HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-09-20-TCC-min.pdf TOWN CE- ERRfa1On COMMITTEE
Scatemb; )fl 1973
Idet committee m.aetin, - Room G 1.5 Octosor 4 19Th
PRESENT Cbmu, Barnes, Pers„ 1.itclatia.id, T':?' Lord, Mr .rit&faiaid Ers :,'dcGonagle.
and Mrs., Mitcht.1i Cueat, Charles .Jullivan and 4i lliec liosforde
VETERANS DAY
Mr Sullivan and Mr. Eor'.o]"d Pest Commanders of the L`<,na tonport, repre-
sented present Commander James Como in discussion_ of piens ''or October ?2. Mr,
Fitzgerald reported that forme: POW .H,abe"fear sill be unavailable on that dcte.
The TCC agreed that it would like to i.atite a ranking. VF'l', offir al to priser.t the
main address !deasrJ Sullivan awl Hosford will make apvropr1s t uqui.rtes and
repo 't back to the TC: The :1 o.i[:at ttaz nominated Comm;,2de r Coma as Chi ki1,.,7 aa1l
for the parade, with the understanding that he may name las oaa aides.
Mrs. Litchfield, !irs, McGonagle, and Mrs Hitchell Will cuiaplet, not:_fit;en:a of
groups which have previously- :marched? Hrs. ilcGonegio ti I arraagr suitable Minute-
Man publicity to insure that °the: toen. groups wno might ua.;h to pe.rti.c. pate trill
be aware that the TCC is in the pl,zr.rng process Mrs, litchi e)d will contaot
the clergy
Having previously agreed that the TCC could make only a .cc.r_'.aaln cohtributlor :sward
the traditional post--cerononial reception, I.1eesr=s0 Sullivan and Roc'fcrd we;,a ac
notified. The contribution will be based on a 1:e_ -nuarchiv1d-man can't. Guest:; and
committee also briefly discussed the 1973 Patriot. Day afternoon parade route
3ICENTENPL'frd7,
The committee attempted to de ieeaixa tenta.cive parade divisions with divisions
2 and 3 being the prime concern. Invited military units will probably cons l :ute
division 1 The placement of historic units which .right%-ul1.y belong in the
afternoon parade was discussed; no decisions WV7G °eaohed. It was sugge.a ted that
fire apparatus, either histo:_i.c or modern, might again constitute di 'ision 4 der
Fi.t'.gereld will fullow up on the availability of manpower and equipment,
Fir Lord suggested that budgetary considerations ;could have much hes :inrr on the
division r.iakeupe .Mrs. Litchfield lad prepared a lis'c of psst el:pensesg Chnm.
Barnes calculated an approximLte agerage of 4175 nor paid unit.
On October 4o each committee tumbea should come with specific sug estia:s for
division makeup; with individual lists of units which should certainly he con-
sidered for invitation, end with supplementary list. of possible invitees for
TCC review
°1Chma. Barnes reminded the conittee of the JSBCC meeting scheduled for 7:30 CAI.
September 27, in the Command F'ansgement Center, 1st floor, Bldg, 1606, ESD
Headquarters, Hanscom Field. It was al .sed that members who could join h,.u4 at
this meeting would do so, thus, other TCC business Ail be postponed until
October 4,
Respectfully subs_ ttad,
Ruth M. .Mitchell Corresponding Secy,
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