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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
March 23, 1961
The thirteenth meeting of the 1960-'61 Town I
Celebrations Committee was held in the Selectmen's
Room of the Town Office Building at 8100 p.m Present
were Mrs. Fox, Mrs Williams, Mrs Litchfield, and
Messrs. Cronin, Cobb, Bongiorno, Douglass, Howard and
Gilman Also present was Mr Lincoln P. Cole, Jr
member of the Board of Selectmen and former Chairman
of the Town Celebrations Committee
Spirit of '76 Group: APRIL 19
1 A drummer, John King of Shade St , will march in
both parades.
2 Mrs Fox has made arrangements for renting wigs and
beards in Boston
3 Mr Gilman brought to the meeting the white wig
which previously has been worn by Mr Maxner
Lexington Guides : Mr Cobb reported that Jim Connell
has revised the map of the Battle green and the legend
of April 19, 1775, on the reverse side, and the map is
being printed by Lexington Press
High School After-parade Reception Mr Cobb reported
that the L H.S. students will be able to use the cafe-
teria for the reception
Programs : Mrs. Fox took the morning program to Hayden
Centre for mimeographing (Programs will be sent to
all participants of the morning parade )
Publicity:
1 Carol Arnold was chosen Queen of the Prom-Manaders
and automatically becomes "Lady Lexington-1961"
2. Pictures of the costume making at the High School
were taken by Mrs Fox and will be sent to the Lexington
newspaper
3. Stories about the Morning Parade and about the new
"Spirit of '76" group will be sent to the newspaper
for next week's issue (Names of students who will
give their organizations' oaths are needed for the
Morning Parade story. )
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Invited Guests:
1 Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge sent a letter of
regret that he cannot attend.
2 Invitations have been sent to the Board of Select-
men and their wives.
Girl Scouts : Mrs LaPorte reported that the flag code
prohibits the carrying of a flag by its corners and.
therefore, the Girl Scouts will not carry Mrs . La
Porte 's antique flag.
Boy Scouts : Mrs. Litchfield will telephone the Boy
Scout Headquarters, Minute Man Council, So Border Rd. ,
Winchester, to inquire for the name of the representa-
tive who will be in charge of Lexington Boy Scouts in
the parade
Reviewing Stand :
1 Mrs Litchfield reported that the Peterson Chair
Company will rent regular chairs (not hitched together)
for twelve cents each Approximately 60 chairs will be
needed
2 A letter will be sent to Mrs Morey, Chairman of
the Board of Selectmen, before the Board' s meeting next
Monday night The letter will request that the review-
ing stand be enlarged by 50% as it has proven to be in-
adequate in size in the past and a larger number of
guests will be expected this year
Floats: Mr. Bongiorno reported that the following 12
floats will be in the parade.
1 Prom-Manaders
2. League of Women Voters
3. Junior Chamber of Commerce (float plus car
with "Miss Lexington" )
4 Rotary Club
5 Chamber of Commerce
6 Baptist Church
7 Lions Club
8. 4-H
9 Depositors Trust
10 Grace Chapel
11 Church of Latter Day Saints
12 Temple Isaiah
Bands. Marching Units, and Mechanized Equipment :
1 The 18th Army Band , Platoon and Color Guard (Ft
Devens) will participate
2. Forty Camp Fire Girls from Dorchester will march,
in the Fourth Division
3 A Navy Marching unit from the "U.S.S W.A Lee" will
be in the parade.
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4. Mr Cronin discussed with Mr Cole the possibility
of obtaining a piece of mechanized equipment from Ft
Devens or some other military installation
Parade Roster: Next week the roster will be completed
Three reams of paper will be required for mimeograph-
ing 200 copies of the parade roster
Luncheon:
1 Mrs Litchfield willorder souvenir Minute Man pins
for ladies attending the luncheon
2 Mr Cole outlined the following seating plan, accord-
ing to military protocol , for guests at the head table
at the luncheon:
Mrs. 1 Mrs ' Col. Mrs Rear U S Rep
Morey, Willcox Willcox Harding Admirall Bradford
Chm , BdHarding ' Morse
Selectmen )
Mrs. i Mr Cronin, Mrs. Gen. Mrs.
Morse Chm Celebrations Cronin Bergquist Bergquist
Committee
Capt. Mrs Lt Col. Mrs
Keyes Keyes Whalen Whalen
HEAD TABLE AT LUNCHEON j
Automobiles for Dignitaries : Mr Cole suggested the
following plan, according to military protocol, for the
lining-up of automobiles for the parade :
1 Gov. Volpe--Mrs Morey, Chairman of Board of Selectmen
2. U.S. Rep Bradford Morse--Selectman Alan Adams
3. Maj Gen Bergquist --Selectman Gardner Ferguson
R. Rear Admiral Harding --Selectman Lincoln P Cole, Jr.
5. Captain Charles Keyes --Selectman Norman Richards
6 Col Grover Willcox --Mrs Litchfield,
Celebrations Committee
7 Lt Col Whalen --Mrs Williams and Mrs. Fox,
Celebrations Committee
Minuteman Freedom Committee : After much discussion con-
cerning ramifications of the visit of African U. N.
delegates to Lexington for its Patriots ' Day celebra-
tion, Mr Howard suggested that :
1. A letter be sent to Dr Howard Smith of the Minute-
man Freedom Committee, sponsors of the U.N. delegates'
visit The letter would outline points of concern to
the Celebrations Committee in connection with the
delegates' visit
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2 A copy of the letter to Dr Howard Smith should be
sent to the Board of Selectmen.
3 A cover letter should be sent to the Board of
Selectmen advising them of the following ramifications
in connection with the visit of the African U.N dele-
gates :
a Reviewing stand--necessity for enlargement of stand
and for seating arrangement to
avoid segregation.
b. Time schedule --that the delegates should be in
the area of Lexington for lunch
by 1 :00 p.m. , April 19, and should
be on the reviewing stand at 2 :30 p.m
c Security --that adequate precautions must be
taken to insure the safety of the
visiting U.N. delegates
4 A copy of the cover letter to the Board of Select-
men should be sent to Chief of Police John Rycroft.
(Chief of Police Rycroft should be invited to the next
Celebrations Committee meeting )
Miscellaneous: r
1. Mrs Pullen wishes to borrow the Celebrations Com-
mittee Patriots' Day film for illustrating a talk which
she plans to give to the Rotary Club in April. (Mrs
Williams will inform Mrs Pullen that she may borrow
the film. )
2 Mrs Litchfield has ordered the wreaths which will
be placed on monuments
3 Mr Raymond Lewis will be in charge of children who
wish to march in the morning parade but are not affil-
iated with a participating organization
4 Mr Cole commented that there is interest in the
town in a year 'round Brotherhood Committee He asked
that the Celebrations Committee consider how this might
be accomplished
5 Mr Cronin mentioned that this is the beginning
year of the Civil. War Centennial and wondered whether
some notice of it should be taken in connection with
the Patriots ' Day celebration.
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6 It was decided that the Celebrations Committee
would not attempt to incorporate the African U. N.
delegates into its planned tour of Buckman Tavern for
ladies who will be on the reviewing stand.
Georgia H Williams,
Recording Secretary
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