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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
April 16, 1975
PRESENT Vice-chmu. Gaughan (presiding) Mrs Litchfield Mrs, .McGonagle
Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. Fitzgerald. Mr Turner, M's Brenchick. Mr Flynn
Chief Marshal Broderick
REENACTMENT TCC members will plan to be present at this ceremony and will
meet at the Red Cross Chapter House at the conclusion. Mr. Fitzgerald will
arrange transportation to Adams school for TCC members marching in the youth
parade. The TCC public address system is being used at the reenactment
MORNING PARADE Mrs McGonagle notified the committee that the Red. Cross
wagon was being withdrawn from the roster since ,.t will be needed to su,pl;le-
ment First Aid facilities along the route Mrs. Litchfield will prepare a
list of youth who are to appear at the flag-r :icing ceremonies for use by the
chief marshal. She also noted that two armbands had not been returned following
the Fiske Hill ceremonies
FLOATS Mr. Brenchick reported that all floats will return to their assembly
area and will be held there until the conclusion of the parade. He has been
assigned both a parade monitor and a )Soy Scout by the Chief Marshal and will
have communications equipment The float judges will meet at Heritage Hall
at 11 15 AM, be taken to the judging area, and then returned to join other
guests who will later be going to the reviewing stand
GUESTS AND TRANSPORTATION Mr. Fitzgerald expressed his concern with the
indefinite status of the guest list; the TCC agreed that it would be well to
plan on having three busses available at Heritage Hall and, later, at the
reviewing stand; parking for these busses,as well as for the British Ambassador
who will be leaving early has been arranged. TCC members marching in the
parade will leave their cars at Heritage Hall and will be driven to the
assembly area in cars being used to transport White Tricorne Hat recipients.
The busses will load shortly before 2 pm Parking lot security has been ar-
ranged Vice-chairman Gaughan distributed official automobile passes to those
needing them; additional passes were left for Mr Tarlin to distribute to
LBC members and others Passes were also given to Mrs. McGonagle for use
by First Aid staff
Reviewing stand protocol and seating arrangements were discussed;
Mr Gaughan and Mrs. McGonagle will attempt to make a firm guest list; there
will be name tags and carnations given to guests as a visible means of id-
entification Several TCC members expressed particular concern with the
problems involved in restricting access to the reviewing stand prior to par-
ade time; Mr Flynn, Mr. Gaughan and Mr. Fitzgerald will do their best to
work from the LUC guest list.
COMMUNICATIONS Mr Fitzgerald seed that final arrangements were being made;
in addition, he has arranged for back-up units should Motorola equipment be
unavailable.
PARADE ROSTER Chief Marshal Broderick noted some anticipated changes to be
made; it was moved by M . Turner, , aeonded by Mr. Flynn, and voted unanimously
that the TCC delegate to the Chief Marsha? both final authority and respon-
sibility for replacement of units; in addition, the TCC voted to turn the p�'��
afternoon parade over to Mr Broderick at this time. 1
Respectfully submitted, Q�
Ruth M. Mitchell, Recording Sec '