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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-03-17-TCC-min.pdf 305 TOWN CFLFBRATIOMS COMMITTEE ( March 17, 1960 The twenty-first meeting of the 1959- '60 Town Celebrations Committee was held in the Town Office Building at 8 00 p m Present were Mrs Litchfield, Mrs Williams , imrs Pullen and Messrs Cole , Cobb, Howard and Douelass Booklet : Mrs Pullen reported for Mr Cronin that he had written and mailed a letter on March 16 to the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D C , asking for forms for copyrighting the booklet which Mrs Pullen and Mr Cobb wrote Mr Cobb will inquire as to the number of pupils in each school, and the method of distribution for the booklets Bands and Marching Units 1 Mr Cole had conversed with the representative of the Sons of Union Veterans ' Bend and had ey.p] ained the Committee' s position in not inviting the band to participate 2 Ft Deve s U S Army Band of 30 members will participate (Lunch must be provided for them ) The Ft Devens marching unit will not be available 3 Gardiner High School Band will participate • L Clan MacPherson Banc had received the Committee letter offering it $135 instead of the $165 donation of last year VOTED That ClantfacPherson Band be offered 3150 with a minimum of 1L men stipulated r The Lexington Policewomen ' s Association will be invited to participate Floats Mr Cole had rec ived a letter from the Massa- chusetts Rescue Service A float application was included in the letter, and first aid Facilities will be supplied by the Rescue Service Important Guests : (Mrs Litchfield reported ) I Genera] Loren G McCollum, Lawrence G Hanscom Field, regrets that he will hot be able to come to Lexington on Patriots ' Day 2 Mr Mark Bortman will sp ak in Ccncord on Fatbriots ' Day and hopes to come to Lexin, ton for part of the day (It was moved that the letter be put on file ) The Governors of Conn and H I re:'ret that they will not he present 306 4 Dr MacDonald of Concord had reported that the Ambassador of Pakistan will be in Concord on Patriots' Day and wondered whether or not Lexington would like to have him attend some of its festivities Lady Lexington Mr Gustin presented an outline for a letter from Lady Lexington" to the "I 've Got a Secret" television program (Mr Howard moved that the concepts contained in the letter, with the exception of that portion which has to do with fund raising, be -;rafted on Committee stationery over the signature of the Chairman and be sent to the "I've Got A Secret" program ) Mrs Pullen reported that the Prom-Manaders request names of Committee members who plan to attend their bell at which Lady Lexington-1960 will be chosen so that the Committee members may be properly recognized (Mr Cole, Mr Howard and Mr Douglass expect to attend ) Mr Colby helly had requested that the Committee ask Mr Streeter Stuart to cover the Prom-Manders' Birth- day Ball for television The Boston Herald will be contacted in connection with "Lady Lemington's" portrait being used on the cover of its rotogravure section before April 19 Publicity Mrs Pullen outlined the following plans for publicity : March 17, 1960 Lexington Minute Man newspaper issue 1 Mr Cronin' s being named Chief Marshal of 1960 parade March 24, 1960 issue of Minute Man newspaper: 1 Prom-Manaders° Ball and election of their Queen (Lady Lexington-1960) March 31, 1960 issue of Minute Man newspaper A 1 Presentation of 6 boolrlets to Cary Library on March 25 at 3 00 p m April 7, 1960 issue of Minute Man newspaper: 1 Presentation of booklets to school libraries 2 Booklet reviewed in special Spring supple- ment of Minute Man newspaper 3 Ball game between Lexington and Concord Road race 4 Sunrise Parade roster 5 Formal portrait of "Lady Lexington-l960) by Leigh Jones 6 Honored guests 7 Fire Department story Full program of the day April 14, 1960 issue : 1 Method of distribution of booklets will be featured 2 Full program of the day 307 • 3 Parade Roster l- 4 Article on Sunrise Parade program on the Green 5 List of float entries Additional Stories : 1 Grotto Band 2 Theme for the Day 2 Lexington Guides story of 3 or 4 paragraphs outlining the Guides ' plans for April 19 (Mr Douglass will discuss this with James Connel) 4 American Legion escort for children who wish to be in parade but who are not affiliated with a participatinw ormani- za tion S Honorary Parade Marshal (VOTED That the recipient of the white tricorne hat be named honorary marshal of the afternoon parade ) 6 Program to be sent to Boston press, radio and television 7 Whether or not t 'ere will be a Fifth division Lexine-ton Guides : Mr Douglass had inquired about rental of costumes for the Guides VOTED That 4 costumes will be rented for $28 , each costing $7 ) (Mr Douglass will be the Committee liaison with the Guides ) t ' The Guides have made a map of the battle green area and have written a resume of the work of the Guides Association VOTED That Mr Comb will procure 1000 copies of the Guides ' map to be printed on offset press, provided that the cost does not excee $25 Reception and Luncheon Mr Douglass reported that plans for the reception are complete Mrs Litchfield, Mrs Williams and Mr Howard will meet wits mana "ers Or the liattiegreen inn restaurant this week to plan the menu for the luncheon Miscellaneous : 1 Paul Revere dish towel souvenirs have been received 2 Navoy Restaurant will be contacted Program of the day, April 19, has been sent to Boston 4 Mr Cronin had wondered whether or not a, transistor powered speaker such as the one used for the Town Meeting Members ' recent tour might be used on Patriots ' Day thus saving the cost of rental of a 308 speaker system from Exec-U-Tone (Some Committee members felt that the sound would not he loud enough ) Georgia H Williams, Recording Secretary � I