MILITARY PICNICS.

Evening Star, Issue 16089, 14 April 1916, Page 2

MILITARY PICNICS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Two letters have appeared in you' columns—viz., “Respect the Cemetery'’ and “Anzao”—and in neither is there any mention made of tho number of boys who climbed the trees close to the hero's grave and, when the order was given to the firing party, called out collectively: “Mind your head,” “Hold your hair oh,' otc. ? and that with no uncertain sound. I just wonder what kind of people are responsible for their upbringing? Strong .believers, I have no doubt, in the abolition of corporal punishment »in both schools and homes. Hid the crowd remember in their mad tush to get as close aa possible to the grave that tho dead hero had a widow and little child far away, powerless to utter a protest? Will they ever see his grave? When tho service was over children simply packed together round the edge of tho grave, and a ladv standing near the writer said: “Well, just look at those blessed kids; isn't that a disgrace.” The' gravedigger does uncomplainingly what not one m a hundred would do. Ask any ordinary individual to do heavy shovelling with a c>owd packed round till moving is an impossibility. There was just such another exhibition at tho Southern Cemetery not long ago go-carts, prams, and ’dogs unlimited. Several graves were trampled on and iron railings bent. Would it be a breach oi military etiquette to station a few ablebodied policemen in the cemetery rhe;: ft military funeral takes place?—l a m, etc.' “What Went rn ( Out so See?” April 12.