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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
April 28, 1966
PRESENT Chmn, Barnes, Mrs. Litchfield, Mrs Severance, Mr. Broderick,
Mr Lord, Mr. Belcastro, Mr Graustein, Mr. Cronin (Chamber
of. Commerce), and Mrs. Hall.
CORRESPONDENCE The committee received thank you letters from the
following dignitaries for being our guests on April 19th
Col and Mss Robert F. Long, C.O., USAFORL
Asst Sectry. of Air Force and Mrs. Leonard Marks
Adm. Sieglaff, 1st Naval District, Boston
Liberty Tree Participants
Selectman Chairman Lincoln P Cole, Jr. with a
thank you to this committee for a job
well done.
PATRIOTS DAY The connittee thanked Chief Marshal Graustein
for a job well done. Mr. Graustein submitted several suggestions
for future parade planning, and these are listed on a separate. sheet. (over)
Mr. Cronin mentioned how well it works when the floats are judged
before the parade. He gave us the list of trophy winners in the
float contests as follows
Youth Category - Campfire Girls
Civic Category - Rotary Club
Commercial. Category- Lexington Landscape Service
MEMORIAL DAY The service will be held in the Greek Orthodox Church
on Meriam Street at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 29th, for fifty to sixty
veterans
Mrs. Litchfield will order two buses to take the veterans from the
Munroe School to the Westview Cemetery before the parade, to decorate
graves there.
Mr. Rufus MacQuillan will take part in the service at Munroe Ceihetery.
The parade will march back to Cary Hall for dismissal.
The Hayden Fifers & Drummer, will march.
Mr. Belcastro will ask the Legion to appoint a Chief Marshal for
the parade, and that Chief Martal to meet with us next week at our
regular meeting.
Mrs. Litchfield will ask Adm. Sieglaff to be the principal speaker
at services on the Green.
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USS LEXINGTON There will be a memorial service on May 8th at 2 p.m.
on the Green for those lost on the USS Lexington in the Battle of the
Coral Seas. The USS Lexington CV-2 Unit will be present. The Marine
Corps League will supply the firing squad. Mr. Belcastro will ask
for a flag detail from the Veterand Of Foreign Wars and the American
Legion.
Mrs. Litchfield will ask Mr Stone to play "To The Colors", Taps,
and Retreat, and to find a bugler to play the echo.
Mrs. Litchfield will ask Rabbi Bernet or Rabbi Rosenbloom to give
a short patriotic talk She will inquire whether or not the
Minutemen CV-2 Unit from the USS Lexington has already contacted
them for this.
The committee received phamplets entitled "The Minutemen Welcome
You Aboard" from Captain Brady, Naval ROTC at Harvard University.
Mss. Litchfield will. acknowledge these booklets, thank him, and
tell him about the May 8th ceremony at 2 p.m. on the Green, in
memory of those who died from the USS Lexington in the Battle of
the Coral Seas. The phamplets are from the USS Lexington.
GENERAL Mr. Barnes has asked the ladies on this committee to arrange
for another cookout to end the sea.:on until Fall. This will be
sometime in June.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Hall
Recording Secretary
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PATRIOTS DAY SLfGFSTIONS FROM
THE CHIEF MARSHAL OF
1966
Don't stop parade once it has started
Caution units each year about maneuvering backward or stopping during
parade Forward maneuvering is acceptable, provided it does not hold
up parade (Jody Drill. Team)
Check carefully for unauthorized vehicles in parade. Three cars
managed to get in this year from the Medford Jaycees.
Traffic should he closed on Massachusetts Avenue no later than
1:30 p.m. for parade lineup. Traffic should be re-routed up
Taft Avenue, and one or two divisions could form on Pleasant Street
to avoid congestion at the circle.
The Spirit of '76 should be carefully told its duties.
Worthen Road was not policed effectively. Parade had to go to center
of intersection. People and cars should be cleared from left side of
road for parade to use. •
The Aides to the rear of each division worked well with the Scouts as
Junior Aides.
The Missile and two floats would never have made the turn at
Harrington Road, had the parade route not been changed.
Insist on advance notice of cars carrying State and County Commanders
plus aged veterans, so that they can be placed correctly in the
Division, nut of the way of floats.
A sign might be put on the Lady Lexington float indicating she left
the float to be on the reviewing stand, for parade watchers past the
reviewing stand.
The Concord. Minute Men should be definitely instructed as to what is
expected of them. They completely broke up their division. Poor
showing.
Fleepo the Clown performed well at the very end of the parade. This
seems a good spot for him.
Chief Marshal could use one Aide at the Traffic Circle in East Lexington
to handle incoming units.
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Major Remus proved an excellent substitute (and at the last minute)
for Joe Rooney, when the latter was the recipient of the White
Tricorn Hat award.
Mr. Graustein has recommended William Brenchik, Jr for next year's
Chief Marshal.
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