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Show Can't do much for ills of world but can keep roses on grave DearEditor, Enclosed is an article that I hope you will print It is a reply to the article ar-ticle on "paper roses" (Wednesday, (Wednes-day, June 14). I hope to give insight to the importance of flowers placed on grave stones. " Last week I placed $20 in silk v flowers in containers on my grandson's grand-son's grave. Two days later they were gone, removed by workers in 1 order to mow. My grandson's stone is a standing stone with two built-in containers. We keep - the - grass clipped a foot or more around the stone so that the mower will not have to come near. Will future stones have no containers in order to accommodate the cemetery workers?- -It shouldn't be too difficult to understand,- even in this "sophisticated world, why placing " - flowers on a grave stone means so: mucljtosomany. . - I realize the person-responsible for the "paper roses" article knows j that the flowers aren't paper, his. ' 'paper rose" was designed to make light ; of the "flowers jn t the i cemetery" issue, but I believe, if he or she had lost a child, the issue :. - would be far more important . |
