4.5 Poppy Day,P R 0 C L A H A T I 0 .W
,GREETINGS:
W~i ERF~AS:
WH~EAS:
WHEREAS:
NOB THEREFORE:
To our fellow citizens,
The American Legion and the American Legion
Auxiliary adopted the Memorial Poppy as its
Memorial Flower in 1919~ and
By wearing the Popoy, Americans ever~tere
and especially in ~uis City of Sa!ina both
pay tribute to these war dead and aid the
living by assistance to Veterans and their
families in time of need; and
The Poppy Day Program contributions are
used solely for the programs of Child Welfare
and Rehabilitation in our community and state;
!, Dr. Merle Hodges~ ~yor of the City of Salina,
do hereby proclaim the month of ~y 1981 as
POPPY MONTH~ a~d May 23~ 1981 as POPPY DAY in
our City~ and I urge all citizens of our town
to join with me in the wearing of the Memorial
Flower as together we remember the sacrifices
of so many in defense of our frszdcm.
Signed this llth day of May, 1981~ by the
direction of the City Con,mission of Salina~
Kansas.
Dr. 'Mgrle HOdgeS ~z
~-~yor of Salina, Kansas