23 NOVEMBER 1918, Page 12

WAR MEMORIALS.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sia,—I would suggest, as an imperishable ever-green memorial to those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the world war, that in every parish churchyard (God's acre) a yew-tree should be planted, properly protected by a substantial iron railing sur- rounding it. This tree would probably be in existence for a thousand years. Inside the church there should be perpetuated, in gilded bronze metal lettering, the names of the fallen natives of the parish. This should be enclosed in an ornamental frame and placed in a suitable position in the building for all time.—I