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LEXINGTON BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN LIBERTY
Second Presentation of the Historical Pageant Drama “Lexington” Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington
Enacted Every Ten Years by the Citizens of Lexington Massachusetts
AMPHITHEATRE Every Evening, Week of June 15th 1925
Copyright, 1924 The Lexington Historical Society All rights reserved Printed in U. S. A.
The production staged and under the personal direction of Samuel J. Hume
Special Nights
June 15—President’s Night In Honor of the President of the United States. June 16—Governors’ Night In Honor of the Governors of the Thirteen Original States. June 17—Bunker Hill Night In Memory of the Patriots who fought at Bunker Hill. June 18—College Night In Honor of the visiting Alumni of the New England Colleges. June 19—Historical Night In Honor of the Historical Societies of America. June 20—Military Night In Memory of the sons of Lexington who have fallen in the service of their country.
1775 “Pageant of Lexington” 1925
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Edward C. Stone, President Waldo F. Glidden, Vice-President Edward W. Kimball, Vice-President Edwin B. Worthen, Treasurer Daniel B. Lewis, Auditor Fletcher W. Taft Director of Publicity Willard D. Brown Chairman of Construction Sheldon A. Robinson Chairman, Grounds Committee David Hennessy Superintendent Amphitheatre
“Lexington”
Citizens’ Committee of One Hundred
Edwin B. Worthen, Chairman Frederick L. Emery
Harry M. AldrichRichard Engstrom
William H. BallardRobert J. Fawcett
S. Lewis BarbourHarry F. Fay
Dr. William L. BarnesRobert W. Fernald
Edwin A. BayleyEdwin F. Fobes
Hallie C. BlakeFrederick R. Galloupe
Arthur L. BlodgettGeorge H. Gibson
George E. BriggsGeorge L. Gilmore
Fred K. BrownWaldo F. Glidden
Leroy S. BrownC. Edward Glynn
Willard D. BrownWm. Roger Greeley
Albert H. BurnhamCharles Elliott Hadley
John CalderGeorge D. Harrington
Lyon CarterAlton H. Hathaway
William E. ChamberlainJ. Willard Hayden, Jr.
Calvin W. ChildsDavid Hennessy
Edmund S. ChildsWillard C. Hill
Robert P. ClappCharles E. Holt
Joseph H. CodyRobert H. Holt
Theodore A. CustanceRandall B. Houghton
Francis S. DaneWilliam Hunt
Charles B. DavisJ. Chester Hutchinson
Edward W. KimballClarence Shannon
Harold B. LamontFrank R. Shepard
Daniel B. LewisWilliam H. Shurtleff
Harry W. LitchfieldFranklin P. Simonds
Arthur N. MaddisonClarence E. Sprague
Edward H. MaraLester E. Smith
Hugh D. McLellanJames Stuart Smith
Edward P. MerriamJames W. Smith
Charles H. MilesWilliam L. Smith
Fred W. MillerEdwin C. Stevens
Fred H. MoultonEdward C. Stone
John E. A. MullikenAlbert B. Tenney
Hermann Dudley MurphyRockwell C. Tenney
George W. NortonDr. J. Odin Tilton
Charles P. NunnJohn F. Turner
Timothy H. O’ConnorDr. Winsor M. Tyler
Alfred PierceDr. Henry C. Valentine
Frank D. PierceHenry L. Wadsworth
Dr. Fred S. PiperJames J. Walsh
Elwyn G. PrestonHollis Webster
William W. ReedHerbert L. Wellington
Walter W. RowseHarry A. Wheeler
Robert L. RyderHarvey C. Wheeler
Edward H. SargentHarvey F. Winlock
Edward D. SawyerEdward Wood
O. Gilbert SeeleyFrederick O. Woodruff
Julius SeltzerSydney R. Wrightington
Executive Committee
Robert P. Clapp, Chairman
J. Willard Hayden, Jr., Executive Director
Hallie C. BlakeEdward P. Merriam
George E. Briggs Charles W. Ryder
