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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
April 11, 1963
At the twenty-second meeting- of the 1962-63
Town Celebrations Committee all members were present
Guests included Messrs Ken Reynolds, Lincoln Cole,
James Broderick, Neil Cronin and Chief Rycroft.
The minutes of the last meeting were accepted
as presented
We were notified that Alan Mans will partici- CORRESPOND-
pate in the exchange of flag ceremony on April 14 ENCE
Ray Lewis informed us the tickets for "They
Nobly Dar'd" were all sold out
Norwich University informed us that it would
not be necessary for us to provide a meal It was
agreed that the Committee would pay Norwich .4 99 per
head in lieu of the meal and this would appear sepa-
rately on the voucher
Gen. Schriever will attend the luncheon and
Parade as will Gen. Glasser and his wife and Gen
Terhune and his wife
Mrs Litchfield will ask Mr Beardsley to sub-
stitute for Mr Howard and give the benediction
The Lawrence High School Band of Falmouth
wishes to come at no cost to the Town Mr Rudd will
notify Mr Tarbox and Mrs Litchfield will extend an
invitation on those terms
Reading High School wnuld like to pertinipetc
on the usual terms, and they will be invited to do so
After being notified of the chancre in the after- CHIEF
noon parade due to the presence of the Foreign Ambas- RYCROFT
sadors, the Chief suggested police in the reserved area
The Minute Men will have to take care of the
safety precautions for their firing demonstration
The Committee will have the responsibility of
marking the bus route
A car for Miss Lexington will be provided be- KEN REYNOLDS
hind the Jaycee's float
Permission was granted the Jaycee 's to have a
small foreign car with Bean Pot in the parade
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I LINCOLN Discussed. the Freedom Committee ' s plans for
COLE Motorcade All cars will be out of the assembly area
by 1 :55
NEIL Permission was granted for Mrs Massachusetts
CRONIN to ride in a convertible in the 4th Division She will
provide a proper sign
The Reading Drill Team will hire their own
transportation
Final information on the Shrine transportation
is not yet in
The Belles of St Mary will come for $50 as
suggested
Two new guides have just been licensed and
would like uniforms Mr DiGiammarino will take care
of it
Mrs Ryder will be notified of the position of
the Red Cross ambulance
Father O'Connor will be sent the Morning
1 Parade order
The USS Yosemite will send a unit of 28 who
will be picked up at Bethlehem Shipyard dry dock
Hayden has invited the Committee to attend the
Youth Dance
The Committee has been invited to the Concord
Ball We will send regrets
The Committee has ben invited to the cast party
on Saturday night
The 250th will march at the head of the 2d
Division Seats on the Reviewing Stand will be re-
served for several of the 250th committee members
John Hancock Life Insurance Co wishes to pre-
sent a picture of Paul Revere to the town The His-
torical Society will accept the portrait if the town
will give it to them The presentation ceremony will
be scheduled for the morning ceremonies
Mrs Litchfield was instructed to reply to a
letter received concerning the religious content of
the benediction by saying that it is our policy to
rotate among the various faiths and not to censor con-
tent
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The DeNolay will be informed that only those
having floats in the parade will have the privilege of
having a convertible also
Town Treasurer notified us $5000. appropriated TREASURER'S
Ars Litchfield will ask for statment on $3200. REPORT
Pat Fox paid $35 to Eames Drum Co
James Broderick reported that the Roster changes
have been covered The Hancock Church lavoratory faci-
lities will not be available
Eric Hanley will be taking official pictures
The Subcommittee has invited him to extend his coverage.
The Guides map material was updated and arrange-
ment made for printing it.
It was agreed that we would, pay $2. 75 for the
luncheon.
Mr Howard will meet with Er. Parks. Mr Legro ,
and Ray Lewis on the question of the disposition of the
properties of "They Nobly Dar'd" If necessary, this
question will be brought before the Selectmen.
The Committee voted to purchase a ticket for
Mr Howard' s Secretary for the Latin American Banquet
to show our appreciation for all the help she has given
us.
A special meeting of the Committee will be held
on Tuesday, April 16, at 8 p.m
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Bayle,
Recording Secretary
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