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Spencer Mayor Reynold Peterson, joined by American Legion Auxiliary members: Betty Tonderum, Adeline Bensene, Clarion Lovitt, Sharon Faulkender, Linda Bergendahl and Carol Person, proclaimed Thursday, May 22, Poppy Day in Spencer. It was 1918 when an American woman, Moira Michael wrote a poem in response to "In Flanders Field," titled, "We Shall Keep the Faith." In her poem, she promised to wear a poppy to honor the dead, this was where the tradition to wear a poppy on Remembrance Day first began, a tradition that still exists today. Members of the Auxiliary will be posted in several locations in downtown Spencer on this day, encouraging Spencer area citizens to wear a poppy to honor the veterans.