Show poppy day set for sat may 27 poppy illy day will vill bo be observed throughout tile united states on may 27 with the wear ing of nicki norial poppies lit in honor lionor of tile the world war dealt dead mrs airs vay fay lynn pi rodent of uio the american aae rican auxiliary lins lias announced the observance will be led by tho the coinon who will distribute coples on the streets during tile the day store more than eleven million of the little red memorial flowers have lieou been aundo ly by disabled world war veterans Mt erans working in govern government ment hospitals and in poppy workrooms wor krooms maintained by the auxiliary these flowers are crepe paper replicas of the poppies which grow grew on oil the world orld war battlefields and among which the dead and wounded tell fell they are anre recognized throughout the english speaking world as the memorial flower for those who fell in defense of 0 democracy poppies haive been made this year tit at seventy eight government hospitals and auxiliary workrooms wor krooms in fifty one olle states where disabled veterans unable to to do other work have 0 b been pell g given alven employment ent during the o winter and spring months the restricted largely w work r k lias has been receiving little or no to veterans government compensation and to those with will dependent families tho bulk of tho the money earned has gone families left in of to tile the support lived when tile the veteran father became disabled the disabled veterans uti itte the it in the 1110 axll only 1 pala paid workers worker s the women wollen arys puppy program who distribute tho the flowers serve volunteers and fill all con ns as unpaid they receive go to the ind welfare work of the alx lx american le legion gupa and aux illary |