ELEVENTH ANNUAL AORN CONGRESS

Dressed in authentic cowgirl outfits, mem- bers of the AORN of Texas greeted guests arriving in Dallas for the Eleventh Annual AORN Congress. Extending gen-u-ine “How- dy’s,” the Hoss-pitality committee directed convention-goers to headquarters in Hotels Adolphus and Baker for the Congress which

began Sunday, March 1. Registrants began arriving in Dallas as

early as Thursday-some to explore the won- drous shopping facilities while others had work to do. The AORN Board of Directors held its annual pre-Congress meeting all day Friday and Saturday.

Texas AORN members serving as hostesses during Congress model in front of “Hoss-pitality” corral.

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With registrations starting at 1 pm. Sat- urday, a total of 2606 people attended during the following five days. Of these, 1246 were registered nurses. About 137 student nurses from the Dallas area served as monitors during the program sessions.

DELEGATES' BREAKFAST The first o5cial function of this Congress was the Delegates' Breakfast held Sunday morning at the Adolphus. Official delegates as well as many other AORN members en- joyed this opportunity to greet friends and meet the National AORN candidates in per- son. As each candidate was introduced by Miss Kathryn L. O'Donnell, Boston, Mass., Chairman of the Nominating Committee, her biography was given by Miss Mary Q. Schwendeman, AORN's Executive Director. Following each introduction, the delegates had an opportunity to question the can- didates.

Those presented as candidates were : Vice- president-Miss Doris B. Pagano, Bethesda, Md.; Miss Pauline R. Young, Philadelphia, Pa.; Secretary-Mrs. Ethel B. Winchester, San Antonio, Texas; Board of Directors- (2 to be elected) Miss Doris M. Armstrong, Baltimore, Md.; Miss Audrey N. Bell, Dallas, Texas; Mrs. Gertrude V. Elkins, Seattle, Wash. ; Mrs. Gary L. Forsyth, Wichita, Kan. ; Sister Mary Giles, S.S.M., St. Charles, Mo.; Miss Barbara A. Volpe, New York, N.Y.; Committee on Nominations-Miss Dorothy M. Vickery, Denver, Colo., Mrs. Joan Dris- coll, Bronx, N.Y.; Mrs. Arthur Lou Levy, Houston, Texas; Miss Mabel E. Regester, Bal- timore, Md.; Miss Lou Anna Schlup, Inde- pendence, Mo.; and Mrs. Ethel I. West, Mountain View, Calif.

WORKSHOP SESSION Following the breakfast, those desiring as- sistance in forming local groups or help in strengthening programs of their local AORN

chapters attended a workshop in the Roof Garden at the Adolphus. About 100 nurses consulted with the Executive Director and other Board members, and received copies of the Manual for Local AORN Chapters. This was an enthusiastic session which will undoubtedly be a feature of future Con- gresses.

DELEGATES' MEETING The House of Delegates, First Session, con- vened at 1 p.m. Sunday, with Mrs. Gerta Morris, Dallas, acting as Parliamentarian. With 176 delegates enrolled to attend, there were 166, representing 25 states, actually present at this meeting. With a quorum estab- lished, Miss Jerry Peers, President, National AORN, announced that there are now 68 local chapters of AORN. New groups wel- comed during the 1963 season include: Fargo, North Dakota; North Carolina; Brooklyn, New York; Eastern Tennessee; and Austin, Texas. Representatives from 15 other areas have also expressed interest in forming AORN chapters.

In the report of the Executive Director, Miss Schwendeman highlighted the joint meeting held February 6 and 7 in New York of the ANA Conference Group on OR Nurs- ing and the AORN. With the primary concern of this group being safe patient care, all phases of operating room nursing were dis- cussed. A planning committee with represen- tatives from both groups has begun work on a statement regarding surgical technical aides.

The report from the Committee on Nomina- tions, given by Miss O'Donnell, indicated that only 27 of our 68 local AORN chapters replied with suggestions for nominees. Nomi- nations were made from the floor, with the following names being added to the ballot: Secretary-Miss Dorothy M. Vickery, Denver, Colo.; Miss Donna Bruton, Carmichael, Calif.; Miss Wanda Klos, Chicago, Ill.; Miss

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AORN members and Delegates attend Delegates’ Breakfast, Sunday, March 1 at Hotel Adolphus.

