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Show FIGHTING FOR LEGION BILL Congressman A. Piatt Andrew, Former For-mer Lieutenant-Colonel, One of Leaders for Compensation. Congressman A. Piatt Andrew of Gloucester, Mass., will be one of the leaders In the American Legion's campaign cam-paign to obtain the passage by congress con-gress of an adjusted compensation bill. Educated in Harvard and Princeton universities, Congressman Andrew attained at-tained a brilliant reputation as an economist. He served as director of the mint under President Taft and before be-fore he left Washington had become nn assistant secretary of the treasury. With the outbreak of the World war, he became interested in the allied cause, raised a fleet of automobile ambulances am-bulances and took It to the Belgian front. lie drove a car for three : t Jill! r J:: Villi! r ; ,111! A. Piatt Andrew. months, making trips to the front every night. The constant appeal Congressman Andrew made to Americans Ameri-cans for establishment of ambulance sections resulted in the creation of the American Field Service with headquarters headquar-ters at Xeuilly. Congressman An- Grew was named m charge of the organization. or-ganization. When Americans left the ambulance service to join the army, Andrew formed a number of "camion sections" to deliver ammunition. Entering the army, he received the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Named as first commander of the Gloucester post of the American Legion, Andrew obtained permission of the city government to utilize the old town hall for a Legion home, and made it a museum of the great war. He led a movement to commemorate the war dead of Gloucester with a Joan of Arc monument, which Is unique in that the base is formed of stones taken from every building in France sacred to the memory of the patriotic girl. He also served as first vice commander of the Massachusetts department in 1010-1920. Congressman Andrew has been of vital assistance to the Legion In Its fight for compensation. In defense of this measure he has said: "The measure before the house offers of-fers to our veterans not only a Ju3t and fair, If long overdue reward, but also a reward that has been framed upon the principles of helping the beneficiaries to help themselves, which is the guiding principle of all intelligent intelli-gent and humane legislation." |