POPPY DAY
FROM early morning the citizens of Auckland have been held up by members of the fair sex who have temporarily taken charge of the pavement, and thousands of them are wearing imitations of the red poppy of France, thus showing that they have parted with their shillings, and may pass the jingling boxes of the collectors without further molestation. There are a good many of these “collection days,” but Aucklanders are a tolerant people, and they pay up and look pleasant whenever their generosity is importuned. And those who have paid tribute to-day have given in a worthy cause, for 80 per cent, of the money collected goes to the relief of disabled ex-soldiers and toward a scheme for providing employment for ex-soldiers who, although fit, are in need. The remaining 20 per cent, is devoted to the upkeep of the Veterans’ Home.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 26, 22 April 1927, Page 8
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145POPPY DAY Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 26, 22 April 1927, Page 8
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