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107 TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE October 10,1957 The ninth meeting of the Town Celebrations Committee was held in the Conference Room, Cary Mem- orial Hall at 8 15 p.m , October 10, 1957 Members present Messrs Gustin, Poehler, Rooney, Cole, Mes- dames Pullen, Cheever, Litchfield. Joyce Taylor and Don Adzigian of the Junior U N. DAY High School met with the committee to make plans for observance of U N Day, October 24th. Mr Poehler has talked with Mr Norlin and they will select tree to be planted at the Junior High School. At 9 p.m. the following representatives of the churches in Lexington met with the committee to dis- THANKS- cuss plans for a Thanksgiving celebration: Rev GIVING Hogan, representing Rev George W Casey, St Brigid' s; Mr Herbert Bandes, Jewish Comminity Group; Mr Ken- neth L Warden, Lexington Cuuncil of Churches . Rev Francis J Murphy of Sacred Heart Church notified committee he could not attend, and will receive copy of these minutes ' Mr. Warden felt the service should be a com- munity effort, that as citizens we all had much to be grateful for, and hoped all churches would aprtici- pate this year. Everyone present agreed it should be held the Sunday evening before Thanksgiving, November 24, at 8 p.m , to last an hour Other years it has been held in Cary Memorial Hall, and an organ had to be rented. Mr Poehler suggested the new High Snhnnl Auditorium which has an organ Suggestion was unani- mously adopted, and Mr Poehler will make application Mr Poehler suggested Judge Felix Forte as speaker Others mentioned were Prep Nathan Pusey of Harvard, and Sen Kennedy It was agreed to ask Judge Forte Question of a choir was discussed, and it was decided to ask the Lexington Choral Society to take charge of the music . Mr. Cole will contact the presi- dent of the Society Many members of the Society be- long to church. choirs Mr Warden was asked to bring copy of last