RED POPPIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 April 1922, Page 4

RED POPPIES.

SYMBOLS OF REMEMBRANCE. “In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow Between the Crosses, row on row.” Red poppies of Flanders—symbols of remembrance of the heroic dead. Still frefth in the memory of thousands of soldiers, who were in Northern France during the summer-time in the World War, is the vivid glow of wild poppies, rearing their tiny heads in the meadows as if to gainsay tragedy and despair. Red poppies have so linked themselves with memories, interwoven in the hearts of the surviving veterans of the British Empire and of America, that ex-soldiers have adopted the little flower as a symbol by which to recall their dead comrades. Monday, April 24, will be observed throughout New Zealand as Poppy Day. It will be a privilege to buy a poppy from a collector and an honor to wear it. The flowers, which will be sold, have been made in the devastated regions of Northern France, and a very small portion of the proceeds of the day will go to defray the cost of manufacture. The remainder will help to secure food and clothing for 1000 New Zealand returned soldiers and their dependents. Remember, if you buy a poppy you help a “digger.” Dig deep into your pockets for Poppy Day. The day will be observed in New Plymouth on Friday next.