Archive for March, 2008

Category IconLodge 104: New Standard Flaps

Posted in Occoneechee 104, SR-7B Lodges by John E. Pannell on March 31st, 2008 at 12:07 am

104ob08.jpgOcconeechee will soon issue two new “standard” flaps. To comply with policy that there not be any special Ordeal, Brotherhood and Vigil flaps these will be sold as the lodge’s “standard” flap and a “gold mylar special edition” flap. As the lodge has an ample stock of their older Vigil flaps, there will not be a “silver mylar special edition” flap at this time. It is expected these will be issued at the lodge’s Spring Inductions in May. Thanks to Greg Grimes again for keeping me informed of this lodge’s issues.

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"Mathematics has beauties of its own -- a symmetry and proportion in its results, a lack of superfluity, an exact adaptation of means to ends, which is exceedingly remarkable and to be found only in the works of the greatest beauty When this subject is properly ... presented, the mental emotion should be that of enjoyment of beauty, not that of repulsion from the ugly and the unpleasant."
In H. Eves Mathematical Circles Squared, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1972.
J. W. A. Young


Category IconLodge 188: Possible Concord Chapter Items

Posted in Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188, SR-5 Lodges by John E. Pannell on March 30th, 2008 at 12:05 am

188 Concord eA1989Chris Jensen recently acquired a collection that had several pieces in it that might be of interest to lodge 188 collectors. They might be issues from this lodge’s Concord Chapter. Like a couple of other recent posts here, I throw these out for your comments and discussion.

The first item, pictured at the top of this post, has the strongest claim to being an issue from lodge 188’s Concord Chapter. Even though it does refer to the Concord District Spring Camporee it is conceivable the O.A. Callout was an chapter or lodge run event at this camporee. Beyond referring to an event specific to the Order of the Arrow program, the patch also prominently features an Ordeal sash oddly draped across a backpack.
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Jay Leno


Florida Collectors’ Newsletter, Winter 2008

Posted in Florida Lodges, Miscellaneous, Patch Collecting by Robert Mathis on March 29th, 2008 at 7:00 am

the-cover.JPG Just in time for the beginning of Spring, the Winter 2008 issue of the Florida Collectors’ Newsletter is now available. This issue has the 2007 Florida checklist of known issues from the lodges and councils of Florida, and some smack talking about all of the chapter patches from Florida in the last year.

You can pick up your copy easily, just go to http://floridacsp.com/fcn/. And if you have missed any of the issues for the last two years, they are there as well.



"History never looks like history when you are living through it."
John W. Gardner


Category IconLodge 185: 1985 Fall Fellowship Neckerchief

Posted in Atta Kulla Kulla 185, SR-5 Lodges by John E. Pannell on March 29th, 2008 at 12:08 am

185 FF 1985 NeckerchiefI mentioned this piece in a recent post about possible unlisted chapter items from Atta Kulla Kulla lodge. When I had first written the post I did not yet have an image and wasn’t sure if it met the criteria to be listed as a neckerchief.

Thanks again to Charlie Moehlenbrock for letting me know about this item.

Once again, I’ll quote what Charlie had to say about this piece:

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"One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half."
Sir Winston Churchill


Featured On Wikipedia

Posted in OAImages News by John E. Pannell on March 28th, 2008 at 11:03 am

Today’s featured article on Wikipedia will be of interest to OA brothers and members of the Scouting community at large.

Edward Urner Goodman (May 15, 1891March 13, 1980), more familiarly E. Urner Goodman, was an influential leader in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) movement for much of the twentieth century. Goodman was the national program director from 1931 until 1951, during the organization’s formative years of significant growth when the Cub Scouting and Exploring programs were established…”
– quoted from Wikipedia.org

"I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously."
Charles De Gaulle


Category IconWhat is a Patch?

Posted in Florida Lodges, O-Shot-Caw 265, OAImages News by John E. Pannell on March 28th, 2008 at 12:05 am

265x28_5.jpgThis is a sequel to an earlier post on this blog called, “What is a Neckerchief?

Recently I posted the item pictured here as the “X28.5?” from O-Shot-Caw 265. It’s from the 2002 NOAC but had not previously been listed in Blue Book or my site. I had been told it was issued sewn onto a backpack and added it to the listings.

That last point has been debated by some collectors in Florida in email to me. Some believe this piece does not exist separately from the backpack unless the pack is cut up, and that’s why it had not been listed before now. Upon examination of the item in question, the facts prove otherwise.

