Program for the Dedication of the Legion Memorial Hall and the Monument to the Heroes of Gloucester

Isabella Stewart Gardner's good friend and future congressman A. Piatt Andrew organized the dedication of the Legion Memorial Hall and the monument to the heroes of Gloucester shortly after World War I. He was the founder of the American Field Service which provided ambulances to support the French Army prior to the United States’ entry into the conflict. Isabella funded two ambulances and corresponded with Andrew and other friends who were on the front lines.  She surely wanted to support the memorial as well. 

He invited Isabella to the dedication on July 4, 1921, but she was unable to attend due to appendicitis. Instead, he sent her this program of the day’s events. Isabella finally saw the memorial a year later and preserved several related mementos in her Museum’s galleries.