Lodge 104: Three Rivers District Aquaree Patches
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1992 Three Rivers District Aquaree
I think there will be a short run of posts about patches from Occoneechee lodge and council here.
Recently, I posted here two new issues from Yamni Wakpa chapter of Occoneechee lodge. They were produced and issued by the chapter (not the district) for a district camporee that this chapter runs and staffs. The event has gone by various names in recent years, generally tied to the program theme, as was called the “Fishoree” in 2009. After seeing this post Darrell Wessinger sent me images of two patches he thought could be earlier issues from this chapter.
I sent these images to Greg Grimes who has ordered the patches for this chapter and Occoneechee lodge for the last several years now. He believes they are district, not chapter, issues. The 1992 patch is pictured here.
1993 Three Rivers District Aquaree
Occoneechee can refer to either the council or the lodge. The patch clearly names the Three Rivers District and makes no mention of the OA chapter. There are no obvious design elements or phraseology that would lead one to believe this is an OA item, except for the inclusion of the words “Cheerful Service”. Also note that on this particular example of the 1992 patch, that section of the patch is cut from the rest of the patch, almost as if this arc was meant to be issued separately. The extra black border above and at both ends of the words “Cheerful Service” seems to support this being intended as a separate issue.
However on the 1993 patch, shown at right, this arc is not separated from the rest of the patch. So it remains unclear to me how these patches were intended to be issued. Lacking other knowledge in my opinion, both items are district event patches and not lodge or chapter issue. Can anyone else tell use the rest of the story about these items?
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