Show may 29 Is toppy poppy day da for more than three months no now 4 V disabled veterans have been making poppies for poppy day on may 29 during this per period iod was P laid aid the hospital bo hospitalized spital iced veter veterans ans for their heir services the american legion and auxiliary pays the Y act et eran one and one half cen cents ts per poppy some men can make as many as COO poppies a d day ay they are thus provided with the opportunity to make extra money for the needs of their families the national regional and I 1 local oc I 1 medical staffs of veterans I 1 I 1 iio for the program medical atals approve mental recreational and financial reasons each man making poppies under this program has been recommended and cleared by the patients own doctor the legion was the first national organization to adopt the as its memorial flower at poppy the national convention in cleveland in 1920 the volunteer wo workers akers who sell these hand made poppies receive no bompensa compensation com pensa tion the money derived from the sale of the poppies is used for child welfare rehabilitation and aid to veterans needy families |