1962 Dixie Fellowship
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1962 Dixie Fellowship Patch
The eleventh Dixie Fellowship, the 1962 Area 6-B Fellowship, was held at Camp Old Indian. Atta Kulla Kulla 185 was the host lodge, having just hosted in 1960.
Like in 1961 the design features crossed US and CSA flags, apparently depicting the American flag in use during the US Civil War. I wonder if the area intended to commemorate the centennial of the US Civil War with the 1961 and 1962 designs. Starting in 1963, the area would return to featuring the host lodge totem as a prominent design element on the patches.
Thanks to Jason Spangler (www.santeeswapper.com) for supplying the images for the Area Z and Dixie Fellowship patches used on this blog.
According to McLean and Riddle’s A Golden Legacy: A 50th Anniversary History of the Dixie Fellowships the following lodges were in Area 6-B in 1962:
- Santee 116
- Tsali 134
- Atta Kulla Kulla 185
- Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188
- Skyuka 270
- Catawba 459
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The 1961 design was to commemorate 100 years since the start of The War Between the States. That is why the patch has a cannon and a Confederate Kepi (hat) on it.