Arizona republican., 1921-05-22
WEAR \ SILK PDPPY
 ON MEMORIAL DAY
 SAYS PROCLAMATION

Designating May 30 as Memorial Day. in accordance with the law, Ernest hall, acting governor and ex- service man, in his proclama tion has called upon former soldiers and sail ors to take part in the memorial ser vices and the decoration of graves.
 It has been requested by the acting governor that tiny silk peoples be worn on that dayq. The little flowers, made by the women and children in the devastated regions of France, will be offered for sale in every city of the state. the proceeds to be used for the children of France.
 The proclamation follows:
 State of Arizona, Executive De- partment.-A Proclamation
 With the passing of each year. Memorial Day brings its reminder of the incalculable debt we owe to our fallen heroes Set apart and desig mated by law, it carries also sane ton no less sacred-the sanction of sacrifices that this nation should not only exist and endure, but that it may go forward to the full attain ment of its destiny.
 Living, as we are, in the shadows of the Great War. there can be noth- ing perfunctory in our observance of this day, set apart and dedicated to the memory of those who have given their lives for our country. The day is sacred to them, a day of reverent tribute to their sacrifices for us, a day of proper acknowledgment that, due to their valor. the nation en- dures
 Tt would be a day of little value if our minds did not naturally turn to the fact that in dying for this country they committed to us who are permitted to live on, the keeping of its destiny. They look to us. there fore, to carry on with the same cour- age, the same faith, the same meas ure of devotion which they so cheer fully gave. It is fitting, therefore. 1 that in our tribute to our heroic dead. we rededicate ourselves to the task | which they, dying, committed to our l charge. and, emulating their courage. their unselfish devotion, their spirit ! of self-sacrifice, pledge anew all that we can do to insure that they have not died in vain.
 | AS an outward symbol of our re- membrance and honor for our glori- ous dead. it has been requested that | tiny silk peoples be worn on Memor- ial Day. These little tokens, made by women and children living in the devastated regions of France, will be offered for sale in every city in this state, the proceeds being used in helping the children of the devas- tated regions of France, innocent victims of the Great War
 NOW, THEREFORE, l, Ernest R Hall, acting governor of the state oi | Arizona, do urge a statewide observ- ance, by fitting ceremonies, of Mon day, May 30, 1921, designated by our laws as Memorial Day, and do espec- tally call upon all ex-service men tc take part in the memorial services and the decoratio of the graves ol our fallen comra des. in the relaiza- ton that simultaneously the grave, of those who sleep in foreign soi are being covered with the faires flowers of France And I do fur ther recommend that. in connection with the observance of Memoria Day, the emblem of the silk poppy b, generally worn.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hav' hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Ari zona to be affixed. Done at Phoe nix, the Capital, this the 21st day O May, 1921.
 ERNEST R. HALL.
 Acting Governor
 (Seal.)
 Attest: John Mex Redmond.
 Assistant Secretar vOf State