Florence Friedman, Duarte, Calif.; Board of Directors-Miss Betty Jane Hoff, New Rochelle, N.Y.

Mrs. Ruby Tomlinson Sanches, Treasurer, presented the report of the Budget and Finance Committee. A recommendation was made and accepted that approval of the budget for the approaching fiscal year be withheld until after the Congress income and expenses have been determined.

Upon recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee a motion to increase dues from $3 to $5 was carried with only ten delegates opposing. This will become eff ec- tive July 1, 19M.

Mrs. Rachel T. Ayers, in reporting on ac- tivities of the National Committee on Educa- tion, announced that Miss Jean Reed, ORS, Ohio State University Medical Center, Col- umbus, Ohio, and Miss Patricia Grooms, ORS, Winter Park Memorial Hospital, Winter Park, Fla. have been appointed to this committee.

FASHION SHOW Following the Delegates’ Meeting, nurse reg- istrants were entertained by Bauer and Black, Division of the Kendall Company, at a tea and fashion show in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Baker. Lovely fashions, some very exotic, were displayed by Neiman-Mar- cus whose headquarters are in Dallas. Door prize winners were recipients of gift certifi- cates. Many of the Congress visitors were seen proudly bearing boxes from Neiman’s aboard planes as they returned home.

SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE Beginning Monday morning, shuttle bus serv- ice between the hotels and the Dallas Memo- rial Auditorium was continuously available through the courtesy of the Orthopedic Equip- ment Company. Although the auditorium was just two blocks away, the brisk and windy Dallas weather made the chance to rest weary feet during the bus ride a wel- come respite.

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FORMAL CONGRESS OPENING The beautiful large Theater Building of the Dallas Memorial Auditorium was the scene of the formal opening of the Eleventh Annual AORN Congress. With President Jerry G. Peers, Los Angeles, California, presiding, the invocation was offered by Joseph J. Quillian, Jr., Dean of the Perkins School of Theology of Southern Methodist University. Posting of the colors was performed by the Color Guard of the Kimball High School Cadet Corps. The American flag joined a row of five other flags flanking each side of the Theater stage. These six flags, explained Mrs. Jody Allen, ORS, Medical Arts Hospital, Dallas, represent the governments under which Texas has lived through history. They are: France, Spain, Mexico, Lone Star Re- public, Confederacy and the United States.

Miss Peers introduced Miss Rose K. Pizza- tola, Houston, Texas, who brought greetings from the AORN of Texas, and Miss Audrey N. Bell, President of the Dallas AORN and General Chairman of the Congress. An of- ficial welcome to Dallas was extended by Mr. J. Erik Jonsson, Mayor. The audience included Mr. Earle Cabell, former Mayor of Dallas, and Dr. Leo J. Crozier, of the Texas Hospital Association.

Disappointment ran high when it was an- nounced that the Kilgore Junior College Rangerettes had, at the last minute, been forced to cancel their appearance.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT The address given by Miss Peers to the Con- gress is as follows: “You of the AORN have given me the honor and responsibility of representing you during the past year. In this capacity, I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with many very wonderful people. I have attended local group meetings, regional educational institutes and other meetings from Seattle to Chicago, to New York and

A captive audience enjoys fashion show, spon- sored by Bauer & Black, Division o f Kendall co .

Florida, and several points in between. “In every instance I have been treated

with consideration, welcomed with enthu- siasm and have gone away with a warm feeling of affection and pride in the nurses and friends of this Association. Their enthu- siasm, resourcefulness and initiative is re- markable.

“I have again been privileged to associate with a group of dedicated, hardworking ladies who give freely of their experience and talents and, I am sure, much of their leisure time. Without the support, patience and counsel of this group of representative nurse-members, this organization would not be making the progress and impact that it is. I refer of course, to the Board of Directors of the AORN.

“I trust you have taken note that I refer to these ladies as representative of the mem- bership. That is what they are-representa- tive of you. Within the association are others of you who have much to offer and who have a responsibility to help share the work -to give of your experience, time and talent!

“There is a need for us to remember that

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this organization has come into being and has grown because of volunteers. As we con- tinue to grow, it becomes necessary to secure the assistance of non-volunteer personnel, for there is a limit to the practicality of volunteer service. We owe a vote of gratitude to our non-volunteer personnel of the or- ganization.

