Dr. H. H. Hardy, Alexandria, was elected president of the Surgical Association of Louisiana, succeeding Dr. Kelly Stone, at the group's ninth annual meeting Sunday at the St. Charles hotel.
Other speakers in the one-day session included Dr. Clarence E. Gardner Jr., professor of surgery, Duke university medical school; Dr. Richard L. Buck, head of proctology, independent service, Charity hospital; Dr. Walter F. Becker, assistant professor of surgery at Louisiana State university medical school; Dr. William R. Schaffarzick, Baton Rouge; and Dr. Oscar Bethea, of New Orleans.
The day's agenda included morning and afternoon lecture sessions, a luncheon and a banquet. PHOTO: MAPPING OUT FUTURE PLANS for the Surgeons Association of Louisiana are, from left, newly elected officers Dr. E. L. Leckert, treasurer; Dr. Charles R. Walters, first vice-present, and Dr. Henry G. Butker, secretary, all of New Orleans. Dr. H. H. Hardy, Alexandria, and Dr. Gordon Peek, Baton Rouge, new president and second vice-president, respectively, were absent from the meeting.
