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Itibapishe Iti Hollo wants you to support the troops.

This lodge issued five patches for the 2008 Dixie Fellowship. There was the flap pictured here and four pocket patches, each depicting a branch of the US armed forces. All the patches, including the flap, were issued with a pocket loop. Thanks to Greg Grimes for sending images of these pieces.

The tank is for the US Army. The USS Alexandria represents the US Navy. A bulldog depicts the US Marine Corps. A fighter plane was used the US Air Force. As far as I know, no patch was issued for the US Coast Guard.

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Chris 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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I accidentally left the 2006 Dixie flap out of my listings for this lodge.   I’m guessing this should be S53 and have renumbered the 2006 NOAC patches accordingly so as to make room for this flap

(Ed. note.  Post editted on 6/17/07 to add image supplied by Woody Woodruff.  Thanks.)

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David Cody and Jimmy Arthurs tipped me off to this patch from 188.  It is the design of the 1994 NOAC flap from this lodge, where NOAC is misspelled “NCAC”.  They believe it should be listed as an issue.   I’m more skeptical.

They say that a large number of this lodge’s 1994 NOAC flaps were issued with NOAC misspelled “NCAC” and claim to have traded for several of these pieces.   Others were corrected after the fact and show signs of being restitched.   They say they informed the North Carolina Blue Book editor of this piece and he has declined to list it.

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I recently wrote about Itibapishe Iti Hollo’s recent Dixie Fellowship issues.   In that post, I had said I was uncertain of the number of one of the pieces because I was confused about recent NOAC issues from this lodge.   I thought I knew the flaps well, but the odd-shaped patches left me confused.

Jimmy Arthurs and David Cody were able to dispel my confusion and supply images of most of the recent issues.  Thanks, guys. 

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“All we are saying is, ‘Give peace a chance.’”

Returnng to the days of flower power, peace signs and minibuses, Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188 has issued two patches for the 2007 Dixie Fellowship.   Apparently the lodge adopted some sort of “peace” or 1960s type theme for this year’s conclave.

Two patches were issued.  One was shaped like a 1960s minibus.  The other was a cut-out round.

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Over the next few weeks, I will be posting a year end round up of lodge events issues for this past year. For some lodges I have no information, so unless someone tells me what event patches their lodge has made this past year the update will be very short.

As far as I know, Itibapishe Iti Hollo issued no events patches this past year.   In fact, I know of none issued by this lodge since 1998.   If you know of any, please send data and scans of them to me.