Show t POPPY DAYTO UN HONOR I OR HEROES I Women to Sell Flowers on Streets May 26 As a mark of ot respect and reverence reverence rever rever- ence to the American boys bos who fellin fell fellIn fellin in France and Flanders during the World war poppies will toe ibe sold on the streets and in the stores of 01 Salt Lake by the women's auxiliary auxiliary iary lary of of the Veterans of or Foreign Wars Vars the women's auxiliary a and d the Edith Cavell post of the American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican legion Saturday May 26 The poppies are ate sold before Memorial d day y so th that t. t everyone who cares to can get one and wear it on that day Throughout all the allied countries countries coun countries coun- coun tries th these e poppies will be sold on this day known as Poppy Poppy Poppy Pop Pop- py day In England the s sale le will willbe willbe willbo be bo conducted by the British legion headed by the Prince of 01 Wales in Canada Canad by the Great War Veterans' Veterans asso association l tion in Australia and New Zealand by the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Soldiers Imperial league in Cuba by the National Poppy day committee i The Flanders poppy has been recognized I a as t the memorial flower Cf ee I of the Sons s of 1 the American Revolution Revolution Revo Revo- lution Sons and Daughters of or the i G G. A A. R R. ladies ladies' auxiliary of ot the G. G A. A R R. the Women's Relief Corps I and the American legion auxiliary Poppy day was first conceived In 1919 by Madame Guerin In France for the tho purpose of aiding people of 01 the devastated area areas by the sale of the flowers made by the people of 01 those sections themselves Madame Madame Madame Mad Mad- ame ame Guerin came to America and asked the Veterans of ot Foreign Wars Vars to take take- up th the sale of ot the poppy in this country The Veterans Veterans Veterans Veter Veter- I ans were assisted at that time bythe by bythe bythe the American War Mothers a na national national na- na organization The sale ana I has been carried out the last three years t Now that most of 01 the work In Inthe inthe inthe the war torn areas has been completed com corn both poppies made in France and in the United States will be besold besold besold sold this year The proceeds of ot the French poppies will go to France while those of 01 the American poppy will be used for relief purposes at home as well as creating a perpetual perpetual perpetual per per- endowment fund for the care of 01 the graves of 01 soldiers who fought and died in France i President Harding in answer toa to toa toa a letter in regard to Poppy day stated I 1 am gl glad d to express my accord with the plan which the Veterans of ot Foreign Wars ars have put forth to have bave the people generally generally generally gener gener- ally wear a poppy on Memorial day as as a testimony of 01 continuing interest and sympathy In the great cause of 01 which that flower has be become become become be- be come emblematic d I hope the proposal proposal proposal pro pro- will be generally adopted this year for it Is certainly an appealIng appealing appealing appeal appeal- ing testimony of ot the nations nation's continuing continuing continuing con con- sense of its concern for tor themen the themen themen men who served it during the World war |