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343 <br />SELECTMENtS MEETING <br />' <br />MARCH 3. 1936. <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held <br />in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 <br />P.M. Messrs. Ferguson, potter, Giroux, Clark and Mr. <br />Albert A, Ross, the newly elected member, were present. <br />Thee Clerk was also present. <br />Mr. Potter moved that Mr. Charles E. Ferguson be <br />Organiza- <br />appointed Chairman for the coming year. Mr. Giroux <br />tion. <br />seconded the motion and it was so voted. <br />Mr. Giroux moved that the expenditure of $5.00 for <br />flowers which were sent upon the death of Mr. Hallie C. <br />Bill for <br />Blake, former Selectman, be approved and charged to the <br />flowers <br />Unclassified Account. Mr. Potter seconded the motion <br />and it was so voted. <br />Letter was received from George Foster, Secretary <br />of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, stating <br />that for several years the Arlington Spanish War•Veterans <br />had been invited to join in Memorial Day exercises in <br />Lexington, but for the last two years, the invitation was <br />not accepted. He stated that their organization intended <br />to invite the Arlington Camp to join with them this year <br />with the understanding that the Lexington organization <br />would provide the wreaths and flowers. Mr. Foster stated <br />that the amount appropriated for Memorial Day had been <br />Memorial <br />the same for many years, namely $250.00, but that the <br />Day. <br />number of graves had increased until now they decorated <br />185 gravels of Revolutionary War Veterans, the War of <br />1812, Civil War and.Spanish-American War and 30 American <br />Legion graves. The continued increase had been met <br />first by using only a wreath instead of a bouqueb and <br />wreath and then by purchasing less expensive wreaths. <br />Mr. Foster stated that his organization needed the full <br />amount of the appropriation but would invite the <br />organization to join with them. <br />It was the consensus of opinion that the Arlington <br />organization should work in conjunction with the Sons of <br />Union Veterans of the Civil. War. <br />Application was received from Middlesex County San- <br />Becker <br />atorium for the admission of Mrs. Rhoda Becker, age 28, <br />Z,B. <br />of 49 Outlook Drive. Mr. Clark moved that the application case* <br />be approved. Mr. Giroux meconded the motion and it was <br />so voted, <br />Letter was received from the Town Counsel with regard <br />to the Board's inquiry on thea game of Beano. Mr. <br />Wrightington stated that the Statutes of 1934s Chapter <br />371, exempted the game from criminal prosecution provided <br />