L‘We also owe a word of thanks to our hospital administrators throughout the coun- try for the willingness they have shown to support us in our efforts. I am sure they are wise, also, because they know that the things you learn will benefit the patient care given in their respective institutions. I believe other organizations are most im- pressed to note how many of our members take their own money and earned vacation time to attend our regional and national meetings. This is a mark of true interest and devotion. A nurse must be interested in learn- ing if she is willing to spend her hard earned money and leisure time to improve her knowl- edge and abilities. Somewhere in this pic- ture, one gets a feeling that there is a con- tinuous search for improvement. As long as this attitude exists, associations such as ours will exist and expand.

“The AORN has grown both in numbers and in stature. We are surely assuming our place along with other respected and older professional groups.

“You have heard the report of the very successful meeting with the American Nurses’ Association, with representatives of the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses’ Foundation. We are de- lighted to be working cooperatively with these groups in exploring mutual problems. We feel that each group has much to con- tribute toward the common goal of good nursing care to the patient.

“We have assumed a closer tie with the American College of Surgeons. AORN mem- bers are actively engaged in helping to plan

programs for nurses at meetings held in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons’ Regional meetings. This is a highly desirable association and truly an extension of our daily relationship with surgeons.

“So much has been done-so much is still to be done. I could not help thinking yesterday, as the states were called for their delegate representation, how much remains to be done. There should not be even one state without representation in our House of Delegates !

<( This is where we need attention-in form- ing new groups of AORN, and to show the public that we are serious in our search for knowledge and improvement in our per- formance. Only through united effort can we accomplish our purpose.

“I would like to remind you of one of the purposes stated in our Bylaws: ‘To unite registered professional operating room nurses for the purpose of maintainin: an association dedicated to th- constant endeavor to pro- mote the highest professional standards of operating room nursing for the better and safer care of the patient in the operating room.’

“I also wish to share with you the message on a card which someone posted in our operating room. I t reads, ‘If you are looking for a helping hand, the best place to look is at the end of your arm.’ I believe there is a mes- sage for each one of us on that card!

“Congratulations for a good year just passed and best wishes for the year that lies ahead, for each one of you and for the AORN.”

KEYNOTE ADDRESS Following the President’s report, it was in- deed fitting that such a large and dedicated group of professional women should be ad- dressed by still another very prominent lady. The Keynote address, “The Status of Women in Changing America,” was delivered by The

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T h e theatre of the Dallas Memorial Auditorium was full for the opening ceremonies of the Eleventh Annual AORN Congress.

Honorable Sarah T. Hughes, Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. On Friday, November 22, 1963, Judge Hughes had administered the Oath of Ofice to a fellow-Texan, President Lyndon B. Johnson. Although tiny in size, Judge Hughes is a dynamic speaker, and her address was marked with round after round of applause.

Beginning by saying “I’m no movie star . . . this is an important occasion for you as well as for me,” Judge Hughes traced the emancipation of women from Biblical times up to the present. Women have come a long way, with present-day women having little in common with their counterparts of early days. In spite of admonitions from early philosophers, women have broken away from confinement within the home and have suc- cessfully entered every one of more than 470 job categories. According to Judge Hughes, there was a time when women were forbid-

den to use typewriters because men felt typ- ing required strength not possessed by females.

Women now represent one-third of the total labor force in the United States. There have been women in high government posi- tions - ambassadors, United Nations repre- sentatives, members of the Senate and House of Representatives and governors-as well as i n top positions in the business, legal, medi- cal and scientific worlds.

Although opportunities for education are unlimited, the number of women earning masters and doctoral degrees is not keeping pace with the number earning baccalaureate degrees. Probably attributable to the tradi- tion of woman’s place in the home, women simply are not going as far as their poten- tialities will allow.

Judge Hughes asked “HOW many children are proud of what their mothers do?” She

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felt that while Dad usually was the idol of his offspring, most youngsters didn’t have much to say about Mom’s achievements. Women are hesitant to accept responsibility -in many instances they low-rate their abilities. Too few women are indignant about their positions and depend on the attitude of “Let George do it.”

Women can be completely acceptable in business and government positions, Judge Hughes feels, if they will make people be- lieve that women have a real contribution to make to the community and not just to the home. We need the “burning zeal” of Carrie Nation, the courage of Jacqueline Kennedy, and the stamina and drive of the women of Russia.

