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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-10-09-TCC-min.pdf 167 TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE ( October 9, 1958 The fourth meeting of the 1958-59 Town Celebrations Committee was held in the Selectmen' s Room of the Town Office Building at 8 00 p.m Present were Messrs Hutchins, Rooney, Cole, Mes- dames Pullen, Litchfield and Williams Mrs Litchfield reported for Mr Gustin Mr Warren will bring to the attention of the high school pupils the tree which was planted at the high school the Thanksgiving service; Mrs Sandberger is training the high school Glee Club and will be in charge of the music and organ for Thanksgiving; Mr Gustin sug- gested that men in the Council of Churches or men from the Town Celebrations Committee should usher at the Thanksgiving service; Mr Gustin has shown the 1958 plaque to Mr Charles Davis of the Historic District Commission and Mr Davis felt that a plaque like that would be acceptable to the Commission for marking the tree on Lexington Green The next hearing of the His- toric District Commission will be on October twenty- third. Mr Rooney reported: the Lions Club will go along with whatever the other service organizations ESSAY plan to do in connection with financing the United TRIP Nations Essay Contest trip Mr Rooney reported for Mr Dearborn that the Rotary Club has approved financ- ing the New York trip and will solicit the other or- ganizations for their share Mr. Cole reported that Mr George Wadsworth is the contact person for the Council of Churches Mr THANKSGIVING Cole reminded Mrs T a tnhfield_ to_ write- to the—Youth Groups of the churches to invite them to come to the Thanksgiving Community Service at the high school on the evening of November twenty-third Mr Cole sug- gested that three representatives of the Lexington clergy be invited to a Committee meeting, soon, to help formulate plans for the Thanksgiving service A repre- sentative of the Jewish. Community Center, a Catholic priest and a Protestant minister were mentioned as possibilities Mrs Pullen reported The United Nations Con- test was conducted at the high school , today Nine- U N CONTEST teen girls and nine boys participated; Miss McIntyre will chaperone the winners to New York They will go �._. to New York on the eight o'clock flight on Friday 168 morning, October thirty-first There are reservations for a twin room and a single room at Hotel Lexington The return trip will be on Saturday night at 6 50 p.m arriving in Boston at 7 55 p.m Approximate cost for the trip is as follows 3 round trip airplane tickets $85 80 Transfers (bus to hotel) 9 00 Meals ( approximate) 35 00 United Nations tour 3 00 Taxi 5 00 Tips 2 00 Hotel 27 93 Total $167 73 Hotel rooms $15 30 twin 11 30 single Tax at 5% 1.33 Total $27 93 Mrs Pullen has publicity material and picture of Mr Christopher Phillips, speaker on. the United. Nations for the next Cary Lecture Mrs Pullen will speak to Miss Morrison about Adams School U N cere- mony publicity She will also inquire whether Miss Morrison would like to have an outsider ( a Selectman, a member of the School Committee or a Celebrations Committee member) to participate Georgia Williams Recording Secretary