Show poppy sale to be observed sat may 27 poppy day will be observed throughout the united states on saturday may 27 with the wearing of memorial poppies in honor ot the world war dead roberta kowley bowley president of the parowan carowan unit of the american legion auxiliary announced today ane observance will be led by the auxiliary women who will distribute poppies on the streets during the day more than eleven million of the little red memorial flowers have been made by disabled world war veterans working in government hospitals and in poppy workrooms wor krooms maintained b by y t the it e auxiliary these flowers are crepe paper replicas of the poppies which grew on the world war battlefields and among which the dead and wounded fell they are recognized throughout the english speaking world as the memorial flower for those who tell fell in defense of democracy plans for the local observance of poppy day are being completed by the parowan carowan auxiliary unit under the leadership of alice lyman unit poppy chairman aided by a large committee volunteer workers from the unit will offer poppies on the streets all day and will receive contributions for the legion and auxiliary welfare and relief work among the disabled veterans and dependent families of veterans poppies for distribution here have been ordered from the salt lake veterans hospital where disabled veterans have been given employment through the winter and spring making the little flowers they are expected to be worn more generally than ever before on poppy day this year |