HomeMy WebLinkAbout1919-04-24-WELCOME-min.pdf A meeting of the Welcome Home Committee was held at
the Town Hall April 24, 1919, with the Chairman, Edwin A.
Bayley, presiding
There were present Messrs . Clapp, Kane, Blake,
Merriam, Briggs, Scamman, Wheeler, Richards and Glidden
Owing to the absence of the Secretary, Mr Glidden
was elected Secretary pro tem.
It was unanimously
VOTED. that the Committee on Indoor Entertain-
ments be authorized to incur an expense amount-
ing to Six Hundred Dollars ($600. ) in connec-
tion with the dinner to be given to the returned
soldiers
After considerable discussion it was unanimously
VOTED.that the above vote be reconsidered.
After further discussion it was
VOTED. that the Welcome Home Committee give a
dinner and entertainment to the Lexington
men returned from Service , and that a sum not
to exceed $600. be appropriated therefor.
The matter of a place in which to hold the dinner
was discussed, and it was unanimously
VOTED. that the whole matter of the dinner be
left to the discretion of the Committee on
Indoor Entertainments.
The question of the outdoor celebration on June
17th was discussed, and it was unanimously
VOTED.that the vote which heretofore set the
date as June 17th be reconsidered.
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It was then unanimously
VOTED. that the date for the outdoor
celebration be set for Saturday, June
14, 1919.
The Chairman brought forward the question of
providing a place for the returned soldiers to congregate
instead of gathering upon the street corners, and it was
unanimously
VOTED.that the matter of conferring with
the Historical Society about providing
quarters at the Bucknam Tavern and upon
its grounds as a rendezvous for returned
soldiers and sailors be referred to the
Committee on Indoor Entertainments with
full power
The meeting was adjourned at 10 40 p M.
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