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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
February 19, 1959
The sixteenth meeting of the Town Celebrations
Committee was held in the Selectmen' s Room of the Town.
Office Building at 8 00 p.m, February 19, 1959 Present
were Messrs Gustin, Hutchins, Bongiorno, Cobb, Cole;
Mesdames Litchfield, Williams and Pullen
Also present were Martha Nason and Bob Wallace of
the Lexington High School Camera Club, and Chief of
Police Rycroft
The Committee and representatives of the High
School Camera Club exchanged ideas in connection with. CAMERA
the organization of a Camera Club Contest in conjunc- CLUB
tion with the April 19th celebration Prizes and CONTEST
Ribbons would be awarded for the best pictures of the
High School, Junior High. School, and Elementary School
groups
Mr Cronin suggested that local camera shops be
asked to supply prizes such as $10, $7 50, and $5
worth of supplies and services These merchant sup-
plies could be given for the judges ' prizes and rib-
bons could be given for popularity prizes
The Camera Guild of the Lexington Arts and
Crafts Society could be asked for suggestions and entry
blanks and rules should be drawn up.
(At this point Mrs Williams had to leave the
meeting and Mrs Litchfield took secretarial notes
for the remainder of the meeting )
Geier or Police Hycroft stated that he is
opposed to having horses in the parades No horse POLICE
or horseman without proper identification marks or AND
arm bands should be allowed in the parade Horses TRAFFIC
should continue straight down Bedford Street after
the parade
At present there are 1300 feet of rope There
should be one and one-half miles of rope This would
be enough rope for controlling crowds on both. sides
of the street from the "Green down to Woburn Street
The police department requests fifty copies
each of the parade roster and. the program of the day
L Routing of the parade divisions was discussed
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The Fourth Division should form at Pollen Road
The sum of $87 50 which, the Committee gave
to the Police Department for hosting expenses last
year was adequate
Mr Gustin reported that General Gruenther
IMPORTANT had sent a cordial letter of regret that he has to
GUESTS decline the invitation this year Alternate
speakers suggested were Henry Cabot Lodge and Ralph.
Bunche
Letters from a C Y 0 band and the Sons of
MISCELLANEOUS Union Veterans were read ( Both were tabled until
the next meeting ) Mr Hutchins reported that the
First Naval District Band and the Fort Devens Band
request meals ( The Committee voted to provide
meals for the Army and Navy bands at the Navoy
Restaurant and Mr Lewis will make the arrangements )
Mrs Litchfield will write to Norwich Univer-
sity for an estimate of the number of meals which.
should be provided for their Band
Mrs Pullen reported that the Boston Herald
would require, a picture of "Lady Lexington" by
March 16th for use in the April 19th issue of the
rotogravure section of the newspaper This is im-
possible since the "Prom-Manaderts Ball to select a
queen (Lady Lexington) will not be held until March
25th
Georgia Williams
Recording Secretary