As you can see, in the image at the top of this post, the item clearly has a finished cut edge border and a plastic backing. After production, this patch was sewn onto the backpack ini question and sold. As far as I’m concerned, this needs to be listed as a lodge issue.

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"If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."
Winston Churchill


Category IconLodge 104: Another Workhorse Patch?

Posted in Occoneechee 104, SR-7B Lodges by John E. Pannell on March 27th, 2008 at 12:03 am

wdcampbell_workhorse.jpgGreg Grimes recently sent me an image of a patch that he thinks might be from Occoneechee lodge. This lodge has had a lot of attention from those who classify and identify patches so I am skeptical about this. I put this out here for your information and comments.

Both Blue Book and my site currently list an undated Camp Reeves Workhorse Weekend patch as eX19xx-1. This patch identifies itself as an Occoneechee lodge issue through the use of the lodge number and the “WWW”.

Res ipsa loquitur. The patch, eX19xx-1, is clearly an Occoneechee issue.

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"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Louisa May Alcott


Attention AOL Users

Posted in OAImages News by John E. Pannell on March 26th, 2008 at 12:01 am

noaol.jpgIt has once again come to my attention that AOL is blocking all email being sent from this site’s server. It’s not something new and I’m convinced it’s part of AOL’s marketing department’s push to claim they’re fighting spam. I urge you not to use an AOL.com email address on the members’ area of this site.

This has happened before. They claimed I probably had an open relay on the server (I didn’t) that was being used to send spam. At that time, I was made aware that AOL would let through what they deemed to be “bulk mail”… for an extra fee… even if I did have that open relay. After some time all was well and mail was flowing through again, without me having to pay them anything.

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"Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets. "
Anthony Burgess


Category IconLodge 185: Unlisted Chapter Pieces?

Posted in Atta Kulla Kulla 185, SR-5 Lodges by John E. Pannell on March 25th, 2008 at 12:04 am

Lodge 185 Ca-Nu-Pa Chapter loopsCharlie Moehlenbrock, a former member of Atta Kulla Kulla lodge currently in Kansas, recently wrote me about a few items that should probably be added to the chapter listings for this lodge. He also included the set of shoulder loops pictured here. They’re not material that would be included in a patch catalog but I thought them worthy for sharing here nonetheless.

Unfortunately Charlie isn’t the best photographer, so I must apologize for the less than great quality of these images.

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"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy


Category IconLodge 134: 2008 Dixie Issues

Posted in SR-5 Lodges, Tsali 134 by John E. Pannell on March 24th, 2008 at 12:06 am

134 S62Tsali lodge has recently issued four new patches for the upcoming 2008 Dixie Fellowship (SR-5 Conclave). Thanks again to Hank Birdsong for letting me know about these.

The lodge has chosen a theme based upon the film Transformers for these issues. There are two flaps and two pocket “dangles”. It’s intended that each flap be paired with the same colored pocket patch. The pairs have similar but not identical designs.

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"Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum." (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.)
Ambrose Bierce


Category IconTimuquan Lodge 340 “Classic Muscle Cars 2007-08″

Posted in Florida Lodges, Timuquan 340 by Robert Mathis on March 23rd, 2008 at 7:00 am

340-2007-08-year-patch.jpg A few weekends ago, Timuquan Lodge 340 came out with several more parts of their 2007-2008 series of activity patches, around the theme of “Classic Muscle Cars”. The design of the year patch contains depictions of several of the cars featured on the weekend patches, parked outside a diner.

This continues with what Timuquan started back in June, as discussed here.

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"The greatest wealth consisteth in being charitable, and the greatest happiness in having tranquility of mind. Experience is the most beautiful adornment and the best comrade is one that hath no desire. "
Tibetan Doctrine


The Highest Priced Neckerchief?

Posted in Patch Collecting by John E. Pannell on March 23rd, 2008 at 12:02 am

aheka-14k.jpgThis neckerchief sold on eBay a few days ago. It’s an unlisted piece from Aheka 359. The closing price was an astounding $14,655.

Since the eBay link will become inactive over time, a partial screenshot is shown at the top of this post. Click on the image to see a larger version of it. Although it can currently be seen on eBay, I have obscured the buyer’s identity to preserve his privacy once this item is no longer on eBay.

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"The riddle does not exist. If a question can be put at all, then it can also be answered."
Ludwig Wittgenstein



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