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Show POPPY DAY TO BE HELD MAY 25 Disabled veterans of. three wars, working in veterans hospitals hos-pitals and convalescent workrooms, work-rooms, have made approximately approximate-ly 25,000,000 crepe paper memorial mem-orial poppies to be worn in honor hon-or of their fallen comrades on Poppy Day, May 25, Mrs. Mabel Brimhall, local American Legion Auxiliary poppy chairman, said today. The disabled men have been at work throughout the winter and spring, with material supplied sup-plied and earnings paid by the American Legion Auxiliary. The poppy making gives them something some-thing interesting to do and is considered valuable as occupational occupa-tional therapy. For many of the veterans who have spent long periods in the hospitals, the work gives the encouraging experience of being able to earn money once again. The poppies are distributed on Poppy Day by volunteer workers work-ers from among the auxiliary's 1,000,000 members, and all contributions con-tributions made by those wearing wear-ing the little red flower of memory mem-ory go into the auxiliary rehabilitation rehab-ilitation and child welfare funds. |