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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
April 3, 1969
PRESENT Chmn Barnes, Mr Gaughan, Mrs Litchfield, Mr Broderick, Mr Belcastro,
Mrs Reed and Mrs Hall
VISITORS Mr Sperduto Col Zeoli , Chief Marshal Capt McNamara, Chief of Staff
Mrs Pennell , W I L P F --Lexington Branch; Donald Whitehead, Republican Town
Committee Warren A Hawkins, Jr , Lexington V F W Post #3007; Joseph F Regan,
Y A C , St Brigid's Parish Hank Miller and Jerry Stokes, Battle Green DeMolay;
Mrs Uhrig, League of Women Voters; Mrs Smallman, Peggy Potter and Betsy Baylies,
Girl Scouts Robert Saunders and James Edgar, Lexington Minute Men
PATRIOTS DAY The Minute Men have invited approximately forty units to march in
the 3rd division The confirmations are coming in slowly, but surely
Both morning and afternoon rosters were thoroughly gone over by the committee
with the Chief Marshal and Chief of Staff of the afternoon parade They will be
finalized and typed this week
The men from Fort Devens will be invited to partake of the V F W 's collation
directly following the parade The TCC will pay the V F W one dollar per man
toward collation expenses
FISKE HILL CEREMONY The Fiske Hill ceremony will take place on Saturday afternoon,
April 12th, at 4 PM The Board of Selectmen have been asked to attend this short
ceremony Mr Barnes will contact Mr Ken Campbell of the Boy Scouts to finalize
plans
PROGRAM ON THE GREEN -- APRIL 20th -- SUNDAY The Lexington Minute Men will perform
a colonial ceremony to begin the Sunday afternoon program on the Green It will
start at approximately 130 PM The Linn Village Drum Band will follow the Minute
Men, after which the High School Band will march onto the Green for the Patriotic
Song Fest The Linn Village Drum Band will then conclude the afternoon's program
with their final performance
The Lexington Minute Men announced their annual Ball to be held at the Armory
on Saturday evening May 3rd
The TCC asked the Lexington Minute Men if they would be interested in taking
charge of the Sunday program on the Green as part of our Patriots Day feastivities
in the future The Minute Men will consider this offer and let us know if they
want this responsibility in future years
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Hall
Recording Secretary