Show Marie Leads Parade On and Off Operating Table 1 CALLANDER Ont Nov 9 UP The UP-The The mass operation on the he Dionne quintuplets for removal of their infected tonsils and ad adenoids was completely s shortly afternoon by Dr D. D E. E S. S Wishart Wishart of oi Toronto Dr Allan R Roy y Dafoe the physician reported the operations were a success ss Operating on a dining room table table table ta ta- ta- ta ble in the main room of the Dafoe nursery which had been transform transformed transformed trans trans- form formed d into a modern operating thEater theater theater the thE- ater Dr Wishart worked slowly and with infinite care on the five babies Assistants A Named He wa by Dr John McCready McCready McCready Mc- Mc Cready and Dr C. C H H. Robson chief anaesthetist of the Sick Childrens Children's hospital of Toronto Marie smallest of the five was first to go under the general an an- aesthetic She was followed by Annette Annette Annette An An- nette Emilie Yvonne and Cecille CecilIe in that r. r E Each cb operation re required required required re- re ab about rit 30 minutes Dr pro Alan Brown chief consultant of the and Dr Dafoe did not participate in the th operations The tonsillectomies were performed on advice of Dr Brown who said the girls' girls lives might be endangered endangered endangered if the operations were not performed Not Told The were not told of the forthcoming operations until a few minutes minute's be before ore the operating surgeon surgeon surgeon sur sur- geon was ready for them Nurses then explained the operations would help them in the future They made no disturbance and did not question the decision Residents of the tiny adjoining village of Corbeil joined with Callander Callander Callander Cal- Cal lander citizens around the nursery during the operations Dr Dafoe said he would issue a formal statement concerning th the operations later The events of the day were to tobe tobe tobe be broadcast over an international radio hook hook- hook p. p |