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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
October 29, 1959
The seventh meeting of the 1959-'60 Town Celebra-
tions Committee was held in the Selectmen' s Room of the
Town Office Building at 8 :00 p.m. Present were : Mrs
Williams, Mrs Litchfield and Messrs Cole, Cobb, Howard ,
Bongiorno and Douglass
At Fiske School, during the United Nations ' Day U N DAY
observance, Douglas Stewart, a pupil, had presented a
United Nations ' folder to Mr Cole (A letter of ap-
preciation should be sent to Douglas Stewart )
1 Mr Cole mentioned that no speaker has been THANKS-
obtained for the Thanksgiving Service GIVING
2 Mrs Litchfield has written a letter to Rev
Henry Clark in regard to his giving the Invocation at
the Thanksgiving Service
3 When programs are printed, copies should be
sent to the Lexington Clergy
4 Carnations should be ordered for the ushers
1 The Independent Hose Co of rrrederick, Md , APRIL 19
is willing to participate in the parade if overnight
accomdations are provided (A letter should be written
to Mrs Helen Maddox of Frederick, Md. , to ascertain
the number of participants who would expect accomoda-
tions )
2 The Chairman of the Board of Selectmen had
sent a letter concerning the Chamni_onshin C A P
Drill Team which is made up of 16 to 39 people who
would like to participate in the parade for a fee
(It was voted that the letter be tabled for the present )
3 Mrs Litchfield will send a letter of invita-
tion to the Mansfield Hornet Band
4 Mr Cole had discussed suggestions for al-
leviating traffic problems in a meeting with Chief
Rycroft
5 Mr. Cobb suggested that a letter of informa-
1 tion be sent to Mr Mark Bortman who, at a Committee
meeting in the spring, had expressed an interest in
I helping the Committee with its plans for April 19
The letter should mention that the Committee meets
weekly and welcomes suggestions
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6 A letter has been received from the First
Navel District in regard to its band participating in
Lexington, April 19 At the proper time they will
welcome a letter inviting the band to participate in
the parade
7 Mr Cole had received a letter from someone
in N.H. who has costumes and equipment for pageants for
rent In this connection, Mr Cobb mentioned that town
criers would be effective
8 A representative of the Lexington Guides
Association which has 17 members who are past and
present Lexington Guides, had reported to Mr Cobb
that it is the consensus of its members that much of
the significance of Patriots Day is lost in the
activity of the day ( It was suggested that the Lex-
ington Guides Association should be invited to a future
meeting of the Committee )
9 Mr Bongiorno reported that the Rotary Club
may enter a float in 1960
MISCEL- Mr Cole reported that he had presented the
LANEOUS Celebrations Committee Budget to the Board of Select-
men He will go before the Appropriations Committee
with the budget on November 30
The meeting adjourned at 9 :15 p m
Georgia H Williams,
Recording Secretary