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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-05-31-TCC-min.pdf 463 TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE 1 May 31, 1962 The Committee met at the Town Offices at 8:00 p.m. Present were : Mrs. Litchfield, Messrs. Cobb, Gilman and Poplawski. Next Meeting: will be held promptly at 7:45 p.m. , June 7, with Rev Harold Handley and Rev Floyd. Taylor to discuss the Thanksgiving service and hopefully, we will make our recommendation firm that evening for the Board of Selectmen. Mr Cobb has purchased a 4-drawer filing cabi- FINANCES net , with a lock, for $54. from Mr Foster Mr. Staples has given us a place in the basement of the Town Office Building. Bills for April 19: APRIL 19 Bartlett Camera Co. 68.00 Lee Jones (Lady Lexington Photo) 33.00 Heritage Room, Battle Green Inn 199.62 (Luncheon) Money spent to date: $9249. 59 Thank You Letters : Letter from the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration for our cordiality to the visitors from India, Pakistan, Israel, Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria. Letter from Col. & Mrs. Robert Bruce Braid, Commandant, Watertown Arsenal. Prom-Manaders : A report via Mr Cobb for Mr. Howard uuut:eiuLnr; a me ,Ging wfln Ar Colby Kelly stated that the matter of the Lady Lexington pictures, as pre- viously recorded in our minutes. has been settled. Also, this committee will have no responsibility for publicity other than for Lady Lexington, but not the Prom-Manaders Ball. 250th Subcommittee: Mrs Nussdorfer, Mrs LaPorte, and Messrs Cronin, Hutchins and Parks were present The Pageant, given Saturday afternoon and even- ing, will be written and directed by the Premier Per- formers Company at the High School or Town Hall. The group met with some of the service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, and Chamber of Commerce) all of whom are formulating plans for some sort of partici- cation. 1 464 The Lexington Historical Society will open all r , its historic houses free to the public Sunday after- noon Sunday evening, Ed Worthen, Jr , will give an historic talk Cary Hall has been reserved by the committee for the weekend Bills will be sent to this committee ani funneled through after the 250th has OK'd them Band suggestions are being looked into for a concert The band will probably be arranged for through our congressman in coordination with the TCC. Suggestions Strike a medal, similar to the medal struck at the 200th anniversary in 1913 Publication of a volume similar to that published by the Odd Volumes Club on the occasion of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Concord and Lexington Some permanent memorial Mark all the old houses. Open houses? Some discussion followed on the risks involved in this sort of open house, other than that already planned Linda Fernberger, Recording Secretary