OA 169 Watonala F-2 B,Pushmataha Area Council,Camp Palila,Columbus,MS

Description

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
169 Watonala
, F-2 B
,
Red Cut
Edge, C/E, Border, Bdr, On This Flap Patch. This Patch Has A Cloth Back,
57x121 mm; BRN trees; polyester cloth back; TLM
.
THIS FLAP IS CRISP, MINT!!!
PLEASE SEE FRONT AND BACK PICTURES ABOVE !!
- Pushmataha Area Council # 691, ( 1939 - Active ), Columbus, Mississippi, MS.    Home of Order Of The Arrow,
OA Lodge 169 Watonala, Which Chartered in 1936, As Lodge 169 Pushmataha ( West Point ,MS) with a Spanish Helmet Pierced
by an Arrow as it's totem. Then between 1943 and 1951 The Lodge changed it's name to Lodge 169 Watonala with a White Egret
as The Lodge Totem.
The Camps That Served OA Lodge 169 Watonala, and Pushmataha Area Council Were/are:  Camp Palila,
Pushmataha Area Camp, and  Camp Seminole.
*** 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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THE STANDARD FOR OA IDENTIFICATION.
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SCOUTING COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION FOR AN OUTSTANDING QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, AND ACTIVITIES.
WE PUT INFORMATION FLYERS IN ALL OF OUR ORDERS, OR YOU CAN GO TO  scouttrader.org
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