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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-04-28-TCC-min.pdf 321 TOT,:N CETEBRATION, CONMITTEF • April 25, 1960 The twenty-sixth meeting of the 1^59-'60 Town Celebration Committee was held in the Selectmen' s Room of t e Town Office Building at 8 00 p in Present were M 's Pullen, Mrs Williams, Mrs Litchfield and Messrs Cole, Cobb, Douglass, Howard and Cronin MR COLE COMMENDED THE COMMITTEE FOR THE 1960 PARADE AND FOR THE DAY AS A WHOLE FATRIOTS' DAY COMPLAINTS, COMMENTS AN FUTURE SUGGESTIONS 1 Spirit of ' 76 A citizen had complained that the fifer in the Spirit of '76 lid not play the fife. (Mr John T Clerke of 10 Eliot Rd has offered to buy a fife and to learn to play tunes appropriate to 1775 and to be in the Spirit of '76) 2 Fire Engines Sirens were too loud 9 Receptions Lasted too long (No refreshments should be available after 5 9n) Coffee, in addition to other bev- erages, should be served 4 White Tricorns Hat Recipients : It was un- fortunate that one white tricorne hat recipient was not invited to ride in the parade (There should be a policy of inviting the last 9 white tricorne hat recipients to ride in parade ) 5 Important Guests Each Selectman' s wife should be responbible for a wife of a visiting dignitary After the luncheon, the wives who are to be on the re- viewing stand might be invited to tour Buckman Tavern until the -parade reaches the center of town This would eliminate the often cold long wait on the stand 6 Old Belfry Bell Mr Handley requests that something' be done ebout the bell which is badly cracked 7 Duties of the Chairman of Selectmen Should be carefully outlined 322 8 Bicycles : There should be better control of cm bicycles (Suggestions That there be permission for bicycles to be lecorated and to follow the horses in the morning parade ) 9 Civil Defense Communications ears Some thought the communications cars were of little value others thought they served a good purpose and had a good psychological effect upon the crowd waiting for the parade at the reviewing stand The cars were also used to redirect floats which failed to make the proper turn for as'emblin at the Green to be judged 10 Floats : A side street must be found where floats can be in place by 11 30 a m and be ready to enter the parade in the proper sequence Some revision must be made by the Chamber of Commerce as to the judging of floats There should be a competition between floats which have been pro- - fessionally built and a competition between floats which have had no professional assistance (Suggestion That a representative of the Chamber of Commerce and float representatives be invited together to a future meeting of the Celebrations Committee ) 1.1 Car Signs Nicely done Effective. 12 Rope : Additional rope necessary for controlling the crowds 13 Chief Marshal : Mr Howard commended the marshals and their aides on their excellent job on April l9 He suggested that the Chief Marshal appoint- ment should be a climactic honor for someone who has served through the years Whenever possible that person should be chosen from outside the Celebrations Committee (Mrs Pullen disagreed and felt that, if feasible, the Chief Marshal should come from within the Committee ) 14 Drill Teams Mr Douglass suggested that more drill teams might be stimulated to participate in the parade it a cash prize could be offered to the best drill team in a competition in the morning Letters Letters complimenting the Committee on April 19, 1960 were received from Mrs Morey, Chairman of the Selectmen Col Robert Bruce Braid of Watertown Arsenal and Mr Grindle , 1960 recipient of the white tricorne hat Bills Bills were reviewed and approved for payment The bill from the Boston Fire Dept Band for : 150 111 seemed high and it will be checked to see that no error has been made ) 3_23 Booklets Mrs Pullen reported that she has 2 full cases of 1960 Celebrations Committee booklets (The Committee recommended that the principal of each elementary school should be asked whether his school ' s library would like enough copies of the booklet for use by Fourth Grades each Year in their study of the history of Lexington ) Laurist, Wadsworth Reynolds, Avon, Mass , had sent a request for a copy of the Celebrations Com- mittee booklet (The Committee recommended that 3 copies of the booklet be sent Mrs Williams recommended that a copy of the booklet should be sent to each of the Lexingtons in the U S Mrs Litchfield suggested that a letter and copy of the booklet be sent to the U S S Lexington which held an April 19 observance n the Pacific The Copyright for the 1960 booklet, "The Cele- bration of April the Nineteenth from 1776 to 1960 in Lexington, Massachusetts" by Doris L Pullen and Donald B Cobb has been received and -gill be put into the permanent minute book of the Celebrations Committee Georgia B Williams , Recording Secretary 324