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pitfalls throughout the country. As these
nrst aid stations are near the front
line. the drivers M bearers attached to
these ambulances are often under FIRE
and ~thirty-nins have won war crosses.
three sections have been mentioned col
lectively In dispatches. and one member.
William Motley Barber. has been
awarded tho highly coveted Military
medal
Tho extension that this Ambulance
Field Service has taken has made II
evident for some time that separate
headquarters would be a desirable OBJ
5ect TO relieve the pressure at the Amerl-
can hospital. But Il was simpler 70 wish
for separate headquarters than to find
them. A. Piatt Andrew. director Of this
service. searched long before q piece of
good fortune gave him an ideal solution
to this problem. Being one day at
Frederick Aliens house. 10 Rue Ray
! nouard. Passy. he made his usual demand
whether his host knew Of O vacant house
suitable as headquarters for his am
bulance men. well. the house next
door has been vacant for years. why
not try itr'
The house next door proved 10 be
the property Of the Hottinguer family.
the bankers. 1t 10 In fact the joint
property OF a number Of them. but all.
with n accord, agreed to lend It ia
the boys Of the ambulance sections for
the duration Of the war. The house It.
self II charming. but the park behind
It Is a thing Of beauty. which comes
az a surprise sven In q city like Paris,
where wonderful gardens arc still to be
found. hidden way and unsupported.
veys the idea Of something trimmed and
orderly. while this IL an uneven un-
tanned chunk Of real country. some ff-
teen acres in extent. full OF trees and
ups and downs. with only the ElYel
Tower in the distance on one side and
two factory chimneys on another I re-
call that . quarter OF an hour In the
subway will take n to the Place de
rOpera.
At the beginning OF the last century
the house belonged to NJ. BENJAMIN De-
l~essert. the great philosopher. who
founded the Paris Savings Bank and was
the first man to build a refinery to
make beet sugar. Napoleon created
him a Baron Of the Empire and q Cheva-
Her Of the Legion Of Honor. The pres
ont owners. the Hottinguer family, are
the heirs Of his discoverer.
Tho presence Of fe%rruginous springs In
tho park gave It some celebrity. Ma
dame d. Sevigne speaks of them In u
| iottoT " hcT ohuBHloT, odtcu lofu. JOAN
Jacques Rousseau, ono OF whose many
homes was on the edge of the park. took
tho waters and Voltaire was a regular
visitor. Benjamin Franklin took the cure
there and spent much time under the
trees. and Ia said to have begun his
lightning rod experiments there. lola
wrote one Of his books In the park,
pages GLAMOUR" The Bartholdi fam
lily were tenants Of the house for year,
and the sculptor of the Statue OF Lib
erty often stayed there.
To this historic house in Passy hence.
forth will rome the young American
volunteers who arrive In France to Offer
their services as ambulance drivers In
the French army. On their return from
the front. on leave. they will find theii
dormitories. refcctories and a park that
IL an invitation to ~ and recreation
An 'hOnors list" on the walls Of. the sit
ting room sets forth tho distinctions al.
ready won by the American Ambulance
Field Service.