| Show AUXILIARY RECEIVES MEMORIAL DAY POPPIES bright red poppies crepe paper replicas of the famous poppies 0 of flanders fields wore were received here juring during the week as the women of the american legion auxiliary prepare for the annual observance of poppy day on saturday may 25 the poppie we wen n received from the veterans hospital in salt lake city cily where they were made by disabled world war veterans they show the patient pati crit and voted t worn work of these men who mirt m then th m in re of departed corn com rates all handmade hand made the flowers vary slightly cording according at to the skill of the veterans poppy making means much to the disabled veterans explained the chairman of the poppy day cam dign for those in the hospital ho it provides an interesting occupy j tion to fill the long hours of illness and convalescence it has high value as occupational therapy helping the men speed their recovery it fives gives them the encouraging experience of again earning money and ol of being able to send money home to help support their families the poppy work rooms maln main by the auxiliary in a number of states provide employment for disabled men outside the hospitals who are unable to do other work for them the poppy work is tin en eagerly sought relief from un happy idleness from the almost hopeless search for a job their limited strength can perform and a means of supporting themselves and families the disabled veterans are the only persons who perceive pay for poppy work the auxiliary women who handle and distribute the flowers serve as unpaid un paid volunteers all contributions received on poppy day going to support legion and auxiliary efforts for the dias bled and the needy families of veterans |
