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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE servance, which included an address by the Honorable Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., Chairman of the board of selectmen. We included as many of the town's youth groups as possible in this year's parade to make up for, in part, the cancellation of the April 19th sunrise parade. We will continue to invite them for future Memorial Day parades. U.S.S. Lexington We again assisted the members of the U.S.S. Lexington (CV -2) Minute Man Club with their annual memorial for shipmates lost during the Battle of the Coral Sea. We are particu- larly thankful for the help of Father Gaudette of St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Church, the Rev. Kenneth E. Peterson of the First Baptist Church, and to Sergeant Lawrence Stone of the Lexington Minutemen. United Nations Day Observance of United Nations Day included a flag raising ceremony on the Battle Green at 7:00 A.M. The Rev. Father Martin U. McCabe of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church gave the invocation, and the Rev. Dr. Stanley S. Harakas of the Greek Orthodox Church gave the benediction. The Lexington Rotary Club presented prizes to the winners of the Lexington League of Women Voters' United Nations Day essay contest. The Lexington Lodge of Elks also pre- sented prizes to the winners of the League's poster contest. Keith Winnard and Joanna Cazden won the essay contest prizes, and Ann Jones, Candie Chase, and Dario Coletta won the poster contest prizes. The Lexington Lions Club continued their practice of providing Town Celebrations Committee Front Row, L. to R. — Betsy Severance, Publicity Chairman, Marilyn Hall, Recording Secretary, Raymond Barnes, Chairman, Eleanor Litchfield, Corresponding Secretary, Back Row, L. to R. — Tony Sperduto, Leo Gaughan, Vice Chairman, Jim Broderick, Ralph Lord, Bernie Belcastro 16