Tomo Chi-Chi lodge recently issued a new standard flap. This flap replaces their previous set of Ordeal, Brotherhood and Vigil flaps and puts the lodge in compliance with a national policy that forbids such “OBV” flaps. Thanks to Alan McDonald for this image.
The flap uses the new artistic depiction of the lodge’s totem, the Great Blue heron, in use since 2006’s “S35?”.
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“What kind of scale compares the weight of two beauties, the gravity of duties, or the ground speed of joy? Tell me, what kind of gage can quantify elation? What kind of equation could I possibly employ?”
Ani Difranco
I can now add the 2007 Annual Meeting patch to the list of recent updates for Tomo Chi-Chi lodge. Thanks again to Alan McDonald for this image.
Blue Book information is as follows:
| Issue |
Bdr Color/Type |
Bkgd |
Name |
fdl/BSA |
Comments |
| eA2007? |
BLK |
C |
RED |
BLK |
YEL |
fdl; 69th Annual Meeting 2007 |
| Tomo Chi-Chi 119 page on OAImages.com |
"Thinking: The talking of the soul with itself."
Plato
The activities listings of Tomo Chi-Chi lodge haven’t been updated in a few years. Presumably this was because of a general lack of information about new issues from this lodge. I suspected the listings were out of date but neither I nor the SC Blue Book editor had any more recent information.
It amazes me that Scouts today still look to Elvis Presley for patch design ideas. I can remember when listening to your parents’ music was a “bad thing”. Perhaps this is evidence of the quality of today’s artists? 
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"In things to be seen at once, much variety makes confusion, another vice of beauty. In things that are not seen at once, and have no respect one to another, great variety is commendable, provided this variety transgress not the rules of optics and geometry."
Sir Christopoher Wren
Thanks to Alan McDonald for providing these images of two additional flaps issued by Tomo Chi-Chi lodge last Spring for the 2007 Dixie Fellowship.
Both were earned by brothers who provided significant service to the lodge. The blue bordered flap was for 15 hours’ service. 30 hours’ service was required to earn the yellow bordered flap.
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"It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it."
Aristotle
Lodge 119: New Standard Flap
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