SOLDIERS' CEMETBEY

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 41, 18 February 1931, Page 13

SOLDIERS' CEMETBEY

THE WORK AT KAROIiI

A fair amount of business was transacted at a meeting of the Memorial Cemetery Committee (Women's National Reserve) held yesterday afternoon. Mrs. L. 0. H. Tripp presided, and stated that several matters in connection with soldiers' grave headstones had boon arranged with, the War Grave Department, and other graves had been located. A report was made by tho sub-com-mittee which had -interviewed, tho City Council Cemetery Committee in respect to a number of matters connected with the cemetery which wore not considered satisfactory. A letter was received from the Town Clerk, stating that the committee agreed that nothing in tho way of plants, etc., should be removed from the Memorial Cemetery, or given away, without permission. Mosdanies Tripp and H. Hadflcld visited the cemetery a month or two ago, and saw hundreds of fine little plants--; that were being raised for beautifying the cemetery; but a recent visit showed that very few had been transferred to the soldiers' part, and the show of flowers was poor in comparison with that in the other reserves, such as the Botanical Gardens, Government grounds, arid other places which havo been very beautiful this year. This was mentioned as regrettable, as the cemetery has many visitors from all parts of the Dominion, as well as from other parts of the world. It was decided that the chairman and lion, seerctary should visit the cemetery again, and endeavour to ascertain if anything can bo done to secure an autumn showing of (lowers, or if preparation can bo made for something better in the spring. Miss Black war welcomed back to the committee after her visit to America and Canada, and told much that was interesting about the beauty of the cemeteries over there, and the widely different, manner of arranging scenic effects, which make the cemeteries into wonderfully beautiful memorial parks, with lovely flowers and trees, no mounds bring permitted, or concrete erections, names being in chapels or on artistic statuary. Some interesting information was received regarding the new part of the cemetery, and the position of tho "Stone of Remembrance," and "Cross of Sacrifice" (when provided), which, it is hoped, wil complete the cemetery, and bring it into line with those abroad.