HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-02-08-CRC-min.pdf WYBOOMMITTM ON RBDEDIaiTION OF THE COMMON
8 February 1975
Pv;asent: *Paley ClarkOlarke Greeleyl, Handley, Johnv Zearboide.
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'u42U scot her regrets and reported that INV disoussions
aro schad and Mere will be a vaTfort by :ITrIaay of rext weeTh-
gr. Michelson also sant his ..regrets stated that he would
like the („edlcation of the parnanent 11)crArial to -oe. part of tbe
redediatian service, Thiso was P. 12.10.) to,
Gly repored that Kr. Gibson ha: sone response from 7th
radars and t7lere iu come chance oX a senior high renponse as well.
T.Ir. John is werkinG with L:r. Glbon on a slide presentation or
Gzaphic play for seoondary school um:.
:no TMIlift is workinzi on "re-eneeNeut. "
No stat=ento have been recelvedt, but ';he decAlIne is Feb. I5th.
Publialtv
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wc,s ilOREED that from ncw on we publf.sh st70:,crlents we have
reaeved and are seriouoly considering,. Nt weal:a it will ha a
Pledge drafted by Mi.% Zoetheide Ife will aomposa a suitable intro-
daeton
an f.tubmit copy to to two Alewspape:70.
ifr Greele4 distributed copies o;": a dy.'aft Resolutiont, and it
waBPGREZD to publish this in a future "Comnon Cuns,:1" column.
Mr Gley w 1,,,sked to request rentlon of the subcommittee In
x.e,,T;i1:1„ar, BfL eentennial column, .
PrOeran
Zool*Aelde .2aae a tong plea that whatever lc done by the Town
In 'InindaatIng the common ha not milltaxy. Re pointed out that the
tallf,cd not anund Johla Parkor.$, Lut around 3on& Olarto.
WesnoLad :leege the su';:itle point that the MinwteLmn were adjur3d
to u,Y,aild
their groun43 but not to -,love out tc :' be agezoosovs mr.
Ctrec;iay n6ue, out tha:, the 10.niteuen uste not soldleTav but plain
ait:Izens t,ah'Ing a stand fo.z their rights. 14t. Handley felt that the
prw3cat lUnul,amen shovila take part In the oeremony. Mr. Zoarheide
02t.vonce:k th ,, hope that they would not bear arme.
It was AGREED that the 4,L,eremey irill take the form of a
comuemJratIvo Town 1,ieatir18, 1”.-esidd over b th P:edr.,rator and having
at least the following three warrant articles:
I. Dediction eg the pemanent ne-nral
15. J'zesen.tatLn of "bean "
TLC. Recolut .on ai Plcdse of tededlcalen
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Artiele II is coaceived &O" eight creative esvayn abolzt 200 wevda
lene to b read aloua by different people. They 11111 selebxate
institutions that beivm in Lexingten '&ecOs planted hel'e and -1.ow tacvi
have grown, "
1 . Lexington Minutemen
2, .The Meeting House and itx; leadorp Moms Clarke
3. Town klectIne
4. Selective-a
5. Public Education
6, At and Crafts
7, The Common. - fire; ir.lTmselaukemement
8. Public 12,brary
We need researchersaaC, wrii*,ers as .-T31.1 as opeakers for this ovent,
Members are asked to thint about appzepriate pc3ple viva bing their
names to ;the next meetiug,
Gavel. At the s'uggetion of gr. Z/x,..te.iside at ims VOTED to seek
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out the most appropriate gavel to be visoa for this ceremony otily
wad thereagtor to ba appropriately displayed accompanied by a eop
of the Resolution. It was aveed to ask Mr MnAlV, tc (=MT out Ilio
votehe has himself made mny ewrele of 'special woods.
Timino. rt). Zoorhe'lde reported that the clergy would prefer the:
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the eeramoay b latar in the day , to permlt normal oIlurca serTices,
The committee agreed that the tine couldnot bt . cilaangad and Mr.
72oerheide vas asked to convey the suGges4ion that services be held
early that day. Mr. Geeeley was auked to take tha r;laAa o:
logistics to the Bicentennial Comaittee,i augeerAing a letter grom
than to each ahuroh,f, ad perhaps boo service fxom ehurche be,yond
walking distanoe to relieve coagestion :In the oenter. .
liusie. It was AGREED to prwTido nue:to. The figO and drumon10-,
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will be asked to paxtieipate. Mrs. Clarke suggestea a b:mos tir
of local muaae to play between presentec,ion of the artielosl. ad
she volunteered to organize this.
F4an53.. The should be s platEerN and !r, public addreqs oystm. On
the platform Will stand the Scleet men mid nembers of tho Blcentemial
Committeer a well as otber dienitaries.
NEXT MEETING: 15 Pabruaryv 3t00 P.M. Visitors Center.