1954 Area 6-A Fellowship
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The eight remaining lodges of Area 6-A once again met for their area fellowship in 1954.
This patch’s design is probably among the more questionable conclave designs I have seen in this part of the country. A caricature like this could not be produced to day. Such a cartoon-like depiction of an American Indian would be considered offensive today.
This started a period of nearly 30 years during which there was no change in the composition of this section. These lodge would remain together in Area 6-A until the BSA reorganized its 12 areas into six regions. Then starting in 1974 these eight lodges formed SE-3A until 1982.
There was one patch issued for this event. I don’t believe there was any other memorabilia issued.
While not incredibly scarce this piece is harder to find than the ‘53 patch in my experience. Like many other patches of a similar age, the white background is often discolored from age, handling and poor storage practices.
Does anyone know who hosted this event and where?
Since writing the post I was told more about these early events…
1954 6-A was hosted by Tslagi 163 at Camp Cherokee.