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LOYALTY DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Ladies Auxiliary will observe Loyalty Day on Wednesday, May 1st. 2013 and invite all citizens to join them for a pancake breakfast at the post home, 617 Highway 96 N. Breakfast will be served from 9 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Loyalty Day originally began as "Americanization Day" in 1921 as a counter to the Communists' May 1st celebration of the Russian Revolution. On May 1st, 1930, 10,000 VFW members staged a rally at New York's Union Square to promote patriotism. Through a resolution adopted in 1949. May 1st evolved into Loyalty Day. Observances began in 1950 on April 28th and climaxed May 1st when more than five million people across the nation held rallies. In New York City more than 100.000 people rallied for America. In 1958 Congress enacted Public Law 529 proclaiming Loyalty Day a permanent fixture on the nation's calendar. Many people in the United States remain unaware of Loyalty Day and although a legal holiday, it is not a federal holiday and is not commonly observed. Questions please call Larry Hume, Post Quartermaster at 598·2976.

 

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