AWARD WINNERS The 1964 Charles B. Moore Award, given each year in honor of the late Charles B. Moore to the AORN member who has made an outstanding contribution to operating room nursing, was awarded to Miss Eliza- beth Bruggeman, ORS at Swedish Hospital,

President Jerry Peers congratulates Miss Bette Clemons, Phoenix, Arizona, winner of Johnson & Johnson Contest Award and Miss Elizabeth Bruggeman, Seattle, Washington, recipient of Charles B. Moore AORN “Nurse of the Year” Award. Seattle, Washington. Miss Bruggeman, a graduate of St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has long been associated with Swedish Hospital which only recently opened a new three and a half million dollar, uniquely-designed operating

While A M N Board Members look on, Miss Elizabeth Bruggeman, winner of Charles B. Moore Award, cuts ribbon marking oficial opening of exhibit hall.

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One of the twenty-five scientific exhibits, this illustrates the operative treatment uf burns at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Parkland Hospital, Dallas.

suite hailed by authorities as a major step in preventing cross contamination. Messrs. Reginald Bates and Charles Rial1 of the Charles B. Moore Award committee pre- sented Miss Bruggeman, AORN Nurse of the Year, with a huge bouquet of yellow Texas roses.

Miss Bette Clemons, a private scrub nurse from Phoenix, Arizona, was the winner of the annual Johnson & Johnson essay contest for operating room nurses. For her winning entry on the question, “Is it important for an operating room nurse to advance her education with B.S. and M.S. degrees, and why?”, Miss Clemons received an all- expense paid trip to the Congress, and the Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix was awarded a $750 nursing scholarship.

OPENING OF EXHIBITS With assistance from award winners Eliza- beth Bruggeman and Bette Clemons, Presi- dent Jerry Peers cut the ribbon marking the official opening of the exhibit area. There were 144 technical exhibitors whose dis- plays included the newest products from

each company, and 25 exhibits of a scientific nature, some of which described new surgi- cal procedures. Open each of three days from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., this ever-popular feature of the AORN Congress was jammed with inquisitive operating room nurses eagerly determined to learn all about the supplies and equipment they use daily. Some had specific missions in mind while others were hunting for ideas.

EXHIBITORS’ PARTY This year, the traditionally formal dinner party given for all Congress guests by the exhibitors was seasoned with true Texas flavor.

Held in Dallas’ huge and most impressive Fair Park, guests first enjoyed a real barbe- cue with “all the food you can eat.” Then, joining children from orphanages in the Dallas area, guests settled back in the Coli- seum for a real, live Texas rodeo, full of spills and thrills. The announcer from the Stoney Burke TV show kept things rolling along. Most events featured magnificent horses and expert riders, and the audience

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roared through the various contests charac- teristic of a rodeo. With all the riders out to earn part of the prize money, their skills showed up in the bareback riding contest as each tried to stay atop a bucking bronco, in the calf-roping contest, cowgirl’s barrel race; saddle bronc riding contest, steer wrestling contest, and the Brahma bull riding contests. There was also a display of fancy roping and a performance by a trained Brahma bull. The entire evening was flavored with the antics of three clowns who managed to stay just out of reach of the bulls in the ring. This fine evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

DELEGATES’ MEETING SECOND SESSION The second session of the House of Dele- gates was held Wednesday afternoon with 163 delegates present. The Bylaws Commit- tee presented three recommendations which

were discussed and put to a vote. The first, to relocate Article 111, Section 2, A.2 to Article 111, Section 2, B3, “Any registered professional nurse who is inactive in nurs- ing but who was an operating room nurse immediately prior to becoming inactive.” This reclassifies this category from active membership to associate membership. Ac- tive members are eligible to hold office and to vote in affairs of the Association while associate members who have a voice but no vote, may serve as members of standing or special committees but may not hold elected office. This recommendation was defeated.

The second recommendation, which would change the wording of Article 111, Section 2, A . l from ‘Lany registered professional nurse who is actively engaged in operating room nursing, either full or part time, working in a supervisory, instructional, or general staff capacity” to “any registered professional nurse, actively engaged in operating room

Only one of the several “chow” lines at the Annual Exhibitors’ Party in Fair Park Coliseum, Dallas.

