Poppy month declared in El Dorado
Butler County Times Gazette
Members of the Captain Edgar Dale American Legion Auxiliary Unit #81 in El Dorado appeared before the City Commission May 3 to receive a Poppy Month Proclamation from Mayor Bill Young of the City of El Dorado.
Reading from the proclamation Young said, “Whereas, the American Legion Auxiliary adopted the poppy as its memorial flower which pays tribute to the war dead, and aids the living veterans and their families; and
“Whereas, the poppy as a memorial for the American war dead is a tradition which began in the years following the First World War; and