OA Aal Pa Tah Lodge 237 S-5a, 1960s Black Gator Flap, Gulf Stream Council,FL

Description

- OA.
- This is an Order Of The Arrow, OA, patch. The Order Of The Arrow, OA, is the Honor
Camping Society Of The Boy Scouts Of America, BSA, B.S.A., and this item was produced
to be worn on the Scouting Uniform. The Order Of The Arrow, OA, was Originally known
as the Wimachtendienk, and was formed into Lodges by Name and Number and Originally
Met Nationally at Grand Meetings what we now Call NOACs
.
OA Aal Pa Tah Lodge 237 S-5a, 1960s Black Gator Flap, Gulf Stream Council,FL, Grey, GRY Rolled
Edge,
R/E, Border, Bdr., On This Flap Patch. This Patch Has A Cloth Back, C
B, and Swiss Loom Embroidery.
THIS FLAP PATCH IS CRISP, PERFECT !! PLEASE SEE FRONT AND BACK PICTURES ABOVE !
Black, BLK, Lettering, " Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge 237 ".
This Flap Patch Measures 52 x 110 mm, With Squared Top Corners, and Rounded Bottom Corners.
This Flap Patch Was For Lodge 237 Aal Pa Tah Lodge Members In Appr. The 1960s, and Was For Wear On The Flap Of
The BSA Scout Uniform, Above The Activities Pocket.
John Pannell's oaimages Website, OAI, Aal Pa Tah Lodge 237, S-5a. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE AVAILABLE,
SO DON'T HESITATE  !!
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*** THIS PATCH IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOE MALOY THE OLD TRADER. JOE WAS BORN IN
MOUNT PROSPECT, PENNSYLVANIA. HE STARTED HIS SCOUTING CAREER IN THE WESTMORELAND
-FAYETTE COUNCIL, AS A SCOUT IN TROOP 5, SPONSORED BY ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, R. C. CHURCH.
HE WAS A MEMBER OF OA LODGE 6 WAGION. AS A YOUTH, ATTENDED THE 1955 8TH WORLD JAMBOREE
AT NIAGARA ON THE LAKE IN ONTARIO CANADA, AND WAS ON STAFF AT
CAMP CONESTOGA. HE EARNED
HIS EAGLE SCOUT, AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH RELIGIOUS
AWARD AD ALTARE DEI. UPON COMPLETTING
HIS PhD IN 1970, HE ACCEPTED A POSITION AT UNIVERSITY OF WEST VIGINIA, AND BECAME ACTIVE IN THE
MOUNTAINEER AREA COUNCIL.HE WAS A VIGIL HONOR MEMBER OF LODGE 550 MENAWNGIHELLA, AND
SERVED AS THE LODGE ADVISIOR, AND CENTURY CLUB MEMBER. HE WAS ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR
THE MOUNTAINEER AREA COUNCIL, AND WAS AWARDED THE SILVER BEAVER IN 1978. JOE THEN CONTINUED
HIS SCOUTING CAREER IN
THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COUNCIL, AND
OA LODGE 9
LENAPEHOKING. AFTER
ACCEPTING A  POSITION AT SEATON HALL U, HE HELPED OBTAIN A CHARTER FOR VENTURE CREW # 1856 AT
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY.
JOE REALLY ENJOYED SCOUTING, AND THE FRIENDSHIPS HE MADE TRADING AND
COLLECTING PATCHES,
WAS A PASSION HE HELD THROUGH HIS ENTIRE LIFETIME. HE SERVED AS THE EDITOR
FOR THE TRADER
PATCH TRADING MAGAZINE AND HELPED PROMOTE PATCH COLLECTING AS A HOBBY. JOE HAD
THE
BEST ORDER OF THE ARROW CHENILLE COLLECTION IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS AN OUTSTANDING OA NAME/
NUMBER COLLECTION, AND LODGE PATCH WITH MISSPELLINGS,
OR THE WRONG NUMBER COLLECTION
JOE WAS
VERY WELL KNOW NATIONALLY AMONG PATCH TRADERS FOR MAIL TRADING,  ATTENDING PATCH TORS, AND
BEING THERE FOR A GOOD STORY, OR FELLOWSHIP. SIESTA BEACH TRADING COMPANY WILL BE PRESENTING THIS
FAMOUS COLLECTORS PATCHES OVER THE NEXT YEAR ON E-BAY, PATCH TRADOREES AND PRIVATELY. ***************
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Gulf Stream Council  # 85, ( 1937 - Active ), West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Fla, FL.
The OA Lodge Serving This Council is 237 Aal - Pa - Tah. This Lodge was originally Chartered in 1943, and the Lodge
Totem is the Alligator.
The Camps Serving This Lodge and Council were/are: Camp Lake Osborne, Camp Frederick M. Small, Camp Clear Lake,
Tanah - Keeta Scout Reservation, Camp Indian River District, Wilderness Camps, Camp Loxahatchee, and Gulf Stream
Hi Adventure Camp.
The OA Lodges that were in this OA Section Area Area - J, Area 6-d, 6-e, were: 85 Seminole, Gulf Ridge Council, 200
Echockotee, North Florida Council, 219 Calusa, Sunny Land Council, 229 Chawtaw, or 229 Pilthlako, Okefenokee Council,
237 Aal - Pa - Tah, Gulf Stream Council, 239 Semialachee, Suwanee River Area Council, 265 O - Shot - Caw, South Florida
Council, 326 Tipisa, Central Florida Council, 340 Timuquan,  Pinellas Area Council, Now West Central Florida Council, 391
Chiriqui, Panama Canal Zone Council, 552 Eckale Yakanen, Sunny Land Council, and 564 Osceola, Southwest Florida Council.
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ALL ORDER OF THE ARROW, OA PATCHES ARE IDENTIFIED BY JOHN PANNELL'S OA IMAGES WEBSITE,
OAI, THE STANDARD FOR OA IDENTIFICATION.
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