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Show Wear A Poppy! Pay Tribute To War Heroes On Saturday, May 29, all of us will be asked to wear a little red poppy on our coats or dresses. dress-es. The day will be Poppy Day, when, once each year, we of America pay tribute, by wearing wear-ing their memorial flower, the poppy, to those who gave their lives in America's service during dur-ing the World Wars. And as we receive our poppy from the women of the American Legion Auxiliary, who will distribute the flowers on the streets that day, we will be aiding the wars' living victims by the contribution contribu-tion we make for the flower. The disabled veterans who make the poppies derive double benefit from the work. First, it gives them employment their only chance to help support themselves and families. Second, the work is of real value in aiding aid-ing their recovery, occupying hands and minds, breaking the tedium of long idleness, and restoring spirits crushed by hopelessness. The money which is dropped into the coin boxes in exchange for the poppies goes entirely to the welfare activties of the American Legion and the American Amer-ican Legion Auxiliary, supporting support-ing the work which these two great service organizations do for the disabled veterans, the families of the disabled and the families left in need by the death of veterans. Understanding the meaning of the poppy and the uses to which poppy funds are put, can any of us be deaf to the appeal of Poppy Day? |