1935 "The man on the bed"

"Eager to carry the message, Bill and Dr. Bob search for another person to help. After a slow start, their call to Akron City Hospital yields a prospect - Bill D. [under An Akron Group and a New York Group], a lawyer. During the visits of Bill and Dr. Bob, Bill D. takes their message to heart and promises never to drink again - a vow he keeps for life. Now remembered as the "man on the bed" (right, as depicted in a painting by an A.A. member), Bill D. becomes the third member of what will eventually be called Alcoholics Anonymous."

(AAWS Inc)