Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
HITS for MRS
By Dorothy B. Waleski
Garden 1889

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Saturday the wearing of the poppy will new
high in Rockville Although poppy days officially from May
Is 3d. here in Rockville the ladies of the American Legion Aux
larry of the Henderson Unit sc concentrat
ing all their efforts day.
Before their query Poppy" perhaps
would like to know what the annual popping of these little red
flowers means and how it about
Way back children, days of World War there
was poem that gained tremendous popularity and started like this
IN elds the peoples blow between the crosses row on
row. The reason for this popularity that peoples had real
meaning to the Doughboys of the first to end
Poppes wild in France they only thing
that managed to survive the wars devastation the returning
soldiers had vivid memories of Them
How they be the flower the American
Legion Auxiliary for the honong and aiding
the disabled the story of two American Miss Molina
Michael OF Athens Ca and Mrs Mary Hanecy of Milwaukee Wis
On November 1918 in New York City Miss Michael the
attending the 25h conference of the YMCA while serving
the staff of the YMCA headquarters.
Miss Michael Distinguished
ice Medal of the American Legion Auxiliary originating idea
of wearing the poppy in honor of the war dead.
In 1919 during the homecoming
Milwaukee booth from which coffee and doughnuts were served
decorated with poppes Passersby began taking the
pppes from the decorations and placing them their butonoes
leaving contributions the counter in exchange for them
The booth twice stripped of its peoples and several hun
dred dollars contributed for the benefit the returned ve
erans
One of the who decorated the booth Hanecy.
Her experience the booth the idea that distributing
pies the streets Memorial would excellent
for American Legion raise money badly needed
ice work among recently discharged veterans
She presented the idea to George Plant member of Post
Milwaukee post poppy
distribution the Saturday before Memorial Day. 1920 distributing
$4,000 and netting $780, This regularly
Quoted Poppy Day record
For originating the idea of distributing peoples to raise funds
work. Hanecy certificate
by action of the auxay national convention in Portland Ore
in 1892.
poppy adopted by legion auxiliary
in 1921 their memorial flower and the first nationwide sale
begun in 1921.
At first silk poppies made in France by French widows
orphans 1922 American veterans Minnesota
pitfalls produced their first pOppies This has
Until peoples in than 80 hospitals and
disabled beterans wOrrOOms in 40 different states.
The little red flower that will Saturday made
the VA hospital Perry Point small percentage of
remaining Rockville be used by the auxiliary for rehabilitation
this also for families in need
Poppymang not only gives disabled veterans badly needed
also interest in life which makes beaabe the long
monotonous hours in the hospital
No price put the buy and pennies vel
dollars Just remember that the drop in the
poppy seller donation relieve the suffering caused
by what is the grand total of three wars.
charge Saturdays volunteers Harvey Samper who
is also the newly elected secretary of auxiliary No &C.
auxiliary unit itself just barely DID, having
its in March, 1885, whereupOn state
trophy for being the largest new unit with 81 members
The first officers Mrs Douglas Rossgno presidents Mrs
Grafton Lumsden first vcepresdent Mrs Robert Bard second
vepresiden Harold Aizer Mrs Arthur Pad
secretary Kenneth Books historian Mrs George Clark
chapan Mrs Robert Aubrey sergeant Mrs Michael hel
and executive committee Mrs Mervin
Haght Mrs George Mrs. Leonard Eckhardt
installed month"; the officers Mrs. Bard
who up presidents first epresdent Mrs Aubrey
vcepreden Mrs Echard Mrs Azer remains as trea
Mrs Stamper becomes secretary Mrs Rosgno historian
Clark chapn Mrs Keller Mrs Haigh and
Robbins and the executive com
mee Rausch, Mrs John KochoWicz anc
Mrs. Paddock.
president is the wife of that "oneman
petter" Okla educated
Musogee Business College Her family legion family
she remember her present job is familiar
have daughters Chaeen and Elizabeth
the five that they have lived in Rock
crest Virginia active in the PTA the Camp Fire
Other than that, she she has led
useless hfe'i
The next highght of auxiliary
girl picked Richard Montgomery High School to
by auxiliary with all paid to the Girl
a Annapolis, June 25 through 30
lucky high girl who rates this choice will have five
days living watching her states government
governor down Her will be released
shortly deadlne for her application is June l.
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