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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-02-07-TCC-min.pdf 9 TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE February 7, 1963 Present at the fourteenth meeting of the 1962-63 Town Celebrations Committee were : Mrs Litchfield, Mrs Fox and Messrs Howard, Gilman, Barnes, Rudd & Gaughan Mrs Bayle and Mr DiGiammarino were absent. Guests included Chief Rycroft and Mr Broderick Mr Howard gave the Police Chief a brief rundown APRIL 19 of the events of the joint celebration this spring Of particular importance will be the visit of the Pan- American ambassadors Another special item may be a firing demonstration on the Green by the Sixth Massa- chusetts Continentals Chief Rycroft thought that the 19th would still remain the biggest problem for his Department If the President should come, protection would be out of local police jurisdiction A meeting with him will be arranged just before the 19th to go over additional details, probably April 11 I [ Chief Rycroft was concerned about Revere' s arrival at 1 o'clock. He felt he stayed too long, and is worried about the horses in the crowd He feels he should leave before Dawes arrives Mr Howard will straighten this out with the National Lancers There was some discussion on where the buses shouldpark to pick up units after the parade Maybe Hayden can be used Mr Howard announced that Mr Broderick will be Chief Marshall of the afternoon parade Mrs Fox will do a publicity story on this. Mr. Howard announced that Mr John J Rudd has COMMITTEE been appointed by the Selectmen to fill the vacancy AFFAIRS left by the resignation of Mr Poplawski. The minutes of January 24 & 29 were approved and accepted Mrs Litchfield reported she had received a CORRESPOND- tentative acceptance of our invitation from Reading ENCE High School They said that the bad weather last year ruined their uniforms, and suggested we carry insurance to cover this Mr Howard will check into this, and if he finds the fee for such coverage is prohibitive, we will have to cancel this school 10 Mrs Litchfield and Mr Howard discussed vouchers for the 250th committee They have to be ap- proved by Mr Howard and we should provide them with forms Mrs Litchfield had a call from a Mr Olson who runs a flag shop in Amesbury, and he wants to bid on the decorations Mr Gaughan will talk to him CHECK LIST The committee went over items on the check list which can be completed at this time Items of note are as follows : Mr Gaughan reported he had asked Col Wilcox at Hanscom Field what they use for a stand They use a flat bed trailer, with steps, and can make it available to us It can be railed helphost the Latin The League of Women Voters will American visitors in addition to their usual foreign students Mrs Litchfield reported that the next clergymen in order for the ceremony on the Green would come from the Sacred Heart Church, Church of Christ and then the Pilgrim Church She has written to every band , and to Dr Hunt in regard to antique cars The latter may invite out of town car clubs, but at no expense to the I` town Mr Howard has been working to get one of the astronauts to Lexington for the celebration Mrs Litchfield will write to the Naval District Com- mander to see if we can get representation from the USS Lexington on the 19th SUB- This committee would be delighted to join us COMMITTEE for dinner and meeting on March 7 at the Battle Green Inn OLD GUARD Mr Broderick inquired if we had any interest in inviting this organization from Washington, as they are a natural for the 19th This was investigated and found much too expensive They did come to Lexington in June, and put on an excellent shot', which did not have nearly enough publicity Mr Howard said the subcommittee had talked of this, and he would bring up the matter again with Mr. Parks for action 11 Mrs. Fox brought up a suggestion of Mr Gaughan' s MORNING (- that the TCC should march together in the AM parade PARADE After some discussion of finding men to handle the parade, now two divisions, and possibly using eagle scouts, the committee agreed to this The American Legion plans to provide flags for the school children who join the parade at Munroe School Mr Gilman felt that these children were asked to be at Munroe much too early Mrs Fox asked if the 250th subcommittee should be invited to march in the morning parade It was agreed that they should, and could perhaps lead the second division They should be identified in some way Patricia Fox, Recording Secretary pro tem 12 i L.