The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27

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~ w soon will be occupied, worthiIy and
ar.sgy nv the memorial to Nurse Cavell. The
prssaratiOns for it have already aroused SO mucn
h,,aaJc interest that Sir George Frampton, H. A.,
has very kindly offered the photographs OF the
fsrsf model and Of the fusized and final statuary
Details for reproduction.
Nar- than four years have now passed by since
the German authorities in occupied Belgium COM
u7ffed an act of sheer brutality stupid 1t was
1MhDn1an. True. it was one OF many, Dut, IL not
HDGre fragrant, II was one that was certain TO Cd
TAIN publicity than others. Yet the invaders
6axImric ignorance of the sentiments and spirit
" she civilized portions of the globe led them to
be9ev. that the killing Of Nurse Cavell merely
Inn ordinary and permissible manifestation or
NIgiRffulness which would tend to ease the dill
ruYfSes of their rule, and cause merely ephem'
ExnI anger In the outside world. Falkenhayu
kas summed up the policy of the Prussian High
Cenurand as an effort ito break the enemys will
ts var" Intelligent and capable within their
Hsyy limited and self-complacent purview, he and
his fellows imagined that the drowning shooting,
SfzTvtng and torturng Of civilians would be efec-
live bricks in the building up of their tower OF
tyranny, and were genuinely surprised to discover
Them TO be mere mud blocks that the torrent of
xorhHwide horror dissolved into slush. bringing
S1oun their whole edifce with crash.
Among the thousands of devoted women who
easx themselves up to the alienation Of the suffer
Insx Of the wounded Of all nations none was more
eazsabae and selfsacrfcing than Edith Cavell.
KIsr reputation established her fame had
eq,Eead. Even if woman wholly bent upon work
syf charity within enemy lines rendered herself
2szgle through pitfuness to the stern DEGREES of
martha! law not the death sentence, surely, but
Gsep0rtation was adequate as well as wise. Such
@Es the world opinion, but not the German: and
aE dawn on October IL, 1915, Nurse Cavell was
Slssf. Indignation long seething and boiling. now
burst forth universally in swirng clouds of angry
xnesm- The Ententes twill to war; was strength
szaEu Neutral sympathy grew nearer to direct
as1Ion-" The Germans, busy driving nails of vic
Esy into the wooden colossus Of HindeDburg.
nAone failed to that they were driving nails
Erin their coffin.
TIE effect in England was strong and instan-
tMneOus. Lives by the thousands were being lost.
nanurning was spreading over the land. The pres
sns crowded with anxiety the future with
E7Otn. But there was room for fierce resentment.
an4l NO sacrifice of single life did more to crys-
tasIixe the resolve to carry through. The hurry
Snx " events, the tax on memory at a time Of
cs&ered crisis must not bring oblivion Of the deed
and forgetfulness of the noble woman. In the
eapifais midst. imperishablt granite must keep
Ms2 .e her memory fallen champion of the
arnzat and generous band that was keeping alive
the spirit of devotion to humanity. Lord Burn
Ham headed the movement and response to the
Arpeai for funds came quick and free. The rich
rsnn's cheque. the poor womans postage stamp
JsGncd TO form the ample stream.
Assong those who most deeply felt. most bit
1sSly resented the inhuman act was Sir George
EszmYton. and moved he that he came
E~gwnrd with the offer of hts unremunerated
services OF course, the generous offer Of the dis
cncusfei sculptor was gratefully accepted. and 1t
h Dis work that now approaches completion. The
5g1usara,ions show TO what purpose and with what
SUCCESS ne has wrought
The memorial takes the form of monument
~ seet high composed of silver gray granite
sd standing an island In the midst Of st.
UE61fin's Place. grouping with the church on the
r5xht and the National Gallery the left In
xtpnf steps lead up to space where wreaths and
s,61ser vntive offerings may be laid. Forward from
mhe plintlr and main body Of the monument juts
- aedestai on which will stand the statue Of Edith
EssSer IN statuary marble. Indicative Of purity
The arrival OF the ship hearing the great block
Gxr.r Italy through the U-toat troubled seas was