Occoneechee 104 N5?

Along with the other pieces recently issued by Occoneechee lodge was this neckerchief for the BSA’s centennial.   Thanks to Greg Grimes for this image.

Just to rib my friends in the lodge, I’ll note the design of the neckerchief is unusual in that it uses far less purple than is commonly employed on many of the lodge’s recent issues!   The green and khaki color scheme seems designed to match with the BSA’s new centennial uniform.

The listing for this piece should read as follows:

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Popularity: 47% [?]

Tsoiotsi Tsogalii 70 S34?

Following the precedent established in 2009, Tsoiotsi Tsogalii lodge issued two flaps for this year’s SR-7B Conclave.   Thanks to Johnny Somers for the images of these pieces.

As with the Spring Fellowship patch, these flaps use an American Revolution theme.   The flag on the patches recognizes General Greene and the Battle of Guilford Court House.   The first flap (S34?, pictured) was issued only to those lodge brothers who pre-registered for the 2010 SR-7B conclave.     The red bordered version of this flap, S35?, was more common.   About 800 of them were issued and sold to all lodge brothers at the SR-7B conclave.

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Popularity: 24% [?]

Wahissa 118 Achowelendam Chapter X11?

It seems like there has been a never ending listing of new issues from the OA lodges in the Carolinas.     Next up are two chapter issues from Wahissa lodge that almost slipped through the crack.     Thanks to Homer Dearmin, again, for keeping me informed about these.

The first item, pictured on the left, was issued by Achowelendam chapter in honor of the BSA’s centennial.     After a run of several different chevrons, the chapter chose to issued a trapezoidal dangle.     More “experienced” collectors will recognize the central portion of the design.   This is similar to the National OA logo used roughly 40 years ago, before the advent of the “MGM Indian”.

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Popularity: 26% [?]

Wahissa 118 S31a?

Earlier this Spring Wahissa lodge issued a flap for the BSA’s centennial.     Two varieties are now known to exist, each significant enough in my opinion to be listed.   Thanks to Homer Dearmin for news and images of this pieces.

According to Homer Dearmin 500 of these flaps were ordered and placed on sale in March.   They quickly sold out.   An additional 500 were ordered and put on sale in April.   The fronts of the flaps are appear identical however the backs are different.     The first run has a plain plastic backing.     The second run of flaps has the manufacturer’s and BSA’s official licensee logos on the back.     Traditionally significant changes to a patch’s back — eg. cloth, pellon, gauze, changes in the appearance/color of the plastic — have been listed as varieties.       With precedent in mind, I propose these be listed as S31a and S31b.

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Popularity: 18% [?]

Klahican 331 S74?

Klahican lodge recently issued a flap for this Summer’s BSA National Jamboree.   Thanks to Bob Walton for sending the image of this flap.

The design features a nighttime beach scene.     The lodge’s totem, the Venus fly trap, is ghosted in the foreground of this flap.   It also apparently commemorates the BSA’s 100th anniversary.

The listing data for this patch are as follows:

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Popularity: 16% [?]

Wahissa 118 R11?

Wahissa lodge broke with their own tradition* this year and issued a patch for its brothers who attended the 2010 SR-7B Conclave. However, there was a wrinkle. Thanks to Homer Dearmin for this image.

These were issued one per person to lodge members who preregistered for the SR-7B conclave.   It has been reported to me that not enough were produced and some later pre-registrants did not receive a patch.   The design is based upon the “hippy” theme the lodge delegation adopted at conclave.

The listing data for this issue should be as follows:

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Popularity: 18% [?]

Occoneechee 104 Eluwak Chapter X2?

There has been a lot of publicity and discussion on the National policy that prohibits lodge flaps for the individual “honors” (Ordeal, Brotherhood and Vigil), also referred to as OBV flaps. Many lodges did not have such flaps and were unaffected by this change. Some lodges that formerly issued OBV flaps have discontinued the practice. A rare few came up with creative ways to skirt the rule and continue the tradition for at least a little longer. Did Eluwak Chapter in Occoneechee lodge realize this applied to loge flaps and and not rectangular patches issued by chapters? Thanks to Greg Grimes for news of these issues and the images.

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Popularity: 12% [?]

Wahissa 118 X24?

Thanks again to Homer Dearmin for these two images of the 2009 and 2010 Cook Crew patches from Wahissa lodge.     Both patches feature the same basic coffee pot design that the lodge has used for its cook crew patches since at least 1976.

The 2010 issue (X24?, pictured) was also issued to commemorate the BSA’s centennial.   The two basic design elements of the “BSA 2010″ logo and the phrase “100 Years of Scouting” are added to the basic design.     Strictly speaking “100 years of Scouting” should have been celebrated in 2007, but we know the lodge refers only to the BSA on this patch.

The listings for these are as follows:

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Popularity: 9% [?]

Wahissa 118 eA2010-2?

Thanks to Homer Dearmin for sending me images for several recent issues from Wahissa lodge not previously shown on this site.   Two of them are for events patches from this lodge.

The first of these is for the lodge’s March Workday.   The second (pictured) is for the lodge’s recent Spring Fellowship.     The lodge’s totem on the Spring Fellowship patch is similar in design to the lodge’s S1.     The Workday patch adapts the lodge’s totem from the lodge’s P1.     Homer Dearmin has commented, “…Each of the event patches this year will be ‘throwbacks’ to older Wahissa/Camp Raven Knob/Old Hickory Council issues…”

Both patches are also issues for the BSA’s 100th anniversary.   Note the use of the BSA’s “2010″ logo.

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Popularity: 7% [?]

Occoneechee 104 P3?

“Without our traditions our lives would be as shaky as… as…”

Occoneechee lodge issued a new neckerchief at its recent Spring Ordeal.     Following Blue Book custom, since this is a patch sewn onto a neckerchief, it is treated as a “pie” patch (P) rather than neckerchief (N).   After a run of modern, interesting, but at times unusual patch designs the lodge gave a nod to tradition with this patch.     Thanks to Greg Grimes for the image.

Perhaps next year if the lodge adopts a pirate theme for the 2011 conclave, as suggested by a recent commenter we will see a modernized and more fearsome version of this totem.     Yes, I am kidding with my friends in Occoneechee.

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Popularity: 7% [?]