Show poppy day Is saturday 13 buy ay them poppy day set for saturday saturday may 26 is national poppy day this has been proclaimed by president truman by I 1 gov J bracken lee and by paul stuart mayor of morgan red poppies will be sold throughout the city and county by the american legion and the veterans of foreign wars and the public is asked to buy from both organizations I 1 in memory of the boys who made the supreme sacrifice in the spanish american war world war I 1 and 11 II and the current war in korea poppies are hand made by disabled veterans vetera us who in many cases depend on making of the paper poppy tor for their spending money the poppy is a symbol of the flanders poppy arid and will be worn in honor of the respected it dead |