Sydney R. Wrightington
Finance Committee
Edward P. Merriam, Chairman
Lyon CarterH. B. Lamont
Richard EngstromArthur N. Maddison
George L. GilmoreFred H. Moulton
Alton H. HathawayElwyn G. Preston
J. Chester Hutchinson F. R. Shepard
James Stuart Smith
Advisory Committee
Hallie C. Blake, Chairman
Theodore A. Custance Charles H. Miles
Frederick L. EmeryEdward H. Sargent
W. Roger GreeleyWilliam L. Smith
Willard C. HillEdwin C. Stevens
Robert H. HoltHarry A. Wheeler
Committee on Book
James P. Munroe, Chairman
Miss Maud E. AdlingtonDr. Fred S. Piper
Miss Marian P. Kirkland Hollis Webster
Committee on Production
Waldo F. Glidden, Chairman
American Legion—Stanley Hill Post No. 38 Eugene J. Viano Charles M. Blake American Legion—Auxiliary No. 38 Mrs. Clayton G. Locke Miss Lillian Viano Board of Trade C. E. Hadley W. E. Mulliken Buckman Tavern Community Association Mrs. S. Randolph Kelley Mrs. E. W. Kimball Catholic Club (Ladies’) Mrs. Nancy M. Sealey Miss Julia O’Leary Catholic Club (Men’s) Geo. H. Gibson John J. Garrity Catholic Daughters of America Mrs. Helen R. Fitzgerald Mrs. Mary F. Buckley Daughters of American Revolution—Lexington Chapter Miss Amy E. Taylor Mrs. Edward L. Child Mrs. Alice Fay Stickel East Lexington Civic Association Edgar Harrod Albert Ross First Parish Men’s Club (Unitarian) Louis L. Crone Ralph H. Elvedt Follen Church Men’s Club—East Lexington Jos. W. Cotton James M. Nickerson Girl Scouts Drum Corps Miss Hazel Whiting Mrs. Dorothy G. Hall Grand Army of the Republic—Geo. G. Meade Post No. 119 John N. Morse Everett S. Locke Hancock Church Men’s Club Henry L. Wadsworth William H. Shurtleff Hancock School Miss Harriet S. French Miss Margaret Noyes Knights of Columbus—Lexington Council No. 94 James J. McKearney John J. McCormack Lafayette Club Miss Mary Manley Miss Anne Moakley Lend-A-Hand (Senior) Mrs. A. B. Tenney Mrs. Clarence E. Sprague Lexington Boy Scouts Philip E. Perry Peter Robertson Lexington Council of Girl Scouts Mrs. Everett S. Emery Mrs. J. Chester Hutchinson Lexington Drum Corps Chester Doe Dana Greeley Lexington Golf Club Edmund S. Childs Robert Whitney Lexington Grange No. 233 Lawrence G. Mitchell Matthew Stevenson Lexington Historical Society Mrs. William Hunt Mrs. Hermann Dudley Murphy Lexington Home and School Association Mrs. Walter C. Ballard Miss Grace P. French Lexington Minute Men Ezra F. Breed Bion C. Merry Lexington Public Health Association Miss Ellen Tower S. Lewis Barbour Lexington Teachers’ Club Miss Anne L. Forsyth Miss Bertha V. Hayward Liberty Heights Improvement Association G. W. Nary James Guthrie Lieut. Col. John W. Hudson Auxiliary No. 11 Mrs. E. Esther Burnham Miss Ethel L. Burk Men’s Club—Church of our Redeemer J. Fox Capt. Wm. Young Old Belfry Club Jasper A. Lane Mrs. Harold B. Lamont Order of Eastern Star Mrs. Guyetta G. Broderic Mrs. Helen H. Smith Outlook Club Miss Marguerite Nichols Miss Clara Wadleigh Parker School Miss Sadie I. Burgess Miss Ruth Morrison School Department—Lexington Miss Mary C. Lusk Miss Anne L. Forsyth Simon W. Robinson Lodge, A. F. & A. M. George E. Smith Robert M. Stone Sons of Veterans—Lieut. Col. John W. Hudson Camp No. 105 Geo. E. Foster Alfred Haynes Unity Lend-A-Hand Mrs. Lyon Carter Mrs. Robert W. Fernald Unitarian Laymen’s League Arthur B. Howe Robert S. Sturtevant Women’s Relief Corps No. 97 Mrs. Edward L. Child Mrs. Robert W. Britton