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Show POPPY SALES IN BINGHAM SET FOR MAY 25. the Chairman has 80 Girls lined up to sell flowers. To honor the memory of those who gave their lives iu the World war, and to aid the distressed, disabled , veterans, the red Flanders ppppy, memorial flower of the American Legion, Le-gion, and other patriotic societies will be worn by Bingham citizens May 23. That day has been design- . ated "Poppy day," and artificial flowers, flow-ers, made by disabled American veterans, veter-ans, will be sold by members of patriotic patri-otic organizations. The poppy has become a symbol of 1' e sacrifice offered by soldiers of the World war atid for one day each year, that memory is revived. The poppy yas first adopted as a memorial emblem em-blem by the American Legion at Cleveland. O' ia, convention In 1S20. TUe Idea behind the poppy was suggested sug-gested by Miss Moina Michael of Athens, G.a., whf suggested the adoption adop-tion to the Georgia department convention con-vention in 1920. Since that time the reorganizations have adopted the poppy. The veterans veter-ans of fbrelgn wars adopted the poppy pop-py in 1922I Most of the poppies sold in I'tah are made by disabled veterans veter-ans In hospitals, who derive some profit from their work as well as being recipients indirectly of the g.tod accomplished ac-complished from poppy funds. All units of the American Legion, auxiliary throughout the state are planning to observe the annual Poppy day, May 25, according to Mrs. Alice Collins of Ogden, department president. presi-dent. : -. A Mrs. H. C. McShan-a, chairman of the poppy drive for the unit ot Blng-! Blng-! ham Post, bas planned an organization organiza-tion of 30 girls to sell 1500 popples. Buy me! I stand for service. ! k - - ' . V -". |