all of the area officers.
- First Area “Day in Service” September 1999, Jefferson City, Charles Still Hospital.
