Show POPPY AS MEMORIAL FLOWER VER Tacoma Wash Post Adopts Adopt Resolution Resolution Resolution tion Urging Flanders Fields Blossom Blossom Blossom Blos Blos- som Be Made Official A request has been received by Franklin DOlier DOller national commander of the American Legion to have the Shirley poppy adopted as the memorial memo memo- rial flower of the tho Legion The request orl originated with the Edward B B. B Rhodes Post No 2 of ot Tacoma Wash which has adopted a resolution favoring the adoption of the poppy The resolution adopted by the Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington post was as follows Lest we In the days day's work surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded by home and happiness for forget et our comrades who sleep In 1 France l' l nce and here In the arms of ot the motherland motherland motherland mother mother- land Lest we wc forget torget that greater reater love of or these American boys who gave ga their lives for their fellow m men n Lest we forget that In Flanders fields the poppies grow among the crosses row on row and that nature seems to have raised in those these simple flowers the most eloquent monumenta monument monument- a waving scarlet blessing over their graves Be lie it resolved That the Edward B. B Rhodes post American Legion inaugurate rate a movement to have the Shirley poppy adopted as the Memorial flower Hower of ot the American Legion That the American Legion take lake steps to assist and u urge that every public park cemetery and every private private vate garden in do gratitude to the men who made the supreme sacrifice do during the coming spring and summer sum um- mer tiler and anti every spring and summer thereafter revere the memory of ot our soldier dead by setting aside a plot for tor continued display of or waving red pop pop- pies Illes That t a red led DODDY be worn by every cv I member of ot the American Legion on OIl Memorial It is probable that n a similar resolution resole tion will be bo I Introduced b by the post at atthe ZI the next nest convention of the American Legion which Is to be held In Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land lund O. O |