Deseret Evening News | 1908-03-16 | Page 8 | Florence Nightingale Has Freedom of London

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HAS FREEDOM OF LONDON London March arch 16 The freedom of ot tire the city of oC London 10 1111 on today bestowed upon Florence Florenco Nightingale tine the organizer er el of the nursing In thin tho war sar sarThe Tire The ceremony took place In the Guild Guildhall hall ball In tho presence of ot a It large lug liiK which Included many dotov anul nurses Tine Tho aged nurse Miss Night insall is IB In hr jear ear w WitS was s toe too infirm to attend and ond was rep represented represented resented by hy her imer nephew The Tue usual costly gold casket was w a 18 omitted front from the tho ceremony In accordance with Miss Nightingales one emma of ot oak sub substituted substituted fund at ot her request tho tire usually expended l for Co tire tho golden goldell casket will witt be e KIO to ti The Time lord mayor or of oC London Jondon outdated and murti among those present pre nt Were Welo the tho directors of the lie general army anti and navy hospitals hO rep representatives of tine this Red fled Cross CrONS society and deputations from several gIrls schools Sir Joseph the tue city elt cham halll chamberlain In making the presentation ex ox explained that the city regretted by h till tHe unexplained omission of or a mu former Cormet gen Ken generation that Miss Nightingale had riot been leen honored In this tIns way half a cen century tury ago oso