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Show WILSON AND PADUCAH FIRST Former President and Kentucky Post Prompt With Donations to Decorate Decor-ate Graves in Europe. Woodrow Wilson, commander of the members. of the American Legion during dur-ing their World war days, was the first war notable to contribute to the permanent per-manent endowment fund of $100,000 which the Legion will raise to provide for the permanent decoration of graves of war dead in Europe. The first Legion Le-gion post to respond to the appeal for funds was the poet at Paducah, which announced a contribution of $25 within a few hours after the appeal was broadcast. The Legion, in announcing the campaign, cam-paign, stresses the fact that the raising rais-ing of a permanent fund will obviate the necessity of making yearly appeals for contributions. The fund will remain re-main in the national treasury of the American Legion, subject to expenditure expendi-ture only for the purpose of decorating L L the graves of 32,100 war dead In " "Europe. Many posts will raise their quotas for the fund by selling poppies- during the week preceding Memorial day. Legion Le-gion national headquarters has obtained ob-tained a supply of 2,500,000 silk pop pies and has urged all members and patriotic citizens to wear the flower in honor of those who lie in Flanders fields. |