HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-01-21-TCC-min.pdf TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
January 21 , 1960
The fourteenth meeting of the 1959-' 60 Town
Celebrations Committee was held in the Selectmen' s
Room of the Torn Office Bui] dinr at 9 : 2C p.m Er
Cole, Chairman, welcomed Mr Gustin to the meeting•
Mr Gustin was a former member of the Town Celebra-
tions Committee Also present were : Mrs. Pullen,
Williams, Litchfield, a''d Messrs Cole, Cobb, Cronin
and Dn talass.
Mr Gustin reported that he had heard Senator APRIL 19
0 E. Long (R Hawaii ) speak at a recent Lions ' Club
banquet in Boston, and felt that it would be ap-
propriate to invite him (a representative of the
newest state) to visit Lexin ton as an honored guest
on Patriots ' Day (The question of money for the
Senator' s expenses for the trip was raised and it was
felt that it would be difficult to finance the trip
with Celebrations Committee funds Other alternatives
were explored )
Yrs Edith Nnurse Rogers gas sent a letter of
acceptance to her Invitation to visit Iexisgton on
Patriots ' Day, 1960
Norwich University has sent a letter of
acceptance
Mrs Litchfield reported that Mrs. Lois Purnham
will inves`inate the possibility of participation in
the parade by the Girl Scout Drum Corps of the
Thirties
Mr Cronin recommended that Rep T P O 'Neil be
invited to Lexin ton on Patriots ' Day in recognition of
his efforts in creating a National Park for this area
(The Committee agreed that he is deserving of an In-
vitation )
VOTED Grand Marshal of the 1960 Afternoon
Parade Lincoln P Cole, Jr
Chief of Staff of the 1960 Afternoon
Parade Cornelius P Cronin
(There were six affirmative and one negative
(Cole) votes )
VOTED Marshal of the 1960 Morning Parade
l ! Cnrnelius P Cronin
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BOOKLET Lexington Press has submitted an estimate of
expenses of $1047 00, not including cost of engravings,
for the publishing of the booklet which records the
history of April 19th Celebrations t419 00 of this
amount has been paid to the printer out of 1959 Cele-
brations Committee funds A balance of $626 00 will
be due this year
VOTED The remaining expenses for the booklet
will be paid with funds from the 1960 Celebrations
Committee budget and with interest from the Leroy Brown
Fund which is available to the Committee for use in
connection with Patriots ' Day Celebration expenses
(Mr Cole will not go before the Appropriations Com-
mittee in this connection )
Mrs Litchfield will send a lehter to Vedill
Bair, Supt of Schools, requesting the School Commit-
tee ' s cooperation in the distribution of the histori-
- cal booklets (Committee represent=atives will be
available to give a description of the books to the
School Committee, if necessary )
Mrs. Pullen aid Mt Cobb outlined ways it Arhich
the booklet cduld be publicized
1 Six copies could be presented to Mr Mason for
Cary Library by Mrs Pullen and Mr Cobb
2 One copy could be presented to the Mass
Historical Society
3 One copy could be presented to the Lexington
Historical Society
4 One copy coup be sent to Mrs Edith Nourse
Rogers who in turn might present it to the
Library of Congress
5 One copy could be sent to the Lexington
Minute Men' s Organization
6 One copy could be sent to the Boston Public
Library
7 One copy could be sent to the Concord Public
Library
8 Copies could be sent to the Lexington Senior
and Junior High schools and/or the Social
Studies Department
9 Excerpts could be printed in the Lexington
Minute Man and Boston newspapers.
PISCEL- For the January 28, 1960 Celebrations Committee
LANEOUS meeting invitations will be sent to the representatives
of the following
Prom-Manaders (Ken Palmer, President. )
Student Council (John Adzigian, Faculty Advisor)
P T A Council (Mr Collins)
For the February 4, 1960 Celebrations Committee
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meeting, representatives of the organizations (Roy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc ) which will participate in
the morning parade will be invited
Mr Cobb provided coffee for the meeting
Georgia H Williams,
Recording Secretary
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