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Home My WebLink About1961-03-02-TCC-min.pdf 36:1 I _ TOWN CET F,BRATI0N,, COMMITTEE March 2, 1961 The tenth nreetinr of he 1960- ' 61 Town Celebra- tions Committee was held in the Town Accountant 's Office of the Town Office Building at C On p m. Present ore : Mr' Will is e, Mrs Litchfield s&nd Messrs Cronin, Howard, Cobb and Oilman ^pirit of '76 Groep 1 Mr Cobb reported that Miss Clark of the L. H APRIL 19 'Tom(' Economics Department had agreed to make authen- tic costumes for she nrcun 2 Mr G lma1 reporter' that 4r John Clar e of Eliot ad gill play the fife in t e parade Mr Cl 'rice would be able to ar--t a Concord drummer to take the grand- father ' s part in the group (Mr G+. line , will asst Mr. Clarke to invite the Concord drummer to participate ) 3 Mr Peckham had suocested to Mr. Gilman that it rnisht be appropriate to conduct a contest, for a. drum- mer for the unit, in William Diamond Junior High School since the school was named for the famous irummer boy of the Revolution However, in the evert -ti- at a Lex- in^ton boy is not available, Mr Peckh:nn woi ld be able to get an ei"htt grade boy fro' Carlisle to participate Mr Peckham suggested that the Carlisle boy should be given a stipe :1 of about •jl0 if he participates a. It was suanested that the "Spirit of ' 76" group be i 'vited to en April n-eetins of the Ce' ebratiors Committee bands arc Drill ie' ms : 1 The Paul A Dutra V F W. Post Bend requests an in- vitation 2 . T' e Clar • acPherson Bend requests an invitation to participate for iyl.50 which would include transporta- tion and a donation to its band fund (The band will be invited but will be requested to keep the 'umber of participants as high as possible. ) 3. Mrs Litchfield will send a ] invitation to the Rainbow Asserbl,y ao 6O Drill Tee 'n fro; ewtcnviile _ l X362 4 Nathalie Hutchins , President of the L d . Student Council , had reported that the Student Council will send invitations to all high school bands which will participate in the parade to attend the after-parade reception at the High School . Photographic Contest 1 Mr Cobb reported that a Patriots' Day Photu Con- test will be conducted by the L H G Photography Club this year Mirk Lindsay, Chairman cf the Photo Contest, should be invited to next week ' s Town Celebrations Committee meeting BUDGET The Appropriations Committee has approved the Town Celebrations Committee budget of 1.000 for the coming year This will he voted on at the March Lex- - ington Town Meeting APRIL 1c) Invited Guests : cont 1 Mrs gilliama inquired whether or nct the British Consul or some British contingent should be invited to Lexington (It was the consensi. a of the meeting that there will be an adequate number of invited guests this near ) 2 Mr Allen, Governor Volpe 's appointment 3ecretary, has indicated that Governor Volpe will probably come to Lexington for the parade and reception B Col Grover C Willcox , Commanding Officer of the 3245 Air Base ding , Bedford, plans to come to Lexing- ton on Patriots ° Day 4 Maj Gen Fenneth P. Berrquist ' a office suggests that Maj Gen Clyde Mitchell , U r A F Commander of the Electronic Systems Center of Lawrence G Hansco Field , and Mrs I' itchell be invited Morning Ceremony 1 Mrs Litchfield has sent letter askin Mr Floyd Taylor to ive the Invocation 2 Yrs Titchfield_ Inns sent a le -ter shinc Rabbi Bosenblu to give the Benediction 3 Mr Lawrsnce Stone will be ssked to play Tel, at I� the crremony �� 1' r - Programs : 1 Boston' s Patriots ' Uny proProm will be published Request information soon r Mr Po sent report static,' that the Minute-Man hec;sp. per 'sill print the uroara of the da.y it the news- papur •id will make reprints of the program as was done in 1959 It was s1zap'ested_ that the program be inserted in the A;a'il 6 issue of th revs_paper, and Iistributed to school children on April 17 (Committee members will. i el_1VeY' th JrOcrrHmS tr t e SCV OO -S 7 Program distribution will he as follows : 5500 to school children 50 `.c, Town Hall 100 to Minute Men 50 to police Copies of pronrams should be placed i. i i11 T_erinaton establishm=nts open on Patriots ' Day Minuteman Freedom Committee Mr Cronin, ". 0 C Chair- ma , rev germedrepert fro-, Dr '•ol'or ; ani of pla is for bring.ini '��c lei delegates from tta_ 17 new Couid r e Uo Len in ton for 'rntriots ' Lay (i7Ts Titchfield will. i 'vUte Dr Cmit',h 1-0 the Nisrc'u 16 TCC in ei; '.i 'u,. .' c tnr4.•v;, -� `_i: ::ti ib'lre' co��it. o" Jud a r, =tl �- E�. - 1^' Thenl'ec;1VI.n< 911re s nIV.Ii'G IL iav su mested tl'i, t former neoiberc of L e P U'CFT- cor,mittna nip be inritel to a P C C. meeting TA.;ECU0 II ii Ii 1' 364 �1