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THE AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY
225 SOUTH FIFTEENTI-1 STREET T  VA N
' _ MEMBERS 5
OFFICERS   2, PA. WILLIAM DEW. ANDRUS, M. D.. NEW YORK, N.Y. ' 
F°RDycE B_ S-I-_ JOHN_ M_ D_ ISAAC A. BIGGER. M. D., RICHMOND. VA.
CHAIRMAN EDwAR¤ D. Cr~1uRc|-m.1.. M. D., B0sT0N. Mnss. ‘  
NEW YORK. N. Y. ` WARREN H. COLE. M. D.. CHICAGO. ILL. I
SAMUEL Q_ HARvEy' M_ D_ · WARFIELD M. FIROR. M. D., BALTIMORE, MD. '
hi VICE·CHAIRMAN HOWARD K. GRAY. M. D., ROCHESTER, MINN. ~—
y ' NEW HAVEN. CONN. ROBERT M. MOORE, M. D., GALVESTON. TEXAS
J. STEWART R0¤MAN. M. D. FREDERICK L. RE1cHERT. M. D., sAN FRANcIsc0. cAuF.
SECRETARY AND TREASURER CALVIN M. SMYTH,JR., M. D., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
PHII-ADEI-I’HIA· FM June 2;   NATHAN WOMAcK. M. D., IOWA crrv. Iowa
Dr. Fred W. Rankin I
Security Trust Bldg.
. Lexington, Ky.
Dear Fred: `
Well, the American Surgical Association
¤ finally recognized what you did during the war
as well as your other achievements, though some·
what belatedly. Many congratulations and in spits E
of Dan Elk·ln's telegram, which he read to me, I
d0n't think that you will have to wait for the /
mountain Vote" to know that this result is official.
. Hoping to see you somewhere soon and with _
my best to you, I am I
Ever yours,
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