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1 r L 1 375 SELECTMEN'S MEE"!'IRG. MARCH 240 1936. A regular meeting of the Selectmen was held in the Seleetments Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Ferguson and Messrs. Potter, Giroux, Clark and Ross were present. The Clerk was also present. Mr. Giroux moved that Mr. Clark be appointed Chair- Old Age man of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance. Mr. Ross Assistance, seconded the motion and it was so voted. Chairman. Mr. Ross moved that Mr. Lawrence G. Mitchell be appointed the Agent of the Board of Selectmen for ad- ministering Soldiers' Relief, State and Military Aid. Mr. Clark sedonded the motion and it was so voted. Wire was received from Lt. -Governor Joseph L. Hurley requesting that the Selectmen organize and conduct a tag day on Saturday, March 28th, the proceeds to be forwarded to the State Treasurer's Office to be contributed to the Red. Cross for flood relief. Mr. Clark stated that he thought the contributions for the Red Cross should be solicited by that organization and not through the State Treasurer's Office. Mr, Robert C. Merriam, Chairman of the Local Red Cross Chapter, appeared before the Board. He stated that he .thought that Lexington had come though in very good shape.. Lexington's quota is $500. and an article was put in the paper last week, posters were distributed and letters were sent out to the members today. He stated that the contributions already received totaled almost -$1000. In addition, Lexington received a call from Lowell requesting clothing, bedding, etc. Two loads of these supplies were sent up on Saturday and nine more on Sunday. Mr. Merriam thought that the ,Red Cross would notwantto get mixed up in anything political such as this. The Chairman asked Mr. Merriam if he would have any objection if the Lt. -Governor of the Commonwealth was notified that the Selectmen had been advised by the representative of the local chapter of the Red Cross that the Town had already more than doubled its finan- cial quota, in addition had contributed about ten ton of food and clothes and if additional funds were needed, that Lexington would contribute to the Red Cross directly. Mr. Merriam contacted Mrs. George Morey, Mrs. F. H. Kimball and Mrs. Francis Chamberlain, all members of the Red Cross, who all agreed that Lexington had con- tributed sufficiently. Mr. Merriam retired. Mr. Giroux moved that Lt. -Governor Hurley be notified that Lexington would not hold a tag day in of the fatsts as listed above. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Agent for aid. Tag Day for flood relief.