Lodge 270: More NOAC Issues
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Skyuka 270 S43?+X25?
Skyuka lodge appears to be in the running for the most NOAC patches issued by a lodge in the Carolinas. Back in the Spring of 2008 the lodge issued four two part sets as fundraisers for this event, with a design that was reminiscent of a classic Coca-Cola commercial. Now Brad Hutto tells me the lodge has issued three more sets: a trader set, a delegate set, and a set for Founder’s Day.* This brings them to a total of 14 pieces for NOAC, so far easily the most for any lodge from the Carolinas.
The first of these sets, S42?+X24?, is designated as their trader set. The flap features a dragon. The matching dangle is a sword shaped patch. Beyond the obvious “Skyuka” in the middle of the name, Brad did not know the meaning of “BRSKYUKANGR”.
The second set, S43?+X25? (pictured), is the lodge’s delegate set. The dangle for this set is shaped like a dragon’s body and is double sided.
Skyuka 270 S44?+X26?
The third set, S44?+X26? (pictured, right), is designated as their Founder’s Day set. I do not know if this means the set will not appear at NOAC until Founder’s Day. The flap in this set follows a more traditional design scheme for the lodge, showing the lodge’s double-headed thunderbird totem. A fire breathing dragon is shown on the chevron.
The listing data for these issues are as follows:
| Issue | Bdr Color/Type | Bkgd | Name | fdl/BSA | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S42? | LBL | R | GRY | BLK | YEL | fdl; NOAC 2009 |
| S43? | YEL | R | LBL | BLK | YEL | YEL fdl outlined in BLK; NOAC 2009 , Skyuka Delegate |
| S44? | RED | R | RED | BLK | RED | fdl; Founder’s Day 2009 NOAC |
| X24? | BLK | C | LBL | BLK | LBL | fdl; NOAC 2009, sword shaped |
| X25? | BLK | C | YEL | BLK | YEL | YEL fdl outlined in BLK; NOAC 2009, dragon shaped, double sided |
| X26? | RED | R | M/C | BLK | LBL | fdl; 2009 NOAC |
| Skyuka lodge page on OAImages.com | ||||||
*Founder’s Day, as it’s commonly referred to, is a bit of an annoyance to me. I believe it should be Founders’ Day, honoring the two primary founders of the Order: E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson. Oddly the Order refers to Goodman as the founder and Edson as the “co-founder”. There are interesting stories behind this, many of which are probably legends. However, I note how can just one of them be a “co-founder”? Either both are founders or both are co-founders. Co-founder in this context has come to mean something like “the guy who really helped out a lot but didn’t have the same personal magnetism as the founder”. Maybe lodges should institute the “Co-Founder’s Award” for the brother who has done great work for the lodge, but never basked in the glory or public recognition that should have been his due.
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Bravo on the Founder’s (Founders’) comments. Col. Edson does not get the recognition he deserves….He as much a part of that first idea session, that first “Tap Out”, that first induction ceremony as our dear Doctor but his name has only come up a few times at all the meetings/sessions that I have attended her at NOAC.
Greg
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