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Show POPPY DAY SET FORMAY 26 In June 1919 during the homecoming home-coming of the 32nd Division in Milwaukee, a booth from which coffee and doughnuts were served, serv-ed, was decorated with paper poppies. Passers-by began taking the popoies and placing them in their button holes and leaving contributions on the counter in exchangq for them. This experience gave Mrs. Mary Hanecy the idea of distributing dis-tributing poppies on the streets to raise funds for the service work of the American Legion and their auxiliary. Poppy day contributions are used to bring comfort and- cheer to disabled veterans in hospitals. They provide for disabled men outside of hospitals who are having hav-ing difficulties in reestablishing themselves economically, and for the children of veterans. The poppies sold in Bingham are made at the Salt Lake Veterans Vet-erans hospital, and women in the local American Legion auxiliary are willing to give their time to help the poppy sale. Mrs. Mabel Brimhall is the local auxiliary Poppy day chairman. Show tickets tick-ets have been given several years by Harold Chesler to children assisting with the sale. We hope you gladly and proudly wear a poppy on Poppy day, May 26th. o |