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The Officers and Board of Directors of AORN, following Wednesday’s elections, are seated ( l e f t to right): Miss AudrPy N . Bell, Dallas, Texas; Sister Mary Giles, S.S.M., St. Charles, Mo.; Miss Jerry Peers, President, Los Angeles, Calif.; MTS. Ruby T. Sanches, Treasurer, New York City; Miss Wanda Klos, Secretary, Chicago, 111.; Standing (left to right): Miss Margaret Perdue, Miami, Fla.; Mrs Gertrude V . Elkins, Seattle, Wash.; Miss Mane Keaveney, Boston, Mass; Miss Doris Pagano, Vice-president, Bethesda, Md.

nursing, either full or part time, working in the capacity of supervisor, clinical instruc- tor in the operating room, or general staff nurse.” This recommendation was carried.

The third recommendation, for an amend- ment which would provide for annual e l m tion of a president-elect, was withdrawn.

l h e Committee on Nominations, with Kathryn O’Donnell as Chairman, submitted to the Bylaws Committee a recommendation that voting be conducted by mail such as the ANA and NLN now do. This will be acted on next year.

Kathryn O’Donnell also issued a plea that all chapters reply to the requests of the Committee on Nominations for names to be used in preparing the ballot.

Invitations were issued to Miss Peers and the Board of Directors for future AORN Congresses to be held in Los Angeles - 1967; Philadelphia - 1969 or 1970; Seattle -date open. These invitations will be con-

sidered by the Board of Directors when complete “Intent to Bid” information is filed with AORN Headquarters.

Miss Frances Reeser, Chairman of the Tellers, reported the successful candidates for National AORN offices resulting from the voting by the delegates. They are: Vice- presidelit-Miss Doris B. Pagano, Bethes- da, Md.; Secretary - Miss Wanda Klos, Chicago, Ill.; Board of Directors - Miss Audrey N. Bell, Dallas, Texas; Sister Mary Giles, S.S.M., St. Charles, Mo.; Mrs. Grr- trude V. Elkins, Seattle, Wash.; Commit tee on Nominations - Mrs. Arthur Lou Levy, Houston, Texas; Miss Mabel Regester, Bal- timore, Md.; Miss Lou Anna Schlup, Inde- pendence, Mo.

CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS The fact thst operating room nurses hold their Annual Congress in high esteem was evidenced by name badges from many far-

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off places. Alaska was represented by Miss Claranne E. Curtis, OR head nurse at Mt. Edgecumbe U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, and Nina R. Raper, U.S.A.F. Hos- pital at Elmendorf Air Base. Miss Bess Owens, formerly from Washington, D.C., and now living in Honolulu, arrived bearing a box of real Hawaiian leis. Victim of a recent ski accident, Mrs. Leatha Evans, Di- rector of Nurses at War Memorial Hospital, Powell, Wyoming, arrived in spite of a walk- ing cast. An ankle injury suffered just prior to boarding her plane for Dallas didn’t stop Mrs. Grace Brodsky, Executive Director of Medical Arts Hospital, New York City, from keeping her date at the Congress.

A popular gathering place before and during the morning sessions was the Coffee Lounge sponsored by Davis & Geck, Divi- sion of American Cyanamid, open from 7-10 a.m. each day. Registrants enjoyed coffee and pastries and the chance to visit with friends.

To pick out the outstanding program ses- sion would be impossible; however, several presentations featured unusual audio-visual aids. Tuesday afternoon’s program on ear surgery and hearing difficulties was intro- duced by Miss Bebe Clayton, Head Nurse in the Otolaryngology Department at Baylor University Medical Center. Instead of speak- ing over a microphone, Miss Clayton closed herself in a standard telephone booth and delivered her introduction in a normal tone of voice. Also in the phone booth was an anesthetized cat whose ear drums picked up Miss Clayton’s voice and transmitted the sound through implanted wires to a micro- phone. The voice was a bit tinny but other- wise quite audible.

The panel discussion on “Patient Care and Safety in the Operating Room” was en- livened by a mysterious “inner voice.” As excellent slide pictures showing one viola- tion after another of safe OR practices were

Newly elected members of Committee on Nomi- nations, Arthur Lou Levy, Houston, Texas; Mabel Regester, Baltimore, M d . ; and Lou Anna Schbp , Independence, Mo., join Kathryn O’Donnell, Boston, Mass., Chairman. Missing from picture is Michael Earnheart, Chicago, 111.

projected on the screen, the strange visitor in the black-draped booth would flash his or her remarks on the wall alongside the pic- ture. Panel members discussed and com- mented on the pictures, the remarks from the visitor, and many questions which came from the audience.

