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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
May 14, 1970
PRESENT Chmn Barnes, Mrs Litchfield, Mrs Reed, Mr Lord, Mr Broderick,
Mr Fenske, and Mrs Hall
VISITOR Mr Neil Cronin
MEMORIAL DAY
Mr Cronin announced that Maurice D Healy, Past Commander of Stanley
Hill Post #38 of the American Legion will be the Chief Marshal Mr Crorni'n,
a Past Commander himself, will be Chief of Staff
MR Lord announced that George Abell , a High School Junior, will read
the Gettysburg Address
Mr Saunders reported that the Lexington Minute Men will take charge
of a firing squad for the day, and Mr Broderick of our committee will be in
charge of the color guard for the raising and lowering of the flag on the Green
The committee received a letter from the Committee On The Lowering Of
The Flag which requested that the flags in Town be lowered to half staff to
mourn the four Kent State students who recently lost their lives The flags
will , in fact, be lowered for ALL who have died in the service of their country;
and Rev Handley will include in his address on the Green ALL people who have
died in the service of their country, but with no direct reference to Kent State
students or any other groups Chmn Barnes has written a letter to this effect
to the Board of Selectmen
Mr Gillespie has answered in the affirmative our invitation to the High
School Band to participate in our parade on May 25th Mr Lord will inform
Mr Gillespie of final details for the Band
ALTERNATE PLAN
In case of inclement weather, there will be an appropriate program for
Memorial Day in Cary Memorial Hall at 10 AM on May 25th Directions concerning
these plans will be included in the rosters Mrs Hall will call Mrs McCurdy
in the office of the Board of Selectmen to make proper arrangements for Cary
Hall , should they be needed Mrs Hall will mail all rosters to parade par-
ticipants by Tuesday, May 19th
PATRIOTS DAY
Mrs Reed has typed all the thank-you letters to car dealers and owners
who were so kind as to lend us their vehicles on Patriots Day
"I975CECEBRATI0N
We will hold a meeting on Thursday evening, May 28, 1970 for the dis-
cussion of organizing plans for the celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the
Battle of Lexington This will take place in the office of the Board of
Selectmen at 8 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn L Hall
Recording Secretary
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