Colonial Virginia Council 2007 Friends of Scouting issues

Colonial Virginia Council recently issued the fourth design in their series of shoulder patches given to contributors to their "Friends of Scouting" program. Following the 12 points of the Scout Law, the theme for this issue is A Scout is Friendly.

The patch illustrates the legendary story of American publisher WD Boyce, lost in the fog while visiting London in 1909 and receiving aid from a local Boy scout. The lad refused a tip for his services, explaining to Boyce that he could not accept a tip for "doing a Good Turn." Boyce was reportedly so impressed that he sought out Lord Baden Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, to learn more about his program. Upon his return to the states, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America in 1910.

The standard FOS 2007 issue has a blue border and the issue provided to Eagle Scout contributors has a silver border. Minimum contribution for either issue is 25.00. No word yet on whether there will be a third border variety for contributors who donate to the Council via the local United Way campaign as there was in 2006.

Chanco Emblem Issues Reference online

DeWitt Holland, a longtime member of Chanco Lodge and designer of many of it's patches, provided me with a copy of Chanco Lodge 483 Issues 1952-1991, the emblem reference guide that was distributed to attendees of the 1992 Section SE-8 Conclave that was hosted by Lodge 483 at Camp Siouan.

The booklet features photocopied pages with typewritten details and photographs of each patch issued by Chanco Lodge, and has been updated to include emblems released until the merger with Kecoughtan Lodge at the end of 1995.

Compiled by DeWitt Holland, Tom Queen, Ron Godby, and Ray Johnson, this document is now available online in PDF format, and while it may seem primitive by today's standards, it remains a priceless reference for collectors of Lodge 483 memorabilia. Every lodge flap, neckerchief patch, activity patch, and more issued during Chanco's 43 years of existence are included.

New Colonial Virginia Council FOS issue

My friend Tim Ewing sent me a picture of a third version of the Colonial Virginia Council Friends of Scouting issue for 2006 which is themed "Helpful," one of the 12 points of the Scout Law.

The prior versions featured a silver mylar border (given to donors who are Eagle Scouts) or an orange mylar border (which Tim informed me is considered "copper") for general donors to the Council's Friends of Scouting program. A third version with gold mylar border has been issued for donors who contribute to the council via the local United Way campaign.

Earlier Friends of Scouting CSP issues in the series were themed "Trustworthy" and "Loyal" (the first two points of the Scout Law) and did not have border variations.

New Kiskiack Chapter jacket patch issued

Tim Ewing was kind to send me a picture of the newly issued Kiskiack Chapter backpatch from Wahunsenakah Lodge 333. Six inches in diameter, the patch mirrors the design of the 3 inch diameter pocket patch with loop that was released in September of last year. You can find images of both in the Chapter section of the Lodge 333 Emblems web page.

The design of the two patches feature a theme common to the original neckerchief patches and later flap patches of Kecoughtan Lodge: silhouettes of the three ships which carried the English immigrants who in 1610 settled in the area of Virginia now served by the local council. As such, they pay tribute to the history of the local area as well as preserving the some of the emblematic heritage of their prior parent lodge.

1962 Kecoughtan Kryer added to online archive

I received a nice Christmas present from Sam Fairchild when he sent me an email in late December advising me that he had an original copy of the Kecoughtan Kryer newsletter dated August 9, 1962. Sam kindly sent it to me to scan and it is now online for your reading pleasure. It is by far the oldest Kryer in the online archives, and is probably one of the first newsletters issued by the Lodge since several later historical documents refer to 1962 as the first year of publication.

Happy New Year to all and please remember to check your boxes of Scout stuff in the attic while the weather is cold to see if you might have any issues of the Kryer that are missing from the online archive, or other Lodge documents that will help chronicle the history of Kecoughtan Lodge.

Glenn