“Fundamental Aseptic Technics” is the title of a new film prepared by the AORN National Committee on Education and premiered at the final Congress session. Produced by the Film Department of Davis & Geck, and directed by Miss Jean Reed of Ohio State University Medical Center, the script for the film was prepared by Mrs. Barbara Runberg, Chicago, Ill., a member of the National Committee on Education.

The film was presented to the large audience, after which a reactor panel dis- cussed its values. Panel members were: Mrs. Rachel T. Ayers, Chairman, National Com- mittee on Education and Director of Nurs- ing Service, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, Calif.; Mrs. Dorothy W. Errera, Miami, Fla., Operating Room Nurse Consultant; Dr. Robert Guy, Fort Worth, Texas, sur- geon; Miss Edna Prickett, Erie, Pa., Nurse

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Consultant, American Sterilizer Company ; Miss Jean Reed, Columbus, Ohio, ORS, Ohio State University Medical Center, mem- ber National Committee on Education; Mrs. Barbara Runberg, Chicago, Ill., Assistant ORS, University of Chicago, member Na- tional Committee on Education.

The film was enthusiastically received; it promises to be the first in a series depicting basic technics of operating room nursing. The film is available for individual use fr0.n the Film Library, Davis S: Gzck, Danbury, Connecticut.

The Congress was not all work, for any- one grows weary of too long conczr,tration in one area. Nurse-reFistrants always enjoy thz Annual Cocktail and Oinncr party pre- sented by Ethicon, Inc T!iis year the P O ~ N I -

lar event was held in th- Grand Ballroom of the Hotd Statlx=Hilton on Tuesday ere- ninp. Entertainment was provided by sinper Me1 Torme and company.

Another Tuesday evening affair was th3 after dinner party with American Safety

Razor Company as hosts. With a 13-man orchestra providing music for dancing, this party was held in the Terrace Room atop the Hotel Baker.

Another function, new and different, was the Texas Bingo and dessert party at the Adolphus Hotel on Wednesday. This fun- filled event was sponsored by representatives of V. Mueller and Company.

Many people participated in a tour of St. Paul’s Hospital in Dallas. Opened in Decem- ber 1963, this $15 million hospital building won admiring glances from many as they traveled from the airport to downtown Dallas.

I f one went to Dallas expecting to see much of the old frontier town so charac- taristic of movie and TV Westerns, there was sure to he disappointment. With Dallas going modern, the most “authentic” scenes were right in the rcfreshment area of the exhibit hall. There, with gaily painted theatre scenery lining the walls of this huge room, one could pick out the names of the

T h e AORN National Committee on Education held many meetings dur inc t h e Conpress. Comm-’ttre members are: Joan Driscoll, N e w York Ci ty ; Gary L . Forsyth, Wichita, Kan.; Patricia Grooms, Winter Park , Florida; Sister Mary Virginia Clnr ,. 0 1’ Jsmnica F e w Y o r k ; Jean R-ed , Colurnbzs, Ohio; Rachel T . Ayers, Los Angeles, Calif .; Barbara Rynbor?, Chicago. I l ! .

committee members from Texas. The artist had cleverly used names of AORN people for sheriff, bartender, blacksmith and so on.

As the curtain came down on the Eleventh Annual Congress and dismantling of the exhibits rolled into high gear, one could not help but appreciate the tremendous support given to AORN by companies comprising our exhibitors’ list. Year after year they go all out in their efforts to help make each Congress memorable for all who attend. The Association is proud of the respect and courtesy regarded it by the Exhibitors. AORN is indeed most grateful to all the people who contributed to the success of this Congress.

Behind every successful venture, one can be sure to find strong workers. With en-

thusiasm and determination, the committee members went all out, Texas-style, in plan- ning and conducting this tremendous under- taking. As a result the Congress ticked off smoothly in well-coordinated fashion. AORN Journal says thanks to all those who had a

part in this giant function. New York City has been selected as the

site for the Twelfth Annual AORN CON- GRESS. The ultra-modern New York Hilton Hotel will be the center of all Congress ac- tivities during the week of February 7-11, 1965. Make your plans now to attend!

Wherever one goes in the South, the parting comment is always the same. We use the same comment, hopeful that you’ll apply it to all future AORN Congresses- “Y’all come back, y’hear?”

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