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f - TOWN CEL^BRAT] C S COYNITTEE
November 19, 1960
The fourth meetinc of the 1 960 ' 61 Town Celebra-
tions Committee was held in the Selectmen ' s Room of
the Tone Office Bu ldinn at B 00 p m Present were :
Mrs Fox, Mrs Williams , Mrs Litchfield and Messrs
Cronin, Cobb, Bongtorno, Howard , Gilman and Douglass .
TTie'h School U t, Assembly Mrs Po suggested that U I', DAY
plans be made earlier next year After some discus-
sion, i t war the seise of the meeting that nftcr April
lc , the Town Celebrations Committee should meet with
the Lerare of Ao= en Voter' s U,'. Contest represe ta-
Live, and soneone from the Flimh ,chool should attend
the meati (The Stud .nt Co nail of too =Ii_rb School
nets up a teal I 'Th. € schedule for es le'ablies for the
veer May or June )
Tree plaiting : By letter Munro School has requested
th= t the1901, u W. tree ue p' n ^`el th re VOTED :
That tie 1961 U iJ Tree-planting ceremrny be held at
,tiurrrce School i
U i, . 21 ,ones Nave been ordered
U I. Essay Contest The 1960 ml 'thus essays ill be
read at a dinner r Jn 'uar or Fe .ruary to be ive
by the Rotary Club (Mr Douslars extended an invita-
tion to, members of the Celebrations Committee to be
prese' t )
Shearer s we .ard a. inounced thv-t Judge Pierre A 'FAUNS-
Northrup, Presidin Justice of the District Court of CIVIN?G
Ce I,r• 1 1 o. l esex, ce accepted t c invitation to
pest- at the 1Q60 Service (Jud e Northrup has h( en a
resident of Lek'tn ton for 33 years It we suggested
that , i the, futu e , prominent Te' lorton citizens
should be considered first as speakers for the Thanks-
civi i, Service. )
Programs 1000 programs will be re ,d by Friday, Nov-
ember 18 The Clergymen should have program in time
for announcements from t e pulpit by Sunday, the 20th
Youth Group ' Participation Mr Howard announced that
he had met w.vi.th t'r ." Co nail of Churches a :1 had sug-
1 gested th, t church youth groups be urged to participate
in the Thanksgiving Service by coming as groups
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Flowers : Mr Howard will order flowers for the podium
which will be given to Mrs Sandberwer, Music Director,
after the service, in appreciation of her contribution
as oruanist and choir director
A corsage will be ordered for the speaker's wife
No boutonnieres will be given ushers this year
Ushers Two ushers will be requested from St Brigid' s
Church , 4 from the Council of Churhces, and 2 Jewish
Publicity Mrs For will send Judge Northrup' s bio-
graphy to the Leyinmtnn newspaper and t ill asl' him for
a picture to be used in the paper
Governor' s Proclamation for Thanksgiving Will be read
by Mrs Morey, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
High School An announcement will be made over the
High School P A System
Janitor: George Doughty, Head Janitor, will be re-
minded of the service
APRIL 19 Floats Mr Bonriorno will request of Mr Robert Cus-
tance, President of the Chamber of Co2merce, that a
C of C Float representative should meet with the
Celebrations Committee to discuss float categories
(The April 12 film will be offered to the Chamber of
Commerce and to any other tonin or anization which would
be intere: tet i borrowing it )
Correspondence : Mrs Litchfield reported the following
replies to invitations to participate in the 1461
Patriots ' Day celebration
1 First Naval District Band : "Will make every effort
to attend Approximately one month ahead , will consi-
der request "
2 Fort Devens' Band "Forty-five days ahead of event
will consider request "
3 Norwich University "Capt Borowicz accepts for
Norwich University "
Letters of invitation will be sent to the Hi h School
Bands
Governor-elect Volpe and U S Rrepresentative Bradford
Morse should rec- ive invitations
BUDGET: The Chairman, Vice-chairman, and Corresponding
Secretary of the Celebrations Committee will go before
the Appropriations Committee to request $4000 for the
budget for the 1961-'62 Town Celebrations Committee
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The figure was decided upon from the followinu estimates
of expenditure :
150. 00 Operatinm expense
'350 CO Facilities
1100 00 Hosting" expenses
1100 00 Bands
1000 00 Tre ,sportation
100.00 U N Day
1C0 00 Thanksgiving Service
ion 00 Miscellaneous
F4000. 00 Total
The meeting was adjourned at 10 :00 p.m
GeorFic H. Williams .
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