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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
February 8, 1962
The Committee met at the Town Offices at 8:00
p.m. Present were : Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Litchfield and
Messrs. Cobb, Howard, Douglass and Poplawski.
Red Cross: car has been arranged. APRIL 19
Historic Guides : William Nowlin, representative for
this group, will meet with the TCC February 15.
Movies: Eric Handley will take movies of the after-
noon parade.
High School Cafeteria: Miles Hawley, President of
Student Council, will arrange for refreshments for
the high school bands, which will be paidfor by us
Bunting : Universa] Decorating will give us new bunting.
Bandstand: beams will be painted to avoid accidents.
Wreaths : Mrs Litchfield will order wreaths for the
monuments on the green, and the shuttle bus for use
within the town. This will shuttle people from the
Library to E. Lexington, will be available for every-
one, and will be hired through the Middlesex Street
Railway.
Favors: placemats with Lexington scenes, notepaper,
commemorative plates were suggested.
Clergy: Mr. Handley will give the Invocation: still
waiting to hear from Myron Fisher. who has been asked
co Five the benediction.
4th Division: all invitations for this division have
been sent out.
Letters of acceptance : have been received by Radm
Harding & Mrs Hading, (Coast Guard) ; Adm . Espe & Mrs.
Espe, plus his aide and wife : Maj Gen. Verbeck and
his wife.
Mr. Howard continued to check off items on the
list which needed to be done
Mrs Fox will arrange for the no school signal;
Mrs Litchfield will arrange for the church bells : Mr
J Poplawski will arrange for the white tricorn hat.
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Drum and Bugle Corps: It has been finally decided not
to hold this competition. Mr Douglass will write a
report on the project for future reference
Junior Chamber of Commerce : The JC's are having a
house decorating contest for houses along the parade
route (Mass Ave. ) .
Fire Engines: It has been proposed that we have re-
presentative fire chiefs and engines representing the
same number of towns but not with so many pieces of
equipment. A motion was made and passed to allow the
chairman to limit the amount of equipment in the parade.
Next meeting, February 15 Next joint meeting,
March 1
Linda Fernberger,
Recording Secretary