1989-05-18 Celebration Trust Committee Minutes

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Minutes of the Second Meeting of Reading's 350th Anniversary Celebration Steering Committee may 18, 1989, Thursday Library Board Room, Reading Public Library Committee Members in Attendance: Edward Palmer, Everett Blodgett, Shirley-Buzderewicz, Susan Flannery, Susan Horn, Paul Sweeney, Susan Theophanis, Susan Wheltle(arrived late); Alan Foulds had told us previously that he would be late and more likely unable to make this meeting(he was unable to come). Also in Attendance: Arnold Berger, Ray Couture The second meeting of Reading's 350th Anniversary Celebration Steering Committee was called to order May 18, 1989, Thursday evening, at 7:35 PM in the Board Room of the Reading Public Library by Ed Palmer, Chairman. All members of the Committee have now been sworn in and are therefore voting members.. Alan Foulds was not present thus giving us eight (8) voting members at this meeting. Prior to this meeting Ed distributed copies of last month's Committee Meeting minutes, a suggested list of "Assignments" for for each Committee member, the agenda for this meeting, a list of persons who havc c,-.-pxessed interest in Reading's 350th, and information on Lynnfield's 200th held in 1982 from Alan Foulds. On the day of this meeting, May 18, 1989, in the "Chronicled" section of the DAILY CHRONICLE, the following appeared: -In 1994, Reading will celebrate its 350th birthday, and plans for the party are well underway. The 350th Anniversary Committee will meet tonight in the board room of the Reading Public Library at 7:30, and discuss fund-raising for the event, according to spokesman, Edward Palmer. the meeting is open to the public. Palmer also announced that the anniversary committee has and official address: P.O. Box 1994. I. REPORTS A. Minutes of April Meeting: It was moved by Susan Flannery that the minutes of the April 25, 1989 meeting be accepted. Susan Theophanis seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.