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Show SURGEONS ADJOURN Dr.- Morton Performed Seven Opora-I Opora-I ations in Three Hours. SAN" FRANCISCO. Aue. 19 Tho annual mocting of the P.iflllc Association or Railway Surgeons closed tonight with a amolccr at tho St. Franclc hotel. Arrangements had been made for a clinic nnd exhibition of patients at "the Southern. Pacific company's hospital In tthc morning; but owing to tho objection!) of some of tho patlontn there, tho clinic wao transferred to the City and County hospital. At the hospital Dr A. Y Morton performed seven o?eratlonH -under cocaine anaesthesia within three hours. After visiting the various wards the surpeons returned to tho St. Francis Fran-cis hotel for the afternoon oesslon. At the afternoon cession eleven papers wero read on subjects of Interest to those doctors engaged In railroad vor.k. Following tho reading read-ing of each paper a. general discussion took place. The oftcrnoon ceselon closed' with on election elec-tion of officers for tho coming year. Tho fol-lowlnff fol-lowlnff were selected: Dr. T. W. Huntington, San Francisco, preoldenl: Dr. T. C. McClovo. Dorkeley, llrnt vice-president: Dr. W. O. Spencer. Huntington. Or., second vlcc-pros-Idcnl; Dr. Frank t. Adams. Oakland, treasurer; treas-urer; Dr. James P. Dunn, Oakland, Hecretary-The Hecretary-The mombors of tho executive board nnd other committees will be appointed later by tho new president. It was decided to hold tho convention next year In San Francisco. It will be held somo lime In August and the exact date will bo' announced an-nounced later by the president. |