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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
October 26, 1967
PRESENT Chmn. Barnes, Mrs Litchfield, Mrs. Severance, Mr Sperduto,
Mr. Lord, Mr Broderick and Mrs Hall.
VISITORS Mr. Charles Sisk, American Legion
Mr James Edgar, Minutemen
Comdr Wallace W. Ormiston - V.F W
Sr. Vice Comdr Marren A. Hawkins, Jr. - V.F W
VETERANS DAY Comdr Ormiston will inform this committee as soon as
possible as to whether or not Brig Gen Otis Whitney is available to
be our speaker of the day at the ceremonies on the Green following
the parade
Comdr Ormiston will be the parade's Chief Marshal. He has asked
each of the Lexington Veterans' groups to send a representative to be
a part of his parade staff (Aides).
Mr Sisk asked if a car or two would be allowed for veterans unable
to march, and he was assured this was most agreeable
Mrs Litchfield will ask two members of the Lexington clergy to take
part in the Green ceremonies in conjunction with the invocation and
benediction.
Mrs Hall will contact Mrs Szalajeski of the h-H Clubs in Lexington
to ask if they would like to participate in the parade
Hanscom Field will be sending a marching unit. Mrs Litchfield will
check with the National Guard to see how many men are marching.
Mrs Hall reported that the Hayden Recreation Centre will send all of
its units to march in the parade She also reported that the Campfire
Girls and the Boy Scouts will be marching, although we cannot be sure
of the number of girls and boys. Mrs Severance reported that the
Girl Scout's will likewise be marching.
We will attempt to tie up the loose ends for Veterans Day at our next
meeting, Thursday, November 2nd, same time and location.
UNITLD NATIONS DAY The ceremony on the Green went very well. The
invocation by Rev. Father Martin U. McCabe of Sacred Heart Church, and
the benediction by Rev Dr. Stanley S. Harakas of the Greek Orthodox
Church were particularly meaningful.
Mrs. Litchfield will send a note of appreciation to Anthony Fisher,
a High School student, who was the bugler at the Flag-Raising ceremony.
MISCELLANEOUS Mrs Hall was asked to type into the permanent records
book of the Town of Lexington the 1967 minutes of the Town Celebrations
Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn L. Hall
Recording Secretary
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