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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-12-03-TCC-min.pdf 273 TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE December 3, 1959 The eleventh meeting of the 1959-' 60 Town Cele- brations Committee was held in the Selectmen' s Room of the Town Office Building at 8 :00 p m Present were Mrs Pullen, Williams, Litchfield and Messrs Cole, Cobb, Cronin, Howard, Douzlass and Bongiorno Also present were Mr Frank Bateman, Chairman of the Historical. Heritage Committee of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and William Bongiorno, Jr , Eric Handley, and James Connel, members of the Lexington Guides Association The Lexington Guides Association, a group of 7 APRIL 19 boys, licensed by the Board of Selectmen, who give talks to visitors to Lexington about historical points of interest, offered the following suggestions for consideration by the Committee in connection with the observance of Patriots' Day 1 That there be a band concert after the parade 2 That the inscription on the monument be read during the 11 :00 wreath-laying ceremony by the D A R. and Minute Men 3 That after the wreath laying, the guides , on the grand staid , would tell the story of the Battle of Lexington 4 That the bell be rung when "Revere" comes into town and the Minute Men would converge on the Gre =n and raise a 11 star flag 5 That British representatives be invited to decorate the gr ves of British soldiers (Scottish bagpipers could be present ) 6 Thnh there would be a large formal dance at the High School gym to climax the activities of the day, April 19th Mr Cole commended the Guides on their interest in Patriots ' Day, and on the job which they are doing as guides He thanked them for the suggestions The Historical Heritage Committee of the Jaycees was formed for the purpose of making citizens of Lexington aware of their town ' s historical heritage Mr Bateman, Chairman, presented the following ideas for consideration 1 That a series of tableaux floats depicting the Hands of Freedom theme he planned 274 2 That Lexington' s history be promoted by mark- ing boldly, but not distastefully, all historical points of interest 3 That Guides be stationed at historical points of interest during a period of time 4. That battle lines on the Green be promi- nently marked 5 That attendants at Lexington' s historic houses be dressed in costumes and conduct brief tours of the interiors 6 That a study of past parades be made for the purpose of reviving some of the best features of them 7 That a study of floats be made to discover ideas which might be worth repeating Mr Cole commended the Jaycees on their interest in Patriots ' Day and on their continuing interest in the town THANKS- Voted: That a letter be sent to the Board of GIVING Selectmen The letter should state the degree of suc- cess which the Committee f-els it has attained during the 3 years of planning the Community Thanksgiving Service , and request that in the interest of better planning that the Selectmen determine whether or not this shall he a permanent function of the Committee to be continued on a year to year basis BOOKLET Mr Cole announced that the Selectmen had ap- proved the History of Patriots ' Day Cal brations book- let which is being compled by Mrs Pullen and Mr Cobb of the Committee, as long as it is published within the budget of the Celebrations Committee Mrs Pullen reported on printers ' estimates for 7000 16-page booklets Lexington P' ess (with printers on the premises) gave an estimate of 1:700 nO with the booklet estimated to be completed in 4• weeks Barrett Press (sending the work out to be done) gave an estimate of about x;700 00 (Mr Howard suggested that specifications be sent to all town printers asking that they submit bids for consideration by the Committee ) VOTED That in the interest of saving time, the Lexington Press be employed to publish the booklet (8 ayes, 1 opposed, Howard) VOTED That Mrs Pullen and Mr Cobb be given a vote of confidence to proceed with their project and that the quality of paper stock be decided by Mrs Pullen and Mr Cobb 275 VOTED That Mrs Louise Baker, Stratham Rd , be employed to typewrite the final draft of the booket Mr Cole will consult Town Counsel, Harold Stevens , about ownership and copyright of the booklet. Mr Cole recommended that the names of the 1959-60 Town Celebrations Committee be included in the booklet Mr Howard wondered whether or not a map and tour guide (prepared by the Jaycees) could be included in the booklet (The Committee felt that since it is being published with town funds the map and guide could not be included ) Representatives of various organizations of the town MISCEL- will be invited to the January 14, 1960 meeting of the LANEOUS Celebrations Committee to offer suggestions and outline plans for Patriots' Day 1960 Georgia H Williams Recording Secretary 276