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W. Freeland Kendrick
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/W-Freeland-Kendrick Jun 02, 2022W. Freeland Kendrick was a key figure involved in the initiative that developed into the fraternity's philanthropy.
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The First Shriners Hospital
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/First-Photo-Shreveport May 24, 2022The hospital, located at the corner of Kings and Samford in Shreveport was dedicated on April 20, 1923.
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1934 Letter to Patient Family
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1934-Letter May 18, 2022This letter was written by Margaret Watson, then superintendent of Shriners Children’s Springfield, to a patient’s family.
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William “Billy” Florence, Cofounder of Shriners International
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/William-Florence May 18, 2022William Jermyn Conlin – better known by his stage name, William J. “Billy” Florence – is credited as the co-founder of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, along with Walter M. Fleming, M.D.
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Spinal Cord Injury Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Spinal-Cord-Injury-Care-History May 18, 2022In the 1980s, Shriners Children’s identified another need in pediatric medical care – rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries.
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First Shriners Children’s Patient
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/First-Braces May 18, 2022Aileen, a little girl with clubfoot, is considered to be the first patient of Shriners Hospitals.
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Shriner John Wayne
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Shriner-John-Wayne May 24, 2022Many celebrities including actors, musicians and sports stars often visit Shriners Children’s locations, attend events and spend time with our patients.
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Shriners Children's Burn Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Burn-Care-History May 18, 2022At Imperial Session in Toronto in 1962, the committee offered a resolution to add burn care to the health care system’s list of specialties.
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Sam Briggs, P.I.P.
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Sam-Briggs May 18, 2022Sam Briggs of Al Koran Shriners was elected Imperial Potentate, only the second in the organization’s history.
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Pedograph
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1920s-Pedograph May 19, 2022The pedograph was a medical device patented in 1923 by Podiatrist Dr. William Mathias Scholl that was used at our hospitals to determine the way a patient’s foot was placed on the ground.
