Garfield County News | 1930-05-23 | Page 1 | Buy a Poppy

BUY A POPPY during the world war wai poppies grow grew ip in profusion upon the graves in france and because of 0 this became a symbol for soldier dead an overseas worker wore ona 0 ne of the little flowers s in honor ofa of a fallen tom comrade rade jhb idea was wai lator later taken up ulf by patri otte otic american women today it Is a custom well established to wear a poppy on memorial day out of oc respect for ahoise who gave their blood tor fr 0 the preservation of american progress disabled veterans are employed to ao mako make these little women of the patriotic orders distribute ja them hem tor for the lapels and thus aliu pap poppy day serves three purposes e it diio shows ws 4 re speet idt patriotism and national nati loyalty d on the martof part ot the wearer while its m manufacture affords employment to a disabled go soldier idler and the offering for or it la Is used to relieve the suffering of soldiers sol diera and theler their fg families ji it therefore has abdual a dual personality ln in Ii honoring onor the day and serving the living so let us all buy 9 a poppy and apar 4 it thus preying our allegiance to our flag and a rid to our fel el lowman