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HISTORY OF POPPY (Continued from Page 12) ish Armies in France and Bel- giuin, gave of his best in the cause of his old comrades, and the great need for funds to aid them occasioned him _ the gravest anxiety. Many methods of obtaining the necessary funds were suggested. Some were tried, but the solution was not found. Eventually the idea of utilizing the poppy for sale as an emblem of remembrance on Armistice Day was put forward by a patriotic Frenchwoman, Madame Guerin. It was imme- diately submitted to the Field- Marshal who, instinctively real- izing its great possibilities, set in hand the organization which is now the most wonderful or- ganization of its kind in the world. With only six weeks to organize it in, the first British Poppy Day appeal in 1921 pro- duced the splendid total of £106,000. Most of the poppies used on that occasion were made by the women and children in the devastated areas of France, but Lord Haig was quick to see the great possibilities which future Poppy Day appeals would pro- vide for the employment of dis- abled men, and early in 1922 the British Legion Poppy Factory was started. In Canada the first poppy replicas were worn on the third anniversary of Armistice Day. From the modest distribution of that day the custom became uni- versal, until last Remembrance Day nearly six million Cana- dians carried the symbol, while thousands of post-war graves and hundreds of memorials and cenotaphs bore the emblem in the form of wreaths, sprays and individual flowers. The Flanders Poppy replicas achieve the first and greatest purpose of remembrance -- re- membrance of those thousands of gallant Canadians and broth- er-Britons who in two world wars sacrificed their lives on the alfar of freedom; remem- brance of those days when lives were placed in sharp re- lief, with the multitude of quiet, decent - living people bending every effort te achieve victory. And remembrance is essential if future generations are to heed the lessons of those stupendous conflicts. But contributory to this great purpose, the Flanders Poppy has been the means of fulfilling two other most worthy purposes. Ap- propriately enough, the manu- facture of the poppy replicas has been concentrated in the hands of men who were broken by the conflict. Men who are unemploy- able in the exacting conditions of ordinary commerce find in the manufacture of these little flowers a sacred and congenial task. Their fingers may not be nimble, and their day's output may. be modest, but. they put into the results a significance that the rapid processes of com- mercial manufacture cannot possibly encompass. For the dis- abled veteraris in Vetcraft work- shops are creating true memor- ials, while a poppy replica pro- duced under ordinary commer- cial competitive conditions is nothing more than an artificial flower. No less significant is the third Extending Our... WE JOIN WITH THE HOST OF OTHERS IN BEST WISHES OSHAWA BRANCH 43 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ON THEIR 35th ANNIVERSARY 67 KING STREET WEST W. L. HOUSTON "Texaco Products" @ General Repairs @ Lubrication @ Tune-ups 723-7822 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesdey, October 24, 1961 ]3 objective. The distribution of|year is the means of accumm these symbolic flowers each (Continued on Page 14) CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ' CANADIAN LEGION ON THEIR 35th ANNIVERSARY * WILLIS MOTORS R.R. NO. 2 OSHAWA -- 725-0331 The FINEST in NEW and USED CARS -- The -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OSHAWA -- Are Happy and Proud -- To Take This Opportunity of Extending Best Wishes and Congratulations ~ Tex BRANCH 43 - ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION On The Occasion of Their 35th Anniversary And to ALL LEGIONNAIRES EVERYWHERE During Canadian Legion Week (October 26th to Nov. 4th. May You Continue To Support and Enjoy the Benefits of this wonderful ALL CANADIAN Organization ! The Public Utilities Commission of The Gity of Oshawa HENRY F. BALDWIN, Chairman GEORGE F. SHREVE, General Manager