HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-03-04-TCC-min.pdf Town Celebrations Committee
March 4, 1982
Present Chrm Fitzgerald, Vice Chrm Flynn, Bob Jackson, Marion Snow,
Karen Gaughan, Dawn Brenchick, Paul Jenkins, Jean Coates,
Fran Mallett
Guests Tom Roboin - Youth Awards Committee
Paul Mazarell - Lexington Public Works Dept
John Waters - 2nd Lt - Adjacent Lexington Minute Man
John Van - Mass Minute Men Council
2 - 3 young people will receive Youth Awards-will be decided by
April 1st
Awards will be in A M. They will ride in P M parade Will supply
convertible
Necessary for committee to know who will be driving so we can give
them proper instructions
Paul Mazarell to rope around Hastings Park - Hastings Road -
Lincoln Street - Worthen Road and Mass Ave and Tower Park as
decided - for Sunday re-enactment
John Waters requested a bus at 7 A M to transport Minute Men from
Green to Muzzey for A M parade
Buses for P M parade 12 noon to Adams School - 1 P M from Monument
to Adams School
Minute Men rehersal April 4th
John Van - Minute Men Council - Re-enactment April 19th
British and Militia will leave Fiske Hill at 12 30 arriving at Hastings
Park at 1 15 After a skirmish of about 30 minutes they will leave
Hastings Park at 1 35 and proceed down Mass Ave. to Common - A short
Memorial Service and will leave Common and arrive at Munroe Tavern at
2 15 P M At 2 30 British Column will march to Tower Park where it
will arrive at 2 35 These activities in Tower Park will take 30
minutes The British should leave park at 3 15 P M. and proceed to
Arlington
The Minute Men will provide pickets at Hastings Park, Munroe Tavern and
Tower Park to aid in crowd control The committee requested a picket be
placed on band stand and at stairs to band stand to keep people off the
stand
There will be television coverage - small newspaper release end of March
Boston papers and local papers early in April
T C C reserves the right to contact Minute-Man Council if crowds are
getting out of hand
Town Celebrations Committee - March 4, 1982
Parade Ray Flynn report on Bands and Marching Units in P M Parade
Ancient & Honorables
Billerica Police Department - 12 people
Hayden
Whaling City Jr Band
Queensmen - Winchester
Norwich Academy
Baton Group
Fitchburg High School
Bell Band
Bob Jackson
Devens - National Guard should have answer within a week.
Dawn Brenchick
Color guard from Watertown Marine Corps League
Committee decided to hold decision on "Blue Knights" until Lexington
Police Department plans are finalized
Town Celebrations Committee decided to set up 2 Command Posts - each
with its own leader and aides - 1 for Division 1 and 2 and 1 for division
3 and 4
Banner Bearers - Cub Scouts - Girl Scouts - Campfire Girls & Pioneers
As many as possible Should have an answer by April 1st We request
paper covers rehearsal of Youth Groups.
Letters have gone out to last year' s sponsors - Price as last year
Town Celebrations Committee motion made and seconded that plans of
Minute-Man Council be accepted and be presented to Town Manager
So voted
Meeting was adjourned at 10 30 P M
Respectfully submitted,
Frances P Mallett
Recording Secretary