1954 Area 3B Patch

In 1954, Ah-Tic Lodge #139 hosted the lodges of northwestern Pennsylvania for the Area 3B meeting at Camp Mountain Run. The patch features the deer totem of the host lodge. This was the first embroidered patch used in Area 3B; all earlier patches were screened designs on felt.

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1954 Area 3A Slide

On May 1-2, 1954, Octoraro Lodge #22 hosted the Area 3A Pow Wow near Rising Sun, Maryland at Camp Horseshoe, which had been the site of the first Area E meeting in 1948. A yellow plastic neckerchief slide was issued for the event; the slide has the horseshoe logo of the camp, but does not indicate the date of the event.

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Occoneechee 104 F8?

Occoneechee lodge issued a flap last weekend in honor of the lodge winning the “Quest for the Golden Arrow” at last Spring’s SR-7B conclave.     No mention of this contest victory is made on the flap.

The design of the flap is very similar to the flap the lodge issued last Spring for the SR-7B Conclave, “F7?“.     Both flap designs are inspired by the movie “300″.   On this new flap the border was changed from red to blue and a dark yellow (“golden”) arrow was added.

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2008 W-1C Conclave Patches

As promised I am reporting on the W1C Conclave held at Treasure Valley Community College, Ontario, Oregon. The conclave was held September 19-21, 2008. This was a wet conclave as the rain decided to wait 375 miles to let loose. Usually Portland gets the rain and Ontario is dry. Five patches, three pocket patches and two jacket patches, were issued for this event.

The jacket patches are still in transit and I will scan it when it arrives. One is the regular jacket patch, which is pictured on the W1C website and the other jacket patch has a special border and was given to those that spent $300.00 at the section auction. The three pocket patches were the participant, staff and “auction donor”. I think the design was well executed. The use of a compass with the OA arrow was really nice and the patches looked outstanding.

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1984 SE-7 Conclave Patch

Tali Taktaki lodge hosted 1984 SE-7 conclave at Camp Wenasa in Brown Summit, NC.   The pocket patch for this event, pictured, marks the first use of a name for this conclave, “Old North State Conclave”.

It’s only speculation on my part, but I suspect the naming of this conclave might be an innovation brought to the section by the returning lodges of western North Carolina.   North Carolina is nicknamed the “Old North State”, deriving from the 1710 division of the Carolina colony into North and South Carolina.       Since the section now included most of North Carolina this moniker seems appropriate.

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Occoneechee 104 eX2008-3?

Occoneechee lodge held its Fall Fellowship this past weekend at Camp Durant.     Two new patches made their first appearance here.     This entry covers the activity patch issued for this event.

A new flap, commemorating the lodge winning the Quest for the Golden Arrow at last Spring’s SR-7B conclave, also made its debut.     I need to verify some information about the flap and will cover it in a separate post.

The Fall Fellowship patch, pictured to the left, is the third of this year’s “headdresses” series of patches.     The lodge’s thunderbird totem is depicted wearing a horned bonnet, in the style of the Great Plains tribes.

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1953 Area 3C Slide

In 1953, the lodges of Virginia met as Area 3C for the first time at Camp Darden near Franklin, VA. The meeting was hosted by Blue Heron Lodge #349, and was the only meeting to be held at Camp Darden; Blue Heron hosted later 3C meetings at Camp Pipsico.

A white plastic neckerchief slide was issued for the event. There was also a beaded necklace with feathers, shells, and the round plastic slide attached at the bottom.

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1953 Area 3B Neckerchief

In 1953, the lodges of western Pennsylvania returned to the site of the 1948 Area F meeting, Camp Twin Echo near Ligonier, PA. Anicus Lodge #67 hosted the meeting, which was held the weekend of August 28-30.

This was the only 3B meeting for which no patch was issued. There were instead at least three neckerchiefs; a yellow neckerchief with a red silk-screened design, a red neckerchief with the same design silk-screened in yellow, and a version of the yellow neckerchief with a broad red border. The unbordered neckerchiefs have pinked edges.

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Arrrrrrrr! Shiver me timbers!     I bet ye almost fergot…

Today is “Talk Like a Pirate Day“!

Now be ye off and party… Drink plenty of grog… and talk like a pirate!

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1953 Area 3A Slide

In 1953, Monaken Lodge #103 hosted the lodges of Area 3A at Camp Seven Mountains near State College Pennsylvania.

A white plastic neckerchief slide was issued for the event; like the 1950, 1951, and 1952 slides, this slide is quite scarce and hard to find. The slide features the “heart of Pennsylvania” design used by the Juniata Valley Council, with the Camp Seven Mountains symbol inside the heart. Continue Reading »

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