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f the l said lands i last e the inlsh-ason-it ac-need-i rear of sub-pro-busl-1 Eu-presi-thout Iroadnt of pora-any’s dnessxpectry to on a ibove! the f the “will more uture le to largesnd-eving nmer poli-;enta-ns of 3ition rarity ice. i pro-is in-and i Nats of 3tive-ry of and hour, rived alace in all noth-v belews-► notacity. ether r hiscouldi fored.elles,neralI this enter ry ofh topi narII*i said worn etary amed eding who Lon-lomicPreparations Complete for Drive for Funds T omorrowTomorrow America will pay honor to its World War dead. Millions of Americans in every part of the country will wear bright redpoppies to show that they still remember and are grateful for the service of those men who gave their lives in defense of the country fifteen years ago. Here in Statesville the women of the Hurst Turner Poet, Legion Auxiliary Unit of the American Legion, Auxiliary will distribute memorial popples in all parts of the city throughout theday.Preparations for Poppy Day were completed today by the local Auxiliary women. A large corps of volunteer workers are ready to take the streets early .tomorrow-morning -wtith the city’s share of the memorial poppies. Women front other organizations have offered their help to the Auxiliary and are enrolled on the Auxiliary’s poppy squads. School girls will distribute poppies by the side of greyhaired Gold Star Mothers whose sons died among the poppies in France. The women of the city will be united In a patriotic effort as they were in the World War days.The poppies which the Auxiliary will distribute tomorrow have been provided by World War veterans working under Auxiliary supervision at Statesville. The employment that the Auxiliary has been able to give these men has helped them provide food and fuel for their families during the period when they could not possibly have found other employment. How soon the poppy making can be started againdepends on the public response to tomorrow’s sale.The Auxiliary will distribute its poppies on a voluntary contribution basis. Poppies .wtfll be given in return for contributions of any size the individual is able to make. None of the American Legion Auxiliary workers, who will be easily identified by badges, •will receive any compensation for her services. AH contributions will be used for the relief and rehabilitation of disabled veterans and their families.The following women have been named to serve In the distribution of Poppies here Saturday.Ward 1—Mrs. Harley Gilleland, chairman; Mrs. Charles Davidson, Mrs. M. S. Choate, Mrs. A. Y. Alexander, Mrs. D. O. .Montgomery, Mrs. T. V. Goode, Mrs. J. B. Rodgers, Misses Lura Kincaid, Shirley Edgar and Marilyn Edgar.Ward 2—Mrs. C. C. Foster, chairman; Mrs. J. M. Snyder, Mrs. E. G. Twtsa, Mrs. A. M. Brawley, Mrs. Hurst Turner, Mrs. L. A. Black, Misses Virginia Foster, CarolynLowrance and Gloria Holmes,Ward 3—Miss Ethel Woodward, chairman; Miss Lina Woodward, Mrs. W. A. Landis, Mrs. Erskine Johnson, Mrs. Paige King, Mrs. V. N. Morgan, Mrs. Talmadge Adams, Miss Etta Leo Pattersin.Ward 4—Mrs. John D. Patterson chairman; Mrs. Oscar Mills, Mrs. Joe Miller, Mrs. Wallace Hoffmann, Miss Fannie L. Gaither, Mrs. Robert A. White, Miss Elizabeth Mills, Miss Laura L. Mills, and Miss Marianna SherrillCuttT1morinitelwhicway,theloca;anddayof eNa(■wtion; ufac deol tion wteel toge a m Mtionloca!theera j tile TJ stati disctheingconting“£tion;comdustwhilt;woridusttheshiftwtouooulwee)coul80 1 • irjit is will duri certi worl “\ reguof v that en a to \ p. nThIThairhoutimlt;gainhouserethespacon 1arreTCouof t for the havbeinbanMISWherSoupan
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Statesville Record
Statesville, North Carolina, US
Fri, May 26, 1933
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