HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-01-25-TCC-min.pdf I TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEEJanuary 25, 1973
/ PRESENT Mr Gaughan, Mrs Litchfield, Mrs. Reed, Mr Fitzgerald and Mrs Hall
A PATRIOTS DAY:
The following groups will march in our afternoon parade.
Girl Scout Float and Older Girl Scouts
(Girl Scout Drum Band will march in morning parade)
Hayden Twirlers and Drummers (also in morning parade)
Aleppo Temple Shrine groups (We will ask that their
Grotto Oriental Band also march) (The two have
combined forces)
St. Theresa's Jr. & Sr. Drill Teams (70 seniors and
60 juniors; TCC voted to pay they $225.00)
The Logannaires Color Guard and Drill Team has disbanded. This was a sizable
group and should be replaced.
Col. Harrington from Fort Devens wants to know if we .are interested in having
The Fort Meyers, Virginia Colonial group of 45 men which marched in the
inaugural parade recently. He suggested we share..expenses with Concord for
their transportation (Fort Devens would take care of their billet) Mrs
.Litchfield will write to the Colonel and say we, .ae a committee, need far
more. information about expenses, etc. before we can commit ourselves. We
(I) all agree they are a fine-appearing group.
Bill Fitzgerald will book the Belfry Club for our reception following our
afternoon parade.
Mrs. Litchfield will invite the High School Drum and Bugle Corps from Plymouth,
New Hampshire to march in our afternoon parade if they are interested. They
were a very sharp group again in the inaugural parade.
Mrs. Reed will put publicity in the Lexington Minute-Man letting people know
that.we meet regularly on Thursday evenings planning appropriate celebrations
for Patriots Day, and invite any organizations or clubs to meat with us.
Mrs. Litchfield will contact Nail Cronin and ask hie as Chairman of the Parade
Advisory Committee to ask his fellow members to join him at our next TCC
meeting on February lat.
The Town Celebrations Committee voted to use the proposed parade route this;
year as a trial run, but to march it in reverse. This will be discussed at
the February lst meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn L. Hall, Recording Secretary
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JAN 2 9 1973