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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-05-07-TCC-min.pdf I J TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE May 7, 1959 The twenty-seventh meeting of the 1956-59 Town Celebrations Committee was held in the Select- men' s Room of the Town Office Building on May 7, 1959 at 8 00 p.m Present were Messrs Gustin, Hutchins, Bongiorno, Cole, Cobb, Cronin; Mesdames Litchfield, Pullen, Williams Also present was Mrs Cheever The Town Clerk requests that written notices of NOTICES proposed Town Celebrations Committee meetings be sant OF to him in advance of the meetings ( Mrs Litchfield MEETINGS will send the notices ) The Committee approved bills which had been submitted to the Committee for payment ( It was BILLS noted that transportation costs are increasing con- siderably eachyear and, in some instances , the par- ticipants should be able to pay their own transporta- tion costs ) Mr Hutchins reported that he had met with Mr NATIONAL Bortman, President of the Boston National Historic HISTORIC Sites Commission He hopes that Mr Bortman will SITES attend a Celebrations Committee meeting in the near COMMISSION future (Mrs Pullen read a feature article about the Patriots ' Day Celebration which she had written and will send to Mr Bortman ) Mr Hutchins reported an expression of appre- ciation to the Committee from General Maurer It was voted Mrs Pullen, Chairman, Mrs VO'1'h Litchfield, Mrs Cheever, and Mrs Williams will com- prise a committee which. will be in. charge of the hang- ing of the photograph of "Lady Lexington 1959" in Cary Hall Mary Ann Sainato (Lady Lexington 1958 ) , Patricia Moran (Lady Lexington 1959) and the Minute-man news- paper photographer will be invited to be present on this occasion The following Celebrations Committee positions VOTE were filled Corresponding Secretary, Mrs Litchfield; Recording Secretary, Mrs Williams ; Public Information, Mrs Pullen; Thanksgiving Chairman, Mr Cronin ( Other positions will be filled after July first ) Mr Gustin took steps to set up a' calendar list- / o ing dates by which certain details should be accomplished: 1 CALENDAR July first Invite honored guests for Thanksgiving and Patriots ' Day September first Line up commercial floats September fifteenth High school bands, service bands, Shriner' s band, Salvation Army band, (Wonder band of Philadelphia) invitations October Theme for floats from High. School ( deadline November first ) November Open meeting on floats January• ( first week) Invitations to marching units and bands to participate ( second week) Early morning parade meeting ( third week) Deadline for parade roster (fourth week) Plan reception, luncheon and re- viewing stand Meet with Student Council February ( first week) Meet with Prom-Manaders ( second week) Floats meeting ( third week) Military units meeting ( fourth. week) Fire Commissioner March ( first week) Police ( second week) ( third week) (fourth week) ( fifth week) Deadline for roster mailing Arrange with Fire Chief for 3-3-3 signal to be given more than once in case of inclement weather on Patriot' s Day Mrs Cheever was authorized to buy three additional MISCEL- Minute Man pins Mr Cobb reported that some entries have LANEOUS been submitted in the High School camera contest Two prints ( at $3 00 each) of "Lady Lexington" are to be picked up at "Zitso' s" Mr Cobb and Mrs Pullen will work on a Patriots' Day program during the summer It was voted that the Celebrations Committee send VOTE letters to organizations suggesting that recognition be given to United Nations Day in programs planned for Octo- ber ( The Corresponding Secretary was authorized to secure outside secretarial help in writing the letters ) The Committee members enjoyed refreshments which were furnished by Mr Gustin Georgia Williams Recording Secretary F l