Iron County Record | 1965-05-20 | Page 6 | A Proclamation

A PROCLAMATION 1 WHESAS, May is the month when the American Legion and Auxiliary members Invite their fellow townsmen to Join them in a gesture of remembrance for thrwaa who died In America's de- 'fense by buying and wearing the little red crepe paper flower the Flander's Poppy that has become a memorial flower, recognized rec-ognized as the emblem of the high Ideals for which these men gave their lives, and WHEREAS, Uie funds uulaifiC-vi from the distribution of the poppies pop-pies enable the rehabilitation and child welfare programs to function at full effectiveness, and WHEREAS, Poppy Day is the opportunity for all of us to extend ex-tend a helping hand to a needy child or to let a disabled veteran In a hoipit&l know that some-.oroo some-.oroo nnri in chnw thi vet erans In our own community that the sacrifices they made for America and the world are remembered. re-membered. NOW THEREFORE, I, Osmer K. Nielsen, Mayor of Parowan City, do hereby proclaim Saturday, May 22, 1965 as the official Poppy Pop-py Day for Parowan City and urge each and every citizens to purchase and wear with pride, the bright little flower of remembrance. re-membrance. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the official seal of my office, this 11th day of May, 1965. OSMER K. NIELSEN, Mayor, Parowan City