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Show Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Blanketed With Flower on Memorial Day. Flowers Particularly Appropriate for the Decoration of Soldiers' Graves to the dead of all wars In which this country has engaged. Between life and death, It Is supposed, sup-posed, there Is a chasm beyond which the beauty and the fragrance of no earthly tilings can penetrate. That may or may not be. But certainly the ceremonlos of Memorlul day fulfill the highest destiny of flowers. They met a need In the hearts of the living am express a sentiment that might be easily eas-ily imagined to reach farther than tltt graves where they are placed 8 Louis Globe-Democrat Is there any person who does not love flowers? Among all of nature's Hne creations, they seem to be the essence es-sence of the beautiful. By freshness of color, sweet odors and delicacy of pattern they delight the child, please Ho lover and bring brightness Into the la-SfcnVof the oped and filleted. They rSmfort those In pain and adorn . the bier of others lo whom pain la stilled. V But for what better purpose could flowers have been created than that for which they are used Memorial day? They are laid by reverent hands on the graves of our soldier dead. A nation's flowers are a tribute to those who died in Its wars and a fraprant memorial of a nation's affection. They cover old graves and decorate others relatively new. They are a memorial |