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Show Poppy Day to Be Observed "Wear a Poppy." This request will be made of all of us on Poppy Day, Saturday, May 25th, and who, understanding the significance of the. little red flower, can refuse? The poppy is the flower that gave the only touch of life and beauty to the World War battle fields and cemeteries- It is the flower of the war dead, those gallant young men who gave their lives in the country's service, and we are asked to wear it in their memory. When obtaining our poppy, we are asked, too, to make a contribution contri-bution for the welfare of the disabled dis-abled World War veterans, the widows wid-ows and the children left fatherless by the war- None of us with a dime to our names and a touch of human kindness in our hearts can refuse this request, either. We can only honor the dead, but those living victims of the war are still with us. We can help them- The Poppy Day requests will be made to us by the women of the American Legion Auxiliary, the wives, the mothers, sisters and daughters of men who served in the war. - They have had the pop- pies made for us by needy and disabled dis-abled veterans, providing employment employ-ment for hundreds unable to do other work. They will take the contributions con-tributions we make and, with understanding un-derstanding and sympathy, turn every penny to the service of war disabled and dependents-Yes, dependents-Yes, . we will "wear a poppy" proudly and gladly. We have not forgotten and we are not ungrateful- For one day this blood-red symbol of highest patriotic sacra-fice sacra-fice will blaze on our coats, and our coins will be given to help through the coming year those who are living a life of suffering and sacrifice because of service to the nation. 0 |