HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-04-25-TCC-min.pdf 361
TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
April 25, 1968
PRESENT Chmn Barnes, Vice Chmn Gaughan, Mrs Severance, Mr Belcastro,
Mr Sperduto, and Mrs Hall
MEMORIAL DAY The Chief Marshal for the parade will be Herbert G Miller
His Aides will be Maurice D Healy and Cornelius P Cronin
Gen Lennon has been Invited to be our Speaker of the Day and we await
word ifrom him
USS LEXINGTON CV-2 CEREMONY Rev Handley and Rabbi Bernet have accepted
our Invitation to participate in this ceremony on Sunday, May 5th, at 2PM
on the Green Mrs Litchfield will invite a priest of the Catholic faith
to also be a part of the program Mrs Litchfield will see if Mr Stone
can be the bugler, and she will inform Mr Barnes by phone as soon as
she knows the arrangements
Mrs Hall will call Mr Lord and ask that he talk with Mr Gillespie
about providing a taps echo She will also ask Mr Lord to thank Mary
Farris - and thanks goes to Mr Lord as well - for the fine arrangements
made for the NORAD Band Concert on April 19th
PATRIOTS DAY We are still looking for armbands)
Mrs Hall wrote a letter of appreciation to Mrs Rogers, hostess of the
diningroom at the Lexington Motor Inn, for her cooperation at our April 19th
luncheon
Several bills were approved, and thank-you letters were read
Mrs Litchfield is asked to thank the following for their assistance on
April 19th Park Department, Police Department, Air Force at Hanscom,
Mrs Moyle, The Comm Officer of the PA System, Mr Maxner, all the clergy
who marched and participated in the Sunrise Parade, i e Rev Adams,
Handley, King, Harding, and others
Mr Barnes will thank Messrs Rooney, Broderick, Lombard, and Reed for
their help with the Sunrise Parade
Mr Belcastro will thank the dealers who supplied the motorcade cars, and
the drivers from the High School student body
It was suggested that recognition should be publicly paid to Douglas Maxner
for his many years (over twenty) of devoted marching in the Spirit of '76
362
We had a letter from David B Little, Chairman, Minute Man National
Historical Park under the direction of the US Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, asking that Lexington join the
Minute Man National Historical Park Advisory Commission in preparation
for the celebration of the bi-centennial of the 19th of April 1775
Mr Gaughan suggested the possibility of some year combining the second
and fourth divisions of the afternoon parade so that there would be
three strong divisions Mr Barnes and Mr Belcastro felt that as long
as there are veterans to march, we need a second division for them
Mrs Litchfield has reserved the Selectmen's Office for our meetings
through June 6th
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn L Hall
Recording Secretary