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This list of Cleveland area meetings was compiled by Norman E., statistician for the Cleveland Central Committee. Clarence Snyder added to and disseminated it:
| # | Name of Group | Location | Meeting Day | First Meeting | Branched From | Other Name of Group | Original Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cleveland [1] | 2345 Stillman | Thursday | 05/11/1939 | Akron | Golrick/Stillman | 9 |
| 2. | Borton [2] | 2427 Roxoboro | Thursday | 11/16/1939 | Cleveland | Alcazar/Windermere | 51 |
| 3. | Lakewood | 15909 Detroit | Monday | 11/20/1939 | Borton | Westside/Orchard Grove | 11 |
| 4. | Brooklyn | 3316 Broadview | Wednesday | 05/08/1940 | Lakewood | W. 52/W. 25 | 4 |
| 5. | Berea | St. Thomas | Friday | 08/23/1940 | Lakewood | n/a | 8 |
| 6. | Lake Shore | Lake Shore Hotel | Monday | 09/02/1940 | Lakewood | Westlake | 30 |
| 7. | YMCA Sunday | Central YMCA | Sunday | 10/13/1940 | Borton | Hollenden Hotel | 7 |
| 8. | Lee Road Friday | 1637 Lee Rd. | Friday | 01/03/1941 | Lee Road Thursday | n/a | 20 |
| 9. | Lee Road Monday | 1637 Lee Rd. | Monday | 01/06/1941 | Lee Road Thursday | n/a | 30 |
| 10. | Crawford Rd. Men’s | 8920 Euclid | Wednesday | 02/19/1941 | Borton | Doan Men’s | 6 |
| 11. | Miles Ave. | 12907 Union | Monday | 04/21/1941 | Borton | n/a | 20 |
| 12. | Collinwood | 14709 St. Clair | Wednesday | 04/23/1941 | Borton/Lee Rd. Fri. | n/a | 14 |
| 13. | Shaker | Shaker Jr. High | Monday | 05/05/1941 | Borton | n/a | 10 |
| 14. | Avon Lake | Am. Legion Hall, Lorain | Friday | 05/16/1941 | Lake Shore | n/a | 8 |
| 15. | Women’s | 12214 Detroit | Wednesday | 05/20/1941 | n/a | n/a | 16 |
| 16. | Lorain Ave. | 11934 Lorain | Monday | 05/26/1941 | Brooklyn | n/a | 20 |
| 17. | West Side Men’s | Pilgrim Church | Tuesday | 09/04/1941 | All groups | n/a | 8 |
| 18. | Collinwood Morning | 14709 St. Clair | Wednesday A.M. | 11/01/1941 | Collinwood | n/a | 15 |
| 19. | Lorain Ohio | Antlers Hotel | Wednesday | 10/22/1941 | Lake Shore | n/a | 15 |
| 20. | W. 25th Street | 2948 W. 25th Street | Thursday | 10/30/1941 | Brooklyn | n/a | 13 |
References
1. Cleveland: Around early 1940 this group left Abby G’s home, moving to the Masonic Hall at 1367 Lee Road by Mayfield Road, changing it’s name to Thursday Lee—the first of the Lee Road Groups. It later moved to Fairmount Presbyterian becoming the Coventry Group and still later moved to the Euclid Avenue Christian Church (now called Disciples) on Mayfield. It eventually closed. A new group, Thursday Adults, took its place at Fairmount Presbyterian right after the Coventry Group left.
2. Borton: Moved to several locations before settling in in 1968 at Forest Hill Presbyterian.
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