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American Legion, Girl Scouts Selling Poppies for Memorial Day, May 27, 1924

Poppy Day

Friday, May 30th, is Memorial Day. It is also Poppy Day with the American Legion. Wayne Post No. 11, American Legion, of this city will sell poppies Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. The price of the poppies will be from 10 cents up to as much as you feel that you would like to give for this worthy cause. Part of the money this year will go for the erection and maintenance of an Orphanage to be erected for the care of the children of the veterans who lost their lives in the great fight during the World war. This thought of taking care of the poor little chaps whose Daddies died fighting for you and me is a noble thought, and the undertaking is a large one and the local Post is very anxious to do its part towards this great undertaking, and on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, when the Girl Scouts and members of the local Post call on you, we feel that you will deem it a great privilege to help in this great causing of caring for the little ones whose Daddies have made the supreme sacrifice and gone on to that other shore from whence no traveler ever returns.

Last year on Poppy Day the local Post also sold poppies and the receipts were gratifying, a part of the proceeds going at that time to the Overseas Graves Fund. This year we would greatly appreciate the full co-operation and assistance of the citizenship of Goldsboro as we had last year, as we feel and know that the cause this year is equally as important. Remember that the Girl Scouts will assist the local Post in selling the poppies and they will be placed on sale Thursday afternoon, April 29th, also Friday morning, and the price willb e 10 cents up to any amount that you choose to give. We feel that we will have the full co-operation of our good people, and to this end we will work. Wayne Post No. 11, American Legion From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday, May 27, 1924

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