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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-04-15-TCC-min.pdf 179 TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE April 15, 1965 PRESENT Chairman Barnes,, Mr. Gaughan, Mr. Broderick, Mr. Healy, Mr. DiGiammarino, Mr. Sperduto, Mrs. Litchfield, Mrs. Severance, and Mrs. Hall. VISITORS Donald Chiller, Chief Marshal Douglas Maxner, Spirit of 176 Raymond Lewis, American Legion Edward Fitzgerald, Veterans Of Foreign Wars MEMORIAL DAY We are planning to 'invite Col. Kiley .to be our Speaker of the Day. If he cannot comply, we would invite Willard Wyatt, Division Chaplain, Marine Corps League, from Waltham, to speak. We will go to Westview Cemetery by bus as 'usual, and have the parade with the customary stops for wreath-laying. This committee will arrange a church service on May 30th, Sunday, at Hancock Church with Rev. Clark. The Veterans/ graves will be decorated as usual, and there will be the customary ceremonies at the cemeteries and the Green. This committee would like to review all plans for Memorial Day observances with the Veterans groups before any com- mitments are made. These four Veterans groups will meet on April 22nd, and they will then meet with us on April 29th and report their decisions. They will vote on having the Elementary School Color Guard in the parade. Mr. Healy, Memorial Day Coordinator, will call Mrs Robert Soule about the elderly veteran she. brought to our .attention. He will find out to what .organization_this_gentleman_belonga, and_ifJ' would be, in ,the parade on May 31st.. APRIL 19TH. Mr. Maxner reported that Merle Daniels Costume Service wants cask on the three wigs for the Spirit of '76. Mrs. Litchfield will call them about our credit, and Mr. Maxner will check with Mrs Litchfield before going to get the wigs. Last week's minutes (April 8th) were approved. The Hen. J J Long has accepted our invitation for April 19th. Senator Saltonstall and his son, William, have also accepted. Governor Volpe.will, be at the luncheon. 180 F There is a car available at B. & B. Motors in Waltham if we need it (See Mr. Harrington). Mrs. Meyer offered us a Thunderbird convertible, and will drive if we need her The Chief Marshal will place the third Army, Old Guard from Fort Meyer, Virginia where they will best be displayed and honored. The Concord Minute Men will be allowed to play. their fifes and drums, since there will be stick a large number of men marching in that division. The Arlington Chamber of Commerce want to enter a float entitled "Arlington, Birthplace of Uncle Sam" in the afternoon parade. Mr Sperduto will call them to say the float is fine, but we cannot allow marchers around it, as they had requested. The Young Americans For Freedom float is out of the parade. We are still waiting to hear from the Chamber of Commerce about their float. We have okayed the Lions Club request to have one, two, or three convertibles in the afternoon parade to carry past recipients of the. White Tricon Hats. The 4—Hers have asked to march directly in front of their Horse Team in the Sunrise Parade. This will be done, The Selectmen received a letter from the U S. S Lexington suggesting they have a memorial ceremony for those who gave their lives, on May 8th with a wreath—laying ceremony at the foot of the Lexington Minute Man Statue. The letter was referred to the, Town Celebrations Committee, and this committee will acknowledge this letter and express our desire to work out any details with the U., S S. Lexington personnel. Major Kent will ,see to it we have a capable photographer here on April 19th to take the colored films of the parade. The wives. of the committeemen will be asked to see. that the Lady Dignitaries at our April 19th luncheon at the Battle Green Motel are cleared from the Powder Room in time to be driven to the Buckman Tavern in one group. The public address system will be ironed out on Friday morning (April 16th), preparatory to its use on April 19th. Mr. Sperduto has procured for our use 200' of power cable in 1001 lengths. f 4 ' Si Mr. DiGiammarine mentioned that a forcer Lexingtonian, Connie Woedberry, who is studying at the University of Rochester, is educating her sorority sisters and friends about April 19th in Lexington, and its celebration and meaning. This might be used in next year's publicity. The code word between WBZ and Lexington is "Lexington" . Mr. Gaughan has been authorized to make a call to the White Tricon Hat recipient as a member of this committee, if he is asked by the Lions Club to do this. This would be done in the interest of having this recipient on the Green to receive the Hat without this recipients suspecting his/her approaching honor. Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Hall Recording Secretary Next Meeting April 29th f._ 182