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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-09-04-TCC-min.pdf 402 TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE September 4, 1969 PRESENT Mr Gaughan, Vice Chmn , Mr Lord, Mr Broderick, Mr Fenske, Mrs Hall VISITOR Mrs Uhrig, League of Women Voters UNITED NATIONS DAY Mrs Uhrig will order fifty posters for display throughout the Town The Poster Contest is scheduled as usual , but the Essay Contest is not as welcomed by the students in the High School The possibility of the Junior High students entering the Essay Contest was discussed If the Essay Contest is ended, another project to be taken over was a possible Audio Visual Aid Library of United Nations material for the High School Library The Rotary Club, which donates prizes for the Essay Contest, were not too receptive to this latter idea More discussion will follow before any decisions are made Mrs Uhrig will inform the TCC of any new developments Mr Fenske will check with members of the Jaycees as to their feelings on donating a tree to a Town park or historical site, since all Lexington schools have trees given them by the Jaycees in honor of U N Day Mr Gaughan will check with members of the Lions Club to see if they would care to undertake another project in connection with U N Day, since they have already supplied all Lexington schools with U N flags Perhaps they have another civic betterment project in mind VETERANS DAY A speaker of the day should be found as soon as possible Mrs Hall will contact Rep Cole on this matter PATRIOTS DAY Mrs Litchfield will write to Congressman Morse for advice as to how to approach NASA (possibly through his office) on having an astronaut as our guest of honor in April "Rusty" Zweiker, who did live in Lexington for a time was one name suggested The committee voted to use the Leroy Brown Fund for TCC's overloaded budget for this year, should it be necessary Our next meeting will take place on Thursday evening, September 18, at 8 PM in the Selectmen's office Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Hall Recording Secretary