The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-29
Miss Jacqueline VantiI Thrills Kenosha Au-
dience with Gripping Story of the
Martyred Edith CayelI.
SPEAKER WAS ALSO A HEROINE
Story Reveals that Miss Vanl also Heard Call of Duty
and Time and Again Risked Her Life to
Carry on Their Work of Mercy.

GERS come to the clinic to arres- Miss
Cavell She related how she was spir-
tied away to the St. GILES prison and
tried by the drumhead court martial.
GAS she left the clinic" said Miss Van
bye my children, do not be sad. I will
come back to you. That was the last
we ever saw Of her"
And Later the Firing Squad.
The dreadful days when they waited
for word from Miss Cavel1 were in
terestingly described. She told how
the nurses went to the American am
bassador and pleaded for him to in
tervene and how Won Kissing, the Ger
man governor of Belgium, refused to
use leniency despite the appeal of
America. Then she told Of the day
they hurried Miss Cavell away to be
executed. IT thought saw her dress"
said Miss VanTil, "but / might have
imagined that Four years later / saw
her body when it was brought to Eng
land and / realized that the days in
the prison had written lines of sorrow
in her face"
The. most tragic part of the whole
story was the. statement by Miss Van
Til that of the 200 soldiers who Miss
Cavell and her associates had nursed
back to helth and helped back to
Blightey, not one had yet written a
word of thanks to those who risked
heir lives to save them. She told of
the Edith Cavell Memorial Clinic
which is to be built in the United
States and which she hopes will COM
memorate the work of the woman, who
did her duty no matter what the cost.
May Be Brought Back.
The address of Miss VanTil was not
only interesting but it was told mar
velously well. 1t is said that this
nurse is, preparing book to tell the
authentic story of Miss Cavell and if
it has the same literary excellence
which marked her address here and
tells the same interesting story, there
is no doubt to Kenoshans who heard
the address that it will be first sell
err" 1t was regretted that so few
Kenoshans availed themselves of the
opportunity of hearing this remark
ably interesting woman and her story
of an incident which is one of the most
dramatic of all those of the Great
War.
1t was a great accomplishment for
the two Kenosha lodges of the Sens
and Daughters. of st. George to bmng
this speaker to Kenosha. Prior to her
address, Past Deputy John Fisher OPP
ened the program with short adj
dress of greeting to the persons pres
emit and James w. Brown Introduced
Miss VanTil and was in charge of the
program. Much of the success of the
evening was due to the efficient man
agement of Edward Britton, the pres
ent president Of the Southport lodge
of the Sons of ST. George.
Social Gathering Follows.
In short program which preceded
the address by Miss Van Till, Clyde
Stoneman entertained the audience for
twenty minutes with an interesting
and mystifying exhibition OF Slight
of hand" He illustrated the tricks
which he performed before the sol
diers whom he had the pleasure Of
entertaining while he was member of
the American Army of Occupation.
Following the address OF Miss Van
Till, a silver offering was taken to de-
fray the expenses of the nurse IN
coming to this city. A social gather
ing followed in which many had The
opportunity of meeting the famous
speaker.
The evening entertainment was clos
ed with a luncheon with dancing fol-
lowing as the two orders of St. George
celebrated St. Georges Day.