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141 <br /> TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE <br /> March 20, 1958 <br /> The 26th meeting of the Town Celebrations Com- <br /> mittee was held at 7 00 p.m , March 20, 1958 in the <br /> Selectmen' s Room of the Town Office Building Present <br /> were Messrs Gustin, Lewis, Poehler, Cole, and Mes- <br /> dames Pullen and Williams <br /> A note from Mrs Litchfield was read reporting <br /> that she had sent letters to Senators Saltonstall and INVITATIONS <br /> Kennedy. Congressman McCormack had sent regrets be- <br /> cause of a previous speaking engagement in Washington <br /> Letters had been sent to Ministers and Selectmen in- <br /> viting them to march in the morning parade, and a <br /> letter had been sent to Mrs. Cheever inviting her to <br /> be our guest <br /> It was announced that the U S. Coast Guard will <br /> have three vehicles in the parade The Lexington FLOATS <br /> Grange, the League of Women Voters, Melrose High, <br /> School and the Explorer Scouts of Troop 60 will have <br /> floats <br /> Mr Poehler agreed to see Mr Gillespie to be <br /> sure that both Junior and Senior High School bands SCHOOLS <br /> plan to be in both morning and afternoon parades He <br /> will check to find out whether all schools will fly <br /> flags on April 19th, and will apply to have Adams <br /> School open that day from 6 :30 a.m to 7:30 a.m. , and <br /> 1 30 to 2 00 p.m. , and Munroe School open from 7 00 <br /> to 7 30 a.m <br /> In the publicity sent out April 7th, there <br /> should be an_irvi *ntien—in—the paper to the elemerrtary—PUBLICiter <br /> school children who are not in organizations but who <br /> would like to march, to meet at the Junior High School <br /> playground where someone from the American Legion will <br /> be in charge of them - <br /> Invitations should be sent to the Selectmen, <br /> the sex New England Governors, the Commander of the INVITATIONS <br /> First Naval District, the Commander of the Boston Army <br /> Base, E.J Roland, Rear Admiral of the Coast Guard, <br /> the Commanding General of Fort Devens, the Commandant <br /> of the Watertown Arsenal, and the Commanding General <br /> of Hanscom Air Force Base Luncheon for fifty people <br /> will be planned to include the Selectmen, the Town Cele- <br /> brations Committee, Senators, Congressmen and honored <br /> guests and wives or husbands of those above, "Lady Lex- <br /> ington" and her court and their escorts and representa- <br /> li <br />