THE MURDER OF NURSE CAVELL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 77, 26 December 1918, Page 5

THE MURDER OF NURSE CAVELL

NORWICH MEMORIAL OPENED BY QUEEN ALEXANDRA. Saturday, October 12 last, the third' anniversary of tho execution of Nurse Cavell by the German military authori-. ties in Belgium, was marked by the opening of the Cavell Memorial Home and the unveiling of a bust.of Nurse Cavell at Norwich by- Queen Alexandra. Among the dense crowd of people who witnessed the unveiling were hundreds of wounded soldiers,' squads of nurses, and several ambulance units. The .Lord Mayor, in welcoming Queen Alexandra, said ; "Your Majesty will deem it fitting that In the chief city of Edith Cavell's native county, the home of Mrs. Cavell, too, till her recent decease, some permanent memorial should be raised to this Norfolk heroine of whom we are so justifiably proud. This city is already famous as the birthplace of Elizabeth Pry,'and we desire to perpetuato the memory of this other noble woman, whose fame is also world-wide. In tho splendid work which our nurses are doing, and in the knowledge that kind words and kind deeds can never die, we. find reason to hope that the memorial to oijr martyred heroino ■will be lasting, for it depends not upon material things, but has for its foundation spiritnal realities that are eternal. Edith Cavell rests from her labours and her works do follow her. This' is the third anniversary of her death, bringing with it the promise of a lasting and righteous, peace, and the hope that,the cause for which Nurse Cavell gave her life is about to triumph." After unveiling the bust Queen Alexandra made the following reply: ' "I thank you, my Lord Mayor, for the welcome you have given me, and far the opportunity of testifying my admiration and respect for the memory of a brave ( woman, Nurse Edith Cavell, who met a martyr's fate with a calm courage, an intrepid faith, and a spiritual resignation that have made her name honoured and revered throughout tho country and the Empire. No liomß for nurses could have worthier memories attached to it, and I should like,, if it- wero possible, to see these homes established, as some, I am glad to say, have already been, throughout tho Empire, to perpetuate Nurse Cavell's memory, and to preserve the fa-aditions which she maintained in her life and upheld by her death. It is most fitting and suitable that the county to which Nurse Cavell belonged should have Instituted this home, which, I hope, may now be established on a permanent basis, and .may remain, with the statue, ns a lasting and historic memorial, erected by this city of Norwich in her honour." ,