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Home My WebLink About1963-04-04-TCC-min.pdf 35 TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE April 4, 1963 Present at the twenty-first meeting of the 1962-63 Town Celebrations Committee were Mrs Fox, Mrs Litchfield and Messrs. Howard, Barnes, Gilman, Gaughan, DiGiammarino, Rudd and. Broderick, Chief Marshal Guests were : Mr Gurley, Concord Dog Training School ; Mr & Mrs Lloyd, 4-H Horse Team; Mr Lewis, Business Manager, Musical Drama : Dr MacDonald, Con- cord; Mr Tower, Concord Mr Worth. Aleppo Temple ; Mr Welsh , Minuteman Freedom Committee Mr Parks, Chairman, 250th Anniversary Committee and Mr Brunchick, Marine Corps League The minutes of March 14 and 21 were approved as submitted The State Executive Office wrote that Gov CORRESPOND- Peabody hopes to arrange his schedule so as to attend ENCE some of the activities Gen McGonagle accepted St Vincent JJ ' s Drum and Bugle Corps accepted We refused the request for invitation from the Sons of Union Veterans The Westford band cannot come Countryside Pioneer Brigade with to march in a.m parade, take off p.m. roster Mr Carroll of the Harvard University Press called about 6 Russian publishers whom he wants to bring on the 19th He will be referred to Mrs Flem- ings of the L.W.V. (Mr Howard asked Mrs Litchfield to make a control sheet of foreign guests ) Mr Tarbox asked to enter the Lawrence High School. Band from Falmouth The Golden Eagle Drill Team from Everett was refused The Reading Drill Team asked to enter parade They may if they will provide their own transportation 36 Mr Stires, who had called Mrs Fox, was ap- proved for entering the Arli-gton High School Band in fl the parade, and will take the place of Westford Call from Mrs King on an antique fire engine was given to Mr Rudd to handle PM PARADE Mr Robert C Gurley, Pres of the Concord Dog Training Club was ariven permission to enter He will have 2 lines of dogs with trainers, led by a Newfound- land pulling a cart Trainers plan to wear armbands and tricorns SUNRISE Mr & Mrs Lloyd were given instructions for the PARADE 4-H Horse Team Mr Ricky Hopwood is President CONCORD Dr MacDonald would like to see more in the Con- cord papers on Lexington' s Anniversary Mrs Fox will see to this Mr Tower brought prints of the battles, suggest- ing the committee sell them Since we cannot do this, and it is too late this year, this might be done by an organization in 1964 Mr Rudd plans to carry them in his store Mr Tower gave the committee a program of the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington It is in Mrs Fox' s charge at the present Latin American Banouet Committee members are requested to send checks at once to Box 1713. Chief Marshal ' s Report Mr Broderick has contacted the Legion, VFW and the National Guard and feels we are well covered on their participation He has had 300 rosters printed He prefers to lead the parade without a staff band or color guard They Nobly Dar'd : Mr Lewis gave us a ticket report He feels the pro- duction is in good shape financially, and if there is a surplus, it could go into the LeRoy S Brown fund Aleppo Temple Units : Mr Worth reported to us that participation in this unit will be anywhere from 200 to 300 persons, plus 2 bands. _1 37 Shuttle Bus : Mr Howard felt we would need an extra shuttle this year. New Town Flag: Mr Brunchick of the Marine Corps League came in to discuss the presentation. The flag is an indoor type, and cannot be run up the pole It will be place on a stand near the rostrum There will be publicity on this flag and a picture taken Latin American Guests : Mr Welsh came in to present his case to the committee for having them take part in the parade, and ask for our reconsideration After some discussion, Mr Barnes submitted the follow- ing motion: "I move that the Latin American guests be allowed to parade up Mass Ave , in a manner to be determined later by the Town Celebrations Committee, but that the Minute- man Freedom Committee, or others who may later invite foreign or American dignitaries, clearly understand that any future invitations carry no implication of joining the actual parade, or of taking part in any other pub- lic display, or to be given a place on the reviewing stand , unless the Celebrations Committee so authorizes " The motion was passed Reviewing Stand : Mr Howard reported there will be a few seats left A motion was made and seconded to invite the 250th An- niversary Committee to take these Mr Howard made a motion that the automobile caravan for distinguished guests at the head. of the parade pre- cede the Chief Marshal and his staff by an interval of 5 minutes to allow time for all guests to mount the Re- viewing Stand and clear all cars from parade route to avoid stalling the parade The motion was passed It was decided. that if some of the guests want to walk, they would be told that the Chief Marshal has ordered that no celebrities shall walk "The Spirit of '76" will lead the parade, but keep it in sight. 38 250th Anniversary Report : Mr Parks read us a letter stating that Mr Lewis is in [ 1 complete charge of the musical drama as business mana- ger Mr Cronin and Mr Bentley remain as a steering committee, and Mrs Baltz is the liaison between the committee and the production He submitted the promram for the athletic events sche- duled for April 20 As for the other Lexingtons, his committee has decided to send them a letter about our Anniversary The stickers are almost all gone They are trying to get signs for the town Boundaries The tree planting ceremony is scheduled for 12 noon on the 19th Since this day is the prerogative of the Celebrations Committee, this will be changed. This Historical Society program has been changed. to 7 p m , April 21 This will avoid a conflict between Mr Worthen ' s lecture and the NBC special on Concord and Lexington They wish to participate in the movies which the TCC usually has taken and will budget $100 for this They have requested a proclamation for the 250 Anniver- sary, and Mr Worthen will write it Rosters and Programs: The a m and p m parade rosters are completed, and will be mailed out by Mrs Bayle The program for the 250th and the lgth has gone out via the Lexington School Bul- letin Copies have been left in the library and the town offices More will be placed in stores and other busi- nesses Anniversary Ball : Mr Howard and Mrs Fox are disturbed that only 300 1 tickets were printed for this Mr Howard will look into it Decorating of British Grave The Minutemen have invited the British Consul to attend their ceremony to take place after the parade He will be our guest at lunch and in the parade He will be our highest protocol guest at the luncheon President Kennedy: Mr Howard reported a definite no from the President r Mrs Litchfield was asked to write for a special mes- sage from the President for the Anniversary Fiske Hill Flag Ceremony: The Minutemen will participate in this and decorate the British. Frave The flag used in the exchange with Concord should be stored and used yearly. Mrs Litchfield is to let selectmen know of this cere- mony Mrs Fox will write to Mr. Adams on his schedule. "Spirit of '76" : Mr Maxner has arranged to have the drums repaired at our expense, and they will then become the property of the town, and in our custody all year He has paid the bill out of his own pocket and should submit a voucher to us Respectfully submitted, Patricia N. Fox, Recording Secretary, pro tem 1 11 to r 6 I 1