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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
April 4, 1957
The seventeenth meeting of the Town Celebra-
tions Committee was held at 8 p.m , April 4, 1957
in the Conference Room, Cary Memorial Hall Those
present were Messrs Poehler, Albertine, Gustin,
Hutchins, Gagne, and Mrs Cheever and Mrs Litchfield.
Mr Gustin read report of the Town Celebrations
Committee which was presented by Mr Gustin at the town APRIL 19th
meeting April 1, 1957 Copy is attached and is a part
of these records
A new stand will be available for this April
19th, as the one used last year cannot be found Mr
Gustin said the new stand will be 3 ft wide and 6 ft
tong The committee will buy the lumber, and the Pub-
lic Works Department will provide the labor The
stand will be the property of the Town Celebrations
Committee Mr Gustin has already talked to Mr Richard
Gayer, and the secretary was instructed to write Mr
Gayer confirming this arrangement
Mrs Cheever was asked to contact Street Stuart
of WBZ in regard to cancelling parade in case of rain
Mr Poehler will make arrangements with Adams and Munroe
schools to have them open in the morning
Police Department will be contacted regarding
advisability of having a cruiser at the end of the
parade It was felt this would eliminate non-partici-
pants from joining, as has happened in other years
Mr Gustin told the committee that he had re-
ceived a call from Capt Dow, in charge of Sery Bat
301, F A Bat , 94th Div relative to their participa-
tion in the parade They had been invited to come to
the meetings of the committee, held Feb 20 and March
7, open to all groups wishing to participate No one
from that organization came, and no word was received
from them afterwards
Capt Dow was unable to attend but told Mr
Gustin he was sending Lt Silva to represent him Lt
Silva was told the roster of the parade had already
been made up, and there was a question on the part of
the committee where to put this unit Lt Silva re-
ported they would probably have 15 men, and were
anxious to march.
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After much discussion, Mr Poehler made a
motion, seconded, to allow them to march, taking
their proper place in the parade directly after staff
and veterans
In case of inclement weather, Mrs Cheever, Mr
Gustin and Mr Rooney will make the decision as to
marching
Eleanor Litchfield
Secretary
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REPORT OF TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
The Town Celebrations Committee, now a By-law
committee of the Town of Lexington, is responsible for
the observance of the 19th of April and United Nations
Day
The Committee believes the form of any obser-
vance should properly reflect the wishes of the citizens
and taxpayers of the town. In 1957 April 19 coincides
with Good Friday and as a result an abbreviated obser-
vance was indicated and is planned A minimum budget APPROPRIATIDN
was submitted on this basis for the current year
The committee would like to point out, however,
that a budget for a normal and regular observance is
estimated at approximately $(},000.00. To properly
develop plans for the 19th of April celebration it is
necessary to start making arrangements months before the
actual date and in many cases actual committments should
be concluded Under the arrangement of town meeting late
in March, and sometimes extending into April, the com-
mittee has no appropriation and therefore is restrained
j from properly developing a completed plan
The committee would like to have the town meeting
recognize the problem and, by accepting this report, give
a vote of assurance so that proper plans may be developed
for 1958